IAS Gurukul is India’s leading institute for sociology optional preparation for the civil services examination. We are guided by the objective of imparting knowledge of sociology optional to the students with a concerted focus on clearing the civil services exam. In its endeavour, the Gurukul is guided by the principles of Sincerity, Integrity and Trust . Under the guidance of its Director Pranay Aggarwal, scores of civil services aspirants have nurtured their IAS dreams.
About Pranay Aggarwal
Pranay Aggarwal is regarded as the best faculty for sociology optional for the civil services examination in India; with more than 15 years of experience guiding civil services aspirants. He has mentored thousands of civil services aspirants, several of whom have been successful.
As per a survey by the National IAS Association “the most sought after optional subject teacher in both offline and online modes is Pranay Aggarwal (IAS Gurukul) for sociology preferred by 83% of students”.
His strong grasp of the discipline of sociology as well as the requirements of the civil services exam make him well-placed to guide CSE aspirants with sociology optional. With more than 15 years of experience guiding UPSC aspirants; Pranay Aggarwal is today acknowledged as the best teacher for sociology optional for UPSC. With more than 15 years of experience guiding UPSC aspirants; he is a teacher, mentor, and friend to his students. His ability to communicate with students with the greatest ease makes him a favourite teacher of many of his students.
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Credentials
National media
- Acknowledged expert on IAS exam preparation whose articles on various aspects of the exam have been published in reputed national media such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Times of India, Jansatta, and India Today
- Renowned sociologist of national repute
- Senior sociologist of the national level whose comments are actively sought by the media.
- Authored expert articles on education and social issues for Financial Express, Times of India, Deccan Herald, Sakshi, and other national media.
- Academician and public commentator of national acclaim on issues of governance, society, politics, and administration.
Government bodies
- Guest Lecturer, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Government of Haryana, and several Universities.
- Member, Sociology content development team, Board of Open Schooling and Skill Development, Government of Sikkim (Authored several chapters of the 11th and 12th standard sociology textbooks for the Board)
- UGC NET qualified in Sociology
- Award for Excellence in Teaching Sociology - Conferred by IIT Kharagpur
Research and Academic
- India representative, International Sociological Association, UNESCO
- Member, Research Committee on Education, International Sociological Association
- Member, Research Committee on Religion, International Sociological Association
- Member, Research Committee on Political Sociology, International Sociological Association
- Member, Research Committee on History of Sociology and Research Committee on Social Movements, Indian Sociological Society
- M.A. in Sociology
- Course in sociology from Stanford University (USA)
- In Top 10%ile globally (94.37%ile) in International Teachers' Olympiad, 2022
About IAS Gurukul
IAS Gurukul has emerged as a benchmark institution to achieve excellence in the field of preparation for the civil services examination. Our underlying orientation at IAS Gurukul is to serve the students. IAS Gurukul is selected as an eminent coaching institute by the Department of ST and SC Development, Government of Chhattisgarh to provide coaching to selected students under the Rajiv Yuva Utthan Yojana for the UPSC civil services examination.
Students’ Success
Scores of our registered students have been selected every year by UPSC in various civil services (Final Selections) though the Civil Services Examination (CSE). Over the years, many of our registered students have cleared the CSE and are today working as civil servants. Our alumni are serving in various capacities in different states and the central government; including several IAS, IPS, IFS & IRS.
Students’ Profile
The institute is trusted by hundreds of students across the country for its specialized programs in Sociology optional. IAS Gurukul students for sociology optional classes are from diverse academic backgrounds including science and engineering, management, commerce and humanities. In fact, most of our students have no prior academic background in sociology.
Our students hail from various educational institutions including IITs, IIMs, NITs, NSIT Delhi, Delhi University, Delhi Technological University, JNU, AMU, PTU, Mumbai University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, Pune University, Kurukshetra University, UPES Dehradun, Osmania University, NIFT, BITS Pilani, Jamia Milia Islamia and numerous others.
Pedagogy at IAS Gurukul
The Gurukul is at the forefront of promoting real learning and is committed to providing the best in class coaching. The classes at the Gurukul are deliberately interactive with due emphasis on conceptual clarity, doubts clearing and answer writing. We, at IAS Gurukul, are well aware that most of the students of our Sociology optional course do not have any academic background in sociology and the class lectures are designed accordingly.
The Gurukul is a unique experiment – as a fraternity of educators and students striving together in the pursuit of learning. The Gurukul is distinguished by the fraternal atmosphere it fosters, in which the students and faculty enrich each other as co-learners. At the Gurukul, we train the candidates to take on the civil service exam in a structured and focused manner.