Kurukshetra IAS Academy has offered IAS coaching in Chennai since 2016, from its own campus on 12th Main Road, Anna Nagar. Aspirants from across Chennai — Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Koyambedu, Kilpauk, Villivakkam, Ambattur and beyond — prepare here for the UPSC Civil Services Examination in classroom, hybrid and live online batches.
Every batch is capped at 25 students, every student has a mentor, and the faculty includes a retired IAS officer of Chief Secretary grade, a former Home Department Joint Director and engineers who have themselves reached the UPSC interview.
Why choose Kurukshetra for IAS coaching in Chennai
- Small batches: not more than 25 students per batch, so trainers know every student’s strengths and gaps.
- Mentors who know the system: Shambu Kallolikar IAS (Retd) teaches Ethics and guides the Personality Test; directors and senior faculty bring decades of government and teaching experience.
- One fee for the full course: the Personal Guidance Program covers Prelims, CSAT, Mains, Optional, Interview, both test series and complete material.
- Current affairs that sticks: weekly current affairs classes, monthly compilations and daily free current affairs on this website.
- Classroom, hybrid or online: attend in Anna Nagar, at our Arcot (Ranipet) branch, or live online from anywhere.
- Scholarships: the Kurukshetra Foundation funds scholarships for girls, coastal and tribal communities and economically weaker students.
UPSC programmes at the Chennai centre
See the full fees structure for online and Arcot branch fees, and scholarships for fee support.
How our UPSC coaching works
- Free counselling: we assess your background, available time and target year, and recommend a programme.
- Foundation classes: NCERT-level concepts for every General Studies subject, with daily MCQ tests after each class.
- Advanced classes and current affairs: each subject taken to UPSC depth and linked to the news every week.
- Answer writing: daily Mains questions with written feedback, then a full Mains test series.
- Test series: sectional and full-length Prelims tests in the UPSC pattern.
- Interview: DAF analysis and mock interviews with retired officers.
Other exams we coach for in Chennai
Alongside the Civil Services, we coach for TNPSC Group 1 Coaching, TNPSC Group 2/2A Coaching, TNPSC Group 4 Coaching, CAPF (Assistant Commandant) Coaching, CDS Coaching, NDA Coaching and SSC CGL Coaching. Many students prepare for UPSC and TNPSC Group 1 together because the syllabus overlaps.
Free resources while you decide
Read our free daily UPSC current affairs, editorial analysis and UPSC syllabus guide, and check the class timetable to see what is being taught this week.