Not just a foundation course

PSIR Optional Foundation 2026

A foundation that does not leave you midway. Complete handholding, from your first class to the Interview.

A structured, faculty-led PSIR Optional Foundation in two courses — Magnus and Crucible — with answer writing inside every class and weekly PSIR Dynamics running till your Mains.

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Starts 17th July Online · Offline · Hybrid Faculty Amit Pratap Singh
Your path, stage by stage
Foundation year

100 core sessions · Dynamics Phase 1 · tests & mentorship
Magnus: + PSIR Praxis

Prelims

Revision plan & guidance for the Prelims window

Mains window

Dynamics Phase 2 · consolidation & tests
Magnus: OGP Advanced, free

Mains

Updated notes and a practised hand

Interview

OIGP — Optionals Interview Guidance
Magnus: free

Course highlights

Built to close the gaps
every foundation leaves open

100 core sessions

The complete official PSIR syllabus, Paper I & Paper II, taught in depth. The detailed session-wise lecture plan is published with the brochure.

Answer writing in every class

PYQ discussion, model answers and writing practice inside each session, from the first week itself. No separate module kept for the end.

PSIR Dynamics, both phases

A weekly current affairs class that runs with the foundation and again through the Mains window next year. Never left as a backlog.

Test series with copy evaluation

Sectional and full-length PSIR tests; every copy checked on structure, use of thinkers, current linkage and conclusion.

Notes that never get old

Class-wise notes updated continuously as the subject moves, with a scholar quote bank and current affairs enrichment sheets.

Handholding till the Interview

Mentorship through the year, and after Mains the Optionals Interview Guidance Programme (OIGP) prepares you for the Interview.

Your pathway to preparedness

Five problems every aspirant faces. Five answers.

These are the five complaints we hear most often from students of other foundation courses. Each one is solved in the design of this course itself, not left for you to manage on your own.

01
“My answer writing never developed”

Answer writing inside every class

You learn a topic and you write on it, in the same class — PYQs, model answers and practice from the first week itself.

02
“Current affairs is still pending”

Current affairs runs with you, every week

PSIR Dynamics runs in two phases: with the foundation, and again in the Mains window next year. Never left as a backlog.

03
“My notes have become old”

Notes that never get old

Foundation notes updated continuously as the subject moves — fresh and usable on the day you write your paper.

04
“Tests were never properly checked”

Test copies checked properly, with feedback

Every copy evaluated on structure, use of thinkers, current linkage and conclusion. Feedback you can act on.

05
“After the course, nobody was there”

Handholding till the Interview stage

Mentorship becomes stronger as Mains comes close; after the written exam, OIGP takes you through Interview preparation.

The two courses

Same foundation. Choose your depth.

Both courses are built on the same complete 100-session PSIR Optional foundation with PSIR Dynamics. Magnus adds PSIR Praxis and gives you next year’s OGP Advanced and the Interview programme free. Crucible keeps the focus purely on the optional, in five flexible plans.

Total125sessions
Flagship
Magnus
The complete package: your optional, its application across the Mains, and support up to the Interview.
  • Full 100-session PSIR Optional foundation
  • PSIR Praxis — 25 application sessions across the Mains
  • PSIR Dynamics, both phases
  • PSIR Test Series with copy evaluation — included
  • OGP Advanced next year — free
  • OIGP Interview guidance — free
₹72,000
One fee · any mode
Total100sessions
Core
Crucible
The complete PSIR Optional foundation, focused fully on the optional papers.
  • Full 100-session PSIR Optional foundation
  • PSIR Dynamics, both phases
  • Answer writing inside every class
  • Class notes & scholar quote bank
  • Mentorship & doubt support through the year
  • Test Series available in the +Test Series plans
FROM ₹42,000
Five plans · see fees
What you getMagnusCrucible
100-session PSIR Optional foundationYesYes
PSIR Dynamics — Phase 1 & Phase 2YesYes
Answer writing & PYQs in every classYesYes
PSIR Test Series with copy evaluationIncludedIn +Test Series plans
PSIR Praxis — 25 application sessionsYes—
OGP Advanced next yearFree—
OIGP — Optionals Interview GuidanceFree—
Only in Magnus · Sessions P1–P25

PSIR Praxis — The Application Series

Your optional, at work across the Mains.

The hundred core sessions build your PSIR. Praxis puts that preparation to work on the rest of the written examination: every session begins from what you have already learnt, and shows you where else it earns marks.

25Sessions · six arenas
Arena I · 4 sessions
Indian Society through the PSIR Lens

Unity & the nation; caste, class & gender; secularism & regionalism; globalisation & society.

