SFG 2026 Level-1 Program starts 22nd December 2025

Dear Friends,

We are writing to inform you that we are coming up with the  Level-1 of Select Focus Group (SFG) 2026.  The Program will  start from 3rd week of December  and the  Entrance Test is scheduled for 16th November 2025 at 9:30 AM.

Registrations for the Entrance Test are now open and you can register by visiting:https://academy.forumias.com/events/

SFG is a unique initiative by ForumIAS designed to test the discipline, dedication, and perseverance of aspirants through 7 AM tests every day, 5-6 days a week, on a pre-planned syllabus, followed by a discussion on the same.

About SFG and How it is conducted
SFG is a test based course for Civil Services Prelims where tests are conducted 5 days in a week – at 7AM – in online and offline mode across several cities and centers. You get a daily rank-list in a few hours after you have written the test. You have some awesome post test discussions which you can attend online. You get a weekly ranklist every Sunday – so that you know how you are doing. At the end of the month / 4 weeks, you get a monthly rank-list. At this point, the bottom performing students are required to leave the program so as to not waste their money for a second month. This also ensures that the quality of crowd is maintained – which ensures when you make it to the list – finally – you will meet a lot of your SFG co-aspirants in LBSNAA. You can expect at least a hundred SFG folks every year in LBSNAA. You will know it when you get there.

SFG is conducted in two levels – Level 1 and Level 2. Both will be about 8-9 weeks duration. Level 1 commences from 3rd week of December and ends in the last week of February. Level 2 commences from 1st week of March and ends about 3-4 weeks before the actual prelims. Level 1 has book based questions

Level-1 of SFG 2026 is commencing from 3rd week of December and in this level we will focus on:

• We will cover NCERTs and Basic books.
• Including both static and current General Studies Paper-1 topics.
• Questions pattern and difficulty level will be similar to UPSC CSE Prelims paper.
• Focus on analytical skills, conceptual clarity, and knowledge consolidation.
• We have dedicated every Saturday for CSAT test, which will be counted in your overall ranking.
• Holistically covering PYQs from each topic as per the schedule.
   

Want to know more about SFG and How it works: Read Here  https://forumias.com/blog/sfg2026/

Entrance Test for SFG 2026 Level-1 will be conducted on 16th November 2025 at 9:30 AM.

Click Herefor SFG 2026 Regular Test.

Please Note:

• If you have any clash with any other exam, you will get an opportunity to write the second entrance exam. Only those students will have the opportunity to write the specific entrance who will email other exam hall ticket to farej@flaviant.com. 
• The Program is available in both Online mode and Offline mode at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Patna, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Bhopal, Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh, and Trivandrum.
• The tests will be supplemented with comprehensive discussions. As a privilege, the students selected in SFG will be eligible to get discussion in Online mode and Offline at New Delhi, Karol Bagh Centre. The student selected into RLG will be eligible to watch the online discussion on their portal only.

What will you get in Entrance Test?

• The duration of the test will be 1 hour. It will have both GS and CSAT questions. 
• There will be 50 questions. For every correct question, there will be 2 marks, and for incorrect questions, there will be a negative marking of -0.67 
• It is expected that candidates will have gone through the basic books and are aware of the concepts across different subjects.
• For GS part, you can expect a judicious mix of questions from Polity (8 Questions), Economy (8 Questions), History and Art & Culture (4 Questions), Environment (4 Questions), Science & Technology (4 Questions) and Indian geography (6 Questions). For Current Affairs (6 Questions), questions will be asked from the last 3 months i.e., August, September and October 2025. 
• For CSAT part, a total of 10 questions from Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, and Aptitude will be asked. The previous year's question paper from 2013 can be used as a reference point for preparing these topics. 
• The entrance test will check the aspirant’s problem-solving aptitude within the provided time.

 To register for Entrance Examination:  https://academy.forumias.com/events/

For regular updates on the program bookmark  https://forumias.com/blog/sfg/

For any assistance, you can email us at  admissions@forumias.academy  or call us at  9311740400

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Wishing you Success

Always