UPSC via PYQs

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Simple plans, serious content

The latest 2 exam years stay free forever. Paid plans unlock the full archive — Prelims back to 1979, Mains & Optional back to 2013. All prices include GST · Monthly and One UPSC cycle renew automatically until you cancel; Lifetime is a one-time payment.

Free

₹0
Start here — no card, no account
  • The latest two exam years, in full
  • Every answer, explanation and trap table on those years
  • Today's 10 — a fresh set daily, forever
  • 3 concepts from each of 205 note topics — 615 in all
  • The first 40% of every answer framework
  • 1,000 free AI credits when you sign in — ask the AI, get explanations
  • WhatsApp PYQ practice — 5 Prelims questions a day on WhatsApp, with the answer and the key idea
  • Not included: The 1979–2024 archive
  • Not included: The rest of the concept notes and frameworks
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Monthly

Introductory price
₹999/month
Everything unlocked, one month at a time
  • Everything — all 7,696 questions every candidate sits (Prelims 1979–2026, CSAT 2019–2026, Mains 2013–2026), plus your Optional in full
  • All 6,130 concept notes, every GS answer framework + your Optional’s
  • Your Optional subject in full
  • 1,000 AI credits included — ask the AI, get explanations, validate your answers
  • WhatsApp PYQ practice — 20 questions a day from the full Prelims archive (1979–2026)
  • Practice, revision and progress tracking

₹999/month, renews monthly until you cancel. Cancel anytime — access continues to the end of the month you’ve paid for.

Most aspirants pick this

One UPSC cycle

Introductory price
₹3,499every 18 months
Prelims, Mains and the interview — one full attempt
  • Everything, for a whole exam cycle
  • Works out at ₹194 a month — ₹6.40 a day for the whole archive
  • Covers next Prelims and the Mains that follows it
  • All 6,130 concept notes, every GS answer framework + your Optional’s
  • Your Optional subject in full
  • 1,000 AI credits included — ask the AI, get explanations, validate your answers
  • WhatsApp PYQ practice — 20 questions a day from the full Prelims archive (1979–2026)

₹3,499 every 18 months, renews automatically. Cancel anytime — access continues to the end of the 18 months you’ve paid for.

Lifetime

Introductory price
₹7,999one-time payment
For however many attempts it takes
  • Everything, with no expiry date
  • Every future exam year added as it lands
  • Only ₹1,001 more than two cycles — and it never runs out
  • All 6,130 concept notes, every GS answer framework + your Optional’s
  • Your Optional subject in full
  • 1,000 AI credits included — ask the AI, get explanations, validate your answers
  • WhatsApp PYQ practice — 20 questions a day from the full Prelims archive (1979–2026)

One-time payment — no subscription, never billed again.

Optional not listed? Get 25% off any plan.

AI credits: every account gets 1,000 free AI credits on sign-in — free tier included — and every plan purchase adds 1,000 more. Need more? ₹49 buys 1,000 credits — any amount from ₹49, added pro rata. A chat reply uses 1 credit; validating a written answer uses 3. Credits never expire.

Access opens immediately, so plans are non-refundable once activated — the latest two exam years are free forever so you can judge the product first. Failed or duplicate charges are always refunded in full.
Monthly and One UPSC cycle renew automatically through UPI AutoPay or your card until you cancel — cancel anytime from your Dashboard and access continues to the end of the paid term. If a renewal charge fails, access ends with the paid term and we email you a link to renew. Lifetime is a one-time payment. Payments are processed securely by Razorpay.
How does this compare? — where ₹3,499 sits against the alternatives
Free PYQ PDFs
The questions, and nothing else — no explanations, no model answers, no sense of what repeats.
₹0
UPSCviaPYQs · one UPSC cycleYou are here
8,477–8,480 questions fully explained · 1,983–1,986 model answers · 36 frameworks.
₹3,499
Test-series add-ons
A score and a rank on far fewer questions — but you are left to work out the "why" yourself.
₹4,000–8,000
Coaching courses
Lectures and mentoring — a different commitment of money and time entirely. We are not trying to replace one.
₹1L–1.75L

Comparison prices are typical market ranges for context, not exact quotes. Our own figures come from our catalogue. Every candidate sits 7,696 questions — 5,854 Prelims + 640 CSAT + 1,202 Mains. Your Optional adds its own, and they differ: Anthropology 783, Political Science and International Relations 783, Public Administration 781, Sociology 784. So one candidate’s total is 8,477–8,480 questions and 1,983–1,986 model answers, depending on the subject. The whole archive, across every Optional, is 10,827. All prices include GST.

Common questions

What stays free?

The latest 2 exam years in every segment, the daily quiz, and all practice & revision tools — free forever, no account needed.

How do AI credits work?

Every account gets 1,000 free AI credits the first time you sign in — the free tier included. Every plan purchase adds 1,000 more, free. You can buy more any time from the AI panel: ₹49 = 1,000 credits, and any larger amount is added pro rata (₹98 = 2,000, and so on). Each AI chat reply uses 1 credit and each answer validation uses 3. Credits never expire. They are non-refundable once added, but failed or duplicate charges are always refunded.

How does WhatsApp practice work?

Send “Hi UPSCviaPYQ Bot, I want to practise UPSC Questions” to our WhatsApp number (+352 691 258 408) and practise real Prelims PYQs in the chat: pick an answer, and you get the correct answer with the key idea behind it, right or wrong. Free accounts get 5 questions a day from the latest two exam years; paid plans get 20 a day from the whole 1979–2026 Prelims archive. Your plan follows the mobile number you verify on this site. For full explanations, Mains and your Optional, continue on the website.

Is GST included?

Yes. Every price you see is the final amount; the invoice shows the tax split.

What's the refund policy?

Plans unlock immediately and are non-refundable once activated — the latest two exam years are free forever, so you can judge the product before paying. This applies to each renewal charge too, so cancel auto-renew before your renewal date if you don’t want the next term. Failed or duplicate charges are always refunded in full. See our Refund & Cancellation Policy.

Can I switch plans later?

You can upgrade at any time: Monthly to One UPSC cycle or Lifetime, and One UPSC cycle to Lifetime. You pay only the difference between the two plan prices, your new term starts that day, and the old plan’s auto-renew stops immediately so you’re never charged twice. Plans can’t be downgraded while one is active; once a plan has ended you can choose any plan again.

Is anything held back on the cheaper plan?

No. Every paid plan unlocks the same thing — all 7,696 questions every candidate sits, all 6,130 concept notes, every General Studies answer framework, and your chosen Optional in full — its questions and its frameworks. If your Optional isn’t listed, every plan is 25% off and your Optional stays on the free 2025–2026 questions. The plans differ only in how long they last.

How do I cancel auto-renew?

Monthly and One UPSC cycle renew automatically until you cancel. Cancel anytime from Dashboard — you aren’t charged again, and access continues to the end of the term you’ve paid for. If a renewal charge fails, access ends with the paid term and we email you a link to renew. Lifetime is a one-time payment, so there’s nothing to cancel.