INTRODUCING THE 2-YEARS INTEGRATED COURSE
Legacy IAS Academy introduces the 2-Years Integrated Course for UPSC Civil Services Exam preparation to groom students for being well-equipped and on par with the level of competition that prevails in the toughest exam in India! The 2-Years Integrated Course is well-designed for covering the syllabus in the most comprehensive and exhaustive manner to put even an aspirant who joined as a beginner, on the same level as a ‘repeater’ who has previously reached the interview stage.
The course duration allows for a student to cover each and every micro-topic and apply the knowledge gained in writing top-notch answers by simply practicing and revising and covering all weaknesses. Since the student will be covering the entire syllabus more than once over a longer-duration, the approach allows for a calmer and measured approach to maximizing the potential for achieving a rank within the top 100 rather than just being present in the final selection list.
The 2-Years Integrated Course is the right choice for…
Any aspirant will be benefitting from the ample amount of time, revisions and practice that is possible through the 2-Years Integrated course. Joining this course will clearly erase any doubts one may have along the lines of “Am I giving myself enough time to prepare?” or “Will I be able to do what is required to clear the exam before appearing?”. We can guarantee you that your unyielding efforts through the entire course is more than sufficient to put yourself in the best position to get a good rank in the Civil Services Exam.
Although anyone can take up the 2-Years Integrated course, it is most ideal for:
- Students who are in the penultimate year of their graduation degree and aiming to give the UPSC exam in their final semester,
- Working professionals who have the need to stretch their preparation due to a lack of time,
- Beginners who are targeting the coveted top 100 rank in their first attempt and have the resources and time needed to prepare for 2-years in a row, and
- Aspirants who are currently dealing with other commitments in life that would eat up their time for preparation.
Details of Legacy IAS Academy’s 2-Years Integrated Course
The 2-Years Integrated Course provided by Legacy IAS Academy can be thought of as a 2-stage programme.
- The First stage is akin to the Prelims-cum-Mains Course provided by Legacy IAS Academy, with the primary focus on building a solid foundation for fundamental concepts in the General Studies subjects of both Prelims and Mains.
- The Second stage is aimed at providing a higher level of understanding, reinforcement and application of knowledge in both GS subjects as well as the Optional Subject, similar to the Foundation Course.
Building the right foundation is key to maximize the benefits of preparation and hence the knowledge base will be built up gradually from the level of NCERT Books to advanced concepts in the Standard books through the first stage of the 2-Years Integrated Course. Along with the knowledge base, other fundamental skills such as newspaper-reading, notes preparation, Mains answer-writing etc., will be developed in the first stage.
Once you have “covered” all the topics for the first time and learnt how to make notes and write answers for the Mains exam, you will now be ready to take your preparation to the next level. The concepts in the GS subjects will be covered once again in the second stage, however, it will be much different as you will be learning to draw conclusions and form correlations between the concepts in different subjects, along with relating everything that you learn with Current Affairs and Mains answers. The second stage will not only reinforce the knowledge gained through practice and revisions, but also take your thought-process and answer-writing skills to the next level.
Benefits of taking up the 2-Years Integrated Course
- A 2-years course definitely Maximizes your chances of getting top ranks even at a young age.
- Students who are in their second to last year of graduation degree will be in a position to directly appear in the exam during the last semester without wasting a year after graduation.
- Aspirants with work (or other) commitments that take up their daily time will be able to prepare holistically without feeling guilty of “not doing enough”.
- Sufficient time can be given to cover the syllabus extensively at a calmer and measured pace rather than rushing through the preparation.
- Definitively cover all the the gaps and weaknesses such as writing speed or framing answers without having to skip past anything.
- Understand concepts in all the subjects regardless of the perceived importance, to avoid the risk having to face a question on something you haven’t read about.
- Leave no stone unturned in terms of Current Affairs, thereby remaining able to answer questions that are asked on events in the news up to 2 years prior to the exam (as seen in recent trends of UPSC).
- Hone every skill that is necessary such that it becomes second-nature and hence maximizes your potential to crack the exam.
