Expertise Subject: Kannada Literature

Adithya, an integral part of InsightsIAS team of faculty and mentors possesses more than 5 years of professional teaching experience. He has mentored 1000+ students with special focus on Prelims strategy and approach. Carrying a wealth of experience in the UPSC CSE field, Adithya has qualified 8 UPSC Civil Service Mains, 1 Civil Service Interview, SBI PO exam in 2016 and SSC Exam in 2014.

Adithya possesses the distinguishing feature of qualifying the Prelims stage of UPSC CSE with more than the IFS cut off in all his attempts. His Scores in Prelims ranged from 130 to 150 in GS Paper I for six consecutive times – this stands testimony to his competence and wisdom gained through the years.

Adithya’s motto is derived from InsightsIAS and he seeks to simplify the exam preparation for his students and become a proud enabler in their journey of emerging victorious in the UPSC CSE exam.

Subjects : Modern History

                 Kannada Literature

Pradeep, Faculty for Modern History and Kannada Literature at InsightsIAS possesses a professional teaching experience of more than 5 years. He has appeared in the UPSC Civil Services Mains examination 6 times and Qualified for Personality Test (Interview) twice.

He was among the top scorers in Kannada Literature & Essay writing in 2014 & 2015 UPSC Main examination. Also, has to his credit, qualification for Multiple CAPF (AC) & State PSC interviews.

His subject specialisation lies in Kannada Literature, Essay, History and Polity. What makes Pradeep unique and par excellence are his methods of teaching that include conveying the very essence of the subject through Mindmaps & flowcharts to ensure holistic understanding, remembrance & enable lateral thinking among the students.

Subjects: Indian Polity and Governance

                 Public Administration

Manjunath M, faculty for Indian Polity, Governance and Public Administration at InsightsIAS holds to his credit a professional teaching experience of more than 4 years. He has appeared in the UPSC Civil Services Mains examination 5 times , IFS Mains once and Qualified for Personality Test (Interview) once.

With a vast reservoir of knowledge and experience, Manjunath has developed an impeccable command over his subject. His near perfect understanding of the challenges and requisites the UPSC CSE exam poses make him a favourite among his students.

Thousands of students he has taught and mentored over the years stand testimony to his commitment and dedication towards teaching. His excellent communication skills, willingness to help students with meaningful feedback and giving a proper structure to their strategy enable students to get better and eventually succeed under his esteemed guidance.

Subject : International Relations

Shashank K.N, is the faculty for International Relations at InsightsIAS. A software engineer by profession, his compassionate zeal to uplift the downtrodden in the society drove him to pursue Civil Services Exam. His keen interest in political activities across globe made him choose Political science and international relations. With a stronghold in PSIR, he has appeared in the UPSC CSE personality test twice. He has a teaching experience of around 3 years. An affable mentor who always has a cogent and practical solution for any problems or hurdles a student faces. A fitness enthusiast and his passion for various sports is evident through his laurels of being a national level badminton player.

Subjects: Environment & Ecology, Disaster Management, Internal Security

Ashish Ghadge, a Punekar by birth, has been associated with InsightsIAS for more than 3 years now. Having appeared twice for UPSC CSE interviews, he was even selected as an Assistant Commandant in the Central Armed Police Forces, also recruited by UPSC. With a core competence of more than 5 years in teaching, he handles the topics of Geography, Environment and Internal Security at InsightsIAS. The repertoire of knowledge and experience gained through his years of preparation and teaching has been immensely helpful in mentoring the students to make their preparations sail smooth. His calm and composed nature with a charming smile makes him highly approachable to the students. Ashish is a passionate sportsman with the belief in mantra of “Be fit, be happy”.

Subject: CSAT(Prelims)

Shamanth Gowda, faculty for CSAT at InsightsIAS holds to his credit a professional teaching experience of more than 5 years at some of the top-most coaching institutes at Bangalore.

