{"id":26,"date":"2025-08-09T15:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:30:08","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fi-found\">\n<div class=\"l\"><span class=\"kicker l\">Flagship \u00b7 PSIR Optional Foundation 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Not just a foundation course<\/h3>\n<div class=\"fi-facts\">\n<div>Starts<b>24 August 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Timing<b>2:00 \u2013 4:30 PM<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Mode<b>Online \u00b7 Offline<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A foundation that does not leave you midway. Two courses on the same base \u2014 Magnus and Crucible \u2014 covering the complete official PSIR syllabus, Paper I and Paper II, across 100 in-depth sessions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>100 core sessions<\/b> \u2014 full syllabus, taught in depth<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>Answer writing in every class<\/b> \u2014 PYQs and model answers from week one<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>PSIR Dynamics, both phases<\/b> \u2014 weekly, through to the Mains window<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>Test series with copy evaluation<\/b> \u2014 structure, thinkers, current linkage, conclusion<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>Notes that never get old<\/b> \u2014 plus a scholar quotation bank<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>OIGP after Mains<\/b> \u2014 interview guidance for the optional<\/li>\n<li><i>\u25c6<\/i> <b>Magnus adds PSIR Praxis<\/b> \u2014 25 application sessions across the Mains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-inv ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r\">\n<h4>Fees \u00b7 all-inclusive<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fi-prow hi\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Magnus<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">125 sessions (100 core + 25 Praxis) \u00b7 Dynamics both phases \u00b7 Test Series included \u00b7 OGP Advanced and OIGP free \u00b7 any mode<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b972,000<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-prow\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Crucible \u00b7 Online<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">100 sessions live with recordings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b942,000<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-prow\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Crucible \u00b7 Online + Test Series<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">Adds the full test series<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b946,000<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-prow\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Crucible \u00b7 Offline<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">Classroom, Old Rajinder Nagar<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b948,000<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-prow\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Crucible \u00b7 Offline + Test Series<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">Classroom with test series<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b952,000<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-prow\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pn\">Crucible \u00b7 Hybrid + Test Series<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd\">Classroom or online, as convenient<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pp\">\u20b955,000<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; margin-top: 16px;\">Upgrade to a higher plan or to Magnus within 30 days by paying only the difference. Existing ForumIAS students receive a concession \u2014 confirm at the counselling desk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-ctab\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"ch\">\n<div>\n<h3>Detailed lecture plan<\/h3>\n<p>Session by session \u2014 what is taught, in what order, and in how much depth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 28px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.5px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">PYQs sit inside every session, not at the end \u2014 there is no separate PYQ module, and that is deliberate. Sessions 1\u2013100 are common to Magnus and Crucible; P1\u2013P25 are PSIR Praxis, in Magnus only. The weekly Dynamics class runs over and above these.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span class=\"ftag b\">Paper I<\/span><b style=\"font-family: Fraunces,Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;\">Political Theory &amp; Indian Politics<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">Sessions 1\u201363<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-rows\" style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 1<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Orientation &amp; Method<\/b>Syllabus architecture \u00b7 ten-year PYQ trends \u00b7 note-making \u00b7 the answer-writing framework<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">Session 1<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 2<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Western Political Thought<\/b>Plato and Aristotle through to Gramsci and Arendt<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">2\u201317<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 3<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Political Theory \u2014 Core Concepts<\/b>State, justice, equality, rights, democracy, power<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">18\u201330<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 4<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Political Ideologies &amp; Debates<\/b>Liberalism, socialism, Marxism, fascism, Gandhism, feminism<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">31\u201340<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 5<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Indian Political Thought<\/b>Dharmashastra and Arthashastra through to Gandhi, Ambedkar and M. N. Roy<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">41\u201351<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 6<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Indian Government &amp; Politics<\/b>Nationalism, the Constitution, institutions, federalism, party system, movements<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">52\u201363<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span class=\"ftag r\">Paper II<\/span><b style=\"font-family: Fraunces,Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;\">Comparative Politics &amp; International Relations<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">Sessions 64\u2013100<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-rows\" style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 7<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Comparative Political Analysis<\/b>Approaches, the state compared, representation, globalisation<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">64\u201370<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 8<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>International Relations \u2014 Theory &amp; Key Concepts<\/b>Idealism to systems theory \u00b7 national interest, security, power, deterrence<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">71\u201378<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 9<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>International Politics \u2014 Order, Economy &amp; Institutions<\/b>The changing political order, Bretton Woods to WTO, the UN, regionalisation<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">79\u201383<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 10<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>India and the World \u00b7 expanded<\/b>Foreign policy, the