Free Programme

One Question a Day.
Evaluated in 48 hours.

The UPSC Mains Answer Writing & Evaluation Programme — 5 weeks of daily practice where every copy you submit comes back marked. Most aspirants write their first real answer in the exam hall. This is the opposite of that.

No fee, no card, no obligation.

Question a day
1Question a day
To get it marked
48 hoursTo get it marked
Parameters scored
4Parameters scored
Of daily practice
5 weeksOf daily practice

Practice nobody marks teaches you nothing

Marks are rarely lost because an aspirant did not know the answer. They are lost in how it was written — a body that never returns to the question, an argument with no data behind it, a conclusion that ran out of time.

An examiner gives your script somewhere between 60 and 90 seconds. Writing a hundred answers that nobody ever reads does not prepare you for that. It just makes your habits permanent.

So the whole programme is built around the one thing most preparation is missing: feedback, fast enough to act on.

The daily rhythm

Four steps, every day, for five weeks. Nothing to schedule and nothing to plan.

  1. 1

    Every morning

    One question

    A single GS question lands in the WhatsApp group with a submission link. Mon–Fri covers GS 1, 2 and 3; weekends are GS 4 (Ethics).

  2. 2

    Your turn

    Write and submit

    Write it the way you would in the exam hall — by hand, to time. Photograph the page and submit it on the LMS.

  3. 3

    Every evening

    Model answer

    A model answer and a concept note for the same question, so you can see the gap between what you wrote and what scores.

  4. 4

    Within 48 hours

    Your copy, marked

    Your own script comes back with a mentor's marks on each parameter and specific notes on what to fix next time.

Four parameters, twenty marks

The same Mentor Rubric our paid students are evaluated against — 5 marks each, scaled to whatever the question carries.

1

Content Relevance & Coverage/5

Did you answer the question actually asked, and cover its full demand?

2

Structure & Organisation/5

Introduction, body and conclusion that an examiner can navigate in 60 seconds.

3

Analysis, Examples & Value Addition/5

Multi-dimensional argument, plus the data, committee or scheme that lifts an answer above description.

4

Language, Presentation & Expression/5

Precision, economy and legibility — how the answer reads under a marker's pen.

You get marks against each parameter and written feedback — strengths, what to improve, and what to do differently next time. Not just a number at the top of the page.

You’ll get the most out of this if…

  • You've read enough, and you know the real gap now is writing, not material.
  • You've written practice answers that nobody ever marked.
  • You've cleared Prelims before and lost Mains on structure and presentation.
  • You work full-time and need one focused task a day, not an open-ended plan.

Meet Your Mentor

Rohan Dange — Founder & Chief Mentor, Roundtable IAS

Rohan Dange Sir — Founder & Chief Mentor

Founder & Chief Mentor

Rohan Dange Sir

Rohan Dange Sir is the Founder of Roundtable IAS and a Distinguished Fellow at the Forum for Global Studies, New Delhi, where his work engages deeply with global affairs, security studies, and India's evolving strategic and foreign policy landscape.

With over 15 years of experience in UPSC coaching, Rohan has mentored civil services aspirants across international relations, economy, world history, essay, and political science. His teaching philosophy rejects rote learning in favour of structured dialogue and analytical rigour — translating complex policy and defence concepts into accessible, exam-ready frameworks.

Under his leadership, Roundtable IAS prioritises substance over spectacle — fostering collaborations with institutions, experts, and stakeholders committed to strengthening India's strategic discourse through knowledge and informed engagement.

“The UPSC doesn't test what you know — it tests how you think about what you know. Our job is to build that thinking muscle.”

Read More

Before you join

Start with tomorrow morning's question

Join the group and the first question reaches you at the next daily send. Free for the full 5 weeks — no card, no obligation.

Evaluated in 48 hoursScored on 4 parameters@theroundtableias