With specialisation in Mental Ability, Aptitude, Reasoning & Comprehension, thousands of students have qualified CSAT, SSC, CDS and other Banking examinations.

The secret behind his success rate is his simple yet effective way of teaching that has helped students to understand, retain and replicate concepts rather than purely mugging formulae.

Under his expert guidance, students from non-science background also have started developing love for aptitude and are able to qualify in various competitive exams.

Subjects: Science & Technology

Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari, a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi, is a recipient of Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR, Government of India. He worked as a research scientist in IIT, Delhi from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Agrahari is presently working as an independent consultant in the fields of environment, renewable and sustainable energy and biogas issues at the Bag Energy Research Society, Varanasi. He is an expert in the field of energy and has published various papers in many reputed international journals. He has attended many international conferences in Sweden and France. Dr. Agrahari is well known for his expertise in “Environment Science” and “Science and Technology” and has authored several books on the same for UPSC examinations. His published book on Science & Technology and Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity, Climate Change & Disaster Management on Mc Graw Hill Publication is highly demanding, selling and popular book in UPSC segment.

As a teacher of UPSC aspirants for over 19 years, Dr. Agrahari has been associated with over 50 reputed coaching institutes in more than 15 states on India. He is also associated with various NGOs and Civil Societies for the welfare of weaker section and minority students.

Vinay Kumar G B did his schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Chitradurga. After completing graduation in genetics, he decided to become an IAS Officer. While working as a Panchayat Development Officer in Mysore, he had a strong urge to impart the knowledge he had gained over the years. He resigned from his job and started his online initiative to provide the right guidance to IAS aspirants.  Today, this online initiative - www.insightsonindia.com is India’s leading website for UPSC IAS preparation. Immensely popular and most sought after - Daily Answer Writing Practice (Secure Initiative), Core Batch (fetched Rank 1-2016) and Mentorship initiatives were pioneered by him at a time when coaching institutes had become stagnant and had nothing new to offer to its students.
His expertise lies in giving right and honest guidance to aspirants who have faith in him. This guidance is personalised based on individual strengths and weaknesses of aspirants. His ability to mentor students without complicating the process is what differentiates him from the myriad of options available to an aspirant today. Approachability, sensitivity towards student’s needs, humility and passionate hard-work are some of his admirable qualities. Apart from guiding aspirants with respect to overall strategy, he has established himself as an expert when it comes to helping students increase their marks in General Studies papers, Essays and Personality test. In fact, he had one of the highest scores in the Personality test. His exceptional command over GS 4, unique approach and strategy towards Ethics paper has helped students elevate their scores to 135+. His insights into Essay writing in the form of ‘Essay perspectives’ have been enlightening for thousands of students and is worth mentioning.
InsightsIAS under the leadership of Vinay Kumar GB is first in the country to have a full-time psychotherapist and certified Success & Mindset coach to ensure impeccable mental health of all its students which is the need of the hour.
Today, more than five thousand students are being guided by InsightsIAS under the mentorship of VINAY KUMAR G B in Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad.
Apart from Offline students, Vinay G B mentors and motivates lakhs of students online through his regular articles, videos, webinars and InstaClasses on our immensely popular website, telegram and YouTube channels.

Specializing in Governance and Management, Prof. K M Pathi has spent more than two decades in teaching and training Officers of Higher Civil Services (IAS, IPS) both Indian & Foreign. Further, he has addressed and conducted Behavioural Competencies & Performance workshops for Senior Management of Corporate & Public Sector Undertakings such as Air India & Coal India Ltd.

He is also actively involved in the preparation of Training Modules and Curriculum for various Institutions and Universities. With more than 34 publications, he also acts as a Consultant to Government Departments in institutional projects of public importance. Over the years, he has delivered keynote addresses & lectures at prominent institutions such as:

• Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
• Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training, Parliament of India, New Delhi
• Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, University of Delhi
• National Centre for Good Governance, New Delhi