Structure of the 2-Years Integrated Course for UPSC 2024
Stage-I
- The 2-Years Integrated course will commence on 24th of January 2022 with the classes for the core subjects of the General Studies (GS) syllabus being the first set to be completed under Stage-I.
- History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy and Environment & Ecology will be the first set of subjects to covered under Stage-I with emphasis being laid on the basics starting at the NCERT level. These subjects cover the majority of syllabus at both Prelims and Mains levels and for the base for understanding other subjects, hence they are covered first.
- The second step under Stage-I will be the completion of the topics exclusive for the Main examination such as Ethics, Disaster Management etc. The completion of these subjects will mark the first round of the coverage of the GS topics, which will be done by September 2022.
- From September 2022 to February 2023, the Test-Series for both Prelims and Mains will be conducted along with classes for the Essay paper. This will mark the end of Stage-I.
Stage-II
- Stage-II will commence with the revision classes for second-round coverage of the Core subjects, which will be covered from March 2023 to July 2023.
- From July, till the month of September 2023, there will be second-round of coverage of Mains-exclusive topics.
- From September 2023 to February 2024, classes for the Optional Subject will be conducted as a part of Stage-II. At the same time, Prelims and Mains Test-Series will also be conducted.
- After you fill the application form for UPSC Prelims 2024 in the month of February, Prelims-intensive classes will begin. Revision classes for Prelims related topics, CSAT classes along with special classes for covering Budget and Economic Survey will be conducted. You will also have full-length Prelims tests and test discussion classes till the Prelims exam conducted in June 2024.
- After the Prelims exam, a similar Mains-intensive training will commence including revision classes for Essay topics, Ethics classes etc. Full-length Mains tests and test discussion sessions will be conducted till September 2024 as well.
- After the UPSC Main Examination 2024, Interview Guidance Program to train you for the interview round will begin, including Mock Interviews and Personality Development Sessions.
Features of the 2-Years Integrated Course
OFFLINE CLASSROOM + LIVE-AND-INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASSES
- For the convenience of Students and Working professionals to manage their time, the classes for the 2-Years Integrated Course will be provided through 3 modes:
- Offline Physical Classroom Sessions,
- Live and Interactive Online Sessions and
- Recorded Sessions.
- Our platform ensures that the Offline physical classroom sessions and the Online Interactive sessions run simultaneously such that you can attend the Live and Interactive Online sessions from anywhere without missing out on asking doubts and answering questions, in case you are unable to be present in the classroom.
- In case you are unable to attend even the online sessions due to work or studies, recorded sessions will be provided WITHOUT any unreasonable caveats such as ‘deletion of recorded sessions within a few days’.
- The platform enables access to Live and Interactive classes from anywhere as long as you have a working internet connection.
- Each student will be provided with a secure access to the personalized platform and all the classroom content including presentations, PDFs and recorded videos will be available on the platform in an organized manner.
- The platform works effectively in supporting the projection of content in the offline physical classroom as well as displaying the chat box to the faculty taking the class. Hence, it directly broadcasts everything the faculty ‘writes on the board’ in the classroom to the live online class while also displaying the doubts asked by online students directly to the faculty.
EXPERIENCED FACULTY ABREAST OF THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF UPSC
- egacy IAS Academy boasts of having capable and experienced faculty who are very well-versed with the dynamics of the UPSC Civil Services Exam and are abreast with the latest developments and even the diminutive changes in the pattern of the exam.
- We will also have special guest lectures and motivation sessions with our Alumni and other eminent officers.
- Legacy IAS Academy also guarantees the availability of faculty for guiding you and clearing your doubts, again, WITHOUT any unreasonable caveats such as “faculties will be available only on prior notice on particular days”.
THE BEST STUDY MATERIAL FOR STATIC SUBJECTS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Comprehensive, Relevant and Updated Study Materials for each of the Static Subjects such as Indian Economy, Physical and Indian Geography, Indian Polity, Environment and Ecology and more, will be provided from the institute to supplement your preparation.