neighbourhood, the Global South, great powers, the nuclear question<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">84\u201399<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Module 11<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Grand Consolidation<\/b>The whole syllabus pulled together before the Mains window<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">Session 100<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span class=\"ftag\">Magnus only<\/span><b style=\"font-family: Fraunces,Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;\">PSIR Praxis \u2014 the application series<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P1\u2013P25<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-rows\">\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena I<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Indian Society through the PSIR Lens<\/b>Unity and the nation \u00b7 caste, class, gender \u00b7 secularism and regionalism \u00b7 globalisation<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P1\u2013P4<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena II<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Governance &amp; Institutions in Action<\/b>The living Constitution \u00b7 institutions under stress \u00b7 democracy&#8217;s report card \u00b7 rights and welfare<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P5\u2013P9<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena III<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>India &amp; the World, Applied<\/b>Headlines through theory \u00b7 the neighbourhood live \u00b7 great powers \u00b7 multilateralism \u00b7 the Indo-Pacific<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P10\u2013P14<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena IV<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Political Economy of the World<\/b>The world economic order \u00b7 geoeconomics \u00b7 development debates<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P15\u2013P17<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena V<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>The Philosopher&#8217;s Treasury<\/b>Indian and Western thinkers as answer capital \u00b7 concepts that travel \u00b7 the ethics of public power<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P18\u2013P21<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-row\">\n<div class=\"dy\">Arena VI<\/div>\n<div class=\"tt\"><b>Long Prose Writing<\/b>Architecture of the long piece \u00b7 abstract prompts \u00b7 issue-based prompts \u00b7 full-length review<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.5px; color: #74828f; font-weight: 600;\">P22\u2013P25<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-ctab\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"ch\">\n<div>\n<h3>Test Series 2027 \u00b7 Cohort 5<\/h3>\n<p>400+ questions \u00b7 four layers of testing \u00b7 same fee online and offline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ftag l\">Enrolling<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>PSIR ATS<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"ftag r\">Exam realism<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">Pure simulation \u2014 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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Sectional 1 \u00b7 9 August 2026 \u00b7 runs to 11 October<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b912,999<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-red fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>PSIR O-AWFG<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"ftag b\">Balanced<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">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%.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">DAWT 1 \u00b7 3 August 2026 \u00b7 runs to 11 November<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b913,499<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-red fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>PSIR O-AWFG Prime<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"ftag\">Most intensive<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">Everything O-AWFG builds plus the testing ATS applies \u2014 35 DAWTs, 8 Revision Tests in disciplined mode, 2 Full-Length Tests and 2 Simulators, with PSIR Dynamics classes included rather than discounted.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Cohort 5 \u00b7 from 3 August 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b917,999<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-red fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-ctab\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"ch\" style=\"background: #123456;\">\n<div>\n<h3>Mains 2026 \u00b7 appearing this year<\/h3>\n<p>Guidance and testing timed for the Prelims-to-Mains window<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>OGP Advanced+<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"ftag r\">Most complete<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">Everything in OGP Advanced \u2014 23 priority AWSM classes, 23 class-linked tests, 20 DAWTs, 4 Full-Length Tests, PSIR Dynamics 2026 and complete ten-year PYQ coverage \u2014 plus 4 Sectional Tests simulating each half of the paper before the full-length mocks.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Batch 1 \u00b7 from 18 June 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b920,500<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-navy fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>OGP Advanced<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"ftag b\">Priority teaching<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">23 classes ranked by ten years of PYQ frequency and by the topics aspirants struggle most to write \u2014 taught highest-impact first. A test after every class, 20 DAWTs, 4 FLTs, PSIR Dynamics 2026 and full PYQ coverage.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Batch 1 \u00b7 from 18 June 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b917,500<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-navy fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>O-AWFG Prime 2026<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">20 DAWTs, 4 Sectional Tests and 4 Full-Length Tests, with in-depth discussion, detailed solutions, model answers and one-to-one copy evaluation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Batch 3 \u00b7 from 23 June 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b913,500<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-navy fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>O-AWFG 2026<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">20 DAWTs and 2 Full-Length Tests \u2014 the writing habit built in sustainable doses, with full evaluation and discussion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Batch 3 \u00b7 from 23 June 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b910,500<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-navy fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-crow\">\n<div class=\"l\">\n<div class=\"nm\">\n<h4>PSIR Optional Simulator 2026<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d\">Two full-length tests, Paper I and Paper II, mirroring real UPSC Mains difficulty and environment \u2014 with discussion, model answers and evaluation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"when\">Batch 1 \u00b7 9 August 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt\">\n<div class=\"pr\">\u20b91,999<small>incl. taxes<\/small><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"fbtn fbtn-navy fbtn-sm ext\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/optional-test-series\/psir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fi-quiet\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<div>\n<h3>Not sure where you stand?<\/h3>\n<p>A counselling call is free and takes fifteen minutes. 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