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ClearIAS » UPSC Exams » Can I Clear IAS Exam Without Coaching Classes?

Can I Clear IAS Exam Without Coaching Classes?

Last updated on October 25, 2020 by Alex Andrews George

Clear UPSC Exam without attending coaching classesIs IAS coaching a must to clear UPSC Exam? Can one clear IAS Exam without coaching?

Every year, when the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declare results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE), we see hundreds of advertisements from coaching classes, claiming that that toppers’ studied in their institute.

The vacancies of top Civil Service posts are only around 800. But many institutes advertise that 400 or even 500 students were from their IAS coaching institute. Very often multiple institutes claim the success of the same topper.

How accurate are the claims by IAS coaching institutes in various advertisements?

Only to an extent. Very often results are exaggerated.

As in many other sectors, there are many frauds in the IAS coaching sector as well.

IAS coaching industry is worth Rs.3000 crore (reference: The Print).

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One admission to an institute is often worth Rs. 1-2 lakh, so most institutes try to influence as many IAS aspirants as possible with the faces of toppers. Some institutes even pay toppers (in lakhs) to give an interview or testimonial in favour of them. Beginners are very often misled by advertisements.

Aren’t there genuine IAS coaching institutes?

Yes.

There are a few quality players.

IAS coaching, if provided by an expert mentor is really helpful. Otherwise, it’s a waste of time, effort, and money.

Even with quality coaching, the results are mostly the result of the effort put by the candidates themselves. Nobody can become an IAS officer these days just because he/she attended coaching in a top institute in the country.

To make it simple, we can say that the role of an IAS coaching institute in the success of a candidate is a maximum of 40%. The rest 60% is purely the effort from the candidates’ end.

Of course, 40% is crucial. However, such a level of support is provided only by a few quality coaching institutes. The help you get from most average coaching institutes in the country is 20% or less (true share in a candidate’s success).

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Can I Clear IAS Exam Without Coaching Classes?

It is possible to clear IAS without coaching

Yes.

There are many instances of candidates who cracked IAS without going any coaching – without spending sleepless nights and truckload of money at any coaching institutes.

Go through our UPSC toppers interview section. You can read the testimonials of toppers.

But is classroom coaching bad?

No; unless the institutes are misguiding you.

Upon checking the profiles of candidates who cleared IAS, we can also see that there are candidates who cleared with coaching, without coaching, left the job for self-preparation, who cleared the exam while working and so on.

And that itself gives the answer to this question “Can I Clear IAS Exam Without Coaching Classes?” – It can be a YES or NO – It all depends on the person.

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Do you need IAS Coaching? The Answer To The Long Pending Question!

Should I need a coach?

Let’s start with Sachin Tendulkar. Everyone knows that Sachin is a genius. He is talented and awesome. But why did he take coaching under Ramakant Achrekar and numerous other coaches? Will he be as successful as he is today without his coaches? Any clue? Ok. Leave that topic now, but try to ponder over this: why did you attend schools and colleges if you were able to study everything on your own?

We think good coaches and mentors can help their students a lot. Of course, there are many students who do well without mentors (like Ekalavya did in Mahabharatha [excuse us, if the example is too old. Of-course there are examples from the modern world too:-) ]), but there is no doubt about the help good mentors can do. In our opinion, what they do is – reduce the work of students by half! They help reduce the burden of students. By good guidance and clear knowledge, they can help students learn fast and succeed in the age of tight competition.

Having said that, we didn’t mean that in order to succeed in the IAS exam you need to attend coaching institutes the way you attended school. This not necessary. And this is not a must. Why because you are already graduates!  Apart from optional subjects, none of the questions asked in the examination requires specialized study. If your optional is not your subject of a graduation, you might need coaching for that, else it is not a necessity.

Wait, the topic is not over. What if you are not confident that you can finish the vast syllabus by yourself within a limited time? What if you do not know where to start and what to study? What if you don’t know the books and magazines for UPSC preparation? Here, like what I said before, a good coach can help you reduce your workload by half. But only a good coach!

What should a good coach do?

Personal Trainer

There are two things you need to clear UPSC exam:

  1. Guidance (Strategies).
  2. Knowledge (Study materials and notes)

A good coach or a good coaching institute should be able to provide these two. If you are not getting relevant and latest strategies and guidance from a coaching institute, even after spending thousands and lakhs of rupees there, then there is no meaning of attending coaching classes. At times, you might even know about students who fail to clear UPSC exam due to misguidance from coaching classes.

