At FIRST IAS INSTITUTE the Mains test series is not an add-on PDF pack. Weekly Mains answers are written and checked in a batch of 35 — the same hall that runs weekly Prelims mocks.
The UPSC Mains Test Series at FIRST IAS INSTITUTE is the weekly Mains mock cycle built into 1 / 2 / 3 year programmes — copies checked because the batch is 35. It is not a standalone “test series only” product with a hidden extra fee on the public grid.
Sample Mains papers are published for practice. Serious evaluation still happens in the classroom / online-live course. Large-hall institutes that sell a test series after lectures are the model this page is written against.
Mains is nine written papers. A PDF series you never get marked does not change rank. FIRST IAS publishes weekly Prelims + Mains mocks as part of the method used since 2009. Lead Mentors headed by Smt. Manikuntala Ghosh Mam read daily writing because 35 scripts are readable; 200 are not.
Fees: the 2026 grid lists programme amounts (example 1-year without Optional ₹1,47,500). There is no second public “Mains TS only” tariff.
Structure, introductions, GS keywords, time per 10/15-mark question, and Optional if you are on a with-Optional line. Essay is part of the same writing culture, not a weekend afterthought.
Free practice: Mains free mock papers and enrol mock. Use them to see the pattern; enrol in a course if you need remarks on your copy.
FIRST IAS does not treat Mains as “after Prelims only.” The Prelims + Mains Integrated Course is the default. A Mains-only searcher who has not touched CSAT still needs Paper II practice — see UPSC CSAT Course.
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No separate Mains-only fee is published. Weekly Mains mocks and copy-check are part of the 1/2/3-year course. Sample free Mains papers are on the site.
Lead Mentors headed by Smt. Manikuntala Ghosh Mam, possible because batch size is 35.
Counselling will say if a revision/test-heavy 1-year seat fits a repeater. Beginners are mapped to foundation, not tests-only.
Counselling for 1 / 2 / 3 year with weekly Prelims + Mains mocks — Delhi, Gurgaon or online.
Free counselling — our team replies within 24 hours
FIRST IAS INSTITUTE has classroom centres in Delhi (Hauz Khas) and Gurgaon (Sector 14), plus live online classes nationwide. Established in 2009.
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