Online Learning Portal
Dear Aspirants,
SAARTHI, in English, means Charioteer or “The one who Guides us to Success”. In Mahabharata, it was Arjuna who won the battle under the guidance of Lord Krishna. Similarly, all of us need a SAARTHI to get successful in life. In the UPSC preparation, our Teacher or Guru is our SAARTHI. Under her/his guidance, our chances of clearing the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023-24 increase exponentially.
Ankit Sir is the Director of Aspire IAS with more than 15+ years of Experience in UPSC Coaching in Delhi. Under Ankit Sir’s guidance, many toppers like Nandini K R (Rank 1), Saloni Rai (Rank 22), Aakriti Bansal (Rank 52), Aditya Vikram Hirani (Rank 60), and 450+ Toppershave cleared UPSC Examination and are now serving as Bureaucrats in the country.
Ankit Sir and his Organisation Aspire IAS have been mentoring UPSC Aspirants from all backgrounds for a decade now, and we shall continue to do so.
Hence, Aspire IAS is with you till you clear UPSC Civil Services Exam!
If you follow this process diligently, you will clear UPSC in just one attempt!
A mentor understands your unique strengths, weaknesses and requirements through 1-on-1 discussions. This enables them to design a tailored preparation strategy just for you rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
The UPSC journey can be long and intensive. A mentor acts as an ongoing source of motivation through pep talks, guidance to overcome mental blocks, frustration and loss of morale when preparation gets overwhelming.
Mentors have in-depth knowledge of UPSC subjects. They can explain concepts clearly, help simplify difficult topics and clear any doubts or misconceptions to build strong conceptual clarity.
Writing effective answers with good structure, content relevance, presentation etc. is a learnable skill. Mentors guide you on how to frame answers as per UPSC expectations through answer reviews.
Mentors are experienced with UPSC patterns. They provide tips and strategies focused on maximizing score - how to select questions in each section, time management, preparing model question plans etc.
Mentors help analyze current affairs from an exam point of view. They highlight focus areas for static vs dynamic portions and guide your revision.
Mentors use mock interviews to improve communication, body language, spontaneity, presence of mind, leadership skills and other personality parameters essential for the final interview.
Instead of grappling with doubts yourself, quick access to mentors helps resolve conceptual doubts instantly, reducing frustration.
Periodic assessment of preparation by experts prevents stagnation. Their feedback helps keep your preparation evolving in the right direction.
Interacting with those who successfully cleared UPSC instills belief that if others can do it, so can you. It acts as a much-needed morale boost.
It usually takes non-recommended candidates around 3-4 attempts on average to clear the UPSC exam given the vast syllabus, evolving exam patterns and limited number of attempts. However, with the guidance of an expert mentor, candidates unlock a key advantage in their UPSC journey by saving those crucial attempts & time through:
Confused about a ranked-up or chronological approach in studying? An experienced mentor will craft a customized strategy covering fundamentals in logical flow staying true to one’s strengths & weakness analysis. This saves a whole cycle of inefficient preparation attempts in the very initial year.
UPSC preparations can often hit someone “unaware”. Just studying continuously for months without assessing preparedness is pointless. Timely feedback from mentors & test evaluations provide critical course corrections allowing students to adapt strategies like balancing current affairs with static portions. Such expert-led progress tracking removes attempts wasted in wrong directions.
Just studying UPSC content won’t suffice if unable to express it correctly. Structuring answers by practice under exam conditions followed by experts identifying strengths like intro-body coherence, conclusion effectiveness etc prepares students for the main exam challenge. It enhances content by ~30-40% - MAY make the defining difference in selection.
“The syllabus is just too vast!” is a common cry. An expert breaks it logically into doable chunks for time-bound completion, instilling confidence in covering portions without shortcuts. It makes exams more score-friendly by doing less randomly & more consciously!
Continuous motivation, inspiration from seniors’ success stories, one-on-one feedback are pivotal. It positively reinforces candidates’ to keep going without emotional burnout. Building human connections thus saves attempts by keeping students in the “right mind space”.
As evident, UPSC is as much a psychological battle as academic. The RIGHT mentoring provides holistic guidance sharpening all student facets for maximizing early success probabilities!
Let me know if you would like any further elaboration or some specific example to be included in any of the pointers discussed above.
Our Popular Courses
Module wise Prelims Batches
Mains Batches
Test Series