A student once asks me, “Sir, should I join a regular UPSC coaching class or take a mentorship programme? I am confused about which one will help me more.”...
Whenever students and parents meet me to discuss UPSC preparation, one question comes up sooner or later: “Sir, which is the best coaching institute for UPSC?” Having spent over...
One of the first questions students and parents ask me is, “Sir, how much money will we need to spend on UPSC coaching?” It is a fair question. Preparing...
“Sir, should I join online coaching or offline coaching for UPSC?” This sounds like a simple question. It isn’t. I have had this conversation with many aspirants, and the...
“Sir, I can study for six hours a day. Is that enough to clear UPSC?” I get questions like this quite often. And I understand why aspirants worry about...
“Sir, I have lost my motivation.” I hear this quite often from UPSC aspirants. And usually, when a student tells me this, I don’t immediately start giving them a...

