Target Batch for

UPSC CSE 2024

Aarambh (आरंभ) Batch: Hinglish
Start Date: 22nd December 2022
End Date: 30th April 2024
In this Batch, the top educators on the Unacademy Platform will be covering the
entire syllabus of UPSC in an exhaustive manner. The batch aims to target the
candidates who want to attempt the UPSC Exam in English but are more
comfortable in Hinglish. The class content in this batch will be provided in
English and the discussion will be in Hinglish.

Class Discussion Class Content

Hinglish English
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination:
Objective Type
Preliminary Examination

General Studies CSAT

Paper - 1 Paper - 2
Max. Marks: 200 Max. Marks: 200
Duration: 2 Hours Qualifying (33% marks required)
Duration : 2 Hours
Negative Marking: 1/3 of marks
assigned to a question will be Negative Marking : 1/3 of marks
deducted as penalty for each assigned to a question will be
wrong answer. deducted as penalty for each
wrong answer.

Prelims Examination - May 2024

UPSC Prelims 2015 - 2021 Cutoff Trend

Prelims General EWS OBC SC ST PH Total

Marks
2021 87.54
80.14
84.85
75.41
70.71
43.09-68.02
200

2020 92.51
77.55
89.12
74.84
68.71
40.82-70.06
200

2019 98
90
95.34
82
77.34
40.66-53.34
200

2018 98
N/A
96.66
84
83.34
40 to 73.34
200

2017 105.34
N/A
102.66
88.66
88.66
40 to 85.34
200

2016 116
N/A
110.66
99.34
96
40 to 75.34
200

2015 107.34 N/A 106 94 91.34

40 to 90.66 200

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 Mains Examination Pattern and Syllabus
If a candidate successfully completes the Preliminary Examination stage, the next
step is to appear for the Mains Examination. There are a total of nine papers at the
Mains stage, seven of which are merit-based and two of which are qualifying.

Mains Paper VI

examination Optional Subjec t – Paper 1

Duration: 3 hour
Paper i
Maximum marks: 250
Essay
Duration: 3 hour Paper VII

Maximum marks: 250 Optional Subjec t – Paper II

Duration: 3 hour
Paper iI
Maximum marks: 250
General Studies – I
Duration: 3 hour
Maximum marks: 25
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Qualifying

Geography of the World and Society papers

Paper iII
Paper A

General Studies – Ii Indian Language*

Duration: 3 hour Minimum qualifying requirement: 25
Maximum marks: 25 Duration: 3 hour
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Maximum marks: 300
Justice and International Relations

Paper iV
Paper B

General Studies – Iii English

Minimum qualifying requirement: 25
Duration: 3 hour
Duration: 3 hour
Maximum marks: 25
Maximum marks: 300
Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity,
Environment, Security and Disaster Management

Paper V

General Studies – IV
Duration: 3 hour
Maximum marks: 25
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
September 2024

*The Indian Language Paper will not be compulsory for candidates hailing from the states of Arunachal

Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. 2

 Course Flow
Aarambh (आरंभ) Batch: Hinglish

No. of session

Subjects Educators Start Date End Date (2.5 Hours)

Current Affairs Sunil Singh/Aman Dec 22, 2022 Apr 30, 2024 Daily
Sharma
Arvind Singh
Polity Jan 5, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 44
Rajpurohit

Economy Mrunal Patel Feb 16, 2023 May 7, 2023 54

Ancient History Arti Chhawari Mar 2, 2023 Mar 23, 2023 18

Physical Geography Sudarshan Gurjar Apr 13, 2023 May 8, 2023 22

Modern Indian
History Pratik Nayak May 22, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 36

Medieval History Anuj Garg May 5, 2023 May 20, 2023 14

Indian Geography Sudarshan Gurjar Jul 3, 2023 Jul 21, 2023 20

Science &
Technology Saurabh Pandey Jul 22, 2023 Aug 28, 2023 32

Environment & Ecology Sudarshan Gurjar Aug 29, 2023 Sep 23, 2023 30

Human & Economic

Geography Sudarshan Gurjar Sep 25, 2023 Oct 3, 2023 8

Art and Culture Arti Chhawari Oct 4, 2023 Oct 21, 2023 16

World History Arti Chhawari Oct 23, 2023 Nov 4, 2023 12

Post Independence
History Pratik Nayak Nov 6, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 8

Ethics G Rajput Nov 15, 2023 Dec 16, 2023 28

Society Dharmendra Kumar Dec 18, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 12

Governance Arvind Singh

Dec 29, 2023 Jan 10, 2024 15
Rajpurohit

Disaster Management Sudarshan Gurjar Jan 11, 2024 Jan 18, 2024 8

International Relations Pavneet Singh Jan 19, 2024 Feb 5, 2024 18

Internal Security Pavneet Singh Feb 6, 2024 Feb 10, 2024 5

Essay Krishna Mohan Feb 12, 2024 Feb 17, 2024 8

CSAT Madhukar Kotawe Feb 19, 2024 April 13, 2024 48

Disclaimer: The course plan and educators are subject to change.

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 Meet Your Educators

Aarambh (आरंभ) Batch: Hinglish

Mrunal Patel Sudarshan Gurjar Pratik Nayak Pavneet Singh

Economy Geography History International Relations

Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish

Aman Sharma Sunil Kumar Singh Madhukar Kotawe Arvindsingh Rajpurohit

Current Affairs Current Affairs CSAT Polity
Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish

G Rajput Arti Chhawari Saurabh Pandey Anuj Garg

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude History Science & Technology History

Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish Hinglish

Dharmendra Kumar Krishna Mohan

Society Essay

Hinglish Hinglish

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