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Psychology Optional Foundation

Complete Paper 1 and Paper 2 built from the ground up — no prior psychology background needed.

Sample class: memory in Mains

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What this course is

Paper 1 and Paper 2, in exam order

The Foundation course covers the entire optional syllabus across roughly 220 sessions. It assumes nothing: the first three weeks build the vocabulary and the research method background that the rest of the subject depends on.

Each chapter closes with a written assignment, and every fourth week is a revision and answer writing week. Notes are provided as printed booklets in Delhi and as PDFs for online students.

220+ live sessions, all recorded and available till your attempt
Chapter-wise notes plus a consolidated researcher and theory index
Fifteen years of previous questions mapped to each chapter
Six full-length papers included, evaluated personally

Syllabus

Covered module by module

Paper 1 · Foundations

Introduction, methods of psychology, research designs, development of behaviour, sensory and perceptual processes.

Paper 1 · Core processes

Learning, memory and forgetting, thinking and problem solving, motivation and emotion, intelligence and aptitude.

Paper 1 · Personality and beyond

Personality theories, attitudes and social cognition, group processes, language and communication, issues in Indian psychology.

Paper 2 · Applications

Psychological measurement, psychology and social problems, applications to organisations, environment and health.

Paper 2 · Practice areas

Rehabilitation psychology, community psychology, psychology of gender, psychology for economic and agricultural development.

Answer writing lab

Structure, diagrams, researcher citation, Indian examples, and timed full-length practice under exam conditions.

Online

Mains Test Series

Sectional and full-length papers on the UPSC pattern, with a discussion call after every evaluation.

16 testsModel answersCall after each test

₹9,500 ~~₹12,000~~ View details

Personal

1-on-1 Mentorship

A weekly call with Sanket Sir, a study plan that fits your timeline, and accountability that holds.

Weekly callsCustom plan24×7 doubt support

₹18,000 ~~₹24,000~~ View details

Guided

Answer Writing Programme

Learn the structure that scores: definition, theory, researcher, diagram, and a closing that lands.

40 questionsLine-by-line feedbackValue addition

₹7,500 ~~₹9,500~~ View details