Vajiram & Ravi – GS Mains Test Series 2020
Integrated Mains Test Series 2020
GS Format - A Mains Test Series 2020
GS Format - B Mains Test Series 2020
Why join the integrated test series now?
Due to extended lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, UPSC’s annual exam schedule has undergone an exceptional revision. Accordingly, aspirants have to rearrange their preparation strategy in accordance with the needs of the exam. With Prelim Test being around 4 months away and considering the reduced time duration between Prelim and Main Exams, it is a wise strategy to prepare for the Main Exam along with the Prelim Test now and then switch back to full scale Prelim preparation.
Building on the decades of experience in the UPSC CSE EXAMINATION process, Vajiram & Ravi is bringing you the Integrated Mains Test Series programme to streamline your preparation and make you Mains-ready.
- Before Prelims – The Test Series will start from June 28, 2020 and will cover those sections of the syllabus which are common to both the Prelim and the Main Exams. It would help students to gain the perspective of the Main Exam with quality answer writing and content enrichment without losing the focus on the Prelims. 4 Sectional Tests would be conducted between June and August 2020.
- After Prelims – The Test Series begins after the Prelim Test in October 2020. It will cover the entire General Studies syllabus in 6 Sectional Tests. Thereafter, there will be a set of 4 Full-length Tests, one for each General Studies paper, wherein we will help to bring you to the level of writing the Main Examination and excel in it.
Integrated Mains programme will start from scratch for systematic and thorough coverage of the entire syllabus of the Main Exam. It will offer an ideal combination of Tests to grasp the demand of UPSC Main Exam without hampering, but aiding in the preparation of Prelim Test. It will provide you with a discipline required during the coming weeks, by developing deeper understanding of the G.S topics.
This programme will:
- Help you master “The Art of Writing Answers” with constant guidance. It will help you to write good answers with contextual, structural and language competency and take your preparedness a notch higher. Identify your strengths and specific weakness and work upon them in a concerted manner to develop quality content, refine answer writing skill, and efficient time management.
- Evaluate your answer sheets thoroughly with multiple levels of cross-checking by our team of experienced evaluators and reviewers to provide with a prudent performance assessment.
- Mentor you to take stock of the performance and fine-tune strategies in order to devise the right strategy with the help of the experienced team.
- Benchmark your present preparation to gradually improve the performance.
Test Series Details:
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Integrated Mains Test Series, 2020 |
Mains Test Series, 2020 (After Prelims) |
Pattern |
Total of 14 Tests Before Prelims – 4 Tests (10 Questions Test) After Prelims – 6 Sectional Tests (10 Questions Test) + 4 Full length Tests (20 Questions). |
Total of 10 Tests After Prelims Format A – 6 Sectional Tests (10 Questions Test) + 4 Full length Tests (20 Questions) Format B – 6 Sectional Tests (20 Questions Test) + 4 Full length Tests (20 Questions) |
Date of commencement |
28th June 2020 |
18th October 2020 (admission begins from 5th Oct 2020) |
Mode |
Online Test Series with Digital Onscreen Evaluation |
Online (Digital onscreen Evaluation) as well as Offline (depending on the evolving pandemic situation and Government’s instruction). |
Fee Structure (Inclusive of GST) |
Rs.15,000 Rs.13,500 (For Vajiram & Ravi’s Ex- students) |
Format A – Rs.12,000 Format B – Rs.17,500 |
Mentoring |
Individual personalized attention with experienced Mentors during the post-Prelim Test phase between Oct to Dec 20. For the online mode of Test series, there will be Telephonic mentoring facility. |
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Study Resources |
Access to Students’ portal exclusive online current affairs and Model Answers |
Schedule of the Test Series:
Test |
Date |
Subject |
1 |
28 June 2020 |
History |
2 |
12 July 2020 |
Geography |
3 |
26 July 2020 |
Polity |
4 |
9 August 2020 |
Economy |
4th October – Preliminary Test 2020 |
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1 |
18 October 2020 |
History + Social Issues |
2 |
1 November 2020 |
Geography + Social Justice |
3 |
15 November 2020 |
Polity + Governance |
4 |
22 November 2020 |
Ethics integrity and Aptitude |
5 |
29 November 2020 |
Economy + International relations |
6 |
6 December 2020 |
Science & Tech + Environment + Disaster Mgmt + Intl Security |
7 |
14 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies 1 |
8 |
16 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies 2 |
9 |
18 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies 3 |
10 |
20 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies 4 |
(Note: Students are to submit their answers within 15 days for the sectional tests and 5 days for the full-length tests, after the question paper is uploaded as per the schedule.)
Salient features of the Integrated Test Series
- Comprises of total 14 tests for the General studies papers from June to December 2020.
- Scheduled to help students to align their Prelims preparation with the Mains.
- Online Test Series comes to aid preparation during lockdown.
- UPSC quality question papers with the help of a highly experienced team.
- Focus on the sustainable and holistic enhancement of answer writing skill of the candidate through constructive and individualized feedback followed by mentoring sessions.
- Digital Onscreen Evaluation – Aspirants will be provided with their evaluated answer sheets with Model Answers through our students portal.
- Access to Best copies and Best answers.
Evaluation Methodology
We have a team of experienced evaluators and reviewers, who ensure that the answer sheets are evaluated through the “Competency Prism” i.e. the parameters to be followed for evaluation of any answer sheet.
- Evaluation process focuses on assessing the answers on three dimensions –
- Concepts
- Structure
- Language
- Focus on providing Answer sheet specific workable comments to aspirants so that they know specifically what fetched those marks and what didn’t work for them.
- We have a tiered structure for evaluation of answer Sheets which provides multiple levels of assessment and cross checking to provide depth to the evaluation quality.
We are committed to providing evaluated answer sheets within 7-10 working Days from the date of submission.
What is Mentoring?
- To cope with the complexity of the competition, knowledge of subject matter alone will not help and there is a need to calibrate and strategize your planning to be relevant in this race for survival. And this is where the role of ‘Mentoring’ becomes imperative.
- A team of experienced Mentors will provide aspirants with personal interaction sessions which would be premised on the performance of their tests. This will provide the aspirants with necessary feedback regarding what can be done to improve their performance, preparing them on finer issues and adding value through holistic guidance. The basis of this interaction is the written answer sheet of the aspirant, which is thoroughly analysed in front of her.
- Mentoring is more than mere guidance and coaching. It’s personal psycho-social support with which the aspirants can uplift their level of motivation, locate their weakness and improve their productivity.
Syllabus of the Tests: - Before Prelims
Test Number |
Date |
Subject |
Syllabus |
1 |
28 June 2020 |
History |
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2 |
12 July 2020 |
Geography |
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3 |
26 July 2020 |
Indian Polity |
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4 |
9 August 2020 |
Economy |
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Syllabus of the Tests: After Prelims Test in October 2020
Test Number |
Date |
Subject |
Syllabus |
1 |
18 Oct 2020 |
History + Society |
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2 |
1 November 2020 |
Geography + Social Justice |
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3 |
15 November 2020 |
Polity + Governance |
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4 |
22 November 2020 |
Ethics integrity and Aptitude |
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5 |
29 November 2020 |
Economy + International relations |
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6 |
6 December 2020 |
Science & Tech + Environment + Disaster Management + Internal Security |
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7 |
14 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies I |
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8 |
16 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies II |
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9 |
18 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies III |
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10 |
20 December 2020 |
Full Syllabus General Studies IV |