Important Updates, Prelims Exclusive Programme (PEP)
Dear Students,
The majority of civil service aspirants share the same opinion – the Preliminary exam is the most difficult stage in the entire process. This is simple math after all. The number of candidates appearing in Prelims is the highest of all the stages. The success rate in the first stage is ridiculously low. It is difficult to find any other examination on the planet with such low success rate. Add to this the complexities brought in by the unpredictability of the Prelims exam. It is difficult to deduce a ‘trend’ from previous year papers. The surprise element is so huge in the Prelims stage that most of the candidates are taken aback by the nature of questions posed by UPSC. Many times, the paper is skewed towards certain sections of the syllabus while ignoring other important portions completely. But we can hardly complain. The very nature of the Prelims stage is to reject as many candidates as possible. UPSC can take maximum liberty in setting a question paper that most people find unpredictable and difficult.
Does it mean that the candidates have no other choice but to succumb to the pressure? Well, not at all. You must keep in mind that irrespective of the ways the paper is framed by UPSC, there will always be few thousand candidates clearing Prelims. It boils down to not trying to be the best amongst the lot but to master the art of crossing the barrier. Yes, you heard it right. The preparation for the Prelims stage is an art. With the right training and rigorous practice, you can increase your chances of clearing Prelims manifold.
At IASbaba, we have been doing precisely this through our popular Prelims Exclusive Program (PEP). In its 3 years of being, PEP has helped hundreds of candidates clear the Prelims exam. The battery of high calibre mentors and faculty members provide the best guidance and tools to crack the exam.
The Prelims Exclusive Programme (PEP) – 2022 starts from 17th January.
PRELIMS EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMME (PEP) – 2022 IN A NUTSHELL!!
- 1:1 Mentorship Every student will be provided a Dedicated Mentor, who will monitor your progress, give you feedback, motivate and guide you in the Right Path! The students can contact his/her mentor for any difficulties regarding Prelims preparation.
- Prelims Strategy Classes (1-Week Program) on how to Prepare, How to apply Tricks/Techniques- Live (from well researched set of questions), How to read specific content (Economic Survey, Budget, Atlas (Maps), Current affairs, Government Schemes/Policies), How to Solve a Test, Time management – 6 Classes
- 100+ Daily Classes (Polity, Geography, Economics, History, Art & Culture, Science & Tech and Environment) Daily Class – 91 Classes and subject wise Exclusive tests for specific Prelims topics for every subject for quick revision
- Subject wise Current Affairs will be taken by subject teachers.
- Exclusive Classes on Mapping, Economic Survey and Budget
- 100+ Handouts Precise and to the point handouts on static subjects and current affairs will give you a ready reckoner, a tool that will help you during your preparation, particularly near the exam as you grapple with the challenge of last-minute revision.
- Prelims oriented Current Affairs Tests & Handouts– 17 Tests and 17 Handouts
- 100+ Daily Tests By practising daily the thoroughly researched questions prepared by the IASbaba team, you will boost your confidence to tackle even the most unexpected paper set by UPSC.
- 3 Exclusive Tests on Map-based, Government Schemes/Policies, Economic Survey, Budget.
- 6 Revision Tests– Polity, Geography, Economics, Science & Tech and Environment.. History, Art & Culture,
- Out of the Box Questions Philosophy behind ‘Out of the Box Questions’ is to go beyond the standard sources and to train your mind on how to tackle/leave such kind of questions and not be surprised/perplexed. (Which might affect your pre-planned mindset/strategy in the exam hall)
- 5 Full-Length Mock Tests
- 10 CSAT Tests + Practice questions in every class
Hitting the Bull's Eye Year After Year
2015
UPSC Prelims > 40%
UPSC Mains > 80%
2016
UPSC Prelims > 75%
UPSC Mains > 80%
2017
UPSC Prelims > 70%
UPSC Mains > 80%
2018
UPSC Prelims > 65%
UPSC Mains > 85%
2019
UPSC Prelims > 70%
UPSC Mains > 85%
2020
UPSC Prelims > 60%
UPSC Mains > 80%
2021
UPSC Prelims > 50%
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DETAILED PROGRAMME FEATURES
Every student will be provided a Dedicated Mentor, who will monitor your progress, give you feedback, motivate and guide you in the Right Path! The students can contact his/her mentor for any difficulties regarding Prelims preparation. This will keep an external check and will help in maintaining accountability throughout the course. Your Mentor will be guiding you, hand-holding you throughout your preparation till Prelims 5th JUNE, 2022.
