Refer and Earn Learning Points

Recommend ClearIAS to a friend and earn ClearIAS Learning Points that can be used towards your next eligible ClearIAS course.

Many students discover ClearIAS through the recommendations of existing learners. The ClearIAS Learning Points Referral Programme recognises students who genuinely help their friends find a suitable ClearIAS course.

This is an ongoing referral programme. It is not restricted to a particular UPSC examination year, admission season or batch. Eligible ClearIAS students can earn Learning Points for verified referrals and use those points when enrolling in another eligible ClearIAS course.

ClearIAS Learning Points are course credits. They are not cash and cannot be withdrawn, transferred, sold or exchanged for money.

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ClearIAS Learning Points for Successful Referrals

The number of Learning Points depends on the course in which the referred student successfully enrols.

Course selected by the referred student	Learning Points
GS Full-Syllabus Offline Classroom Course	5,000 Points
GS Full-Syllabus Online Live Course	3,000 Points
GS Full-Syllabus Recorded Course	2,000 Points
UPSC Optional Subject Course	1,000 Points
Eligible ClearIAS Module Course	100 Points

A course will be placed in the appropriate category based on its official classification in the ClearIAS admission and payment records. A course officially classified by ClearIAS as an offline or hybrid classroom course may be considered under the Offline Classroom category.

Test series, mentorship programmes, foundation programmes, short courses and other products will qualify only when ClearIAS has expressly classified them as an eligible referral course or an eligible Module Course.

What Are ClearIAS Learning Points?

Learning Points are promotional course credits recorded in the student’s ClearIAS Referral Ledger.
For course-fee redemption, one Learning Point may be applied as a reduction of up to one rupee in the fee of an eligible course.
Points can be used only for a fresh enrolment in another eligible ClearIAS course.
Points cannot be applied retrospectively to a course that has already been purchased.
Points cannot be withdrawn as cash or transferred to another person.
Points cannot be sold, gifted, exchanged or combined with an affiliate commission.
Course-specific redemption limits may apply and will be communicated before payment.

Use Learning Points for Your Next Stage of Preparation

The programme is designed to help students progress from one stage of UPSC preparation to another.

A GS Full-Syllabus student may use Learning Points towards an Optional Subject Course.
A recorded-course student may use Learning Points towards an eligible live or classroom programme.
An Optional Course student may use Learning Points towards an eligible GS, test series, mentorship or module programme.
A student may accumulate points from multiple verified referrals, subject to the annual limit.

Maximum Learning Points in a Calendar Year

A student can earn a maximum of 15,000 ClearIAS Learning Points in one calendar year.

For this programme, a calendar year means the period from January 1 to December 31. The annual limit applies to the total number of points credited to an individual during that period, irrespective of the number or type of referrals made.

Once the annual limit has been reached, additional referrals during the same calendar year will not generate further points. Excess points will not be carried forward for credit in a later year. The earning limit will reset at the beginning of the next calendar year.

The programme itself is ongoing and is not tied to any particular examination year or admission year.

Who Can Earn Learning Points?

To earn Learning Points, the referrer must:

Be a current or former paid student of an eligible ClearIAS course.
Use the same name, email address and phone number connected with their ClearIAS student or payment record.
Genuinely introduce a new student to ClearIAS before the new student completes the course purchase.
Follow the written referral-intimation and acknowledgement process described below.
Not be receiving a separate commission, salary, affiliate payment or institutional benefit for the same enrolment.

How to Make a Valid Referral

To protect both the referrer and the referred student, referrals must be recorded in writing. Verbal claims made after an enrolment cannot be independently verified and will not ordinarily be accepted.

Step 1: Send a Referral Intimation Before Enrolment

Before the referred student completes payment, the referrer should email [email protected].

The referred student should be included in the email using the same email address that will be used for the ClearIAS course enrolment.

Suggested email subject:

ClearIAS Referral Intimation – Name of Referred Student – Course Name

The referrer should include:

Referrer’s full name
Referrer’s registered email address
Referrer’s registered phone number
Name of the ClearIAS course previously purchased by the referrer
Full name of the referred student
Email address and phone number of the referred student
Name of the course being considered by the referred student

Step 2: The Referred Student Must Acknowledge the Referrer

The referred student must reply to the same email thread and clearly confirm the identity of the person who referred them.

The acknowledgement should be sent before payment. Where this was not possible, ClearIAS may consider an acknowledgement received within 48 hours of payment, provided there is sufficient evidence that the referral happened before the purchase.

The referred student may use the following declaration:

I, [full name], confirm that [referrer’s full name], registered phone number [phone number] and registered email address [email address], introduced me to the ClearIAS course mentioned in this email before my enrolment. I request ClearIAS to record this person as my sole referrer for this course purchase. I understand that this declaration cannot ordinarily be changed after verification.

Step 3: Confirm the Successful Enrolment

After completing the course payment, the referred student should reply to the same email thread with:

Course name
Payment date
Order ID, payment ID or enrolment ID
Registered email address and phone number used for the course

Sensitive card, bank, UPI PIN, OTP or password information should never be shared.

Step 4: ClearIAS Will Verify the Referral

ClearIAS will verify:

The identities of the referrer and the referred student
The written acknowledgement
The date and sequence of the referral communication
The course category
The payment and enrolment status
Whether any refund, cancellation, chargeback or payment dispute exists
Whether the referrer has reached the annual Learning Points limit

Learning Points will be credited only after the applicable refund or cancellation period has ended and the enrolment is confirmed as valid.

For courses purchased through instalments, Learning Points will ordinarily be credited only after all required instalments have been successfully paid, unless ClearIAS expressly approves otherwise.

Evidence Available to the Referrer

The email thread containing the original referral intimation, the referred student’s acknowledgement and the enrolment confirmation will serve as the primary written evidence of the referral.

