The Indian Administrative Services is one of the most competitive examinations held in the country. Thousands of aspirants with a limited number of seats make it a tough examination to clear.
Students who aspire to be in the Indian Administrative Services prepare for these examinations at least a year in advance.
There are several Government coaching centres for IAS around the country. These centres charge no fee for coaching and training IAS aspirants.
The central and state governments have come up with many free coaching centres. These coaching centres are in no way inferior to the paid coaching classes.
These Government IAS coaching centres have quality facilities and highly qualified faculty.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has implemented these free IAS coaching centres through its ‘’Scheme of free coaching”.
Through this scheme, the Central and State Government has opened up several free IAS coaching centres.
Below is a List of Top 10 Free IAS Coaching Centres in India
1. Jamia Milia University
The Jamia Milia University located in New Delhi is a NAAC Accredited Grade A, Central University.
Students aspiring for this IAS free coaching will be subject to admission examination and interviews. Only those students belonging to the minority community, SC/ST, and women candidates are eligible to apply.
The deserving students are then shortlisted from a list of waitlisted candidates
The application for free coaching may be downloaded from the university website or collected from the university office on all working days and submitted in the office of the Residential Coaching Academy.
Students will be given free coaching including hostel facilities. The program includes intensive coaching, tests, and general studies.
The students are allowed to use the free services until the declaration of results of the Civil Services Prelims is announced.
For further information on the Jamia Milia University, free civil services coaching program refer here.
2. Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi
The Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi is located in Lucknow and is a Government of Uttar Pradesh undertaking.
The Academy provides free IAS coaching to deserving minority students. The coaching program is available only to students of the minority community compromising of Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist, and Jains.
Students are selected through an entrance examination and interview process. Selected students are given free coaching for civil service examinations.
Eligible students may fill up the application form and adhere to all the criteria mentioned on the website.
3. Aligarh Muslim University
Located in Uttar Pradesh, The Aligarh Muslim University invites applications from minorities, SC/ST, and women candidates.
These aspiring IAS candidates can apply for IAS free coaching in the Residential Coaching Academy in the University campus.
The Residential Coaching Academy conducts coaching programmes for students to enable them for entry into the Central and State Civil Services, Judicial Services, and Banking Services.
Interested candidates need to attempt an entrance examination and interview process.
The Aligarh Muslim University Residential Coaching Academy maintains a library which has the latest course material for the concerned competitive examinations.
The Library has two reading halls for boys and one for girls. Students are selected for the coaching programme through a National level entrance Test.
The date of the entrance test shall be announced on the Residential Coaching Academy of Aligarh Muslim University website.
Aligarh Muslim university holds these entrance tests in different state centres all over the country depending on the number of candidates.
The university offers free coaching and hostel facilities to candidates.
4. Samkalp Bhawan
The Samkalp Bhawan in New Delhi is free Government coaching centre for IAS and civil services. It provides free coaching to SC and OBC and IAS aspiring students.
An entrance test is conducted at the Jankalyan Shiksha Samithi. Based on the results, qualifying students will be called for an interview.
The academy holds intermittent workshops on how to crack UPSC examinations. For further information refer here.
5. Anna Centenary Civil Service Coaching Academy Madurai/ Coimbatore
The Anna Centenary Civil Service Coaching Academy is located in Madurai and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Academy is run and managed by Anna Institute of Management, Government of Tamil Nadu.
It offers free coaching along with free hostel facilities. Interested candidates are selected through entrance examination and interview.
The selection process for admission into the Civil services coaching program requires a screening test application form to be duly filled by interested candidates.
For further information on the coaching program refer here.
6. Trichy Academy of Competitive Exams
The Trichy Academy of Competitive exams is located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
The academy offers free coaching for students who have cleared the civil services preliminary examinations.
It provides quality coaching for students right up to the interview in New Delhi.
7. Maulana Azad National Urdu University
The Maulana Azad National Urdu University located in Hyderabad offers free civil services examination and other competitive coaching to SC / ST, minorities, and women.
It is a central university established under the Act of Parliament in 1998.
Interested candidates can be submitted online through the application form downloaded from www.manuu.ac.in.
The application form may also be submitted in person or by post at the office at CSE Residential Coaching Academy, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032.
The application form must be submitted along with a demand draft of Rs 200/- (subject to revision and notified through the website)
Online submission of application forms entails the amount to be paid through net banking or debit card modes of payment.
8. Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration
The Sardar Patel Institute is located in Ahmedabad. The institution was established by the Government of Gujarat in 1962.
It is a premiere institute for the training for Government functionaries. For further information refer here.
9. Jamia Hamdard
Located in New Delhi, Jamia Hamdard Residential Coaching Academy (JHRCA) for civil services provides IAS free coaching for minorities, SC/ST, and women.
The Academy was established in 2009 on the recommendation of the Sachar Committee Report to uplift and increase the proportion of candidates in Central and State services.
The Application form for the Residential Coaching program is available here.
For further information on the Jamia Hamdard Residential Coaching Academy refer their website.
10. State Institute for Administrative Careers
The State Institute for Administrative Careers (SIAC) established in Mumbai by the Government of Maharashtra.
The institute provides free coaching with sole aim of improving the cadre of IAS and UPSC candidates in the state.
Invitation to apply for the SIAC coaching program will be announced in leading newspapers in the District of Maharashtra.
Candidates may apply online through their website. The entrance examination for SIAC coaching program will be held in November (date subject to change and will be notified in the website)
The training program is for a period of 11 months and candidates will not be permitted to take up any other course or job during this training program.
Information on the coaching program is available here.
Aspiring students may apply for free residential coaching for the civil services examinations. To be eligible for the free coaching, the aspirant will have to clear a written exam and an interview round. The candidates can apply online on their website.
Apart from Government Coaching Centres for IAS, Several Private Institutions and Non-Governmental Organisation Have Opened Free Ias Coaching Centres in The Country.
- Manidhanaeyum IAS and IPS Free Coaching Centre (Chennai)
- Institute for Civil Services Examinations Training Society (Thiruvanatpuram)
- Samata Academy for Human Excellence (Hyderabad)
- TSBC Study Circle (Hyderabad)
- Dikshanth Education Centre (New Delhi)
- Utkal Pragathi Foundation (Odisha)
- Chitale Personalised Learning Private Limited (Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Patiala)
These IAS free coaching centres have been set up by the central and state Government to promote aspirants from SC/ST OBC and other minority groups of society.
The coaching centres are well organised and provide the best facilities to their students. A number of IAS qualifiers are from these coaching centres.
These coaching centres are on par with paid coaching centres around the country. The faculty at these coaching institutes are exceptional. Facilities and other resources available at these institutions are par excellent.