Manzil 2025
Batch of GS for UPSC CSE
Start Date Hinglish End Date
31st 15th
July May
2024 2025
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Civil Services (Preliminary)
Examination: Objective Type
Preliminary Exam
General Studies CSAT
PAPER 1 PAPER 2
Max. Marks: 20 Max. Marks: 20
Duration: 2 Hour Qualifying (33% marks
Negative Marking: 1/3 of marks required
assigned to a question will be Duration : 2 Hour
deducted as penalty for each Negative Marking : 1/3 of
wrong answer. marks assigned to a question
will be deducted as penalty for
each wrong answer.
Prelims Examination - May 2025
UPSC Prelims 2015 - 2023 Cutoff Trend
Prelims General EWS OBC SC ST PH Total
Marks
2023 75.41
68.02
74.75
59.25
47.82
33.68-40.40
200
2022 88.2
82.83
87.54
74.08
69.35
40.40-58.59
200
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
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
PaperVI
examination Optional Subject – Paper 1
Duration: 3 hour
Paper i
Maximum marks: 250
Essay
Duration: 3 hour PaperVII
Maximum marks: 250 Optional Subject – 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
Maximum marks: 25
Minimum qualifying requirement: 25
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Duration: 3 hour
Justice and International Relations
Maximum marks: 300
Paper iV
PaperB
English
General Studies – Iii
Duration: 3 hour
Minimum qualifying requirement: 25
Duration: 3 hour
Maximum marks: 25
Maximum marks: 300
Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity,
Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Paper V
General Studies – I V
Duration: 3 hour
Maximum marks: 25
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
September 2025
*The Indian Language Paper will not be compulsory for candidates hailing from the states of Arunachal
Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
RoadMap
July Aug - Sep
We are targeting aspirants preparing for This sub-segment of learners will be
UPSC 2025 through this batch. provided with comprehensive courses for the
Inevitably, on average, people take at least UPSC CSE exam
12-15 months to prepare comprehensively Each class will be organized 6 days a week
for this demanding exam with a duration of 2-2.5 hours long.
This batch is starting from July 31, 2024
and is ending by May 15, 2025.
Oct - Nov
The batch will also have additional 50 - 55 classes to cover CSAT Portion.
There will be test series for prelims and mains, notes, doubt solving, current
affairs material and practice tests along with comprehensive courses.
Apart from this, we believe that the preparation for Preliminary and Mains
Exams should be done simultaneously, and not separately because most topics
are asked in both the exams.
Dec - Jan - Feb March - Apr May
Post the completion of Batch completion with Prelims 2025 Exam.
comprehensive courses this sub- ongoing Revision.
segment of learners will be looking
forward to crash courses 4-5
months before the examination.
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Subjects Educators Start Date End Date No. of Sessions
(2-2.5 Hours)
Orientation Session on Manzil Arvindsingh Jul 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 1
Comprehensive Batch 2025 Rajpurohit
World Geography Sudarshan Gurjar Aug 1, 2024 Aug 17, 2024 18
Indian Economy M runal Patel Aug 15, 2024 Dec 30, 2024 55
World Physical Sudarshan Gurjar Sep 2, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 27
Geography
Modern India History Arti Chhawari Sep 5, 2024 Oct 19, 2024 40
Post Independance Arti Chhawari Oct 21, 2024 Nov 1, 2024 1 2
International Relations Dr. Sidharth Arora Oct 10, 2024 Nov 4, 2024 25
World History Arti Chhawari Oct 31, 2024 o 4 2024
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Indian Polity Dr. Sidharth Arora Nov 4, 2024 Dec 21, 2024 46
Indian Geography Sudarshan Gurjar Nov 18, 2024 Dec 12, 2024 24
Environment and
Ecology
Sumit Konde Nov 5, 2024 Dec 9, 2024 40
Disaster Management Sumit Konde Dec 16, 2024 Dec 27, 2024 1 2
Ethics, Integrity and
Aptitude
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R ke Dec 19, 2024 J an 22, 2025 35
Governance and Social Dr. Sidharth Arora Jan 2, 2025 an 29, 2025 24
Issues J
Ancient and Medieval
Indian History Arti Chhawari Jan 2, 2025 F b e 10, 2025 40
Art and Culture P ratik Nayak F be 12, 2025 M ar 8, 2025 25
Science and a sh Verma e 3, 2025 ar 4, 2025 0
Technology
R ke F b M 3
Human and Economic Sudarshan Gurjar an 27, 2025 0 2025
Geography J Feb 1 , 15
Indian Society and Deepak Kumar Singh 24, 2025 ar 15, 2025 6
Social Justice Feb M 1
Internal Security a sh Verma
R ke M ar 17, 2025 M ar 31, 2025 15
Essay Writing Strategy Deepak Kumar Singh Apr 17, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 15
CS
AT M adhukar Kotawe Dec 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2025 5 0
Current Affairs Aman Sharma M onthly M onthly -
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Meet Your Educators
Manzil : Foundation Batch of GS for UPSC CSE
Mrunal Patel Madhukar Kotawe Sudarshan Gurjar
Economy CSAT Geography
Pratik Nayak Dr. Sidharth Arora Arti Chhawari
Art and Culture Indian Polity, International History
Relations, Governance and
Social Issues
Rakesh Verma Aman Sharma Deepak Kumar Singh
Science & Technology, Current Affairs Essay, Indian Society
Internal Security, Ethics, and Social Justice
Integrity and Aptitude
Sumit Konde
Environment, Ecology and
Disaster Management
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