MGSIPA

Information Brochure
Coaching for Civil Services Examinations - 2019-20

Civil Services Coaching Centre (CSCC)

Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab
(An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Punjab Government Organization devoted to training and research in Public Administration)
Institutional Area, Sector - 26
Chandigarh – 160 019

Ph: 0172-2790004
Email: coaching.mgsipa@punjab.gov.in; website: mgsipa.punjab.gov.in
 THEY MADE US PROUD
Selected in IAS and allied services (2015)

Lakshay Sharma Annu Paul

Apoorv Devgan Tusharanshu Gaurav Gupta Sumeetinder Singh Jaspreet Kaur
(Rank- 438) (Rank- 671)
(Rank- 61) (Rank -75) (Rank- 231) Walia (Rank- 381) (Rank 430)

Selected in IAS and allied services (2014)

Itankar Vipin Vithoba Mohit Kumar Apoorv Devgan Bhupinder Singh Jaspreet Kaur
(Rank 14) (Rank 228) (Rank 554) (Rank 677) (Rank 1058)

Selected in IAS and allied services (2013)

Dr. Ankita Chakravaty Aman Gupta Preeti Goyal Sonia Mahajan Gurinderpal Singh Nidhi Khera
(Rank 17) (Rank 57) (Rank 115) (Rank 201)
(Rank 150) (Rank 213)

Samarth Gupta
Dr.Gaurav Mittal Mohit Kmar (Rank 585) Manish Singh Dr.Kulwant Singh
(Rank 436) (Rank 495) (Rank 688) (Rank- 792)

Selected in IAS and allied services (2012)

Mandeep Batish
Jashandeep Singh Randhawa Kanchan Garg Gaurav Mittal
(Rank 376)
(Rank 104) (Rank 200) (Rank 369)

Total 68 selections in PCS(2012)

 THEY HAVE BROUGHT LAURELS
Selected in PCS and allied services 2016

Kanu Garg Keshav Goyal Bhupinder Jeet Jaspinder Singh

Innayat
(Rank- 3) (Rank 4) Singh (Rank -5) (Rank - 9)
(Rank 1)

Lakshay Kumar Harminder Singh Ankita Kansal Navjot Singh

Sukhnaaz Singh
(Rank - 19) Hundal(Rank - 26) (Rank - 33) (Rank - 35)
(Rank - 22)

Arshdeep Brar Deepak Mittal Mohit Garg Abhishek Sharma

(Rank - 52) Gaurav Sharma
(Rank - 62) (Rank- 71) (Rank- 82) (Rank- 85)

Daman Singh Gurjot Singh

Duggal Navkiran Sidhu Ravinderpreet Chetanpreet Kaur
(Rank- 30) ESM, Kaur (Rank-1) FF Rank- 1 (Sports, PB) Rank- 7 (SC, PB)
(Rank - 8)ESM

Rohit Lotia Jasmeet Singh

Rank 23 Rank- 4, (BC, PB)
(Balmiki/Mazhbi,PB)
 THEY HAVE BROUGHT LAURELS
Selected in PCS and allied services 2014
(2013)

Himanshu Gupta Geetika Singh Suneetinder Singh Amit Gupta

(Rank 3) Battu (Rank- 5) Walia (Rank 7) Alka (Rank - 9) (Rank - 11)

Harman Hans Palika Arora Mankanwal Singh Gurbir Singh Kohli Virain Sandhu
(Rank - 15) (Rank - 17) Chahal (Rank - 18) (Rank - 20) (Rank - 21)

Harsharanjeet Lakshay Kumar Saurabh Singla Nishant Yadav Priyanka Goyal

Singh (Rank - 23) (Rank - 24) (Rank- 25) (Rank- 26) (Rank- 27)

Daman Singh Navkiran Sidhu Rajan Sharma Harpreet Singh Sidhu Chetanpreet Kaur
Duggal (Rank - 29) (Rank- 30) (Rank- 31) Rank- 1 (Sports, PB) Rank- 2 (Sports, PB)

