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UPSC CALENDAR 2021: DATES FOR CSE AND IFoS EXAM RELEASED

19th August, 2020 Miscellaneous

      UPSC CALENDAR 2021: DATES FOR CSE AND IFoS EXAM RELEASED

 

The much awaited UPSC Calendar for the 2021 aspirants is out!!!

The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) has released its annual schedule on its official website for the year 2021. The 2021 calendar determines the civil services exam schedule and dates of various exams to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Every year, UPSC publishes an annual calendar well in advance so that aspirants preparing for different exams will get an overall idea about the dates.

The UPSC schedule states that the UPSC civil services exam (prelims) will be conducted on 27 June 2021. The official notice for applying to the exam will be released on February 10. According to the calendar, the mains exams for the year 2021 will begin from 17th September 2021. Also, the main exams will be administered for five days at specified dates. The expected dates of Mains 2021 are September 17, 18, 19, 25 and 26 (2021).

The calendar issued on the official website indicates that the dates and schedule of commencement and interval of exams are subjected to change.. Usually, every year the prelims for UPSC civil services exams are conducted in the month of May or early June. But for 2021, the commission has advanced the dates to late June.

 

CALENDAR:

There are about 45 weeks to PRELIMS 2021. For some of the aspirants these could be just numbers. But for the serious ones it is the timeline of their preparation. It rings the bell that now is the time to strategize the preparation which will help the aspirants in taking the lead and going ahead in the race.

 

API PLUS Academy has brought about various programmes keeping the 2021 exam in mind:

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM

OVERVIEW:

  • Distance learning aims to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by space and time.
  • It primarily caters to the need of aspirants who are unable to join regular coaching classes due to major reasons but have ardent desire to become a civil servant.
  • Out-stationed & working aspirants, who are unable to join Classroom Program should not be deprived of the valuable guidance and motivation provided by India’s most renowned faculty members & mentors. Thus, the importance of Distance Learning Program cannot be emphasized enough.

 

COURSE FORMAT:

Course Duration: 6 months

Course Fees: Rs. 35,400/-

 

COVERAGE:

  • It will cover GS, CSAT, Essay and Optional.
  • There will be updated study material which will be delivered in or after August 2020.
  • It will include e-magazine subscription.
  • There will be tests for prelims as well as mains.
  • There will be 37 tests covering the entire ambit of civil services examination syllabus.
  • There will be 5 tests based on previous year UPSC CSE, CDS, CAPF and ESE exam.
  • There will 10 full length tests covering Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs + Budget 2021 + Economic Survey.

 

HOME LEARNING PROGRAM

OVERVIEW:

  • Years of expertise, research & analysis of Civil Services Examination has driven by APTI PLUS Academy to embark upon developing a Virtual (Live/Online) Classroom Program that is in line with the changing dimensions of the UPSC preparation process.
  • The program is meticulously designed by India’s most adroit professionals having extensive expertise in the field of Civil Services Examination.
  • It is the most comprehensive program developed by APTI PLUS Academy in which the best quality of education gets delivered straight to your home through India’s Top Educators.
  • Objective is thus to simplify the process of UPSC preparation and provide a platform that can best suit aspirants and professionals and lead them to the path of success.

 

COURSE FORMAT AND COVERAGE:

  • Following courses are on offer:
  • NCERT Online Foundation Course
  • Online Program for Regular Course (Prelims + Mains)
  • Two Years Online Foundation Course
  • Online Course for Prelims only
  • Online Course for Mains only
  • Online Course for Optional Subject
  • Online Test Series Program
  • Course Duration: 2 months to 12 months
  • Course Fees: Rs. 35,400 to 1,41,600/-
  • It will cover GS Mains and Prelims, CSAT, Essay and Optional.
  • Complete coverage of current affairs of the year.
  • There will be classes on weekdays and weekends. Duration- 2 to 3 hours.

 

For the year 2020, the UPSC civil services exam (mains) will be conducted on 8th, 9th, 10th, 16th, and 17th January 2021.

MAINS TEST SERIES 2020

OVERVIEW:

  • UPSC Mains is the most important phase of the exam preparation. It is the time for actions and the consolidation of all the hard work that a candidate have put on in the initial phases.
  • Due to the dynamic pattern of UPSC Civil Services Examination in the recent years, it is necessary to reorient your strategy to changing needs of the examination.
  • With its vast experience of successfully guiding and mentoring students, APTI PLUS ACADEMY FOR CIVIL SERVICES, has structured its Test Series Program meticulously, with an in-depth coverage of the syllabus and scientifically designed Tests covering the entire static and current portions.

 

COURSE FORMAT AND COVERAGE:

  • Course Validity: 365 days
  • Course Fees: Rs. 7,000/-
  • There will be 40 tests.
  • There will be 32 sectional tests covering the entire ambit of civil services examination syllabus.
  • There will be 8 full length tests.

 

THE TIME TO REST IS OVER FOR BOTH 2020 AND 2021 ASPIRANTS. JUST 45 DAYS FOR PRELIMS 2020 AND THE 2021 ASPIRANTS HAVE 45 WEEKS FOR PRELIMS EXAM.

 

So, from today onwards brace yourself and do something today that your future self will thank you for.

 

HAPPY LEARNING!!!