Draws on core sessions 20–21 · 36–39 · 52–53 · 61 · 63 · 70
Arena II · 5 sessions
Governance & Institutions in Action

The living Constitution; institutions under stress; democracy’s report card; the comparative lens; rights & welfare in policy.

Draws on 24–30 · 54–59 · 60 · 62 · 64–70
Arena III · 5 sessions
India & the World, Applied

Headlines through theory; the neighbourhood in real time; great-power politics; multilateralism; the Indo-Pacific.

Draws on 71–78 · 79–83 · 84–99
Arena IV · 3 sessions
Political Economy of the World

The world economic order today; geoeconomics; development debates.

Draws on 60 · 68 · 70 · 77–78 · 80 · 96
Arena V · 4 sessions
The Philosopher’s Treasury

Indian thinkers as answer capital; Western thinkers for the toughest questions; concepts that travel; the ethics of public power.

Draws on 2–17 · 18–30 · 41–51 · 54–56
Arena VI · 4 sessions
Long Prose Writing

Architecture of the long prose piece; abstract & philosophical prompts; issue-based prompts; full-length practice & review.

Draws on the whole hundred, sessions 1–100

Praxis teaches no new syllabus and replaces no dedicated preparation for the other papers. It has one job: to make everything you learn in your hundred PSIR sessions pay wherever the Mains rewards it.

Regular assessment

Tracking progress, shaping futures

Assessment here is continuous, not occasional. Answer writing begins in the first week and testing runs alongside the syllabus, so exam readiness is built through the year rather than at the end of it.

Class + PYQs in every session→ Sectional tests→ Full-length tests→ Copy evaluation & discussion→ Dynamics Phase 2 in the Mains window→ Mains→ OIGP for the Interview

Every copy is evaluated on structure, use of thinkers, current linkage and conclusion — and discussed, so you know exactly what to improve.

Study material

Material that stays current till your exam

Our faculty
Amit Pratap Singh
Faculty · Political Science & International Relations

Amit Pratap Singh teaches PSIR at ForumIAS. His classes are built answer-first: every session carries its own PYQ discussion and writing practice, so the syllabus and the skill of scoring develop together. His teaching is known for source-grounded content — original texts, verified scholar quotations and current developments woven into every topic — and for mentorship that stays with the student up to the final stage of the examination.

Faculty channel: t.me/psirbyamitpratap

Nurturing potential

Guiding success: your journey with a mentor

Study planning & strategy

A study plan across the whole PSIR syllabus, prioritised by PYQ pattern, with a revision schedule that leads into the Mains window.

Performance review & feedback

Regular feedback on tests and copies, with concrete direction on structure, thinkers and current linkage — feedback you can act on.

Mentorship till the final stage

One-to-one mentorship through the year, made stronger as Mains comes close — and the OIGP pathway after the written exam. Book a call on 93117 40432.

Fees & admission

Simple fee structure. No hidden charges.

Choose Magnus for the complete journey at one fee, or pick the Crucible plan that suits your mode of study and budget. Every fee below is all-inclusive.

PlanWhat it includesFee
MagnusFlagship125 sessions (100 core + 25 PSIR Praxis) · Dynamics both phases · Test Series included · OGP Advanced free · OIGP free · any mode, one fee₹72,000 Enroll Now
Crucible · Online100 sessions live online with recordings · Dynamics both phases · notes & mentorship₹42,000 Enroll Now
Crucible · Online + Test SeriesEverything in Online, plus the full PSIR Test Series with copy evaluation₹46,000 Enroll Now
Crucible · Offline100 sessions in the classroom at Old Rajinder Nagar · Dynamics both phases · notes & mentorship₹48,000 Enroll Now
Crucible · Offline + Test SeriesEverything in Offline, plus the full PSIR Test Series with copy evaluation₹52,000 Enroll Now
Crucible · Hybrid + Test SeriesAttend in the classroom or online as per your convenience, with the full Test Series₹55,000 Enroll Now

All fees are inclusive of applicable taxes.

Fee concession & upgrade

  • Upgrade from any Crucible plan to a higher plan or to Magnus within 30 days by paying only the difference.
  • Existing ForumIAS students: a concession applies on both courses. Speak to the counselling desk before taking admission.
  • Not sure which plan to take? Call or WhatsApp 93117 40432 for a free counselling call.

How to enroll?

  • Visit academy.forumias.com and pay via Net Banking, Card or UPI.
  • By NEFT or cash deposit — email admissions@forumias.academy.
  • Visit the Offline Guidance Center and pay via Card, Cheque or DD.

Terms & conditions

  • Fees are non-refundable and the course is non-transferable.
  • The course is valid till 31st December 2027.
  • No sharing of programs; access may be terminated for misuse.
  • ForumIAS may close admissions and amend schedules in exigencies.
  • Weekly topics in PSIR Dynamics adapt to live developments through the year.