VidBodh AcademyThe art and science of civil services preparation

UPSC CSE

The syllabus, taught from first principles.


Science & Technology, Ecology & Environment, and Physics Optional. You will not be handed a summary to memorise. You will be taught why the answer is what it is.

How we teach

Six stages
  1. 01

    Foundations first

    The underlying science before any current affairs, because a concept understood once does not need revising every year.

  2. 02

    Then the value addition

    Applications, case studies and recent developments — where most preparation begins, and where this one continues.

  3. 03

    Prelims and Mains together

    The same topic taught for both papers in one pass, because separating them teaches the syllabus twice.

  4. 04

    Assessment throughout

    Regular prelims and mains testing while the course runs, not a separate scramble at the end.

  5. 05

    Intensive revision before Prelims

    Testing steps up in the months before the exam, when recall matters more than new material.

  6. 06

    Answer writing between Prelims and Mains

    Dedicated support in the window that decides the result, when most aspirants are left to work alone.

Courses

2026–27 cycle
  • 01GS Paper III

    Science & Technology

    Sessions
    45 live · 90 min
    Tests
    10 prelims tests, 3 mains tests
    Starts
    Coming soon
  • 02GS Paper III

    Ecology & Environment

    Sessions
    50 live · 90 min
    Tests
    10 prelims tests, 3 mains tests
    Starts
    Coming soon
  • 03Optional

    Physics Optional

    Papers I and II across the syllabus: derivations, numericals and the marking habits that decide the score.

    Sessions
    115 live · 2.5 hr
    Tests
    12 papers + 1:1 review
    Starts
    Coming soon
  • 04GS Paper III · S&T + Ecology

    Combined Current Affairs

    Recent science and environment news, traced back to the concepts underneath.

    Sessions
    2 classes weekly, Saturday and Sunday
    Tests
    Weekly tests
    Starts
    Coming soon

The courses have not started, but three things are ready now: Prelims PYQs, Mains PYQs and Daily Answer Writing, which is free.

Programmes

Across all subjects
  • 01Prelims · all subjects

    Prelims Test Series

    Sectional and full length papers across the prelims syllabus, with explanations and sources.

    Papers
    30 tests · 25 General Studies + 5 CSAT
    Explanations
    Written analysis, with question by question reasoning
    After each test
    Individual performance analysis
    Starts
    15 January 2027
    Fee
    ₹9,999 · Inclusive of GST
    Schedule and enrolment for Prelims Test Series
  • 02Mains · GS

    Daily Answer Writing

    Answer writing across all four General Studies papers. Every question carries a model answer and a note on how the answer was built, published the morning after.

    Questions
    5 on a topic day, 10 on revision, 20 in a full length test
    Model answers
    The following morning, with an approach note
    Runs
    1 September to 30 December 2026
    Fee
    Free
    Schedule and sign up for Daily Answer Writing

Free resources

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Faculty

  • Abhishek Kumar

    Abhishek Kumar

    Founder · Science & Technology, Ecology & Environment, Physics Optional

    • Education B.Tech Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
    • Teaching Ten years in civil services preparation
    • Also Designing prelims and mains test series; mentoring for Mains and Essay

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