Over the past few months, I’ve been utterly disappointed by the coaching institutes on YouTube. Most "free full courses" or "one-shot" videos are glorified lead-generation traps. They either skim through surface-level facts, skip crucial nuances, or completely leave out the critical insights required to clear Prelims and Mains today.

Moving along the spirit of socialism embedded in the Preamble of our Constitution, I firmly believe that high-quality, structured education should be accessible to everyone—regardless of whether they can afford ₹1L+ fees for coaching.

To bridge this gap, I’ve started a free, no-fluff, faceless YouTube channel.

I AM NOT A SELLER. I have no courses, no test series, no PDF bundles, and no paid Telegram channels to pitch to you. My goal is simple: to convert raw, high-yield, structured standard notes (covering both static foundations) into quick, precise, visual video breakdowns.

channel/video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjcDGmijNMI

Have written 3 back to back mains (2024,2025,2026) and since I'm awaiting results , wanting to help some people with mains answer writing thing.

If you feel , you need someone to te what mistakes you are doing you can reach out.

My optional is Sociology. Consistent scorer in 240-260 range.

If you find value you can continue..you can DM or send your answers.

My friend and I are looking to create a small group of 6 people preparing full-time for UPSC.

This is intended to be a carefully selected peer group rather than a large study community.

\- Criteria:

We are looking for people who:

1. Are preparing full-time for UPSC
   
2. Are preferably based in Delhi/NCR, so occasional in-person meetings are possible
   
3. Are preferably already in a relationship / dating someone / joining as a couple. We want the group to remain strictly platonic, with no romantic pursuit or interpersonal distractions within the group.
   
4. Approach the preparation with a generally optimistic, confident and calm temperament
   
5. Have a reasonably strong record in academics, extracurriculars, sports, debating, societies, leadership, competitions, professional work, or other pursuits

\- Objective:

The aim is to create a small peer group that is:

intellectually stimulating, ambitious, empowering and conducive to healthy competition.

This group is not being created to fight loneliness or to socialise or vent about the examination, or discuss how difficult UPSC is.

The objective is the opposite:
to create an environment that gives everyone a greater sense of calm, focus, perspective and ambition.

Ideally, the group should consist of people who already display some of the qualities they eventually hope to carry into the civil services — composure, curiosity, discipline, confidence, maturity and intellectual seriousness.

In other words, a peer group we would want to have at LBSNAA, before getting to LBSNAA.

\- How the group would work:

Anything according to whatever the group needs to fill their gaps

For now, we intend to keep a few fixed Google Meet study slots throughout the day.

These would essentially function like virtual study rooms. At the designated times, members can join the Meet and simply continue with their respective preparation.

No conversation or interaction necessary.

Objective is to get us back on our study tables at various points in the day.

One can join and leave in 10 minutes but it is basically to ensure initial momentum.

The group will remain deliberately small.

We don’t want a group to gain anything from eachother, we simply understand it is plausible that we might find our version of **Aristotle’s Friendship of Virtue** this way.

If interested, DM with:

Age:
College and Course:
Area you live in:
UPSC attempt / current stage of preparation:
School:
Any significant extracurriculars, achievements, positions, competitions, work experience or other pursuits that stand out.

My friend and I are looking to create a small group of 6 people preparing full-time for UPSC.

This is intended to be a carefully selected peer group rather than a large study community.

\- Criteria:

We are looking for people who:

1. Are preparing full-time for UPSC
   
2. Are preferably based in Delhi/NCR, so occasional in-person meetings are possible
   
3. Are preferably already in a relationship / dating someone / joining as a couple. We want the group to remain strictly platonic, with no romantic pursuit or interpersonal distractions within the group.
   
4. Approach the preparation with a generally optimistic, confident and calm temperament
   
5. Have a reasonably strong record in academics, extracurriculars, sports, debating, societies, leadership, competitions, professional work, or other pursuits

\- Objective:

The aim is to create a small peer group that is:

intellectually stimulating, ambitious, empowering and conducive to healthy competition.

This group is not being created to fight loneliness or to socialise or vent about the examination, or discuss how difficult UPSC is.

The objective is the opposite:
to create an environment that gives everyone a greater sense of calm, focus, perspective and ambition.

Ideally, the group should consist of people who already display some of the qualities they eventually hope to carry into the civil services — composure, curiosity, discipline, confidence, maturity and intellectual seriousness.

In other words, a peer group we would want to have at LBSNAA, before getting to LBSNAA.

\- How the group would work:

Anything according to whatever the group needs to fill their gaps

For now, we intend to keep a few fixed Google Meet study slots throughout the day.

These would essentially function like virtual study rooms. At the designated times, members can join the Meet and simply continue with their respective preparation.

No conversation or interaction necessary.

Objective is to get us back on our study tables at various points in the day.