- A student ONLY needs: ONE Standard Book, Legacy IAS Modules for and the Class Notes for each subject to prepare holistically for the exam.
- Daily Current Affairs Notes prepared from various newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc., will be provided along with Editorial Analysis and PIB Summaries of the government’s press releases on the Press Information Bureau website. A monthly compilation of the Current Affairs notes, Editorial Analysis, and PIB summaries will be provided as well.
- Along with the Static Subject Notes and Daily Current Affairs, you will also get Daily Quizzes based on Current affairs and Static subjects.
PRELIMS AND MAINS TEST SERIES AND OTHER TESTS
- Students enrolled for the 2-Years Integrated Course will have access to the Prelims and Mains Test Series in both Stage-I and Stage-II. Hence, the students can clearly measure their progress with the difference in scores in Stage-I and Stage-II Test Series and figure out their weaknesses.
- Class Tests on Weekends, Surprise tests, Daily Mains Answer Writing Practice (D-MAP) apart from the test series will be a part and parcel of the entire 2 years of course duration to keep you on your toes and aware of your progress.
OPTIMAL CLASS TIMINGS
- We will follow a 2 hours per day, 2 subjects per week model for the regular batches with the class timings for the Core Subjects being set from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM from Monday to Saturday.
- Having classes for 2 subjects in a week (3 days of one subject followed by another 3 days of the next subject) will help the students cover the syllabus without having significant time-gaps between the completed subjects while keeping the student interested.
- The class timings are designed in a such a manner to enable an aspirant to utilize the remainder of the day for undeniably important and crucial activities such as mains answer writing practice and notes making. The truth is that – it is not just about completing the syllabus by attending classes, but it is actually about putting in extra effort towards utilizing what was taught into writing answers – that helps you in clearing the exam.
LIMITED BATCH SIZE TO DELIVER PROMISES
- Each of our batches is limited to no more than 40 students to help towards the cause of providing individual attention.
- We do NOT believe in dividing our resources and increasing the number of students as it reduces the delivery efficiency and we can also understand the adverse effects of sitting in a classroom packed with over hundred students. Hence, we have a high faculty-to-student ratio in every batch to facilitate for effective mentoring of students during their preparation with sufficient individual attention and engagement in the classroom.
OPTIONAL SUBJECT TO COVERED IN DEPTH IN STAGE-II
- The preparation for the Optional subject is allocated as a part of Stage-II to be covered in 3 hour classes on Saturdays and Sundays over a duration of 5 months.
- To facilitate a candidate to attain maximum marks, with/without prior background in the subject we will be using detailed-analytical deconstruction of the subject syllabus and its previous question papers while teaching the Optional Subject.
- Our expert faculty and guest faculty for each of the Optional Subjects provided at the institute: viz. Psychology, Anthropology and Sociology, have more than 5 years of teaching experience with respect to their optional subject. They will ensure that your preparation for the two papers dedicated for the optional subject in your mains exam is at the maximum potential.
INETERVIEW GUIDANCE
As a part of the Interview Guidance Programme included in the 2-Years Integrated Course, we will be supporting you in:
- DAF Based Assessment by the Experts along with DAF discussion
- Personality Development sessions
- Mock Interviews and Feedback sessions
- Providing Home State and District specific Questionnaire and support for answers
- Providing Basic and Hobby-related Questionnaire and support for answers
- Guidance on Presentation of oneself and Navigation through Probable questions
- Guidance on Controlling the “direction” of the interview and Dodging controversial statements
- Covering Current Affairs for the Interview
OUR SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY STUDENTS
With more than a decade of experience in guiding aspirants to their success, Legacy IAS Academy will help you reimagine your approach to the exam and guide you from the very basics all the way to the absolute breadth and depth of the UPSC syllabus through the 2-Years Integrated Course, so that you can join the list of our success stories and be the next IAS officer!