Haneet Inder Singh

Jakhar Rank 3 (Sports Yogeshwar Bhambra
Pb) Sumit Mudh Gauravdeep Kaur Amanpreet Singh Rank- 13 BC Punjab,
(Rank- 31) Rank- 1, SC, ESM Rank- 2, SC Rank- 7, SC SC, ESM

(Total 47 selections)
 THEY HAVE BROUGHT LAURELS
Selected in PCS and allied services 2013
(2013)

Navreet Sekhon Narinder Singh Navraj Singh Brar Jashanpreet K. Udaydeep S. Sidhu
(Rank 3) (Rank 4) (Rank 5) Gill (Rank 9) (Rank 12)

C
harumita Geetika Tarun Sharda Ramandeep Kaur Samarth Gupta
(Rank 13) (Rank 17) (Rank 24) (Rank 26) (Rank 29)

Ramandeep Kaur Anupreet Kaur Amanpreet Singh Ankita Kansal Sartaj S.Cheema
(Rank 33) (Rank 35) (Rank 43) (Rank 45) (Rank 47)

Vikram Singh Hiten Kapila Harsharanjeet Singh Parminder Kaur Suneetinder S.Walia
(Rank 50) (Rank 55) (Rank 56) (Rank 58) (Rank 60)

Parneet Kaur Roopreet Sandhu Saurav Jindal Jeenat Khehra Kehsav Goyal
(Rank 61) (Rank 62) (Rank 66) (Rank 67) (Rank 69)
 THEY HAVE BROUGHT LAURELS
Selected in PCS and allied services 2013
(2013)

Deepika SIngh Himanshu Gupta Shivpreet SIngh Harleen Kaur Ratika

(Rank- 76) (Rank- 80) (Rank- 87) (Rank- 91) Bhandari
(Rank- 97)

Anjali Sekhri - Major Amit Sareen Varinder Kumar - Parvez Singh - Yog Raj - Rank- 2
- Rank- 8 (ESM) Rank- 20 (SC) (PH)
Rank- 5 (ESM) Rank- 12 (ESM)

Sulekha Rani - Damandeep Kaur - Tajeshwar Singh- Gagandeep Kaur - Lalan Kumar-
Rank- 3 (SC) Rank-2 (SC
Rank- 5 (PH) Rank- 17 (M&B) Rank-22 (BC)
ESM/LDESM)

HCS and allied services - (2013)

Pradeep Ahlawat Deepak Pundir Divik Sharma Vyom. Dinesh Sharma

(HCS Executive ) (ETO) (ETO) (Traffic Manager)
 About the Institute

Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPA),

Chandigarh, was set up in 1978 by the Government of Punjab as a registered society.
The Institute is devoted to research, evaluation, consultancy and training in public
administration and allied areas such as management, planning, development,
economics, etc for improving governance in the State.
The activities envisaged to be carried out by the Institute include
1. Organizing conferences, seminars, training programmes, symposia, etc.
2. Analyzing problems in policy formulation, planning, implementation of projects,
review and evaluation, etc. and suggest suitable remedial measures
3. Carry out evaluation and impact assessment studies
4. Establish and maintain library and information services
5. Offer fellowships, scholarships, prizes and stipends in furtherance of objectives of
the Institute.
The Institute has established four Divisions and about 15 subject-specific Centres/Cells at
Chandigarh and a network of territorial centres in the State to carry out area specific
projects at the cutting edge level. The Regional Centres of the Institute are located at
Jalandhar, Bhatinda and Patiala.
The Institute organizes a number of training programmes for various categories of
officials of state government – from induction programmes for new recruits to refresher
and mid-career programmes for the senior officers on various aspects of governance
and administration. Besides these programmes, case studies and research projects from
state and central governments are also undertaken.
A large number of resource persons and external faculty provide support to various
Centres of the Institute. Another milestone has been that of getting experts, persons of
eminence, legislators as well as public at large associated in the improvement of
governance/public administration in the State.

