Drishti IAS Delhi: course and fee research for UPSC aspirants. This profile separates published programme details from points that need a current admission quote.
Courses and published fees
Drishti’s Studio GS Foundation page describes a structured UPSC preparation programme with teaching, study material and tests. Its published course features are institute claims about the programme, not independent evidence of learning outcomes.
The classroom programme section should be used to choose the centre and batch. Hindi, English, classroom, live-online and recorded offerings must be compared separately; availability in one programme does not prove availability in another.
A separate online NCERT course is advertised at ₹9,500. This is not the price of the complete GS foundation programme. Check the current course page for price, access duration and inclusions. Keep NCERT concept-building separate from a full prelims-and-mains programme when comparing your budget.
Choose the course by your starting point
If you need school-level concepts first, compare the NCERT product’s subject coverage and access period. If you need complete UPSC preparation, ask for the GS foundation syllabus, evaluated mains work, CSAT inclusion and teaching medium. A low-cost starting course should not be compared with a full foundation fee as if they provide the same scope.
Who should compare this option?
Students comparing a foundation programme with a separate NCERT starting course.
Key question: Does the selected foundation fee include CSAT, evaluated mains answers and the exact language of material you need?
How to assess the course before enrolment
Attend a sample class in the same mode and medium you intend to buy. Ask for the named teachers, weekly timetable, answer-evaluation turnaround and a written account of what is included. Compare the total payable with your travel, accommodation and study-material budget.
Results, reviews and evidence
This profile uses the institute’s published information, checked on 4 October 2026. It is not a field inspection or an independent verification of selection claims. A student may have taken only a test series or interview programme; that does not establish participation in a full classroom course. We do not assign an invented rating or selection percentage.
Before paying
- Obtain a dated quotation naming the exact batch and all taxes.
- Confirm recordings, validity, tests, mentoring and optional-subject inclusions.
- Read cancellation, refund and batch-transfer terms.
- Keep the brochure, receipt and written commitments.
Compare other coaching profiles using the same course scope. For our evidence labels, read the verification methodology.