After verification, ClearIAS may confirm the points credit by email or through another official communication channel. Students should preserve this confirmation until the points have been redeemed.

WhatsApp communication may be considered only when it comes from the registered phone numbers of the concerned students and is sent to an official ClearIAS number. Email is the preferred method because it creates a clearer and more complete record.

How to Redeem ClearIAS Learning Points

Select an eligible ClearIAS course in which you wish to enrol.
Contact ClearIAS before making the payment.
Provide your registered name, phone number and email address.
Request verification of the available balance in your ClearIAS Referral Ledger.
ClearIAS will confirm the number of points that can be applied to the selected course.
Complete the enrolment using the payment process communicated by ClearIAS.

Learning Points must be requested and approved before the new course payment is completed. They cannot ordinarily be applied as a refund or retrospective discount after payment.

Learning Points may not be combined with every scholarship, discount code, promotional offer, instalment benefit or institutional concession. Where more than one benefit is available, ClearIAS may determine which benefits can be combined.

Important Referral Rules

Only One Referrer per Enrolment

Only one person can be recorded as the referrer for a particular student’s course enrolment. The referred student’s valid written acknowledgement will normally determine the referrer.

If more than one person claims the same referral, ClearIAS will examine the available written records, communication dates and enrolment details. The decision of ClearIAS will be final.

No Self-Referrals

A person cannot refer themselves using a different email address, phone number, account, payment method or identity.

Creating duplicate accounts, using another person’s identity, arranging circular referrals or attempting to manipulate the programme will result in rejection of the claim and may lead to cancellation of previously credited points.

No Retrospective Referral Claims

A student who has already independently contacted ClearIAS, completed enrolment or made payment cannot ordinarily be assigned to a referrer afterwards.

The limited 48-hour acknowledgement provision is intended only for genuine cases where the referral occurred before the purchase but the written acknowledgement could not be completed in advance. Evidence of the earlier referral may be required.

No Reward for Enquiries Alone

Learning Points are not awarded merely for sharing a link, forwarding a message, providing a phone number, generating an enquiry or asking someone to attend a counselling session.

Points are awarded only after a genuine, verified and eligible paid enrolment is successfully completed.

Refunds, Cancellations and Chargebacks

No Learning Points will be awarded where the referred enrolment is cancelled, refunded, reversed, disputed, unpaid or found to be invalid.

If points have already been credited or redeemed before a payment reversal is identified, ClearIAS may deduct the corresponding points from the student’s Referral Ledger or adjust the benefit against a future purchase or refund.

Ethical Referrals Only

Students participating in this programme must not:

Make false claims about ClearIAS courses, results, faculty, facilities or services.
Guarantee UPSC selection, marks, ranks or examination success.
Represent themselves as employees, authorised agents or official representatives of ClearIAS.
Collect course fees on behalf of ClearIAS.
Use spam, misleading advertisements, impersonation or unauthorised promotional materials.
Publish unofficial discounts or make commitments that ClearIAS has not approved.

Referral claims connected with misleading, unauthorised or unethical promotion may be rejected.

Terms and Conditions

The ClearIAS Learning Points Referral Programme is intended for genuine student-to-student referrals.
The referrer must be identifiable as a current or former paid ClearIAS student.
The referred student must acknowledge the referrer in writing from the email address or phone number used for enrolment.
The referral should be declared before payment. Claims submitted after payment may be considered only under the limited conditions stated on this page.
Only one referrer can be recognised for one course enrolment.
Points will be based on the official course category recorded by ClearIAS.
The maximum points that may be credited to an individual during one calendar year are 15,000.
Learning Points are promotional course credits and have no cash value outside an eligible ClearIAS course purchase.
Points cannot be withdrawn, transferred, sold, gifted or exchanged for money.
Points can be redeemed only for a fresh enrolment in another eligible ClearIAS course.
Points cannot ordinarily be applied retrospectively after a course payment has been completed.
ClearIAS may prescribe course-specific minimum payments or maximum point-redemption limits.
Points may not be combined with all coupons, scholarships, institutional offers, instalment concessions or promotional discounts.
No points will be awarded for refunded, cancelled, reversed, disputed, incomplete or fraudulent transactions.
For instalment-based enrolments, points will ordinarily be credited only after completion of all required payments.
ClearIAS may request additional documents or written confirmation when necessary to verify a referral.
ClearIAS may reject claims involving duplicate accounts, self-referrals, collusion, misrepresentation, spam or attempted manipulation.
ClearIAS may correct its Referral Ledger where points were credited due to an error, incomplete information or an invalid transaction.
Course names, delivery modes, fees and classifications may change. Eligibility will be based on the official ClearIAS classification applicable to the enrolment.
ClearIAS may revise the point structure, eligible course categories, redemption rules or verification process prospectively.
ClearIAS may suspend, modify or discontinue the programme when necessary. Changes will be published on this page or communicated through an official ClearIAS channel.
Submitting a referral claim does not create an automatic entitlement to Learning Points. Points are credited only after successful verification and approval.
In all questions concerning referral identity, course classification, payment status, eligibility, point calculation, misuse or redemption, the decision of ClearIAS will be final.

Refer Responsibly. Learn Continuously.

If ClearIAS has contributed positively to your preparation, you may introduce it to a friend who can genuinely benefit from its courses. A verified referral can help your friend make an informed choice while helping you earn Learning Points for the next stage of your own preparation.

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Contact ClearIAS

For referral intimation, verification or Learning Points redemption, email [email protected].

You may also use the official phone, WhatsApp and contact details displayed on the ClearIAS Contact Page.

Never send passwords, OTPs, UPI PINs or complete card or banking credentials to anyone.