Preparing for UPSC English Literature requires not just reading the texts but also practicing structured answer writing. The following 90-day test series is designed to help you:
- Cover the syllabus author-wise: Each phase focuses on a one or two writer(s)/play(s)/poet(s).
- Practice variety of questions: Contextual passages, 10-markers, 15-markers, and 20-markers.
- Balance depth and revision: Each block ends with a revision test to consolidate learning.
- Simulate UPSC pattern: The series mirrors the exam with short notes, thematic essays, etc.
Starting on: 27th October 2025
Rs. 25,999, Rs. 19,999 (ONLINE | HYBRID)
Mentor Feedback & Discussion
Every test in the series will be followed by detailed one-to-one feedback with mentors to ensure continuous improvement:
Mode of Feedback:
- Online: Through Google Meet for convenience and personalised discussion.
- Offline: At the centre for face-to-face interaction.
Format:
- Each question attempted will be evaluated in depth for content, structure, and presentation.
- Mentors will provide sample answers and model structures for every question.
- Discussion will focus on strengths, gaps, and specific strategies to score higher.
- Students will be guided on how to rationalise content, avoid word-limit breaches, and add value with criticism and textual detail.
This interactive feedback loop ensures that the test series is not just writing practice, but a guided journey of refinement leading up to the exam.
By the end of the programme, you will have:
- Practiced all major question types (2016–2025)
- Built exam-ready notes, structures, and critical anchors tailored to each author and text.
- Completed 3–4 revisions per author in a time-bound manner, ensuring recall under exam pressure.
- Strengthened textual recall through repeated drills and contextual passage practice.
- Mastered answer presentation with clear introductions, structured body arguments, critical references, and concise conclusions.
- Integrated critical perspectives (New Historicism, Postcolonial, Feminist, Modernist, Absurdist, Romantic theory) into answers.
- Enhanced time management skills by simulating exam-like conditions across 10-marker, 15-marker, and 20-marker answers.
- Compiled a personal revision notebook from your answers and mentor feedback, becoming your last-mile resource before the exam.
- Built exam temperament and confidence through a full-length mock test mirroring the UPSC pattern.
- Internalised critical voices and scholars (Harold Bloom, Northrop Frye, Aimé Césaire, Coleridge, ) for value addition.
- Created a sustainable habit of answer writing, ensuring that literature is not just read but expressed in a UPSC-scoring manner.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This series is structured author-wise, covering every major question type asked between 2016–2025, with PYQs, thematic questions, and revision tests. It also includes one-to-one mentor feedback and model answers.
Tests are scheduled daily for 80 days, with a balance of drills, essay-type questions, and revision blocks. A full-length mock simulating the UPSC pattern concludes the series.
You will attempt 10-markers, 15-markers, and 20-markers — exactly as per UPSC pattern. Questions are drawn from 2016–2025 PYQs and anticipated trends.
Yes. Every test comes with personalised feedback: • Online: via Google Meet sessions. • Offline: At the centre. • Each question is discussed, and sample answers/model structures are provided.
Each block ends with a revision test, and by the end, you will have revised every author 3–4 times. A personal revision notebook is also compiled from your answers and mentor comments.
Tests simulate exam-like conditions with strict word limits and timed practice for 10 (7 minutes), 15 (10 minutes), and 20 (15 minutes) markers. Mentors also guide on answer structuring within the time frame.
Not necessarily. The series itself is designed to be syllabus-aligned. Even if you are mid-way in preparation, the test + feedback cycle ensures coverage, consolidation, and repeated revision.
• Model answers for every question. • Sample structures for essays. • Reading references (critical voices, scholarly perspectives).