Also, there will be 5 specific Mentorship Sessions:
- How to use PEP effectively?
- Importance of analysing the Tests and how to analyse the Tests?
- How to cover Current Affairs using the Current Affairs Handouts and Tests?
- How to revise effectively in the last one month?
- Valuable tips for the last day of exam from the Mentor’s vast experience
Note: For Offline students a mentor will be available in our centres from 10am- 5pm from Monday-Friday.
The experts from IASbaba will teach by demonstrating the tips and tricks of scoring high marks in Prelims. These tools will surely help you in increasing your score by 10-15 marks, a margin of score that no aspirant can afford to lose.
Strategy Classes- On how to Prepare, how to apply Tricks/Techniques- Live (from a well-researched set of 300 questions), Sources to refer for Prelims.
These classes will be held from Monday to Saturday (17th – 22nd January, 2022). Each class will be of 3 hours duration.
Prelims Strategy Classes are divided into two parts. The Classes provide a holistic guidance of prelims preparation, so that your armoury will be full of tools to counter any pattern of prelims exam.
The classes are meticulously designed that are intense and high value to make maximum use of your time and attention. These sessions are designed to add value to your basic understanding of important concept and issues. The classes include high quality sessions on current affairs as well.
- Polity – 14 Classes
- Geography -12 Classes + 2 Exclusive Map based Classes
- Economics – 14 Classes (4 Exclusive classes on Economic Survey+ Budget)
- History and Art & Culture – 17 Classes
- Science & Technology – 8 Classes
- Environment – 10 Classes
- CSAT – 10 Classes. Discussion Class on Strategies & shortcuts.
- Miscellaneous Current Affairs Classes
Each subject will be taken by Subject Experts.
Each class will be of 3 hours duration followed by a 30 Minutes Test on topics discussed in the class.
Please note that,
- There will be no classes on Sundays. We believe that timely breaks are important for Revision and rejuvenation.
- In the month of April, there will be 10 CSAT Classes on strategies and short-cuts and 3 Exclusive Tests on Map-based, Economic Survey & Budget, and Government schemes & Policies.
- In the month of May, there will be –
- 6 Revision Tests
- 5 Full Mock Tests
By practising daily the thoroughly researched questions prepared by the IASbaba team, you will boost your confidence to tackle even the most unexpected paper set by UPSC.
- 63 Subject wise Tests (30 MCQ’s) and 17 Current Affairs tests (50 MCQ’s)
- 3 Exclusive Tests (100 MCQ’s) on Map-based, Economic Survey & Budget, and Government schemes & Policies.
- 6 Revision Tests (100 MCQ’s) on Polity, Geography, Economics, Modern History, Ancient and Medieval and Art & Culture, Science & Tech and Environment
- 5 Mock Tests (100 MCQ’s)
- 10 CSAT Tests (Full Length)
Total= 100+ Tests & Solving 300 MCQ’s (in Strategy Classes) on a Real-time basis– Applying techniques and tricks!
Total = Close to 100 Classes.
Handouts will cover the most important topics (which are selected after a thorough analysis of Previous Year Questions) for Prelims.
Precise and to the point handouts on static subjects and current affairs will give you a ready reckoner, a tool that will help you during your preparation, particularly near the exam as you grapple with the challenge of last-minute revision.
