Integrated Prelims cum Mains Program – 2026 4.0

Program Details

Integrated Prelims cum Mains + Mentorship Program – 2026 4.0

Starting Date - 27th October 2025

Key Features:

• 46 Prelims Tests
   Each test consists of 100 high-quality, UPSC-standard multiple-choice questions.
   
• 37 GS Mains Tests + 8 Essay Tests
   Includes a mix of Mini and Full-Length Tests designed to build conceptual clarity and exam readiness.
   
• Test Breakdown:
   
  • 25 Mini Tests – 10 Questions per test
     
    • 5 Questions (10 Marks) + 5 Questions (15 Marks)
       
  • 12 Full-Length Tests – 20 Questions per test
     
    • 10 Questions (10 Marks) + 10 Questions (15 Marks)
       
• Three-Phase EBS Approach:
   
  • Essential, Breakthrough, and Simulation rounds for structured and progressive preparation.
     
• One-on-One Mentorship
   Personalized guidance to address individual strengths and areas for improvement.

• Time-bound & Comprehensive Evaluation
   Detailed feedback with actionable insights for improvement.

• Daily Answer Writing Practice
   Regular evaluation of Secure initiative answers by experienced mentors.

Starts on : 27th October 2025

Fee: Rs 26000/- (Inclusive of all taxes)

Discounts:

• Early Bird Offer: 10% off till 25th Oct. 2025

• Old Subscribers Discount:10%

All the OGP & CORE students of INSIGHTSIAS and subscribers of various test series programs (Prelims or MAINS) will get an exclusive discount of 10%

Detailed explanation of the timetable and tips to follow the timetable:

1. Timetable is so designed that we complete every subject in 3 rounds

• 1st Round is Essential round where you can expect questions mostly to check your conceptual understanding.
• 2nd Round is Breakthrough round where you will apply knowledge and skills to solve the questions (link for skills & intelligent guessing is given at the end of the document)
• 3rd Round is Simulation round where the entire paper mimics UPSC Prelims Paper and prepares you to tackle any kind of question.

2. Time Gap Between tests in Essential round is kept 10 days (in 95% of the cases except during Sundays and Festivals & Revision Test) as it is the 1st time that you will be covering the syllabus. Even if you are not able to complete the syllabus, do not panic, as you will be covering during the Revision tests and also the 2nd round.

3. Time Gap between the tests in Breakthrough round is reduced to 7 days (except GS-4 MAINS TESTS) having known that you would have covered the syllabus during elementary round. Again, Revision Tests of Breakthrough round will equip you with confidence of having covered the syllabus 4 times by now. In the Breakthrough Round you will also be covering important releases by Government from which questions are mostly expected every year – INDIA YEAR BOOK , ECONOMIC SURVEY & BUDGET.

4. Before the start of the Simulation Round, we will be providing you classes with tips and techniques in scoring high in prelims and also a few other important classes.

5. The Simulation Round Mimics the UPSC exam and ensures you are well prepared for any kind of paper in the exam. We try to nudge you with the difficulty level and out of the box questions.

–Alternate Simulation Tests will have GS as well as CSAT on the same day so that you get acclimatized to the UPSC Prelims exam.

The Mains Simulation Round will be conducted in two phases: the first set before the UPSC CSE Prelims Examination, and the second set after the Prelims.

6. Note on Sources Mentioned:

• In all cases except otherwise specifically mentioned we will follow New NCERTs
• Economy:  New edition of Ramesh Singh will be referred.
• Modern India: Refer to either the Latest edition of the Spectrum Publication or Struggle for India’s Independence – Bipin Chandra.
• Current Affairs: We will be covering Current Affairs of the intervening period between tests for all the upcoming tests from multiple sources. However, depending on the importance and need we may cover current affairs of previous months’ too.
• Map Based Questions: We suggest students to complete on exercise of Map work of all important political and physical geography. Emphasis should be on political and physical maps of places in news.

In due course of time we will compile the important places in news and how to practice map-based questions on them.

Other parts of the syllabus: (National Parks/Biosphere Reserves etc. + Regional and International bodies + Tribes of India): We will share a break-up of the plan and resources to study and attempt this part of the syllabus in due time.

Frequently Asked Questions