Coaching Classes: The latest realization

Classroom coaching

Of-course there are good coaching classes which care for the students and not their money. And not all are bad. Do Join if you find quality institutes. Don’t join institutes with a reputation of misguidance.

As what you need to get from a coaching class are just guidance and knowledge, in the online age there are alternatives. We are not saying that everyone should start subscribing this website from today :-). Of course you can, and we hope it will do more good than harm! But as this post is not intended to sponsor ourselves let’s focus back to the topic. Apart from ClearIAS.com, there are many other good online coaching websites also which are valued by the IAS aspirant community, which you can rely upon. Good online IAS coaching websites provide much free service than many of the coaching centres, which charge you lakhs of rupees for their misguidance!

If you are still confused, scroll below.

When do you need Civil Service Exam coaching?

IAS Coaching?

  1. If you are totally ignorant about the UPSC syllabus, latest pattern, IAS books and can’t formulate a strategy on your own to crack this exam.
  2. You are running short of time (got hardly 2 or 3 months before the exam), and need a crash course to go through all the important topics.
  3. If you are a person, who, after whatever efforts put, don’t feel confident to stay alone (without coaching, because of peer-pressure.).
  4. If you have only very little knowledge about the optional subject you plan to take for the main exam and feel it’s a risky strategy to take it on your own.
  5. You don’t have access to the internet to browse good websites which provide IAS study materials and guidance free of cost and online shopping websites like amazon.in and flipkart.com, which provides door delivery of all books needed for IAS with free shipping and cash on delivery options.

When don’t you need Civil Service Exam coaching?

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  1. If you are confident that you can crack it your own and feel just like UPSC that coaching institutes are not a necessity in this exam.
  2. If you are from any top institutes in India like JNU or IITs and know about the subjects, exam and pattern with details much before.
  3. If you have already attempted this exam with coaching – Since you already know the pattern, necessary books and syllabus, spending time again in the same classes will make you feel bored.
  4. If you are a serious analyzer of previous year questions – UPSC is putting sincere efforts to reduce the effect of coaching and spoon-feeding in IAS selections, by making a drastic change in the exam pattern by avoiding traditional questions and developing questions which require an analytical frame of mind, an area where coaching institute cannot help much.

Conclusion: Can one clear IAS exam without classroom coaching?

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Whatever conclusion you reach after reading this, to summarize, we are adding the below points:

  • In the online age – one can say with assurance – Yes, any hardworking candidate can clear IAS exam without attending classroom coaching! Yes, one can clear the IAS exam without coaching. But may not be ‘everyone’. It depends on his/her efficiency in self-study.
  • If you are good at self-study, you can clear UPSC CSE without any classroom coaching.
  • ClearIAS website and ClearIAS mobile app are started just to help the bright minds in India do self-study and crack this exam! We have also launched full length timed online mock test series with negative marking for UPSC Prelims which can be attempted at the ClearIAS mock exam platform.
  • Whether classroom or outside classroom, good guidance and study materials can supplement candidates’ preparation for UPSC exam. Underline the words – good, guidance, study materials and supplement.
  • Join a coaching institute only if it serves the above purpose.
  • Now there are online coaching websites which provide quality guidance and study materials.
  • Realize that no coaching institute or online website can make a candidate an IAS officer, unlike the claims they make. The combination can be best described as 40:60. A good coaching institute can play 50% part, but unless the candidate put the next 50% effort he cannot become an IAS officer. All the best for all future IAS officers!
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About Alex Andrews George

Alex Andrews George is a mentor, author, and entrepreneur. Alex is the founder of ClearIAS and one of the expert Civil Service Exam Trainers in India.

He is the author of many best-seller books like 'Important Judgments that transformed India' and 'Important Acts that transformed India'.

A trusted mentor and pioneer in online training, Alex's guidance, strategies, study-materials, and mock-exams have helped thousands of aspirants to become IAS, IPS, and IFS officers.

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  1. sukhdeep says

    April 16, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    what should be done if i have a very little knowledge about all subjects of ias but i want to appear in this exam

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    • vijay singh charan says

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    • naveen says

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    • AKASH KUMAR says

      November 3, 2018 at 6:55 am

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    • Goutam says

      March 16, 2017 at 11:03 pm

      Don’t do that, You will loose your attempt.

  2. gaurav sharma says

    October 13, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    i m from Hindi medium.is there book available for Hindi medium.? how to start prepare..??

