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Political Science and IR / PSIR Foundation Programs for UPSC 2026
About the Programs
Our PSIR Optional Classes have produced a multitude of Top Scoring PSIR UPSC Rank Holders, like Pouravi Gupta (AIR 213, UPSC 2023 – 285 marks), Anirudha Pandey (AIR 64, UPSC 2022 – 295 marks), Vikas Ruhela (AIR 221, UPSC 2021 – 288 marks) and many more like them. Our PSIR Course offers in-depth syllabus clarity, extensive coverage of current affairs, regular answer writing and mentorship, to provide students complete understanding of all aspects of PSIR Optional, making a high score in PSIR possible.
Why Choose Our PSIR Optional Course?
Since the start of our PSIR Optional Coaching Program, we have been able to guide students towards scoring top marks in the subject. Along with our PSIR Foundation Courses, our FREE PSIR Playlists on YouTube (Watch Here – Paper 1 | Watch Here – Paper 1 (Mindmaps) | Watch Here – Paper 2) have also produced many PSIR top scorers and rank holders since 2018.
To ensure top quality coverage and delivery, our entire module for PSIR Optional is delivered by a single teacher, our Co-Founder and PSIR Expert – Prerna Ma’am. This ensures that students can trust the depth and level of research that goes into bringing you our PSIR coaching programs.
We also understand the hand holding required by students during UPSC preparation. To ensure you never feel a lack of support, our students are provided complete supervision and doubt resolution by Prerna Ma’am, through routine live Zoom Sessions, a dedicated Academic Mentor in Private Telegram group as well as by a selected UPSC Officer via calls.
Which of Our PSIR Coaching Programs is Right for You?
We understand that every person has different needs – to cater to you, we offer multiple courses for PSIR Coaching which are tailored for students with varying levels of experience with the exam.
Let’s Figure Out Which of Our PSIR Courses is the Right One for Your Foundation:
➔ PSIR Mentorship Foundation Course for UPSC 2026:
This PSIR Course is our most comprehensive offering – you get Detailed video lectures by Prerna Ma’am to cover every topic of the PSIR syllabus, as well as a number of topic wise PYQs discussion. We provide you with one-stop solution PDF notes, with Monthly Current Affairs Lectures to deal with Dynamism of PSIR Optional through coverage of periodicals like Indian Express, The Hindu, Project Syndicate, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, ORF, VIF, IDSA and many more.
To get you ready for PSIR in UPSC Mains, Step by Step Answer Writing Practice is continually done, through Topic-Wise Weekly Mini Tests, Half-Length Tests and Complete Syllabus Full-Length Tests. To Help You Evaluate Your Skills, Model Answers are provided to you, along with Detailed, Improvement Oriented Evaluation and Feedback by Experts for your tests.
Continued Support is Essential during Preparation & We’ve Got You Covered on All Fronts – Get Quick and Dedicated Doubt Resolution through a Private Telegram Group, Routine Interactive Live Zoom Sessions with Prerna Ma’am for PSIR Strategy Guidance. Most Importantly, you get Strategic Mentorship by Selected UPSC Officers.
For the UPSC Interview, you get complete Interview Guidance and included access to our Mock Interview Sessions.
➔ PSIR With Evaluation Foundation Course for UPSC 2026:
Our PSIR Coaching Program with Evaluation provides almost everything you get in our Mentorship program – but you miss out on the essential ingredient of Mentorship, provided by Selected UPSC Officers. You get complete content and tests with detailed evaluation and feedback, and all-round support through the Telegram group.
➔ PSIR Without Evaluation Foundation Course for UPSC 2026:
Our PSIR Course without Evaluation is enriched with complete content video lectures and notes PDFs, along with answer writing preparation for UPSC Mains and all-round support through Telegram is included. You get the tests, faculty live sessions and model answers with video solutions, but test evaluation/feedback and mentorship is not provided in this course.
➔ PSIR Current Affairs for UPSC 2026:
Current Affairs has always been an integral part of UPSC preparation. Our PSIR Current Affairs Program provides you with a one-stop solution for your Current Affairs Coverage – you get all the important current affairs from January 2024, leading to Mains 2026. We provide you with Interlinkage of Current Topics with Theoretical Arguments and Static Syllabus, along with the Art of Quoting Scholars and Public Intellectuals to Substantiate Your Answers.
Monthly lectures of Current Affair Analysis are provided every succeeding month, along with PDFs of notes for the same with other material as and when required. Also, you get access to our Book Review Summary Compilations
➔ PSIR Combination Courses for UPSC 2026:
Our PSIR Programs provide you everything you need for end-to-end preparation and support for your PSIR Optional attempt. For your convenience, we offer combination programs with PSIR optional. Find combo programs on this page for PSIR, with General Studies, Essay, CSAT available according to your needs.
