Secure a high score in this easy and compact optional subject taught by an iconic mentor who has accounted for 85% of all Botany selections in the IAS & IFS in the last 2 decades. A complete solution with comprehensive study material.
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Dr. Abhishek Kumar | The Chief Mentor
He is one of India's foremost experts for the UPSC CSE and Indian Forest Service Examination, having contributed to the success of more than 2000 candidates, including 9 All India Toppers and 100+ Top-10 Rankers. Abhishek Sir is widely acknowledged for his deep insights on the CSE and IFS exams and what takes to ace them with a high rank. His simple and structured approach makes him graspable even to a beginner but without ever sacrificing the academic rigour required by the UPSC. He will be personally teaching about 75% of this course.
A selected team of specialists from Delhi University and IARI
These experts will be teaching certain specific topics where they are having a long academic experience.
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Your course can be accessed only on a single device.
Our system will remember the device (tablet/mobile) where you first log in. You will always have access on this device only.
Login from a second device will fail and such an attempt will automatically block your account.
The video content of this course will be delivered to you in Drip Mode.
Our system will be releasing the video lessons on weekly basis over a period of 8-weeks from the date of joining.
This is to facilitate structured learning, which will ultimately help you get the most out of this course.
There are two types of validity available for this course.
The faculty has prepared a unique set of study material and handouts from a vast number of authentic textbooks, reference books, research papers and authoritative internet resources.
This material will strongly augment the learning that you build in this course and help you write impactful answers without the need to look for any extra book.
Please note that the updated version of this collection is not available anywhere else except circulated to our students.
The faculty will host live sessions three to four times a month. These sessions will be a great opportunity for you to clarify any doubts you may have, learn the nuances of preparation, and interact with your peers.
Each month's live session calendar will be available to you beforehand.
The best way to make the most of your live sessions with your faculty is to come prepared. Have questions ready and take notes during the session. You can also use the session to get feedback on your work.
A total of 6 test papers are included in this course for your practice. The break-up is as follows.
We will also share 200 questions along the lines of the UPSC Main Examination for your practice.
It is important to maintain some discipline when taking online courses. In fact, the outcome of an online course depends heavily on your self-discipline.
Here are some tips from our faculty and successful candidates from our online courses.
Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Cryptogams: Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes
Phanerogams 1: Gymnosperms
Phanerogams 2: Angiosperms: Systematics and Phylogeny
Plant Anatomy
Embryology and Palynology
Plant Resource Development
Morphogenesis
Cell Biology
Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution
Plant Breeding
Biotechnology
Biostatistics
Physiology and Biochemistry
Ecology and Plant Geography
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
This is the kind of score that UPSC Toppers get. You can easily touch that score with Botany.
Every year, nearly 90% of the Botany selections in IAS & IFS are from Evolution. Top Rankers like Vidushi (Rank 1, IFS 2016), Divya Jyoti Parida (Rank 26, IAS 2015), Abhilasha (Rank 2, IFS 2015), Aditya M. (Rank 5, IFS 2015), have all been trained by us for Botany optional.
Botany being a science subject has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus.
With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies.
After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Botany are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions. With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.
You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage.
We have made Botany preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring.
We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
This is the kind of score that UPSC Toppers get. You can easily touch that score with Zoology.
Every year, 80% of the Zoology selections are from Evolution. Top Rankers like Smriti Mishra (Rank 4, IAS 2022), Anup Das (Rank 38, IAS 2022), Rachit Raj (Rank 3, IAS 2013), Dr. Arun Thambhuraj (Rank 6, IAS 2012), Dr. Adapa Karthik (Rank 1, IAS 2007), Dr. Amit Saini (Rank 2, IAS 2006), Dr. Basant Garg (Rank 2, IAS 2004), have all been trained by us for Zoology optional.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies. After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Zoology are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions. During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions. With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Zoology preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
The syllabus is interesting and relevant to the issues faced by farmers in the country. Students from any Science or Engineering background can handle the demands of the syllabus very well.
The syllabus of UPSC IAS Mains exam Agriculture optional is not lengthy and you can finish it in very reasonable time-period.
Several topics in agriculture have direct overlap with the GS papers, particularly in Geography and Economy.
