The following things should be taken into consideration before enrolling in a civil services exam coaching institute:

Batch size: An institute with fewer students in each batch will aid in improved learning. It is really challenging to understand what is being taught in several institutes in Kolkata with batches of 100–120+ students.

Talk to Alumni: One of the finest methods to evaluate an institution is to attempt and speak with former students and learn about their experiences there.

Reviews: Thoroughly examining the reviews posted on Google and social media will offer you a good understanding of the Kolkata IAS coaching centers.

Previous Results: Check to see if the UPSC coaching center in Kolkata is showing accurate results. 

Fees: The cost of IAS coaching in Kolkata is often very high. Yet there are lots of excellent, reasonably priced options now. If one can locate a competent coaching institution at a reasonable cost, there is no reason to pay a very high cost for Civil Services Test preparation in Kolkata.

Faculty: In addition to having in-depth knowledge, one should confirm whether the faculty teaching at IAS/IPS coaching institute in Kolkata has a strong background in the civil services test. Check to see if any faculty members are coming from Kolkata.

Study Materials: A lot of UPSC coaching centers in Kolkata provide their own study guides, neglecting NCERTS and major reference books. After enrolling in a coaching center, students eventually learn that they must buy reference books and NCERT textbooks on their own. It is important to check whether or not NCERT Books and suggested reference books are available in hard copy.

Test Series: The timely self-evaluation and advancement you are making through the assessment of the test series that are made available to you will also determine your success in the civil services examination. Check to see if the test series offered by Civil Services Exam Coaching centers in Kolkata facilities contains common reference materials, relevant current affairs, and is in line with the civil services examination format.

A career in civil service (IAS/IPS etc) gives one the opportunity to be a part of Indian bureaucracy. Indian bureaucracy, known for its merit based selection is considered as an efficient system to provide governance in the country.

Civil services can be categorized under three heads – All India Services, Central Services and State services. All India services are cadre based services that includes Indian Administrative Services (IAS), India Police Services (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFoS).

Civil services is a full time career, where civil servants have to manage civil affairs (non-military and non-judicial) of the State in non-political capacity. This career provides financial security and job security, that helps civil servants to focus exclusively on their work.

Civil services are considered as power centre in the democratic setup. However, this power comes with responsibility and should be used in an affirmative way to deliver good governance in the society. One can be directly involved in making and implementing the policies for the nation that changes lives. Changing the lives of people gives immense satisfaction when you know the person behind the plan is you.

Our constitution provides for welfare State in which State has dual function – regulatory as well as development. In such scenario civil servants are power instrument of the State to achieve the welfare objective. Civil servants are known for their impartial approach which ensures equality of treatment in a diverse country like India.

Career in civil services provides an individual with an excellent opportunity to contribute to nation building. At the same time it also provides sufficient space to achieve work-life balance. If you have the spark to be the part of this machinery, opt for civil services as a career option.

Till now students were going for Civil Services as a career option after completing their masters and leaving well paying jobs abroad. That is because Civil Services provides you a sense of satisfaction along with respect when you work for the people.

In current times with availability of all sort of information online, students are more informed and aware and are opting for Civil Services at a much earlier stage for their career after their class XII. IAS/IPS preparation for 3 years along with college is considered nowadays to be a perfect plan for those who are early risers and want to join civil services at a very young age.

Educrat IAS Academy, Kolkata is the Best IAS Coaching in Kolkata for preparation of UPSC examination. Equipped with experienced IAS faculties from Delhi and conducive learning environment; we are here to help you achieve your IAS dream.

Our unique pedagogy for IAS focuses on discussion-based learning and that sets us apart. Our teaching and deliverables for IAS exam are dynamically adjusted to meet changing UPSC pattern and trend of the IAS examination.

The UPSC IAS syllabus for IAS examination is vast and requires a smart approach in order to cover the entire IAS syllabus in a limited time. The integrated approach of our IAS classes focuses on all three stages of the IAS Examination conducted by UPSC – IAS Prelims, IAS Mains and IAS Interview.

We at Educrat IAS Academy follow the 70-20-10 model, where 70% of the teaching is imparted through our IAS classes, 20% through our IAS mentorship programme and the rest 10% through regular IAS Mock tests and reference resources shared by us.

Educrat IAS is well equipped with digital classrooms that further aid the learning process. We understand you are a beginner in IAS preparation and have taken the first step towards your IAS dream, that is why we hand-hold you throughout your journey. We strive to keep your morale high and for this, we organise IAS seminars/sessions by previous IAS toppers on a regular basis whereby they share their experiences of IAS preparation and the whole UPSC journey.

Every year nearly five lakh IAS aspirants appear for the coveted IAS Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Given the pattern of the IAS question paper and the unpredictability associated with each stage of the IAS examination, barely a thousand make it to the merit list of the IAS Exam. If one looks at the IAS syllabus of the IAS Exam, the topics enlisted in there will appear familiar to what we have read in our school days.

