Optional is 500 Mains marks. FIRST IAS INSTITUTE publishes a with-Optional fee line for 1 / 2 / 3 year — named faculty (PSIR, Law, Geography/Pub Ad and others), batch size 35, weekly GS mocks still included.
The UPSC Course with Optional at FIRST IAS INSTITUTE is the published with Optional programme: Prelims, Mains GS/Essay, CSAT and Optional papers (500 marks). Classroom payable fees (2026): 1 year ₹1,97,500, 2 year ₹2,67,500, 3 year ₹3,21,500. Batch size 35.
Without Optional is cheaper and is the integrated GS track. Pick Optional only after background and GS overlap — not because a friend picked it.
Published examples: Ravi Pathak — PSIR; Puneet Sharma — Law; Hansraj Kumawat — Geography / Public Administration. Confirm the current Optional list on Our Faculty and how to choose Optional.
Optional answers are still evaluated in a 35-student batch. A 200-seat GS hall that outsources Optional PDFs is not this model.
Offline: 1 year, 2 year, 3 year. Online live: 1 year, 2 year, 3 year.
Separate Optional-only admission form exists at take-admission-optional if counselling says you already have GS. Most first-timers should take the full with-Optional CSE line, not Optional in isolation.
Beginners, after-12th and early college often start foundation without Optional, then upgrade. Repeaters who already have GS but a weak Optional belong on this page immediately.
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Classroom 2026: ₹1,97,500 (1 year), ₹2,67,500 (2 year), ₹3,21,500 (3 year). Online live payable amounts are on the same Fees 2026 grid.
Named faculty pages currently list PSIR, Law, Geography, Public Administration and others. Confirm availability in counselling before you pay.
Yes in principle — start without Optional (integrated Pre+Mains) if GS is new. Changing mid-year is a counselling and fee-adjustment question, not a website toggle.
Tell us your graduation subject and shortlisted Optional. Counselling checks faculty availability.
Free counselling — our team replies within 24 hours
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