With our guidance, a score of 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
A recent data released by the UPSC establishes that Agriculture is the optional subject is the highest success rate (18.6%).
In IFS Examination 2017, the All India Rank -2 holder, Anupam Sharma had agriculture optional, though he is not an Agriculture graduate.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies. After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Agriculture are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions.
With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Agriculture preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
The syllabus of Forestry is short, easy and interesting. Above all, it is highly relevant to a career in the Indian Forest Service.
Forestry is the optional subject with the highest success rate (27.2%) in the Indian Forest Service Examination.
In the final list of the IFS for the last 10 years, at least 15 students from Evolution Forestry Programme have been securing selection every year.
Students from any Science or Engineering background can handle the demands of the syllabus very well.
Several topics in Forestry have direct overlap with the GS sections, particularly in Environmental Ecology.
With our guidance, a score of 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
Some very recent results have been:
Anushka Lohiya (Rank 4, IFS 2022)
Varadaraj Gaonkar (Rank 2, IFS 2021)
Gurleen Kaur (Rank 10, IFS 2021)
Alekh Saxena (Rank 38, IFS 2021)
In the final list of the IFS for the last 10 years, at least 15 students from Evolution Forestry Programme have been securing selection every year.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies.
After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Forestry are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions.
With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject non-scoring. We have made Forestry preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
Geology is considered a highly scoring subject. It is especially beneficial for candidates taking both the Civil Services and the Forest Services (IFS) Examinations.
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional.
Every year, about 55% of the Geology selections are from Evolution. In the last two years, some notable results have been:
Vandana - (Rank 28 IFoS 2020)
Rahul Gupta - Rank - 22, IFS 2019
Abhishek Samria - Rank - 61, IFS 2019
Lekhraj Meena - Rank - 63, IFS 2019
Arvind Meena - Rank - 68, IFS 2019
Lakshmi Nagappan - Rank - 50, IFS 2018
The subject is a part of earth sciences. Nothing is left to the interpretation of the examiner and the content material is mostly facts. So, if you have written the correct answer, you should get reasonable marks. You can also increase your marks with diagrams and make the presentation better.
The syllabus is well defined and and the content material is mostly facts. This subject doesn’t need regular updation like some of the humanities subjects. There is very little current affairs linkage in this subject.
Plus, many topics in Geology are linked with physical geography which features in the General Studies Paper I.
Most of the questions asked are repeated. So, practicing previous year UPSC question papers diligently will reap benefits.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner.
In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Geology preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
Evolution is one of India's most credible institute for CSE and IFS Examination. Our faculty, our notes and our guidance combine to give you far superior preparation than your competitors.
Team Evolution is made of experienced and committed experts from reputed premier institutions of India such as Delhi University, JNU, AIIMS, IARI, IITs, FRI. Each one of them brings to you unmatched insight into the subject and also the needs and trends of the UPSC Examinations.
Specialist faculty helps you in developing clear concepts of the topics and also bring marks-fetching depth and value addition to your answers.
We specialise in making the subject matter beginner friendly.
While teaching, we break each topic into logical sub-topics and then go about building concepts step-by-step.
Crisp notes on all the topics – easy to grasp and retain
Each topic prepared from standard reference books
All notes prepared by our faculty aided by an in-house research team
Special Sessions with Faculty to address all your doubts and queries
We help you see the larger picture and implement your strategy with micro-planning which is in 100% alignment with the examination
With the teacher's guidance, you will learn the intricacies and techniques to write effective and high score-fetching answers, without which much of the preparation may go in vain.
Evolution's courses maximise your chances of selection, getting a high score and becoming a Topper.
IAS Rank - 4, 2022
I enrolled in both the Zoology Optional Regular Course and the Zoology Test Series at Evolution, which played an instrumental role in my UPSC preparation.
Evolution enabled me to prepare comprehensive, high-quality Zoology notes which became the backbone of my Main Examination study material. Despite having been a B. Sc. Life Sciences Topper (Rank-2) at Delhi University, the classes at Evolution served to enhance my understanding, added significant value to my existing knowledge base and helped me frame my answers.
