Program for
Transforming
Students
Program for
Transforming
Students

TRANSFORMING STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN TODAY’S ROLE-BASED CIVIL SERVICE

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Our Mission

There are three commitments we have made to ourselves. We have been grounded by these since day one:

  • Transforming students into the most suitable candidates for today’s role-based civil service to enable them to achieve outstanding performance (success with a high rank) in the civil services examination.
  • Providing students with relevant and high-quality knowledge and actionable learning and enabling them to learn faster and more effectively by using insights from the latest research in brain science and learning sciences and the use of AI advancement.
  • Increasing access to our high-quality courses and programs for everyone everywhere at any time without barriers of cost or location.

CREDENTIAL OF READINESS

The Credential of Readiness is to transform into the best-suited or most suitable candidate for today's role-based civil service and be one step ahead of one's competitors. In other words, the Credential of Readiness is to gain knowledge, Higher-order skills, attitudes, and values necessary for outstanding performance in today's civil services examination and ensure a competitive edge.

  • UPSC CSE | Batch 06 is open to join.

Civil Service Program (CSP)

Transform yourself for a career in today's role-based civil service.

The most advanced program to gain knowledge, Higher-order skills, attitudes, and values necessary for outstanding performance in today's civil services examination.

Program Format: Online, Scheduled
Fee: 30,000 1,05,000 (Incl. GST)
Installment Plan and Fee Exemption
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Fee: 30,000 1,05,000 (Incl. GST)
Installment Plan and Fee Exemption
Procedure for Fee Exemption

THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

The civil services examination comprises two successive stages: preliminary examination and main (written and interview) examination. Each stage of the examination fulfills a specific purpose to assess candidates’ Right Knowledge, Higher-order skills (core intellectual competencies), Right Attitude and values. In the preliminary stage, the selected response method is applied for the primary assessment of candidates’ knowledge, Higher-order skills, attitudes, and values while in the main examination, the constructed response method is used for an in-depth assessment of the same.

Preliminary Examination

The preliminary examination carries out the primary assessment of candidates’ Right Knowledge, Higher-order skills (core intellectual competencies), and Right Attitude and values (interest in public service) which are thoroughly examined in the main (written and interview) examination. In the prelims exam, the selected response items/questions (MCQs) are used to assess candidates, but it should be noted that most of these items/questions are higher-order questions and can not be solved by mere knowledge. These questions are designed to test candidates’ relevant knowledge and Higher-order skills (mainly critical thinking and strategic thinking) rather than information, facts, theories, concepts, fluency in subject matters, etc.

Main (written) Examination

The main (written) examination is an in-depth assessment of candidates’ real-world understanding, Higher-order skills, Right Attitude and values through the constructed response method. In the main (written) examination, the nature of most questions is higher-order questions based on real-world complex issues and problems. These questions may appear simple but are quite challenging to answer. Candidates can not construct high-quality responses (relevant, meaningful, and succinct answers) to these questions by book/content knowledge, pre-structured format (Introduction-Body-Conclusion), and the ability to recall/reproduce (answer writing skills). Real-world understanding and Higher-order skills enable candidates to construct high-quality responses to all questions in the exam.

Interview Test

The interview test is intended to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service. The personal suitability of a candidate is manifested in his statement of purpose (his reasons to pursue a career in public service) and Intellectual Identity (how he interprets and understands the world around him). The development of his statement of purpose (SOP) and Intellectual Identity begins with his inclination towards public service but culminates with a strong foundation of Right Attitude and dispositions, real-world understanding, mental qualities (Higher-order skills), and core values.

Preliminary Examination

The preliminary examination carries out the primary assessment of candidates’ Right Knowledge, Higher-order skills (core intellectual competencies), and Right Attitude and values (interest in public service) which are thoroughly examined in the main (written and interview) examination. In the prelims exam, the selected response items/questions (MCQs) are used to assess candidates, but it should be noted that most of these items/questions are higher-order questions and can not be solved by mere knowledge. These questions are designed to test candidates’ relevant knowledge and Higher-order skills (mainly critical thinking and strategic thinking) rather than information, facts, theories, concepts, fluency in subject matters, etc.

