Shankar IAS Academy was started in 2004 by Mr. Shankar D., who himself was an aspirant who qualified twice for an interview. He has trained more than 1700 students over the years under  the coaching Academy. They have received successful results over the last few years. The coaching institute was started with a vision to become an institute responsible for civil servants in the country. Staying true to their name, they have been providing quality courses and test series for UPSC and other government exams. 

Courses offered

Shankar IAS has offered many online as well as classroom courses for UPSC preparation. In addition, they provide coaching for TNPSC, Banking, SSC, and RRB. We are enlisting courses offered for the preparation of UPSC: 

Classroom Course: These Classroom courses are available at their centers in different parts of India. They cover foundation courses which include prelims and mains. In addition, they also offer separate mains, prelims, and optional classroom courses. 

Interview 2022– Free Coaching: The best part about  the coaching Academy is their free interview for UPSC. Anyone who wants to learn and prepare for interviews, as well as practice, can visit Shankar IAS Academy. 

Prelims 2023 Test Series: The coaching institute offers special test series for preliminary exam preparation. They provide an all India test series that any student can buy to gain real exam experience. 

UPSC Mains 2023 Test Series (Moksha): In addition to the preliminary test series they also offer separate series for the mains exam. So, you can opt for all India Mains test series to practice and prepare with Shankar IAS Academy. 

Online Courses: The coaching Academy offers different courses online. Students who cannot visit their centers for preparation can opt for online courses. So, here is the list of various online courses by Shankar IAS Academy: 

• General Studies(Prelims Cum Main)
• CSAT & Optionals
• Test Series – Prelims 2022
• Test Series (Prestorming TM)

Fee Structure

Course Name	Fee
Online Courses	₹ 1,500 to ₹ 10,000
Classroom Courses	₹ 22,000 to ₹ 1,25,000
Optional	₹ 33,000

Centers 

Shankar IAS has centers across different cities in India. Students can visit any center to take admission and prepare for UPSC. So, here is the list of centers available: 

• Delhi
• Chennai 
• Bengaluru 
• Thiruvananthapuram 
• Hyderabad 
• Madurai 
• Salem 
• Trichy 
• Coimbatore 
• Thiruvarur 
• Namakkal 

Facilities Offered

The coaching institute offers a range of facilities and features through its courses. Can take advantage of these features through their online and offline courses. So, list of features or facilities offered by the coaching Academy: 

Mentorship Program

They offer a special mentoring program for students through their expert faculty. The coaching institute ensures students understand different perspectives and opinions to look at in a 360° aspect. In addition,  they help students to shape their careers on the right path with guidance. 

Postal Courses

The coaching Academy has been offering postal courses for students. Students can purchase their study material or book on the official website. You will receive study material at your given address. In addition, the coaching institute offers online book orders for UPSC and TNPSC. Depending upon the type of exam you are preparing you can opt for their study material. 

Comprehensive Classes

The coaching institute offers complete and comprehensive classes for the complete syllabus on the preliminary and mains exam of UPSC. They provide more than 200 classes of around 150 minutes each. These classes cover preliminary and mains syllabus. In addition, these classes focus on moving from clearing basics to advance level for preparation for the UPSC exam. These courses provide preparation from scratch to help you find your direction in preparation. 

Test Series for Mains and Preliminary

The coaching Academy is known for its test series across India, their test series are separately purchased by many aspirants. Their test series package includes 25 offline and 30 online tests for preliminary and 10 offline mains. These test series are evaluated with UPSC evaluation parameters. So, if you are looking to prepare for UPSC, practice, and evaluation are important. So, you can opt for their test series for mains and preliminary as required. 

Current affairs section

Shankar IAS Academy maintains a separate current affairs section on its website. Students can find general studies, job notifications, daily news, daily current affairs quiz, and daily answer writing. In addition, civilspedia, toppers corner, downloads, and more. These current affairs sections are provided with different resources to prepare different aspects for exams. So, you can check out the current affairs section to get access to different resources by  the coaching academy. 

Faculty

The coaching academy has well-trained, knowledgeable, experienced, and qualified faculty for UPSC. They have permanent as well as visiting faculty. Here is the list of permanent faculty at Shankar IAS Academy: 

• Shankar Devarajan- Founder
• Vaishnavi S D- Directory and Faculty – Economics
• Chandrasekar S- Head – Academics
• Rajitha Shivashankar- Sociology (Optional) and Society (General Studies)
• Sakthya Krishnan– Polity (General Studies)
• K M Pathi– Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (General Studies)
• Ganesh V K– History (General Studies)
• Manikandan S R- General Economics (General Studies)
• Govindaraju R- Political Science (Optional) and Bilateral Relations (General Studies)
• Saravanamoorthy P – History (Optional and General Studies)
• Vijay- Psychology (Optional) and Environment (General Studies)
• Sobhan George Abraham- History (Optional and General Studies)
• Arjun Radhakrishnan- (Public Administration & Current Affairs)
• Premanand– Indian Polity (General Studies), Political Science – Optional Subject
• Mr.Rajkumar SP – Internal Security, polity Optional – Political science.
• Alok Kumar Pathak- General Studies (Science & Tech/Polity)
• Ruchir Kumar– General Studies (Geography)
• Nithya K- Polity and Governance
• Mr.N.Sucharitha – Science and Technology(General Studies)
• Siva Chidambaram T- Geography
• Sai Praveen– Current Affairs