Fee Structure for 2-Years Integrated course
The Total Fee amount for the 2-Year Integrated Course is Rs. 1,60,000. The course includes:
- 1 year of Prelims-cum-Mains course (Fee amount for PCM = Rs. 1,00,000) without CSAT Classes and LRP programme, including
- General Studies classes (Prelims-cum-Mains integrated) +
- Essay classes +
- Test Series +
- 1 year of Foundation course (Fee amount for Foundation Course = Rs. 1,30,000) including
- General Studies classes (Prelims-cum-Mains integrated) +
- Optional Subject classes +
- Essay classes +
- CSAT classes +
- Test Series +
- LRP and SLP programmes
A registration fee of Rs. 10,000 (as a part of the total fee amount) is to be paid initially for blocking the seat in a particular batch.
The remaining amount (after deduction of the registration fees paid) can be paid as a single payment – in which case, you will avail an addition discount of Rs. 10,000.
The remaining amount can also be paid in 2 instalments – in which case the first instalment should be paid before the commencement of the classes and the second instalment should be paid after one month.
FAQs About Online IAS Coaching in Bangalore
Although the Foundation course is also aimed at comprehensively covering all the three stages of the UPSC civil services examination, the 2-Years Integrated course will provide for a much more exhaustive coverage of the syllabus, since it spreads out your operation into two stages and and provides for ample amount of time to revise and practice extensively.
In its essence, the 2-Years Integrated course is a Prelims-cum-Mains course for the first year followed by the Foundation course for the second year.
The 2-Years Integrated course will provide for an aspirant to concentrate on covering the GS subjects comprehensively during the first year without rushing through the syllabus and then focus on the more intricate yet important activities such as answer writing, along with the Optional Subject during the second year. This allows for a student to manage preparation without missing out on even a single micro-topic and covering all the gaps and weaknesses.
Taking up the 2-Years Integrated course instead of the Foundation Course will clearly erase any doubts one may have along the lines of “Am I giving myself enough time to prepare?” or “Will I be able to do what is required to clear the exam before appearing?”.
The Foundation Course is Legacy IAS Academy’s flagship programme which provides a comprehensive physical classroom + online platform to holistically foster aspirants through all three primary stages of the UPSC Civil Services Exam, viz., Preliminary exam, Main exam, and the Interview.
Our Foundation Course is NOT designed like any other ‘9-months course’ or ‘1-year course’ that boasts about completing the syllabus within that course duration. The course is tailored to accommodate classes till the commencement of your Mains Exam from the starting day of your batch, including every segment of the syllabus in its entirety such as CSAT, Essay, and Optional Subject enabling the YOU to achieve the pinnacle of YOUR POTENTIAL.
However, any aspirant will be benefitting from the ample amount of time, revisions and practice that is possible through the 2-Years Integrated course. A 2-years course definitely Maximizes your chances of getting top ranks even at a young age as sufficient time can be given to cover the syllabus extensively at a calmer and measured pace rather than rushing through the preparation.
Although anyone can take up the 2-Years Integrated course, it is most ideal for:
- Students who are in the penultimate year of their graduation degree and aiming to give the UPSC exam in their final semester,
- Working professionals who have the need to stretch their preparation due to a lack of time,
- Beginners who are targeting the coveted top 100 rank in their first attempt and have the resources and time needed to prepare for 2-years in a row, and
- Aspirants who are currently dealing with other commitments in life that would eat up their time for preparation.
Yes, as a part of Stage-II of the 2-Years Integrated Course, you will be getting the benefits of Legacy’s Real’IAS’ation Programme (LRP).
LRP is the most intensive programme that any institute can aim to provide – with the target of “leaving no stone unturned” when it comes to covering the syllabus of the exam.
Some features of LRP that will boost your rates of success are:
- Blueprint for success broken down to an hourly-schedule for each day
- Applying knowledge from the exam perspective through Special Assignments and tests
- Regular progress checks and monitoring of gaps in improvement
- Individual Attention taken to the next level with doubt clearance and answer writing guidance
- Covers every single concept at a ‘micro-topic level’ along with the understanding of importance levels
- Special Graded tests with increasing difficulty levels for both Mains and Prelims
- Special sessions for Current Affairs coverage and Prelims bits in Static Subjects
As a part of the 2-Years Integrated course you will be availing both the Test-series provided by Legacy IAS Academy in each of the two stages of the course.