Quick Comparison of Our Top PSIR Foundation Programs
Program Inclusions | PSIR Mentorship | PSIR With Evaluation | PSIR Without Evaluation |
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Comprehensive Video Content | |||
Comprehensive Current Affairs Coverage | |||
Weekly Answer Writing Practice | |||
4 Half-Length Tests & 2 Full-Length Tests | |||
Answer Evaluation & Detailed Feedback |
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Strategic Mentorship by Selected UPSC Officers | |||
Model Answers & Video Solutions | |||
Routine LIVE Sessions with Faculty | |||
Dedicated Telegram Group for Support & Doubts | |||
Interview Guidance & Mock Sessions | |||
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Meet Your Teacher
Prerna Trehan
- Prerna Ma’am is a deeply committed teacher with extensive knowledge of Political Science, International Relations, Indian Politics and Government.
- Worked as a Parliamentary Researcher for Dinesh Trivedi, Former Minister of Railways & Member of Parliament.
- Over 7 years of teaching experience at Chandigarh colleges and has prepared for the UPSC.
- Recipient of the UGC Senior Research Fellowship.
- Served as a Guest Professor for the MoHRD National Mission on Education through ICT for Postgraduate Courses in Political Science.
Our PSIR Foundation Programs
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PSIR Foundation Course for UPSC 2026 – Mentorship
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Stay updated and enhance your UPSC preparation with our specialised PSIR Foundation Mentorship Course. Tailored for aspiring civil servants, our course ensures you are well-equipped to tackle contemporary issues in the exam, with detailed answer evaluation and feedback provided to you, along with the secret ingredient to UPSC success – Strategic Mentorship for you throughout your journey by Selected UPSC Candidates.
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Program Features:
Program Fee: ₹26,400/-
Program Fee: ₹26,400/- ₹22,440/-
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PSIR Foundation Course for UPSC 2026 – With Evaluation
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Enhance your UPSC preparation with our specialised PSIR Foundation Course with Evaluation. Tailored for aspiring civil servants, our course ensures you are well-equipped to tackle contemporary issues in the exam, with detailed answer evaluation and feedback included for all tests and answers.
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Program Features:
Program Fee: ₹21,600/-
Program Fee: ₹21,600/- ₹18,360/-
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PSIR Foundation Course for UPSC 2026 – Without Evaluation
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Kickstart your UPSC preparation with our PSIR Foundation Course without Evaluation. Tailored for aspiring civil servants, our course ensures you are well-equipped to ace PSIR content and answer writing in the exam.
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Program Features:
Program Fee: ₹14,400/-
Program Fee: ₹14,400/- ₹12,240/-
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PSIR Combo Programs For UPSC 2026
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PSIR Current Affairs for UPSC 2026
Elevate your UPSC preparation with our specialized PSIR Current Affairs Course. Designed to give you an edge, this course covers everything you need to excel in the Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) optional paper.
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Program Features:
Program Fee: ₹6,000/-
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Will Be The Time Duration For Answer Writing In PSIR Course?
The course duration will be from 4-6 months depending on your batch. The detailed schedule of classes will batch specific and attached in the related batch course.
What About Material In The PSIR Course And What Books Do We Have To Follow?
We proudly claim that our PDFs are the most holistic source to cover this subject. We make our notes from various sources, from Western Political thought to An Introduction to Political Theory, from IGNOU material to Justice Series by Michael Sandel, we cover it all. We constantly extract content from editorials of Shyam Saran, C. Raja Mohan, Harsh Pant, Amitabh Mattoo, Suhasini Haider, Happymon Jacob, Stanly Johnny and from websites like ORF, IDSA, Project Syndicate, Council on Foreign Relations etc.
How Will Answer Writing Be Done In PSIR Evaluation/Mentorship Course?
You will be given the tests in answer writing in once as soon as related topics get covered you can attempt them. Tests expiry will be the same as the course expiry. So you can attempt them as per your comfort whenever you want. It will all be evaluated irrespective of how late you attempt them considering it’s done before the expiry of the course in 2024.
Is This Course Sufficient Enough To Clear The Paper?
It is very important for students to divide the syllabus into smaller portions. It makes learning smoother. To save your time, we have covered the whole syllabus topic wise. We provide 300 hours of course distributed across 120 videos. We have covered every minute detail of the syllabus.
How Will Doubts Of Students Be Handled?
We provide private telegram groups for enrolled students with PSIR mentors and faculty where you can raise your doubts via text, images or voice notes and detailed answer to your query will be sent across as quickly as possible. This makes our doubt resolution the most seamless and interactive one out there.
Is There A Separate Current Affairs Course For PSIR?
PSIR is a very dynamic optional and requires coverage of current affairs of both papers which our course provides through monthly coverage of important topics from resources like ORF, IDSA, Project Syndicate, EPW and others. This course is complementary for those who join the complete PSIR optional course while others can purchase it separately.
