Most of the people wanted to join the coaching of UPSC and want to fulfill their dream of becoming an IAS officer. So one of my friends also wanted to go to Delhi and join a coaching institute. But he didn’t know about the IAS coaching cost.
So how much does IAS coaching costs? Students spend between 150,000/- to 260,000/- Rs for a year for UPSC -CSE Coaching, and their priority is becoming an IAS officer. Also, People moving to another city can expect the amount of 120,000/- to 150,000/- year for accommodation and food depending upon the tier of the city. So the total amount is between 4,00,000 to 5,00,000 Rs.
To get into detail about IAS coaching cost, let’s see the fee structure that I have produced with my small research on the internet. In this blog, I have listed out the top 10 coaching fee structure. You can read them below.
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IAS Coaching Costs: Fees Of Top 10 Coaching Centers Of India.
| Name Of Coaching Institute | Courses | Yearly Fees | Official Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dristi IAS | General Studies (P+M) – GS (P+M) + History / Geography (Optional) + CSAT + Essay + TS (Pre) + TS GS (Mai GS (P+M) History / Geography (Optional) CSAT+Essay+TS (Pre)+TS‐GS (Mains)+Interview | 1,20,000/- 2,04,000/- RS | Drishti IAS Fees |
| Vision IAS | General Studies (P+M)- CSAT + Other Courses and Optional Subjects -Interview | 1,70,000/- 2,20,000/- Rs | Vision IAS Fees |
| Vajiram & Ravi IAS | General Studies (P+M – CSAT + Plus Optional Courses+Interview | 1,60,000/-2,41,000/- Rs | Vajiram Fees |
| Rau’s IAS | General Studies (P+M) – Optional exams + Test Series +Interview | 1,75,000/- – 2,58,000/- Rs | Rau’s IAS Fees |
| Chanakya IAS Academy | General Studies (P+M) – Extra courses | 1,92,000/ – 2,37,000/- Rs | Chanakya IAS |
| Khan Study Circle | General Studies (P+M) – Test Series+ Viva+ Optional | 1,57,000/- 2,54,000/- Rs | KGS Fees |
| Elite Academy | General Studies (P+M)- Integrated Course- Optional | 1,81,000-2,31,000 Rs | Elite Academy |
| ALS Coaching | General Studies – Optional | 1,71,000/–2,36,000/- Rs | ALS IAS |
| Chahal Academy | GS Main Paper-I, II, III, IV+ Essay + GS Prelims + CSAT + Prelims Test Series + Study Material (hard copy) + Current Affairs Magazine | 65,000/- 1,35,000/- RS | Chahal academy |
| Shankar IAS | General Studies – CSAT – Opational | 1,10,000/- 1,58,000 | Shankar IAS |
I have not mentioned the location of the coaching institutes as these all are most popular in India, and people mostly prefer them as their choice. Most people in India prefer to go to Delhi for the IAS preparation, so I have almost included all the fees structure of the Delhi-based coaching institute.
But there is no change in the fees according to the location. All the coaching institutes charge the same fees.
Now you may have an idea about the fee structure you have to pay for your IAS coaching at the coaching institute. But wait, that’s not all. I will share one more thing with you, so don’t go anywhere.
Accomodation And Food Cost For IAS Coaching.
Most people between the ages group 21-30 go to Delhi and all other megacities for IAS or UPSC coaching. I have not mentioned the other exams like IPS, IFS, IRS, etc., and 24 services because mostly 90% of the students prefer IAS their service.
Living the Megacity, especially which comes under the Tier -1 cities category, is not so cheap. And mostly the more problem is faced by those from a small town as they have to pay more about 20% -30% more.
Accomodation Cost
The first thing when aspirants go to a new city is to find accommodation or room where they can stay for whole year comfortably. So as per my point of view, you should apply these things when you are about to take admission in any coaching institute.
- Research:- Nowadays everyone has access to the internet. You can search the room for accommodation where you want to live as per your convenience. Make sure it’s not too far away from your coaching institute. And the rooms should be soundproof so that you can study well and has all the general requirement you need.
To help you, I have listed out some websites that provide information about PG rooms according to your need.
- Magicbricks.com
- 99acres.com
- nestaway.com
- Zolostays.com
- Make Calls:- From the above websites, you can have the idea of the amount that you have to spend on your accommodation. But still, you can make a call to the owner and reduce the price will some negotiation by doing this you can save a couple of thousand rupees for a year.
- Find a room partner:- It is very common to get a room partner in if you want to take PG as your accommodation. As lakhs of aspirants go for coaching every year. You can either approach a landlord or take the help of social media to find someone to be your room partner.
After gathering some information, I have to calculate that you will have to spend about 60,000/- Rs to 90,000/- Rs on accommodation for a year in Delhi. However, the price can be on the lower side of your share the room with someone.
Food Cost
It is essential to get the right food if you stay in a different place and environment. To get the best food, you can ask the old aspirants of your institute to get the info.
They will give you an idea about where you can get the best quality food at affordable prices. Before you do anything, here are some do’s and don’t you can follow.
Things you should Do.
- Search on the internet for the best mess or tiffin center near you. Pick the highest-rated ones.
- During the initial days you can try food from various places and later decide which one you liked the best.
- Try to get food someones who cooks from home not from the restaurants. Because it may har, to your health.
Things You Should Not Do.
- Don’t eat include oily food in your meals cause this will harm your health.
- Don not pay full amount at the time while you order the food on the monthly basis.
- Don’t order food from the restaurants or mess who do not provide home delivery.
Now let’s find out how much you have to pay for your food every month and its total cost. The total cost is between 60,000 /- – 82,000/- Rs for a year. But the expenses can go on the higher side.
Study Materials cost
If you join any coaching institute, they will provide you some study materials you but other than that, most of the students purchase several books buy their own.
What books most students prefer for IAS coaching?
- Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth – Buy It on Amazon
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh-Buy It on Amazon
- Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal –Buy It on Amazon
- India after Independence by Bipan Chandra –Buy It on Amazon
- Ancient India by R.S Sharma –Buy It on Amazon
- History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra –Buy It on Amazon
These are some most popular books that students prefer to buy. But the problem is not all coaching institutes provide these books due to that the aspirants need to buy them separately.
And if they purchase these books, they will have to add a couple of bucks to their budget. But that’s not the problem because buying books is a time investment.
Stationary Cost
You should not forget the other important study materials you have to buy separately, like study tables, blank sheets, and other stuff, which will cost you around 5,000-10,000 rs extra.
As I have given you the detailed ideas of the IAS coaching cost now, you have the idea about how much you will spend to start the journey to become a civil service officer.
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