About Civil Services Coaching Centre

The Civil Services Coaching Centre was set up during the year 2011 considering the
demand for quality coaching at a reasonable cost for the civil services aspirants. Since,
the Institute already had the mandate, infrastructure and faculty to provide the
coaching for various competitive examinations including the All India Civil Services/
State Services etc, the Institute set up a Civil Services Coaching Centre at its campus in
Chandigarh.
Mission
To provide quality coaching to the youth of the region so that more and more
promising young men and women are able to get into the premier services of the
country. The aim is to build up their self-confidence so that they may harness their full
potential and ensure a bright future for themselves through hard work, perseverance
and determination and play a rightful role in the development of the nation.
Objectives
1. To prepare more and more young men and women from northern states to get
selected into Civil Services in a larger number.
2. To create academic interest amongst SCs/STs and Backward class students and
inspire them to work hard to get into competitive services.
3. To provide special coaching to students opting for Panjabi/Hindi medium
4. To provide a forum for useful interaction amongst the students, teachers, experts in
Public Administration and NGOs by arranging Seminars and Group discussions.
5. To enhance the capacity and capabilities of the outstanding students who can
act as trend-setters and torch-bearers for the future generation.
Salient Features
1. Professionally qualified, trained and experienced faculty
2. Personal attention to each and every student
3. The latest high-tech facilities to be used in teaching
4. Focused approach to study as per the latest trends and syllabi
5. Fortnightly tests, group discussions and Seminars
6. Guidance from and discussions with senior IAS officers as well as new entrants into
the Civil Services
7. Mock interviews held from time to time
8. Special guidance to students who wish to write their UPSC/SPSC Examinations in
Panjabi/Hindi medium
9. Remedial classes for weak students
10. Test batch series are also available and monthly current Affairs(News & Views)
given to students free of cost

Civil Services Coaching Session - 2019-20

Courses Offered
1. Civil Services Preliminary Examination for regular students (4 Months duration)
2. Civil Services Mains Examination for regular students (4 months duration)
3. Test Series open to all students both for preliminary and mains exams.
4. Mock Interviews and Counseling –open to all students
A. Preliminary Examination
Paper-1: General Studies(200 Marks) – Objective type
 Current events of National and International importance
 History of India and Indian National Development
  Indian and world Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India
and the world
 Indian Polity and governance– constitution, political system, panchayati raj,
Public policy, Rights issues etc.
 Economic and social development - sustainable development, poverty
alleviation schemes, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.
 General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change –
that do not require subject specialization
 General Science

Paper II: Civil Services Aptitude test (CSAT)

 Comprehension
 Interpersonal skills including communication skills
 Logical reasoning and analytical ability
 Decision making and problem solving
 General mental ability
 Basic numeracy (Numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc(Class X
level)
 Data Interpretation (Charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc- Class X level)
 English language comprehension skills (class X level)
 Question relating to English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X level)
Civil Services Mains Examination

B. Main Examination
The written examination will consist of the following papers:
Qualifying Papers:
Paper : A - (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages
included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). 300 Marks
Paper : B English 300 Marks
Papers to be counted for merit
Paper Subject Name Marks
Paper-
Essay 250
1
Paper- General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the
250
2 World and Society)
Paper- General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and
250
3 International relations)
Paper- General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity,
250
4 Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper-
General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250
5
Paper-
Optional Subject – Paper 1 250
6
Paper-
Optional Subject – Paper 2 250
7
Sub Total (Written test) 1750
Personality Test 275
Grand Total 2025

C. Interview Test (Personality Test)

 The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his
career. He will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the
interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public
service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the
mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his
intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in current affairs. Some of the
qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and
logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social
cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.
 The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross‐examination but of a natural,
though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental
qualities of the candidate.
 The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or general
knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers.
Candidates are expected to have taken an
intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the
events which are happening around them both within and outside their own State or
Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should
rouse the curiosity of well educated youth.
 Admission Schedule and Fee Structure – 2019-20 Session

Important Dates
IAS/PCS Preliminary Batches Date of Submission of Admission form
1 1st Batch February, 2019 to June, 2019
2 2nd Batch June, 2019 to Oct.,2019
3. 3rd Batch Nov, 2019 to February, 2020
IAS/PCS Mains Exam
1. 1st Batch March, 2019 to June, 2019
2. 2nd Batch July, 2019 Onwards
3. 3rd Batch November, 2019 Onwards

Mock Interview
For IAS and allied services From February, 2020 onwards

Test Batch Series

In General Studies as well as optional papers are also available in preliminary as
well as mains

Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
Those appearing for B.A/B.Sc. final exams are also eligible.