As a part of Stage-I of the 2-years integrated program you will have to attend the 48 tests conducted as a part of the Prelims test series and the 20+ tests that are conducted as a part of the Mains test series for General Studies (GS) subjects.
As part of Stage-II of the 2-Years Integrated course you will be giving another round of the Prelims and Mains test series along with the tests for the Optional Subject this time. It is also going to be different for you in the second stage since the level of understanding, answer writing skill, writing speed, ability to apply knowledge and framing of answers would be at a much higher capacity compared to your attempt in Stage-I.
The specialty of Legacy IAS Academy’s Test Series lies in both Quality and Quantity.
- The highest of standards are set for the quality of MCQs prepared by Legacy IAS Academy, as evident in the reflection of the questions in the Actual UPSC Prelims examinations.
- 48 Tests are conducted as a part of the Prelims Test Series apart from the Class tests held during weekends as a part of the Foundation Course.
- Each of these 48 Prelims tests will provide you with insightful analytics on overall, relative, subject-wise and difficulty-based performance.
- When it comes to the Mains Test Series, more than 20 tests are conducted on the General Studies subjects for which the evaluation will done by the expert faculties themselves directly. This ensures the highest of feedback quality for the improvement of your answer-writing skills.
Yes, we can understand that in most cases, the students of the 2-Years Integrated course are either working professionals or students in their penultimate year of graduation degree, and there will be changes in commitments that you need to adapt to throughout the 2 years of preparation.
In fact, we take flexibility a step further and provide classes through 3 modes –
- Offline Physical Classroom Sessions,
- Live and Interactive Online Sessions and
- Recorded Sessions.
- Students enrolled for the 2-Years Integrated Course will be signed up to access the Live and Interactive Online Sessions on our platform, which is broadcasted live from the classroom itself, along with the Offline classes at the same time.
- The Live and Interactive online classes allow for direct communication to ask doubts and answer questions as it happens in the classroom.
- The online platform also records each session and allows for the recorded videos to be accessible along with the other files such as PPTs and PDFs in an organized manner.
- Students (Both Online and Offline enrollments) will also be given access to the recorded videos.
We understand the importance of being physically present in the classroom for learning; and this could be a cause of concern for students who do not currently reside close to the institute.
However, a sizeable proportion of our students are from outside Karnataka and these students reside in the numerous Paying Guest (PG) facilities close to the institute.
Jayanagar, being a prime residential locality in Bangalore has a large number of PGs available to students within a 2 kilometer radius around the institute. Students can avail accommodation for reasonable charges at these PGs and be a part of the UPSC focused ecosystem than prevails here.
Legacy IAS Academy does NOT directly provide for residence or hostel facilities, but we will provide you with assistance regarding availing accommodation in the PGs around the institute.
Students enrolled to either the Offline classes or the Live-Online classes will be provided with Study Materials in the form of Modules for each of the Static Subjects along with Monthly Compilations of Current Affairs and other Miscellaneous materials as applicable.
As far as the Online students within India are concerned, physical copies of the study materials will be sent to their address via. post upon request.
Apart from the Modules and Compilations, content such as Daily Current Affairs, Editorial Analysis, PIB Summaries, Static and CA Quizzes will be shared online through links.
Yes, ‘No Cost EMI’ payment mode is available on cards of certain specific banks. Depending on the availability of the Easy Monthly Instalment (EMI) payment option on your card used for the payment of fees, you can avail the EMI facility.
From the Institute’s side, there is an additional discount of Rs. 10,000 provided for one shot payment of the fees (balance amount after payment of registration fees), which would benefit the students.
We also provide the option of paying the fees in 2 instalments, such that the first instalment is paid before the commencement of the classes and the second and final instalment is paid after a period of one month.