Political Science & IR / PSIR Optional UPSC Mains 2025 Programs
About the Programs
Our PSIR UPSC Mains Courses & Test Series are PYQ Based, Quality Driven, Affordable Programs – enriched with comprehensive coverage of the syllabus and in-depth coverage of previous year questions, making achieving 280+ marks in PSIR optional an attainable reality.
While being one of the most rank producing optionals, PSIR students need syllabus clarity, understanding of answer structuring and interlinkage with current affairs and scholarly analysis.
The PSIR 11 Year PYQs-Based Mains Courses and Test Series are closely formulated PSIR Optional Coaching Programs, keeping in mind:
- Tackle dynamic nature of the exam
- Ensuring Conceptual Clarity PSIR optional papers
- Understanding repeated themes and important topics in PSIR Optional
- Interlinkage of static topics with PSIR current affairs and scholarly updates
- Understanding PSIR answer writing structures and frameworks
- Including Multidimensional perspectives in PSIR answers
- Conquering time efficient and keywords inclusive answer writing
How Our PSIR Optional Coaching Programs Have Helped UPSC Toppers
Our PSIR Mains Courses and Test Series have helped PSIR Optional Toppers like Pouravi Gupta (AIR 213 – UPSC CSE 2023), Anirudh Pandey (AIR 64 – UPSC CSE 2022), Vikas Ruhela (AIR 221 – UPSC CSE 2021) achieve 280+ marks in PSIR Optional.
Why Should You Join Our Mains PSIR Coaching Programs?
Quick Comparison of Our Top PSIR Programs for UPSC Mains 2025
Program Inclusions | PSIR Mains (11 Year PYQs & Test Series) | PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs Course | PSIR Mains Test Series |
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Comprehensive PSIR Preparation for UPSC Mains 2025 | |||
Complete Coverage of 11 Year PYQ | |||
Comprehensive Model Answers | |||
Detailed Video Discussions | |||
Doubt Resolution Support | |||
8 Weekly Tests (4 Half-Length & 4 Full-Length) | |||
Detailed Video Solutions | |||
Detailed Evaluation & Personalized Feedback | |||
Dedicated Telegram Group | |||
Start Preparing Now | ₹10,499/- Join Now | ₹5,999/- Join Now | ₹5,999/- Join Now |
Quick Overview of Our PSIR Answers – Daily Practice Series for UPSC Mains 2025
PSIR Answers – Daily Practice Series for UPSC Mains 2025 |
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80 Days – 160 Questions (2 Questions Per Day) |
Schedule-Based Daily Answer Writing Discipline |
Detailed Evaluation & Personalised Feedback |
Comprehensive Model Answers |
Telegram Group Guidance & Support |
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Hear From Our Program Head
Meet Your Teacher
Prerna Trehan
- Prerna Ma’am is a deeply committed teacher with extensive knowledge of Political Science, International Relations, Indian Politics and Government.
- Worked as a Parliamentary Researcher for Dinesh Trivedi, Former Minister of Railways & Member of Parliament.
- Over 7 years of teaching experience at Chandigarh colleges and has prepared for the UPSC.
- Recipient of the UGC Senior Research Fellowship.
- Served as a Guest Professor for the MoHRD National Mission on Education through ICT for Postgraduate Courses in Political Science.
Our PSIR Mains Programs for 2025
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PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs Course & Test Series for UPSC 2025
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Our PSIR Mains (11 Year PYQs & Test Series) Includes:
A. 4 Half-Length Tests (HLTs)
B. 4 Full-Length Tests (FLTs)
Program Fee: ₹10,499/-
Program Fee: ₹10,499/- ₹8,925/-
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PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs Course for UPSC 2025
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Our PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs Program Includes:
Program Fee: ₹5,999/-
Program Fee: ₹5,999/- ₹5,099/-
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PSIR Mains Test Series for UPSC 2025
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Our PSIR Mains Test Series Includes:
A. 4 Half-Length Tests (HLTs)
B. 4 Full-Length Tests (FLTs)
Program Fee: ₹5,999/-
Program Fee: ₹5,999/- ₹5,099/-
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PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs PDFs Only for UPSC 2025
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Our PSIR Mains 11 Year PYQs PDFs Only Program Includes:
Program Fee: ₹3,499/-
Program Fee: ₹3,499/- ₹2,975/-
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PSIR Answers – Daily Practice Series for UPSC Mains 2025
Our PSIR Answers – Daily Practice Series for UPSC Mains 2025 provides 80 days of daily answer writing practice (2 questions per day) based on PYQs, ensuring comprehensive syllabus coverage and improved skills. Benefit from model answers, detailed evaluation & feedback, with a Dedicated Telegram Group for Guidance & Support. Achieve your 290 marks goal with our structured schedule and expert content.
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Program Features:
Program Fee: ₹5,999/-
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