I also feel that many topics and questions in the Main Examination are at the Masters level. Thanks to Evolution, I was able to grasp these advanced topics also efficiently.
The classes are consistently meticulously planned and executed, allowing students to master the concepts and facts without wasting time and effort.
Abhishek Sir has been a constant pillar of support throughout my journey. He took the time to patiently check our work and provided us much-needed mentorship. Even two years after completing the course, I was able to reach out to him and the rest of the team and received help and encouragement, which is truly remarkable.
(Shared in a video interview: https://youtu.be/KedfUwrHE_0)
IFS Rank - 5, 2019
I had joined the following courses at Evolution, both in online mode - 1) Interview Preparation Module with 2 in-person mock interview + lectures on Current Affairs and Forestry 2) Prelims modules - Current affairs, Environment and Science-Tech.
Evolution helped me quickly improve my Env preparation from a generalist CSE paper 3 level to the depth required for IFoS. I have seen many of my friends struggle in Env and SciTech due to lack of a good, consolidated source. Evolution's extremely relevant and comprehensive coverage of these topics definitely added value to my preparation.
Abhishek Sir's lectures were rigorous, yet focused and engaging. The narrative format of delivery improved my understanding, as well as retention, reducing the need for revision. His broader guidance on framing of answers (structuring, prioritisation) and IFoS-specific questions was also immensely helpful. Chiranth Sir helped me cover high-scoring areas like Env legislation for Prelims and revising Forestry. I would unhesitatingly recommend these courses to any serious aspirant. I've myself been using them for the coming attempt.
IAS Rank - 45, 2018 | IFS Rank - 50, 2018
I joined a course on Geology at Evolution under the guidance of Sir Prabhakar Priyadarshi (AIR 31, IFS 2017) .
Joining this course made my work simpler... I am glad to have made the right choice and grateful for his immense help to crack the examination successfully.
IFS Rank - 1, 2017 | IAS Rank - 92, 2017
I have learnt so much from the way Abhishek sir articulates and presents his thoughts. Thank you so much, sir, for your encouragement, guidance and support!
Prashant sir and Chiranth sir helped me immensely in covering Forestry in such a little time.
Abhishek sir, thank you so much for creating such an enabling and friendly environment!
IFS Rank - 1, 2016
I prepared both my optional subjects with Evolution for the Civil Service and IFS Examinations.
Despite being a B.Tech. in Computer Science, I mastered subjects like Botany with Forestry with reasonable ease and felt confident in the exams.
The classroom course and notes have been exactly in tune with the needs to the examination. For most of my preparation, I relied only on my class-notes.
IFS Rank - 2, 2017
Every member of the Evolution team (Abhishek sir, Suman ma’am, Chiranth sir and others) has been a source of immense help, support, guidance and motivation for me.
In fact, now I identify myself also as a part of it. While many persons & institutions helped me in achieving my & my family’s dream, Evolution’s was the most dominant force …the Optimus Prime. I shall always remain indebted to Evolution. Thanks a lot:)
Enjoy total flexibility of time and learn at your optimal pace with these asynchronous lectures
Experienced experts from premier universities with great track-record of results
Targeted approach based on extensive research into the pattern and trends of the exams
Modern teaching tools and methods for easy and better mastery of preparation
Beginner friendly course design, covering from the basics to the required advanced level
Additional reference material based on the best text books, journals and web-resources
Test papers and practice questions to apply your knowledge and develop the answer-writing skills
Connect with your faculty through emails and periodic live-online sessions and learn the finer aspects of preparation.
Connect with excellent peer group from all over India through the live sessions hosted by the faculty
There is no need to leave your hometown or job or your university course to join the coaching class. You can attend your classes anytime - because we give you an asynchronous class: an online class where you do not have to log in at a specific time for a live session, but you can study anytime.
At Evolution online courses, the same teachers create online lectures and tutorials who have been teaching for years in our classroom courses. So, you get the same quality of preparation that your classroom peers are getting. We also make no difference in the content that we share with our students, irrespective of what mode of preparation they have chosen to adopt - classroom, online or guided self-study.
Studying online requires more self-motivation and time-management skills because you will spend a lot of time on your own. Thus, your online course will not only teach you your subject, but it will also help you become more self-motivated, a trait that will make you stand out in the UPSC journey.