Along with the Subject wise Handouts, there will be also 17 Current Affairs Handouts (January 2021 to May 2022)
Total = Close to 100 Handouts.
- For more conceptual clarity and interlinking, Current Affairs of specific subjects will be taken by the subject faculty. This is done so that you can understand the current affairs in connection with the subject rather than reading and mugging them separately.
- Any miscellaneous Current Affairs will be covered in 4 separate Current Affairs special classes.
17 Weekly Current Affairs Tests and 17 Monthly Current Affairs (January 2021– May 2022) handouts will be provided.
This is to ensure that CSAT doesn’t become a stumbling block in your path to success (believe us, hundreds of aspirants fail to score one third in the CSAT paper).
All the topics will be covered in 10 classes. The classes will be detailed with knowledge enhancing short cuts and tricks. In every class the questions related to the topics will also be discussed.
Total: 10 Classes+ 10 Tests
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- The Programme will start from 17th January 2022 (Monday).
- PEP is available BOTH OFFLINE (DELHI, BENGALURU, LUCKNOW) and ONLINE.
- A platform (edu.iasbaba.com) has been designed for this initiative. Discussion Classes, Hand-outs and Tests will be uploaded on this Platform on Daily-basis.
- Mentorship will be available over phone call.
- Subject-wise Mentorship: Weekly Live Doubt Clearing Sessions by the subject faculty.
- Though the Tests are flexible, we would advise you to stick to the schedule to ensure discipline in your preparation.
- Once the payment is done, an acknowledgment will be sent immediately. The final schedules will be updated on the portal by 10th January, 2022.
With this result-oriented effort, many students were able to gain a lot of confidence and qualify for prelims last year. You can also become a part of this knowledge carnival to make your dream a reality.
• The program will be available BOTH OFFLINE (in DELHI, BANGALORE & LUCKNOW) and ONLINE
• Also, you can subscribe to a particular Module of the Programme – ONLY – Prelims Strategy Classes (or) Subject-wise Daily Class and Tests (or) CSAT (or) Current Affairs (or). Module based subscription is available only in Online mode
• SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 10% (Over & Above the EARLY BIRD OFFFER) will be offered to our Previous Students (present and previous batches). Kindly look below the Payment Section for more Details about the pricing of the Programme
PAYMENT DETAILS
Prelims Exclusive Programme - ONLINE
PEP - 2022- 1:1 Mentorship
- Prelims Strategy Classes
- Special Focus on CSAT
- 100+ Comprehensive Handouts
- 100+ Classes
- 100+ Tests
Prelims Exclusive Programme - OFFLINE
PEP - 2022- 1:1 Mentorship
- Prelims Strategy Classes
- Special Focus on CSAT
- 100+ Comprehensive Handouts
- 100+ Classes
- 100+ Tests
You can avail the Programme on À la carte basis as well. Find the payment links below:
Bank details |
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BANK Name | CANARA BANK |
BANK BRANCH | BANGALORE KLE SOCIETY |
ACCOUNT NAME | IASBABA |
ACCOUNT NUMBER | 8418201003836 |
IFSC CODE | CNRB0008418 |
ACCOUNT TYPE | CURRENT ACCOUNT |
If you are an existing/previous year’s student of IASbaba, you will be eligible for an additional discount of 10%! (Over & Above The EARLY BIRD OFFER) Just apply your Instamojo payment ID (can be found on your payment receipt) as the coupon code while registering to avail of the discount.
Note: You will have to use the same email address used to register in the previous course to avail of the discount.
If you are unable to find the Instamojo ID or if your Code is not working, please mail us on pep@iasbaba.com with the previous year’s receipt. We shall rectify the issue
- Once you enroll, you’ll be provided with access to the EDU PORTAL (edu.iasbaba.com) within 24 hours.
- You’ll be provided access to the Current Affairs Handouts from the month of January 2021 to September 2021.
If you have any queries/tech issues/doubts with respect to PEP 2022, please holler us at pep@iasbaba.com
STILL HAVE QUERIES?