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    • Karan vanraj says

      July 23, 2018 at 6:32 pm

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  3. Alish aijaja says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:58 pm

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    Reply
    • mahendra says

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  4. Ashu says

    February 7, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    i am completing b. tech now and i am in second sem and i want to start preparation for upsc exam from now. how do i start the preparation plzzz help me…

    Reply
  5. Ramandeepladda says

    March 16, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    i am studying in third year of B.tech electronics and communication in NIT .i have a strong desire to be an IAS,i will get a job in company but i want to be in this field,plz kindly suggest subjects that should i take for the prep.plz guide me as no one is in my contact, who can guide me for this.i will start preparing hard if you can tell me.till now i have been reading newspaper regularly.can i sit in exam this year just for an experience.since financially i am not strong so coaching is not possible for me…plz guide me i shall be very thankful to u.recommend some subjects that should be taken by ECE student.books,

    Reply
  6. Amit dey says

    March 26, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    exm ki kese prepare karni he without coching kya without coching pre pare karne se me kar paawuga kon kon si subject padni he

    Reply
  7. Bikram raj says

    May 14, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    can anyone tell me
    i’ve completed my b.com this yr bt having arrears
    what can i do ?

    Reply
  8. saithalavi k p says

    May 16, 2015 at 9:57 pm

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    Reply
  9. 9729411095 says

    June 13, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    Sir I’m student of b.a 2 year tell how to prepare for ias ji

    Reply
  10. AJAY says

    June 16, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    SIR , I HAVE COMPLETED B.SC ON NEXT YEAR WHAT CAN I DO BECAME AN IAS

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      June 19, 2015 at 11:14 am

      IAS can be cleared, what ever subject you take for 12th or graduation. Almost every query of a fresher is answered in the article: Clear IAS FAQ. Please go through the same in detail. All the best!

    • shibaprasad singh says

      December 23, 2016 at 7:49 am

      Thx sir.you’ve helped us a lot.Again thx.

    • Rakesh mali says

      December 27, 2019 at 11:30 am

      GOOD WORK…
      Help us untill become officer

  11. Priyashree Behera says

    July 6, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    Hello sir,i am the b.tech student .my branch is computer science and engg.i want to be attend the ias exam.bt in second stage is that which subject i can choose for main exam.bcz there are no option for me.bcz my branch is comp.scince.plz sir i m waiting for solving ans.for me

    Reply
  12. lokesh kumar kumawat says

    July 30, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    sir I student b.sc. 2 year of rajasthan university I want becam ips officer but I belong a poor family plase help me

    Reply
  13. Syam says

    August 23, 2015 at 10:47 am

    I try to get it. My aim is to become eligible for it rather than achieve it.

    Reply
  14. Vijay Rasmalwar says

    September 16, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Sir, just now I have started the IAS exam study.. but I have so many dought bcz I don’t know how to start the study… and 2016 will my 1st attempt..

    Can some bady help me..

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    Is there any friends who are doing Upsc study ..plz call me…so we can make our group for study…

    Reply
    • arpitha says

      May 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm

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  15. Anand Kushwaha says

    September 18, 2015 at 3:51 pm

    hii i am anand kushwaha, my aim is to become an ias officer. Now i am in indian navy but i have not sufficient time for study………i m not satisfy with my job…..how can i achieve my target ???? plz help me………

    Reply
    • rakhi says

      June 10, 2017 at 12:11 pm

      just leave a job

  16. RAM says

    October 31, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    i am 32 year old from sc now want to preparation for IAS please tell me am i eligible

    Reply
    • Ghanshyam says

      May 25, 2016 at 12:54 am

      Yes . You are elegible… Bcz age limit for sc is 37. And graduation in any stream

  17. Gulnaz says

    November 10, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Sir i want to be an IAS officer…but i have no knowledge about …how to prepare …and i am pursuing btech with computer science and engineering..and i am a average personality …can i clear this exam ….

    Reply
  18. Sumit kumar vaisya says

    November 12, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Sir my name.s sumit kumar vaisya …I want to become IAS but i m unable to join coaching ….so i would like to know ..how i can prepair to my self

    Reply
  19. madina says

    November 16, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    I am a beginner for civil services please suggest me which books are helpful in clearing Prelims and mains exam .

    Reply
    • singh says

      April 19, 2016 at 10:21 am

      ncert to start kro all text buks 6 to 10

  20. Arjun Sah says

    November 20, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Hi. my sister looking for write IAS exam on 2016. If you have previous year question papers please sent to mail id [email protected] .

