VAJIRAM & RAVI, as a coaching institute for the IAS Examination, started its journey in February 1976. Over the years Vajiram & Ravi has grown to be the most popular and the largest centre for the candidates preparing for the Civil Services Examination(CSE). Apart from the regular classroom coaching, Vajiram & Ravi has also been imparting Online Coaching to candidates who may not be able to make use of our regular coaching programmes and also as a support programme for those who have completed their classroom coaching with us.
The core of any learning centre, which a coaching institute is, is imparting quality education. The 40- strong teaching faculty is highly trained and qualified, enjoying the reputation of students from all over the country.;In the past 20 years, almost all the years, the All India first ranking candidates have come from Vajiram& Ravi. In the past more than 40 years of its existence, it has helped over 10,000 candidates join India’s top Civil Services.
Since, about 50% of the successful students every year in the CSE come from Vajiram & Ravi, it also offers a platform for the potential students to come together, interact and develop a healthy competitive spirit that helps them to persist with their yearlong hard work. Many of our students have acknowledged that by joining Vajiram & Ravi, not only they gained knowledge of various subjects but also a complete personality transformation.
For the upcoming Preliminary Test 2021, the students need to develop a thorough knowledge of the current developments along with the text book knowledge of subjects pare of General Studies.
Current developments in various areas may dominate upto 75% of the General Studies paper. Beware of the negative marks. Thoughtless guess work may push up the negative score and undo the otherwise good work done by a candidate. One should aim to answer about 75 questions as it may not be possible to answer all the questions. It is better to give 4 to 5 revisions to a set of two well selected study materials, rather than going through a large number of study materials. Take as many mock tests as possible for practice.
Don’t neglect the CSAT paper. If you have been regular with your preparation over the past 10 months or so, you have every reason to hold on to your self confidence and you should do well.
The writer is Arjun Ravindran, Director, Vajiram and Ravi