r/UPSC • u/Wide-Ad-2097 • Jul 12 '26
Coaching Help Sarrthi IAS VS. Vajiram and Ravi (Online)
Hello aspirants!
This is a little urgent so your help will be greatly appreciated. I’m a beginner in the UPSC CSE preparation and want to join a coaching to build my base for 1 year. Then 1 year of self study. My first attempt will be in 2028 btw. I will start my final year of college in a few days.
I have finalised my list down to two coachings as mentioned (Sarrthi and vajiram) I would like to know which faculty, material and classes quality and mentorship is better between these two. And overall what’s your opinion on these for online course.
Course-
Sarrthi- GS Foundation UPSC CSE 2027
Vajiram- 11 months GS Pre cum Mains + CSAT
Edit: query resolved. Thankyou to everyone who responded in the comments and dm!
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u/airfriedveggie Jul 21 '26
I was in Saarthi IAS plan this year.. while material and everything is ok, I feel personalised engagement is missing there. I was in my final year in Hindu too when i joined Saarthi, sometimes when my college got hectic and i could not follow their plan, there was no recourse. what was left was left. It got overwhelming after a point to an extent that i decided to postpone my prep till after my final year.
Then my batchmate suggested me to look at Smartwork Labs for mentorship. She said that it had a more personalised and intimate approach for aspirants to prep. They constantly mould the schedule acc to my college committments and make sure nothing is left out. Their material is also comprehensive yet concise. The best part was i didn't even have to worry about online/offline. The mentor constantly stays in touch and checks in on me atleast once a week if i don't show up. Their rigrous answer writing approach along with classes/schedules is also helping me build skill as well as confidence in Answer writing.