    Thank you.

    Reply
  21. shakila devi gajendran says

    January 8, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    i am shakila devi i have done my master degree in MCA my aim is civil services exam how to i prepare to pls give suggestion to me.thank you

    Reply
  22. Ajay Agarwal says

    January 10, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    Sir, Notes on History after Part 9 has not been uploaded or it cannot be viewed. kindly request you to help.

    Reply
  23. Pooja says

    January 17, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Hello sir im very frustrated in my life without guidness I spoil my career I hve no family or frnds support I do many private job in my life and I also earn very good income like 25000 or 30000 per month but I dont want money in my life becoz pesa to duniya kma leti h being a girl every person doing to make me negative or underestimate me i just want moral support in my life duniya m sirf ek person who can give me moral support only one I want respect to me girl hone ki vjh se family se lekr frnds tk sbhi ne thukraya im a Graduate in computer science and also MBA from distance I face lots of problems and struggle nd still I face it but I decide no more I leave in alone and i decide want to becomes a IAS officer yhi wo chij h jo sbhi logo ko answer de skti h ki girl never be down but I have no idea how to do started prepration I hve dadication to work hard but work hard not sufficient I need guidness so pls if any one help me how can I do that pls help me my study is bca graduation and age is 24 and I have no more time to countine so just give only 2 years for prepration mail me on [email protected] pls sir if possible thanku…

    Reply
  24. Thameem basha says

    January 17, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    Is it easy to crack IAS without attending any coaching centre

    Reply
  25. Sumit says

    January 26, 2016 at 2:22 pm

    Thank u ….. I read sincerely ur article. You give me right direction..!

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      January 27, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      @Sumit – All the best!

  26. Rashmi says

    February 3, 2016 at 3:45 am

    who called as Ambedkar as ‘father of indian constitution’

    Reply
  27. Abhishek kumar says

    April 6, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    My name is Abhishek kumar sharma & I am student of b.com final year .could u plz Suggest me … how to prepare of civil service exam ? What will be the best subject for me … Sir plz reply me !
    Thankx

    Reply
  28. krishn kanaujiya says

    April 17, 2016 at 9:26 am

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    • priya says

      February 8, 2018 at 8:05 pm

      iam ready

    • priya says

      February 8, 2018 at 8:08 pm

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  29. singh says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:19 am

    excuses all stdnts i have a quote which i heard from ias toppers interview that if others can clear ias without coaching that i can also do,,,,,,,, so mind set up kro apna ki kiwe tyari krni aee…

    Reply
  30. Thota Rasagna says

    May 6, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    sir ,I am ece study ,I want to write the civil services exam , I don’t know the portion and also how many levels are there to qualify civil service exams….. i want you suggestions to fill my goals plss explain me in detail sir.

    Reply
  31. Bhugeswar Sonowal says

    May 12, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    Hi…..
    This is bhugeswar Sonowal….and I have been pursuing BA through IGNOU ….but I want to become an IAS officer ……im not satisfied with my present job…..so what strategy should I follow to achieve my goal….would you like to guide me….please……!!!!!

    Reply
  32. Daksh Saxena says

    May 13, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Sir I Belong To A Poor Family. How Can I Prepare. My English Is Too Strong.

    Reply
  33. Daksh Saxena says

    May 13, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    How Can I Prepare For Ias. My English Is Too Strong.

    Reply
  34. Abhijeetgorai says

    May 16, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    Keep it up you are doing a very good job the article was very helpful

    Reply
  35. sujay says

    May 20, 2016 at 9:53 am

    sir, for cracking ias with good ranking,can i prepare at home?contuning a govt. service?

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      May 20, 2016 at 9:55 am

      Yes, if you are properly guided and if you invest on right resources.

  36. chintu says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:32 am

    hi, I am from telugu medium is there any books in telugu medium, in this civill exam in overall English and hindi, only

    Reply
  37. rishika singh says

    June 23, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    i hv just passed my 10exam i really wants to became an ias officer so how could i preprape for it

    Reply
    • Nitinkumar Prabhu Choudante says

      March 4, 2018 at 11:49 am

      Hi Rishika first of all you have to completed 12th and take admission in graduation.more over you can start preparing for civil services examination parallely. You can start with 6 -12 old ncert books.
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  38. rishikasingh says

    June 23, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    i have jst passed 10 i want r became ias officer so hw could from now only i could i prepare for ias pls help which subject shall i take

    Reply
  39. rishikasingh says

    June 23, 2016 at 4:02 pm

    Reply me fast

    Reply
  40. hina vaishnav says

    June 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    You have to wait still your graduation will complete.

