Geography Optional

UPSC Geography Optional carries 500 marks and it becomes an important part of UPSC Preparation journey since if an aspirant gets 290+ marks in Optional, her/ his chances of clearing UPSC and getting a Top 100 rank increases exponentially. Hence it is important to study UPSC Optional thoroughly and diligently. So, if an aspirant has prepared well for the optional papers, it gives her an edge and put her ahead of many in the competition

Geography Optional is one of the most opted for Optional in UPSC Preparation due to the following reasons

Interesting concepts and diagrams.
Easily available material in the market. Click here to find the complete booklist of UPSC Geography Optional.

Concurrence with UPSC General Studies Mains Paper I, Paper II (International Relations part) and Paper III (Industry, Agriculture, Contemporary issues) etc. Hence this helps cover UPSC Mains Syllabus also.
Geography is a part of curriculum in school, hence a basic knowledge.
Repetition of questions in UPSC Mains Examinations as shown in the Previous Years Question papers.

Ankit Sir has been a renowned faculty for Geography Optional since 10 years now. Aspire IAS has had a record that whenever any aspirant has an Optional with Geography, she/ he has scored one of the highest marks in UPSC Geography Optional like Reshma Mam (IPS Kerala). You can download the notes of Reshma Mam here.

Following is the Schedule of Geography Optional Batch

30 classes in Total of Geography Optional.
Total duration is 3 months.
Hybrid classes (Online, Offline and Recorded lectures available).
Topic wise completion of course with an average of 3 hours of each class.

What benefits you will get?

Comprehensive coverage of Indian and World Mapping, Concepts and Geography Optionalsyllabus.
This also includes Thematic mapping which is the recent trend in 2019 and 2020 UPSC Prelims, Mains and Interview Examination.
World Map and Indian Thematic Maps is taught through Orient Blackswan Atlas and Indian Mapping is taught through Oxford Student Atlas.
Plusmultiple maps and diagrams is drawn on the Board which is not given anywhere but which is AspireIAS innovations from which the surprising questions can be solved.
Daily Revisions and Oral Tests in class to ensure the discipline in class.
Daily tests through Answer Writing and discussions of topics through Doubt clearing sessions.
Daily Home works.
Learn from Standard books and learn within the class itself.
Special emphasis on current locations in news.
Doubt Clearing sessions before class to ensure there is no gap in the preparation of an Aspirant.
Discussion of last 10 years of UPSC prelims papers.

Procedure for Online Classes

Note: It is highly recommended by Toppers to join combined Geography Optional batch so that a major chunk of UPSC GS Paper I, GS Paper II and GS Paper III Mains is ready and you can get an edge in the preparation.