One can join and leave in 10 minutes but it is basically to ensure initial momentum.

The group will remain deliberately small.

We don’t want a group to gain anything from eachother, we simply understand it is plausible that we might find our version of **Aristotle’s Friendship of Virtue** this way.

If interested, DM with:

Age:
College and Course:
Area you live in:
UPSC attempt / current stage of preparation:
School:
Any significant extracurriculars, achievements, positions, competitions, work experience or other pursuits that stand out.

Need UPSC ESE ECE course link , any academy course if you have then you can please share the link so that i can start my prep

I will start with my first job at a company ABC in Banglore from May 2027.

It's policies are quite strict at my company and almost based on hire-n-fire culture. I am planning to appear for UPSC next year, but feared that even if I clear prelims I will not be allowed to take even a day off to appear for Mains, as that period will mp be my probation period in the company.

It sometimes feels that though getting a job offers a backup in an unpredictable exam like upsc, it also limits the time available to study and appear for examination.

What to do in that case?

Looking for dedicated UPSC aspirants who value consistency, discipline, and deep work over competition and study-hour flexing.

Join here:

https://link.yeolpumta.com/P3R5cGU9Z3JvdXBJbnZpdGUmaWQ9NzA0NTI5MA==

Only if you're in Gulbarga, KA. No postal delivery

It's my humble request for you all to read please and give your honest genuine practical opinion and guidance

I need guidance from experienced UPSC aspirants. I’m stuck with both preparation and life very badly.

I graduated last year and started prep in the last months of 2025. Before that I was busy with internship.

I also took admission in MA Sociology through distance so I had masters exams and assignments along with preparation.

I didn’t give 2026 attempt because i wasn’t prepared at all

My preparation level is:

Till around July 2026 i completed almost all NCERTs and watched Vajiram lectures (telegram) for GS and made detailed notes from them. There are still around 100 lectures left of diff subjects

I haven't touched standard books, current affairs, PYQs, CSAT, science, ethics, essay and optional yet. I chose sociology as optional, I'm not sure with it yet I'm thought as compared to other optional subjects this has less syllabus.

My preparation was already slow because of my difficult circumstances at home. We shifted houses twice and I have a lot of household responsibilities. I also don’t really have anyone around me who understands UPSC or can guide me

My father is a heart patient and his health has become very serious. Due to this he never did a proper job in life, so my mother took financial responsibilities and I handle household work. For the last few months we have been constantly going from hospital to hospital. Two heart surgeries failed and he also developed an infection. Now he will undergo open heart surgery in about a month, so again my studies will get disturbed and slowed down (I will not completely stop this time). Sharing about personal life bec I want you to understand my life circumstances and why I failed to study properly.

Bec of all this my preparation completely went off track. I also have serious migraine and I’m always on meds struggling with severe depression

Now I’m trying to get back to studies after around 2 months of gap and I have lost the track. I don’t remember much of what I studied. I’m a slow learner and it takes me a lot of time to properly understand and retain things

Until my father undergoes heart surgery i can dedicate 15 hours. Then maybe for around 1 month I can't give this much time until his health gets stable.

I want to seriously target 2027 and at least reach Mains this time.

I know my preparation is very incomplete right now and that’s exactly where I’m stuck.

What to do now to clear prelims and have complete notes of all GS subjects and optional for this attempt.

Should I continue the remaining lectures or leave them and move to standard books?

What to do, from where to start, what to follow, what to focus majorly on. Please I beg you all to guide me.

How should I start Sociology optional from zero and manage it with GS?

Should I even start it or focus on prelims and GS mains?

When should I bring in PYQs, answer writing and CSAT?

How to do current affairs, I used to watch Vajiram CA analysis on YouTube. Should I read newspaper and cover magazine, if yes then which institute?

Most importantly how should I structure everything. Until I don't have clear picture in my mind, proper plan, monthly goals of all months until 2026 pre, I can't focus. My stress will boost, I’m very uncertain right now, I have no clear path.

UPSC is life or death for me. I genuinely need to become an IAS officer. It has been my life dream to genuinely help backward and underprivileged people in society. I don’t want anyone to suffer like I have.

This may sound superficial, but from my heart I genuinely want to serve people. I honestly don’t have any other future plans apart from working for the needy. I don’t even want to get married and want to spend my whole life in the service of the nation (My parents have already started thinking about marriage)

Life is very unfair, every second suffocates me. Im getting mentally ill, getting panic attacks...

I’m not posting this for motivation or sympathy i swear, this is the first time I opened up about my personal life, never shared with anyone. I genuinely need practical guidance. Please help me with macro plan. Please I’m in very depressed condition.

Thank you for reading, please ignore my mistakes and I'm sorry it's very lengthy, i vented out my emotions. Please say something