    Reply
  41. shikha borkakati says

    July 11, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    I want to apper upsc exam without coaching…i want to clear it with zoology…i think i get advice form you

    Reply
  42. pravesh prashar says

    July 16, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    actually i can’t understand how to start the preparation m so much confused every time a single question comes in my mind how and where to start the preparation and also want to know coaching is compulsory for that kindly help me

    Reply
    • Mridul nandi says

      June 12, 2017 at 10:00 pm

      Sir I mridul nandi I want to become ias,about I am unable to join coaching……. So I would like to know…… How I can prepare to my life.

  43. Best IAS coaching in Chennai says

    August 3, 2016 at 4:55 pm

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    • Piyush Jaiswal says

      May 11, 2017 at 11:54 pm

      Sorry to say…but it is possible to become engineer without attending classes.
      Guys dont believe in coachings…if you go through the past ias ips officers, then you will come to know that only hardwork and positivity will work for cracking exams.
      Why i am saying this because i am an engineer and got job in Cummins Technologies.
      I got job only because of my efforts. I studied engineering myself, crack interview myself, left job myself and now….preparing for competitive exams myself.
      So guys believe in yourself and god.
      If you put your efforts then definitely you will be selected in IAS or other competitive exams.

  44. Nakul sharma says

    August 23, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    Hi I am a chartered accountant my age is 23 I want to job in indian embassy by ifs so can you give me details for that

    Reply
  45. Gursewak says

    October 1, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    I had done graduate degree of b.com last year so i want to ask which subject is best for optional subject for mains .i am from punjab can i appear for punjabi literature for mains . I humble request to u that Show briefly for main exam subjects thank u very much clear ias team

    Reply
  46. shreya kakadiya says

    October 17, 2016 at 10:55 am

    hello sir, i am last year student of B.E. in electrical branch. i want to be an IAS officer but i have no idea how to start preparation for this and i am from middle class family so i want to pass this exam without coaching. I am eng. student so which subject is good for me. plz sir reply me at my gmail. [email protected]

    Reply
  47. vijaya says

    December 17, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    Hi I am Vijaya nenu education lo chala poor kani Edo sadenchali ani goal. Degree complete ai 7 years aindi ,group 2 Ki prepare avvali ani decided ayyanu, but indian polity assalu ardam kavadam ledu, so plz ela prepare avvalo koncham chepandi

    Reply
  48. Deepika says

    December 26, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    Want to prepare upse exam..plz suggest

    Reply
  49. sathish kumar says

    December 31, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    hi friends! i want to prepare IAS exam.. so please giving some details…..

    Reply
  50. Ajin says

    May 30, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    Sir i completed my diploma in engineering. Can i used this certificate to am qualified in civil service exam??

    Reply
  51. Parvesh Kumar says

    June 21, 2017 at 10:15 am

    Parvesh kumar

    Hi I am Parvesh kumar . My age is 15 years . I want to become IAS officer so please give me some details…..

    Reply
  52. sonam thakur says

    July 15, 2017 at 12:43 am

    Hello sir. . . .
    I’m in b.sc 1st year pcm
    Sir I have a dream to become an IAS officer from my childhood .. it’s not only my dream it’s my ambition my goal nd my every thing …
    I belong from a middle class family so I can’t afford so called coaching classes for this so I want to prepare it frm my own self so plzzz guide me nd give me some instruction. .. coz I wanna crack upsc … Nd Achieve my goal
    Sir I only want a good guidance
    I m petty much sure that I will be one of them who will crack upsc in lakhs students. ………… ☺

    Reply
  53. Abhishek Bhardwaj says

    August 24, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    Found your post interesting to read. I can’t wait to see your post soon. This article is really very interesting and effective. Keep uploading the essential articles about this very examination

    Reply
  54. Shamitha Srinivas says

    August 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Hi this is Shamitha(22 years). I am working in wipro technologies. I want to become an IFS officer. But I have time constraints to join coaching classes. So can you help me plan how I can crack the exam without coaching? Coz I understand that planning is very much important to crack upsc.
    Please help me.
    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
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      August 29, 2017 at 1:12 pm

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  55. annu says

    August 31, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    hello sir,

    hi sir i m annu. currently i m working under CAG (central govt. sector). Due to job it’s not possible for me to join any tuition classes.But i really want to clear this exam without any coaching. Sir, pls can i get lil guidance regarding this.

    kindly reply me.

