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Flagship · PSIR Optional Foundation 2027
Not just a foundation course
Starts24 August 2026
Timing2:00 – 4:30 PM
ModeOnline · Offline
A foundation that does not leave you midway. Two courses on the same base — Magnus and Crucible — covering the complete official PSIR syllabus, Paper I and Paper II, across 100 in-depth sessions.
- ◆ 100 core sessions — full syllabus, taught in depth
- ◆ Answer writing in every class — PYQs and model answers from week one
- ◆ PSIR Dynamics, both phases — weekly, through to the Mains window
- ◆ Test series with copy evaluation — structure, thinkers, current linkage, conclusion
- ◆ Notes that never get old — plus a scholar quotation bank
- ◆ OIGP after Mains — interview guidance for the optional
- ◆ Magnus adds PSIR Praxis — 25 application sessions across the Mains
Fees · all-inclusive
Magnus
125 sessions (100 core + 25 Praxis) · Dynamics both phases · Test Series included · OGP Advanced and OIGP free · any mode
₹72,000
Crucible · Online
100 sessions live with recordings
₹42,000
Crucible · Online + Test Series
Adds the full test series
₹46,000
Crucible · Offline
Classroom, Old Rajinder Nagar
₹48,000
Crucible · Offline + Test Series
Classroom with test series
₹52,000
Crucible · Hybrid + Test Series
Classroom or online, as convenient
₹55,000
Upgrade to a higher plan or to Magnus within 30 days by paying only the difference. Existing ForumIAS students receive a concession — confirm at the counselling desk.
Detailed lecture plan
Session by session — what is taught, in what order, and in how much depth
PYQs sit inside every session, not at the end — there is no separate PYQ module, and that is deliberate. Sessions 1–100 are common to Magnus and Crucible; P1–P25 are PSIR Praxis, in Magnus only. The weekly Dynamics class runs over and above these.
Paper IPolitical Theory & Indian PoliticsSessions 1–63
Module 1
Orientation & MethodSyllabus architecture · ten-year PYQ trends · note-making · the answer-writing framework
Session 1
Module 2
Western Political ThoughtPlato and Aristotle through to Gramsci and Arendt
2–17
Module 3
Political Theory — Core ConceptsState, justice, equality, rights, democracy, power
18–30
Module 4
Political Ideologies & DebatesLiberalism, socialism, Marxism, fascism, Gandhism, feminism
31–40
Module 5
Indian Political ThoughtDharmashastra and Arthashastra through to Gandhi, Ambedkar and M. N. Roy
41–51
Module 6
Indian Government & PoliticsNationalism, the Constitution, institutions, federalism, party system, movements
52–63
Paper IIComparative Politics & International RelationsSessions 64–100
Module 7
Comparative Political AnalysisApproaches, the state compared, representation, globalisation
64–70
Module 8
International Relations — Theory & Key ConceptsIdealism to systems theory · national interest, security, power, deterrence
71–78
Module 9
International Politics — Order, Economy & InstitutionsThe changing political order, Bretton Woods to WTO, the UN, regionalisation
79–83
Module 10
India and the World · expandedForeign policy, the neighbourhood, the Global South, great powers, the nuclear question
84–99
Module 11
Grand ConsolidationThe whole syllabus pulled together before the Mains window
Session 100
Magnus onlyPSIR Praxis — the application seriesP1–P25
Arena I
Indian Society through the PSIR LensUnity and the nation · caste, class, gender · secularism and regionalism · globalisation
P1–P4
Arena II
Governance & Institutions in ActionThe living Constitution · institutions under stress · democracy’s report card · rights and welfare
P5–P9
Arena III
India & the World, AppliedHeadlines through theory · the neighbourhood live · great powers · multilateralism · the Indo-Pacific
P10–P14
Arena IV
Political Economy of the WorldThe world economic order · geoeconomics · development debates
P15–P17
Arena V
The Philosopher’s TreasuryIndian and Western thinkers as answer capital · concepts that travel · the ethics of public power
P18–P21
Arena VI
Long Prose WritingArchitecture of the long piece · abstract prompts · issue-based prompts · full-length review
P22–P25
Test Series 2027 · Cohort 5
400+ questions · four layers of testing · same fee online and offline
Enrolling
PSIR ATS
Exam realism
Pure simulation — 4 Sectional Tests, 6 Full-Length Tests and 2 Optional Simulators, medium to high difficulty throughout. No teaching, no daily hand-holding. For the aspirant whose answers read well at home and lose marks under the clock.
Sectional 1 · 9 August 2026 · runs to 11 October
₹12,999incl. taxes
PSIR O-AWFG
Balanced
35 Daily Answer Writing Tests, two to three a week, seven questions each, with PYQs integrated into every test and 2 Optional Simulators after Prelims. For the aspirant who knows the syllabus but keeps postponing the writing. PSIR Dynamics available at 50%.
DAWT 1 · 3 August 2026 · runs to 11 November
₹13,499incl. taxes
PSIR O-AWFG Prime
Most intensive
Everything O-AWFG builds plus the testing ATS applies — 35 DAWTs, 8 Revision Tests in disciplined mode, 2 Full-Length Tests and 2 Simulators, with PSIR Dynamics classes included rather than discounted.
Cohort 5 · from 3 August 2026
₹17,999incl. taxes
Mains 2026 · appearing this year
Guidance and testing timed for the Prelims-to-Mains window
OGP Advanced+
Most complete
Everything in OGP Advanced — 23 priority AWSM classes, 23 class-linked tests, 20 DAWTs, 4 Full-Length Tests, PSIR Dynamics 2026 and complete ten-year PYQ coverage — plus 4 Sectional Tests simulating each half of the paper before the full-length mocks.
Batch 1 · from 18 June 2026
₹20,500incl. taxes
OGP Advanced
Priority teaching
23 classes ranked by ten years of PYQ frequency and by the topics aspirants struggle most to write — taught highest-impact first. A test after every class, 20 DAWTs, 4 FLTs, PSIR Dynamics 2026 and full PYQ coverage.
Batch 1 · from 18 June 2026
₹17,500incl. taxes
O-AWFG Prime 2026
20 DAWTs, 4 Sectional Tests and 4 Full-Length Tests, with in-depth discussion, detailed solutions, model answers and one-to-one copy evaluation.
Batch 3 · from 23 June 2026
₹13,500incl. taxes
O-AWFG 2026
20 DAWTs and 2 Full-Length Tests — the writing habit built in sustainable doses, with full evaluation and discussion.
Batch 3 · from 23 June 2026
₹10,500incl. taxes
PSIR Optional Simulator 2026
Two full-length tests, Paper I and Paper II, mirroring real UPSC Mains difficulty and environment — with discussion, model answers and evaluation.
Batch 1 · 9 August 2026
₹1,999incl. taxes
Not sure where you stand?
A counselling call is free and takes fifteen minutes. Call or WhatsApp 93117 40432 and you will get a straight answer about which programme fits your stage — including the answer that you do not need one yet.