All of us studied about Indian Freedom Struggle and the Great Revolt of 1857, for example. Similarly, all of us are aware of the Preamble of our Constitution as we have come across it in our school NCERT textbooks. UPSC IAS Examination requires that an IAS aspirant is able to analyse such static facts and relate their resemblance to the current situations that are prevalent in and around the country. But have you ever wondered, if the IAS syllabus of the IAS examination comprises concepts, we have learnt in our school days, why the IAS Exam is labelled as the ‘Most unpredictable/difficult examination of the country?’ We will tell you why.

1. Conceptual clarity: The minimum qualification criteria for appearing in the UPSC IAS Exam is that you have to be a graduate, be it in any field. The basic demand of the IAS examination is that the IAS aspirants should have a fair idea of the situations which exist in and around the country so that as Civil Servants they are able to take the best possible decision in favour of the country and its people, so that’s why coverage of UPSC current affairs is very important.

We here at Educrat IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching in Kolkata provides aspirant the proper IAS books to clear IAS examination without wasting time on irrelevant sources.

2. Lack of integrated IAS preparation: IAS preparation demands an integrated approach for IAS Prelims and IAS Mains examination. It is not that you will start preparation for IAS prelims first and then for IAS mains. That is the wrong approach.

We at Educrat IAS Academy follow the integrated methodology for IAS preparation. Your IAS prelims and IAS mains will be prepared simultaneously.

3. Focus on hard work rather than smart work: Someone from your family or friend circle or office has told you that ‘you cannot crack the IAS exam if you do not study for 12-13 hours a day. This is not the reality of the IAS exam. If you can find out 4-6 hours in a day, it is good enough for your preparation.

We at Educrat IAS Academy prepare a personalised routine for every student so that they can maintain consistency. We believe that a big target like IAS can be achieved through consistent small efforts.

• Integrated Course for IAS Exam: At Educrat IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching in Kolkata the faculties are brought in from Delhi to Kolkata to provide the best IAS coaching in Kolkata. They follow a ‘topic-oriented’ IAS teaching method rather than ‘subject-oriented’. The syllabus is covered in a specific time frame by the IAS toppers in a comprehensive manner.

• UPSC IAS Course structure designed by IAS Toppers: The course structure in Educrat IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching in Kolkata is designed by UPSC IAS toppers from Kolkata itself. They have gone through the IAS exam and have garnered exhaustive knowledge not only about the nature of the questions that can be asked in the UPSC IAS examination but also about the required changes that should be brought in the IAS preparation strategy depending upon the pattern of past years’ UPSC IAS question papers.

• Weekly IAS Mock tests in exam simulated environment: You are not learning enough if you are scared to take the test to evaluate your IAS preparation. IAS Mock tests are an integral part of the IAS preparation strategy. At Educrat IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching in Kolkata, tests are conducted on a weekly basis on the topics covered in class. An IAS student also joins the test series after the completion of the full syllabus.

• Personalised mentorship and guidance: At Educrat IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching centre in Kolkata, we utilize the IAS mock tests results of IAS aspirants to analyse their strong and weak areas and design personalised IAS mentorship programme for each one of them. This helps to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a student. This becomes important for strategy improvisation.

• • IAS examination is often considered to be one examination where destiny has a large role to play. We have heard IAS toppers talking about cracking the IAS examination, after repetitive attempts, in their last IAS attempt, whereas we are also aware of some who have cleared the IAS in the first attempt itself. Well, destiny is not in our hands, but our efforts are definitely within our domain. Start preparing for this examination in a proper way with a clear strategy, and stick to it.Educrat IAS, the best IAS coaching center in Kolkata, enlists below a detailed strategy for IAS preparation in one year, which is smart and realistic:

   

  • Know your IAS syllabus and understand the past year IAS question pattern: The syllabus of IAS is indeed huge. But there is a major interlinking in the syllabus. You need to find the interlinking of the syllabus. It will be possible iff you know the subtopics in the syllabus. So, devote the first month to knowing the syllabus properly. We at Educrat IAS Academy decode the syllabus in the orientation session for every student.

   

  • Read the basic NCERT books: Conceptual clarity is the tool which will help you ace the IAS exam. The selected texts followed at Educrat IAS, the best IAS coaching in Kolkata, are all standard NCERT books, which provide explanation of IAS related topics in the simplest form possible. (To get a good idea of the standard books for IAS preparation read our blog: https://educratias.com/syllabus/). At least two readings are suggested for all the books. The first reading should focus on conceptual clarity and the second reading should focus on memorizing the concept through some highlighted points.

   

  • Mock Tests: Every IAS aspirant must have to go through rigorous mock tests. These mock tests have to be sectional and full-length. IAS mock tests must be started from the beginning of the preparation phase.
    • We at Educrat IAS Academy conduct sectional tests on each class and topics covered in the class. After that every student go through full length mock tests before IAS Pre and IAS Mains examination.

   

  •  Newspaper Notes: Read the newspaper daily and update your notes (read our blog: to know more about the art of making newspaper notes for IAS exam). Link the conventional subjects with the newspaper articles and this will save your time and result in a holistic coverage of the IAS syllabus. After that, follow a monthly magazine that compiles most of the newspaper articles that you have read over a month.