Past results 

The coaching academy has received many successful results over the years. They have trained students and got top results in UPSC rankings. So, here are some of their rankings: 

• ISHITA KISHORE (AIR 01, 2022)
• YAKSH CHAUDHARY (AIR 06, 2021)
• Jagarthi Awasthi (AIR 02, 2020)
• Ganesh Kumar Baskar (AIR 07, 2019)
• Srushti Jayant Deshmukh (AIR 05, 2018)
• Ashima Mittal (AIR 12, 2017)
• SMRITI MISHRA (AIR 4)
• ANIRUDDH YADAV (AIR 8)
• KANIKA GOYAL (AIR 9
• RAHUL SRIVASTAVA (AIR 10)
• ABHINAV SIWACH (AIR 12)
• KRITIKA GOYAL (AIR 14)
• SHIVAM YADAV (AIR 21)
• G V S PAVAN DATTA (AIR 22)
• VAISHALI (AIR 23)
• YADAV SURYABHAN ACHCHHE LAL (AIR 27)
• PREKSHA AGRAWAL (AIR 30)
• PRIYANSHA GARG (AIR 31)
• AJMERA SANKETH KUMAR- AIR 35
• ARYA V M- AIR 36
• GARIMA NARULA- AIR 39
• SRI SAI ASHRITH SHAKHAMURI- AIR 40
• SHUBHAM- AIR 41
• PRANITA DASH- AIR 42
• MANAN AGARWAL- AIR 46
• H S BHAVANA- AIR 55
• ARNAV MISHRA- AIR 56
• ADITI VARSHNEY- AIR 57
• VAISHNAVI PAUL- AIR 62
• ANIRUDHA PANDEY- AIR 64
• KASTURI PANDA- AIR 67
• AADITYA SHARMA- AIR 70
• PALLAVI MISHRA- AIR 73
• CHANDRAKANT BAGORIA- AIR 75
• DABHOLKAR VASANT PRASAD- AIR 76
• ANUJA TRIVEDI- AIR 80
• AYAN JAIN- AIR 87
• PRINCE KUMAR- AIR 89
• NITISH MAURIYA- AIR 90
• JATIN JAIN- AIR 91
• SANCHIT SHARMA- AIR 92
• PRATEEK SINGH- AIR 93
• DIVYANSHI SINGLA- AIR 95
• ANKIT- AIR 99
• JAIN JAINOM MAHENDRAKUMAR – AIR 103
• VAIBHAV PRIYA- AIR 104
• SIDDHARTH K MISRA- AIR 106

Reviews

I went to Shankar IAS to give the mock test. All of the seats were filled. There was no space to sit. The staff was so cooperative that they even offered their own seats to the students. Extremely helpful staff and pleasant environment. It was a nice experience. – Tushar Rastogi

Positive: Communication, Quality, Value. Experience, individual guidance, and promising results. The highlight of their foundation program for me is the guidance given by the mentors assigned to each aspirant. Ensures discipline among the aspirants and guides us on the right path. – Karthik R

The Mains test series was very helpful, everything was very good. If you want to become an IAS I would say take admission to Shankar IAS Academy. – Bimlesh Tiwari

The academy is one of the oldest names in the UPSC Civil Services Coaching industry and has always lived up to its potential. Initially well established in the south, now their recent venture in Delhi is no way smaller by any means. The classes are spacious and they always keep their batches small (trust me, this really helps) which ensures adequate and personal attention to every student in their class.- Kabinesh Jeyam Murugesan

Contact details

Google Rating	4
Address	Shankar Ias Academy – Head Office Door No 18, Old plot No 109, New plot No 259, AL Block, 4th Avenue, Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040.Hyderabad – UPSC Mains Test Series Center 302, Sriman Aishwarya Towers, Municipal No: 1-2-234/13/45/B, Domalguda, Hyderabad – 500029.Study Materials Office- AL 19, Flat 110, Shanthi Colony, [Next to Shankar IAS Academy] Anna Nagar, Chennai–600 040
Phone Number	76677 66266
Email	enquiry@shankarias.in
Website	https://www.shankariasacademy.com/
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Final Thoughts 

These are complete details about Shankar IAS Academy that you need to know. You can find information on their website, and social media platforms to know who they teach and proceed with coaching. In addition, opt for demo classes to know better about the coaching academy in your area. 

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