Fee Structure
Regular Course :
IAS/PCS Preliminary examination: (GS and CSAT): Rs. 40,000/-
IAS/PCS Mains Exam: Rs 40,000/-
Optional Subjects: Rs 30,000/- per subject
IAS/PCS Prelims Crash Course: (GS and CSAT): Rs.30,000/-

Counseling and Mock Interviews: Rs 1,000/-

Note: 1. Payment of Course fee should be made through Bank Transfer/Demand
Draft/Cheque drawn in favour of Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public
Administration/MGSIPAP payable at Chandigarh.
a. Details for bank transfer only.
Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab
Bank Name: IDBI Bank, Sector 8C, Chandigarh
A/C No. 003104000109093
IFS Code:- IBKL0000003
After transfer the course fees, it is mediatory to deposit the original receipt
to the institute by candidate.
2. Fee once paid will not be refunded if the student starts attending
classes.
3. No Hostel Accommodation will be provided by the institute.
Coaching Schedule
For Preliminary Students: Monday to Thursday-10:30 am to 3:30 pm.
For Mains Students: Monday to Thursday -10.30 am to 3.30 pm
For any enquiry relating to admission, contact
Sh. M.L. Sharma, PCS (Retd.)
Head,
Civil Services Coaching Centre (CSCC)
Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab
Institutional Area, Sector-26, Chandigarh-160019
Phone: 0172-2790004
Email: coaching.mgsipa@punjab.gov.in

The Information regarding the Institute and its activities may be obtained from
By sending mail at coaching.mgsipa@punjab.gov.in
By visiting the website mgsipa.punjab.gov.in
 They bring laurels to the institute

The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has declared the result of the PCS
(Executive) Examination, today, the 14th of June, 2012. The performance of the students of
MGSIPAP, who appeared for Mock Interviews, has been spectacular. The summary of the
same is as follows:
1. General Category - 48 students appeared and their ranks are - 1st, 4th ,17th, 19th,29th,
35th,38th, 39th, 42nd, 45th, 55th, 62nd, 68th, 73rd,76th, 78th, 84th, 87th,91st, 97th, 104th,
105th,114th, 120th, 129th, 130th, 133rd, 140th, 144th etc. The name of the first rank is While
Ms.Amaninder Kaur bagged the first rank, Ms. Pooja Sayal secured the fourth rank.
2. Physically Handicapped Category - Two students appeared under this category and the
first rank has been bagged by our student Ms.Harjot Kaur.
3. Ex-Servicemen (General Category) -Three students appeared under this category and
their ranks are 1st, 3rd and 4th. The first rank has been achieved by Mr.Anmol Singh
Dhaliwal. Third rank goes to Major Amit and the Fourth one has been obtained by
Major Amit Sareen.
4. Ex servicemen( SC Category - One student appeared in this category and he bagged the
4th rank.
5. Balmiki/Mazhibi Sikh, Punjab Category - Four students appeared and their ranks are –
2nd, 7th etc. Second position goes to Mr.Amandeep Kaur and the Seventh rank is of
Mr.Supnandeep Uppal.
6. Sports Person, Punjab Category - One student, Mr.Simrandeep Singh Brar appeared
under this category who has got the second Rank.
7. SC category - Four students appeared under this category, and their ranks are - 27th,
36th, 40th, 44th.
8. BC category - Three students appeared and their ranks are – 36th, 57th, 69th.

In brief, our students have brought laurels to this Institute by bagging the 1 st, 4th, 17th, 19th,
29th, 35th, 38th, 39th, 42nd, 45th ranks in the general category; First position in Physically
Handicapped category; 1st, 3rd and 4th in Ex-Servicemen (General Category); 2nd and 7th
Balmiki/Mazhibi Sikh Punjab Category and 2nd in Sports Person, Punjab Category.
Bio data of candidates is placed below for your kind perusal.

As the result of IAS/PCS has remained remarkable this year, it is proposed to highlight this
achievement in the leading newspapers of the country, to attract brilliant students to this
Institute from every nook and corner of the country.