All online courses feature regular live sessions by the faculty to address your doubts and to guide you for the examination. Moreover, you can reach the faculty directly through e-mail to discuss your queries and issues. Our faculty will respond by email or call depending on the nature of your query.
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We believe that the formula for outstanding results in these competitive examinations comprises of motivated students, committed faculty and rigorous academic work. You’ll find all these at Evolution. Our classes are planned meticulously by the teachers keeping in the mind the needs of the UPSC Examinations. We keep the lecture structure examination focused, so that you get most effective preparation in the shortest period of time. At the same time, we strive to make our classes beginner-friendly by using visual teaching aids and other innovations.
All the videos are recently recorded lecture videos. They contain lectures recorded in the classroom or studio set-up. All the videos are HD quality but optimised for adaptive streaming even over low bandwidth of internet connection. Our team is continuously creating new video lessons to incorporate recent content and modifications. So, you can be sure about the lecture video content being updated.
We will be making available self-paced online courses on our secure platform, which you can access using our mobile app available for Android and iOS devices (both phones and tablets). Our learning app is not available for laptop or desktop computers or for any web-browser. You will be able to access the course from that single device where you first log in.
The Evolution Learning App will be compatible for:
iPhone 6 onwards with the latest version of iOS
iPad, iPad Pro and iPad Air the latest version of iPad OS
Android 9 or later OS based mobile phone or tablet
The Evolution Learning App will NOT work on:
Windows based PC (Laptops and Desktops)
Apple Mac Computers (Laptops and Desktops)
Any web browser
Your course can be accessed only on a single device. Our system will remember the device (tablet/mobile) where you first log in. You will always have access on this device only. Login from a second device will fail and such an attempt will automatically block your account.
Each classroom and live-online course includes relevant study material. The study material, rather than being bulky, is concise and aligned to the demands of the CSE and IFS Examination. Additionally, we also share with you the lecture handouts for many classes, whenever the teacher considers it necessary for explaining a topic. This material will strongly augment the learning that you build in this course and help you write impactful answers without the need to look for any extra book.Please note that the updated version of this collection is not available anywhere else except circulated to our students.
Since different students join the self-paced online courses at different points of time and their progress arc varies widely, we can not conduct tests for the self-paced online courses.
But, we have included practice test papers and practice questions in almost all the self-paced online courses. Please check the course specific details to know about this.
As a student of Evolution, you will be entitled to the updates and current developments related to your subject. We encourage all our students to stay in active contact with their respective teachers, through the preparation period, in order to keep gaining tips, techniques and insight.
Yes. You can download and save the videos within the App for offline viewing. The downloaded videos will be available till the validity of the course.
1. Video lectures are accessible only through the app on a mobile device or a tablet and they cannot be viewed on Mac / Windows PC. Please keep this limitation in mind, while signing up for a course.
2. Your course can be accessed only on a single device. Our system will remember the device (tablet / mobile / web-browser) where you first login. You will always have access on this device only. Login from a second device will fail and such an attempt will automatically block your account.
As a centre of learning, it is essential that we set high standards of conduct for ourselves and our students. We take the Evolution Code of Conduct very seriously and have zero-tolerance policy for violations. All the classroom and live-online students are bound by it from the time of taking admission til their association with Evolution.
For our online courses and study material, we have zero-tolerance policy for piracy. Our platform has in-built and continuously updating security features to detect attempts for multi-device login, attempts to download course content and attempts to capture the screen.
Violating these terms and conditions leads to immediate and permanent suspension of services with no-refund.
Since we let our prospective students view a cross-section of our lecture videos and tutorials if they so desire, we assume that you have taken an informed decision to join an online course.Therefore, we do not offer refunds.
Why not? We’ll be happy to address all your queries and concerns. Please drop us a mail at contact@evolution.co.in or send an SMS to +91-9810975937. Our team will be in touch with you soon.
Like other courses, the self-paced online courses at Evolution cover the syllabi for the UPSC Civil Service Examination and the
Indian Forest Service Examination in an intensive manner. It means identifying the emphasis areas, re-organising the the syllabus,
incorporating the special demands arising out of the question papers, and then delivering the lectures in a systematic way.