    Reply
  56. anita says

    September 7, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    i belongs to middleclass family. and can afford for coaching for ias. i am unable to understand that which is correct path for ias . plzz guide me how to prepare for ias withoutout coaching . and what books to refer for ias . .

    kindly rply me

    Reply
  57. kiba says

    September 27, 2017 at 11:27 am

    many are called but few are chosen.
    so my dear friends, don’t take so easy nor to difficult, bcuz it will crack your mind.
    in a year approximately 12 lakhs students appeared for ias… but out of 12 lk only 100 will be elected for ias..

    Reply
  58. Sapna Singh says

    December 25, 2017 at 12:00 am

    I’m persuing PGDM (Finance and Marketing), and this is my 3rd sem.
    After getting placement in bank, my next Target is preparing for IAS @2019.
    I need guidance .

    Reply
    • Nitin Prabhu Choudante says

      March 4, 2018 at 12:20 pm

      Hi Sapna,
      When you r getting placement in bank, you can start your preparation with 6- 12 th old ncert books.
      1- learn the requirements of the UPSC civil services examination.
      2- Buy some essential books to get the stone rolling.
      3- read clear IAS online study material (free).
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      5- Join clear IAS mock test series practice,learn and revise.
      6- Stay away from low quality IAS coaching centers as well as low quality study material.
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  59. santosh kumar sahu says

    January 9, 2018 at 6:01 pm

    my self Santosh sahu and I’m medical student with BMLT course in 2nd year but we want be an ias so without coaching because I’m unable to pay coaching fee so please sir guide me for self study

    Reply
    • Nitin Prabhu Choudante says

      March 4, 2018 at 12:26 pm

      Sir, you can start preparation without coaching with the help of different study materials.

  60. BBS Academy says

    February 26, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    Thanks for the information

    Reply
  61. prashanth says

    February 26, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    When to change in upsc upper age limit reduction.which year to change. my dob 09.03.1993 general category.upper age limit will be change for 2019 how many attempts eligible for me.how many years eligible for me.(year mentions plz)

    Reply
  62. Pradeep Kumar says

    December 9, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    Sir I’m student of B.a honours and batch of 2018 -2021. I want to crack ias exm without coaching. So plz.. suggest me sir and call me on that 7479591979

    Reply
  63. Aparna S Kumar says

    December 21, 2018 at 7:35 pm

    Sir, I’m a B-Tech finial year student of 2015-2019 batch. I would like to hold IAS so sir plzz… guide me. Because I’m not able to pay the coaching fee.

    Reply
  64. mohd arshad says

    February 19, 2019 at 8:23 pm

    Sir I am working person & I wanna prepare for ias exam & I have been started for last 2 month but working on it only 4 hour per day . Is it ample time to prepare? Tell me better website for preparation.due lack of time unable to join coaching.

    Reply
  65. Shaizuddin Ali says

    May 3, 2019 at 10:07 am

    Mai ek science ka student hu to muje optional subject kia lena chahia

    Reply
  66. Maithili kadapathri says

    May 22, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Sir im the student who enter into b.Sc first year .Ias is my goal nd i want to make my parents proud .I dont have proper guaidence .So plz help me. To start my prepartion frm now.Im not understanding how to start my preparation plz help me its my ambition.Im frm middle class so i need ur help sir plz .

    Reply
  67. Anurag das says

    July 9, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    Sir I am working in bank, I have 3hrs per day to read, sir is it possible to crack ias having 3 hrs study a day

    Reply
  68. Randomer says

    August 29, 2019 at 11:28 am

    I’m just curious. Is there anyone who has cleared UPSC with the help of this website?

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      August 30, 2019 at 11:57 am

      @Randomer – A lot of candidates. See the testimonials of UPSC toppers here and here.

  69. Digvijay says

    October 27, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    How many students join different institutions for upsc preparation every year and how many out of them qualify for exam ?

    Reply
  70. Prakash says

    November 30, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    Thanks for giving me the confidence to clear the IAS exam without coaching.

    Reply
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    September 14, 2020 at 11:21 am

    It is a great blog post about Coaching Classes.I am always read your blog helpful and informative tips. I like it thanks for sharing this information with us

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