Reviews by Selected Candidates and other Students

To the students of IAS Gurukul, i wish you a very bright future ahead. Pranay Sir’s strategy definitely works in the examination.
Answer writing is a very important part of this examination, for sociology specially because it is a writing intensive optional. You need to get into the groove for answer writing..so that you answers can be to the point.. Interaction is also a very important aspect because every student learns at his own pace, every student has different requirements. (He can't help you) unless you convey to the teacher what exactly are you expecting of him, what exactly are the points where you are getting stuck.
I would say that interaction and answer writing are both very important part of your preparation. My best wishes are with you.

I wish the students of IAS Gurukul all the best for the upcoming exam and i hope you come out with flying colours. Have faith in yourself, have faith in the teacher. The teacher is there after a lot of experience. You must be here probably for a couple of years; the teacher holds the experience of a lot of years. So listen to the teacher’s experience. There is interaction in the class. You should actively participate in the interaction. Because discussion is something that can go a long way. Second is weekly or daily answer writing practice - do it for a month or two, you yourself will see the difference.

IAS Gurukul is a very reputed coaching institute for sociology. Sir has taught for a lot of years now and has been giving consistent results throughout. What I would recommend is you listen to whatever he is teaching, you ask your doubts and make sure you write a lot of tests. Each test should be given with the mindset that you are attempting the real paper and attempt all the 250 marks. You should write very regularly. In optional you should write very very regularly so that you are in touch of the concepts. You should attend all your classes very regularly.

You require good mentors, you require good vision and direction. Right? I have had Pranay Aggarwal Sir as an overall mentor. I have utilized his understanding in Test Series and other approaches. under overall mentorship of Pranay Aggarwal Sir, focusing on test series and writing answers and getting them evaluated, you can greatly benefit. Coaching and Teachers like Pranay Sir have given me an overall internship. I have stayed in constant touch with my teachers. That overall constant touch has motivated me over the years. That will help you also to clear the exam.

I know pranay sir and his team, they are doing commendable work as upsc mentors. I have also come to ias gurukul..Pranay Sir Gives Individual and Personalized Attention to Each Student. There is continuous motivation by top mentors. Pranay sir is there and he is a very warm and approachable person. So you can anytime walk upto his room and clarify your doubts.. If you have personalized attention it always makes a difference.

I joined sociology classroom course of Pranay Aggarwal Sir in 2015. I will recommend his classes to those taking up sociology optional. I greatly benefited from his guidance. He provides a very supportive environment. My optional marks played an important role in helping me clear the exam and enter the public service. After 5 years of my coaching, I am still in touch with Sir.

Thanks for your support, Sir. Our discussions helped me a lot. Thanks a lot Sir.

Hands down the best sociology optional teacher you would get. He makes you think and not just teach, which is very important for this subject. Best thing is he is available anytime...just call him or ping him, he'll be there and not just for sociology but for whole preparation.

I took the online classes. I must say it's really worth of it. It's a 5 🌟 from my side. Sir's dedication and commitment towards the class is 10 on 10.

Sociology is a subject of diverse opinions and Sir surely knows that. Sir has professionally captured all the colours on the spectrum of sociology. He has holistically covered all the topics, his Class never feels like a burden. He is able to offer a fresh perspective on those topics as well which are intuitively known to us in our daily social lives, which is very useful from the exam point of view. I'm glad I studied from sir.

Being a medical student, I was very unsure whether my choice of sociology as an optional subject for UPSC was good, but the first class itself cleared my doubt of the same. Pranay Sir has made studying sociology a cakewalk. Thank you so much for making it so easy Sir. And also, a huge thanks to the technical team for their very timely responses.

My experience at IAS Gurukul was marvelous as I enjoyed as well as learnt a lot about Society in a short span of time. PRANAY SIR'S WAY OF TEACHING IS VERY UNIQUE. He explains a topic really well, provides questions after covering every few topics and dictates notes wherever he finds necessary. Overall his pedagogy is interactive and interdisciplinary.