Main (written) Examination

The main (written) examination is an in-depth assessment of candidates’ real-world understanding, Higher-order skills, Right Attitude and values through the constructed response method. In the main (written) examination, the nature of most questions is higher-order questions based on real-world complex issues and problems. These questions may appear simple but are quite challenging to answer. Candidates can not construct high-quality responses (relevant, meaningful, and succinct answers) to these questions by book/content knowledge, pre-structured format (Introduction-Body-Conclusion), and the ability to recall/reproduce (answer writing skills). Real-world understanding and Higher-order skills enable candidates to construct high-quality responses to all questions in the exam.

Interview Test

The interview test is intended to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service. The personal suitability of a candidate is manifested in his statement of purpose (his reasons to pursue a career in public service) and Intellectual Identity (how he interprets and understands the world around him). The development of his statement of purpose (SOP) and Intellectual Identity begins with his inclination towards public service but culminates with a strong foundation of Right Attitude and dispositions, real-world understanding, mental qualities (Higher-order skills), and core values.

Right Knowledge

Right Knowledge is high-quality knowledge (science and evidence-based knowledge) of relevant subject areas and is crucial for developing real-world understanding. The requirement for each relevant subject area is different depending upon its relevance for a career in the civil service such as -

  • Depth of understanding of the Indian political system and governance, its functions, objectives, conflicts, and solutions; Indian economic system, issues and challenges of development; Indian social system, challenges of transformation.
  • Awareness and basic knowledge of Indian history and culture and the development of historical thinking; geographical features and conditions of India and the world....
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Higher-Order Skills

Higher-order skills are the core intellectual competencies recognized as leading 21st-century skills. These skills are the result of a person’s sound intellectual traits and determine his quality of thinking and thought process.

Higher-order skills are indispensable requisites for higher roles in government and private organisations in today’s complex, unpredictable, and challenging environment. These skills are responsible for understanding the root causes of real-world complex problems, finding reasonable and workable solutions (real-world problem-solving), quality decision-making in high-stakes situations, forward-looking planning, strategic use of resources, leadership, collaboration, and effective communication. Therefore, these skills are fundamental for high-performing civil service in the 21st century. As a result, today’s civil services exam...

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Right Attitude and Values

Right Attitude and values (positive attitude toward public service) are the most important attributes of civil servants’ Intellectual Identity. It denotes their spirit and in-depth interest in public service and is responsible for their outstanding performance in the role; job satisfaction; and commitment to public service. It determines their dispositions/tendencies to work and motivates them for lifelong learning.

Right Attitude is the deep-seated characteristic of a person and is determined by his beliefs, preferences and values, social role, self-image, and motives; therefore, it is usually difficult to change it later. Consequently, Right Attitude and values are the most important determinants to be tested at the recruitment stage itself by UPSC to select the most suitable candidates for the civil service…

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Adopting the Culture of Excellence is crucial for fast and effective learning and the development of persons’ Higher-order skills.

The Culture of Excellence

  • The Mindset of Excellence
  • The Science of Learning
  • The Best Practices
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Our Courses and Programs

The ptsx provides relevant and high-quality knowledge and actionable learning through its courses and programs. Our courses and programs apply the science of learning and the best practices/modern learning practices and use advanced AI. Our goal is to enable students to learn faster and more effectively and develop their Higher-order skills (core intellectual competencies).

Our courses and programs are envisioned and created by an expert committee and are presented by course instructors. All courses and programs provided by the ptsx are strategically designed after very careful consideration of today’s civil services examination (the civil services examination in the era of a role-based civil service) and the actual competition level faced by the candidates in this exam to enable them to achieve their goal.

Our courses and programs include lecture videos, critical reading frameworks, learning by doing (such as project-based learning and real-life case studies), formative assessments, a private discussion forum, asking relevant questions facility, etc. to align their learning objectives, learning activities, and learning outcomes.

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