Email us on: pep@iasbaba.com
Call us on: +91 91691 91888
Offline Centres
BENGALURU CENTRE:
IASbaba Admission Centre: No.38, 3rd Cross, 1st Phase, 2nd Stage, 60 Feet Mains Road, Chandralayout, Bengaluru-560040.
Landmark: Opposite to BBMP Office/ CULT Fitness
IASbaba, Plot 22-B, 3rd floor, Pusa Road, Bada Bazar Marg, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi- 110060
Landmark: Above Dominos
IASbaba, B-1/66, Sector J, Sector-A, Lucknow – 226024
Landmark: Near Mr Brown / Opp to Sahu Studio.
FAQ's
PEP 2022 will start from 17th January. However, if you enroll now, you’ll get access to the portal, Current Affairs Handouts (January 2021 to September 2021).
The Detailed Study Plan covers your entire syllabus of Prelims Preparation. Click Here
One can make best use of PEP, if he/she wants to cover the whole prelim syllabus along with timely Prelims Tests. PEP schedule is designed in such a way that will keep the Prelims preparation on priority. So, both freshers and veterans can join this program. It is in fact, for everyone who wants to write UPSC Prelims 2022
- Yes. The Study plan is designed such that, a working professional has to spare 4-5 hours per day in the weekdays. You can spend more time on weekends for test analysis and revision.
- The Mentors will guide you through your plan and strategy regularly.
Around 100 Tests are provided. This includes Subject wise, Current Affairs, Revision Tests, Exclusive Tests, Full Length and CSAT Tests.
- TOTAL PRELIMS TESTS – 100+ Tests
- SUBJECT WISE TESTS – 63 (30 Questions)
- CURRENT AFFAIRS TESTS – 17 (50 Questions)
- REVISION TESTS – 6 (100 Questions)
- EXCLUSIVE TESTS (MAP BASED, ECONOMIC SURVEY & BUDGET, GOVERNMENT SCHEMES & POLICIES) – 3 (100 Questions)
- GS FULL LENGTH TESTS – 5 (100 Questions)
- CSAT FULL LENGTH TESTS – 10 (80 Questions)
You can take a maximum of 3 Attempts of each Prelims Test.
Detailed Assessment of your performance will be based on two tools for analyzing your performance in each test. Time-Analytics’ and Subject-wise Analytics’. This will help you gauge your efficiency per question (assist you in time-management) and to introspect your strength and weaknesses in a particular subject.
The tests are flexible. Once we upload a test you can give it any time based on your convenience. Prelims Tests can be accessed till UPSC Prelims 2022
Handouts will cover the most important topics (which are selected after a thorough analysis of Previous Year Questions) for Prelims.
No, they will be uploaded in the pdf format in the portal.
A mentor will help you to motivate as well as address your queries. The mentor will hand hold you in every aspect of your preparation related to this program. Please note that, topic-specific queries will not be entertained.
- You can have a call with the mentor on a regular basis.
- The Mentorship will start from January 16th 2021 and will be valid till June 5th 2022 (UPSC Prelims 2022).
- If you are an existing/previous year’s student of IASbaba, you will be eligible for an additional discount of 10%! (Over & Above The Early Bird Offer) Just apply your Instamojo payment ID (can be found on your payment receipt or by Click Here ) as the coupon code while registering to avail the discount.
- Note: You will have to use the same email address used to register in the previous course to avail of the discount.
- Multiple/Clubbing discounts are not applicable.
You can join the PEP 2022 anytime. There is NO DEADLINE! But we would advice you to join the program before it starts so that you can streamline and discipline your preparation.
Once the payment is done –
- You will receive a Receipt/Mail with Login Details.
- Do not worry it may take 2-3 hours’ time ideally since it is automated.
- You can always mail for any technical issue on ilp@iasbaba.com
Please Note that the Program will start on 17th January, but once you enroll you can access Current Affairs Handouts from January 2021 to September 2021.