{"id":50725,"date":"2026-05-25T11:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=50725"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:17:56","slug":"shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Shabbir Sir(Edukemy IAS) vs Himanshu Sir(LotusArise IAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re preparing for UPSC Geography Optional, you&#8217;ve almost certainly run into the &#8220;Shabbir Sir vs Himanshu Sir&#8221; debate. Both are well-known names in Geography Optional coaching, and both have guided students to good results over the years. This guide compares them across the factors that actually matter for your preparation \u2014 experience, teaching approach, syllabus coverage, and mentorship \u2014 so you can make an informed choice rather than relying on hearsay.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/geography-optional-by-shabbir-sir-foundation-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-07_52_13-PM-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50665\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a52abf482e4d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Experience_and_Background\" >Experience and Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Teaching_Philosophy\" >Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Syllabus_Coverage\" >Syllabus Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Mentorship_and_Batch_Consistency\" >Mentorship and Batch Consistency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Track_Record\" >Track Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Ready_to_Start_Your_Geography_Optional_Journey\" >Ready to Start Your Geography Optional Journey?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/shabbir-sir-vs-himanshu-sir-geography-optional-comparison\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"background\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"At-a-Glance_Comparison\"><\/span>At-a-Glance Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>Shabbir Sir (Edukemy)<\/th><th>Himanshu Sir<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Years of Experience<\/td><td>25+ years (continuous)<\/td><td>&lt;10  years (multiple platforms)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Institutional Stability<\/td><td>Single, own institute<\/td><td>Multiple institutes over the years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Syllabus Completion<\/td><td>\u2714 Complete, structured<br>\u2714 Foundation- 6 Months<br>\u2714 No of classes- 681<br>\u2714 6 Months, 6 days, 2.5 hrs class= <em>540 Hrs <\/em><br>\u2714 <em>Case Study classes, 2 every week for 1hr= 48 Hrs <\/em><br>\u2714 <em>PYQ Discussion, 1 every week for 2hrs<\/em>= <em>48 Hrs <\/em><br>\u2714<em>15 Modulewise workbook Sessions<\/em>= 45 hrs<\/td><td>~ Foundation- 6 Months<br>~ Inconsistent (50\u201360% in some batches) <br>~ No of classes- 500<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Daily Student Access<\/td><td>\u2714 Most student centric faculty, meet students daily for 2 hours<\/td><td>~ everybody is aware how student centric he is, leaves batches in between.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geographical Thought<\/td><td>\u2714 Authority in Human Geography. Geographical thought was solved by him.<br>\u2714 Static and Dynamic part of Physical Geography is taken by him.<\/td><td>~ Learned from him<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teaching Method<\/td><td>\u2714 Study through books- his initiative<br>\u2714 Starts from major topics which has no dependency on any other module<br>\u2714 1% cancellation rate of classes<br>Completes 90% of the syllabus by self<br>\u2714 Teaches through PYQs<br><\/td><td>~ Note-dictation based<br>~ He is moody, Irregular and &#8220;Nirus&#8221;. Leaves batches in between.<br>~ Doesn&#8217;t complete and when you are working with 5 other institutes, it clearly indicates the focus on cash rather than content quality.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Case Study Practice<\/td><td>\u2714 Weekly: Case Study based  (unique to Edukemy)<\/td><td>\u2718 Not a core feature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synopsis Writing<\/td><td>\u2714 Signature methodology<\/td><td>\u2718 Not emphasised<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Track Record (Toppers)<\/td><td>\u2714 75%+ of Geo toppers over 10 years<\/td><td>~ Selective results<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Classroom Atmosphere<\/td><td>\u2714 Personal Guidance and engagement<\/td><td>~ Can feel discouraging per student feedback<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Founding Philosophy<\/td><td>\u2714 Co-founder, deeply invested<\/td><td>~ Visiting faculty across brands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online Course Access<\/td><td>\u2714 Access of online classes (Recorded sessions)- Till next Mains<\/td><td>~ 3 days post every class and 15 days only after end of the batch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Rating<\/td><td>4.6<\/td><td>4.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Edukemys_Toppers\"><\/span>Edukemy&#8217;s Toppers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Edukemy, results aren&#8217;t just a marketing claim \u2014 they are a consistent reality year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UPSC_CSE_2025_%E2%80%94_50_Selections\"><\/span>UPSC CSE 2025 \u2014 50 Selections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 2025 delivered exceptional results under Shabbir Sir&#8217;s mentorship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Name<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>AIR 32<\/td><td>Utkarsh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 50<\/td><td>Ishitwa Anand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 52<\/td><td>Shubhankar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 86<\/td><td>Puru Dubey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 109<\/td><td>Ajay R Raj<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 168<\/td><td>Soumya Sharma<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 176<\/td><td>Ravi Shekhar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 182<\/td><td>Divya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 273<\/td><td>Saloni Vats<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 282<\/td><td>Dommeti Vinay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AIR 295<\/td><td>Aman<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8230;and 39 more selections in UPSC CSE 2025 alone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Experience_and_Background\"><\/span>Experience and Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shabbir Sir<\/strong> has spent over 26 years teaching UPSC Geography Optional, including a long tenure as senior faculty at Vajiram &amp; Ravi before co-founding Edukemy. His entire career has been built around one subject, taught from one continuous institutional base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Himanshu Sir<\/strong> has also taught Geography Optional for many years, but across a number of different platforms over time \u2014 including Unacademy, Saarthi IAS, Guidance IAS, and more recently Next IAS and LotusArise IAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Verdict: If continuity of the same instructor across your entire preparation cycle matters to you, Shabbir Sir&#8217;s single-platform track record is the stronger signal. If you&#8217;re comparing purely on years of teaching experience, both have substantial tenures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Teaching_Philosophy\"><\/span>Teaching Philosophy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shabbir Sir&#8217;s approach is rooted in standard textbooks and original source material rather than pre-packaged notes \u2014 the idea being that genuine understanding of Geography as a discipline pays off even on unpredictable, analytical questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Himanshu Sir&#8217;s approach is generally described as more exam-format-first: heavy emphasis on previous year questions, expected answer structures, and converting content directly into scoring answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Verdict: This is genuinely a matter of learning style rather than one approach being objectively better. Students who like understanding the &#8220;why&#8221; before the &#8220;how to write it&#8221; tend to prefer Shabbir Sir&#8217;s method; students who want a fast, exam-pattern-mapped path tend to prefer Himanshu Sir&#8217;s.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Syllabus_Coverage\"><\/span>Syllabus Coverage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Edukemy, Shabbir Sir teaches the complete syllabus across both Paper I (Physical and Human Geography) and Paper II (Indian Geography, including its current-affairs-linked portions), at a deliberate, module-wise pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Himanshu Sir, publicly available student feedback is mixed \u2014 some reviews describe near-complete coverage with strong PYQ alignment, while others (including on independent forums) mention certain batches covering a smaller share of the syllabus, with some topics like Geographical Thought or parts of Human Geography receiving lighter treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Verdict: If complete, unhurried coverage of every topic is your top priority, the available feedback favors Shabbir Sir&#8217;s structure. If you&#8217;re comparing specifically on PYQ-alignment and answer-writing integration, look closely at recent batch reviews for Himanshu Sir, since experiences here appear to vary by batch and year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mentorship_and_Batch_Consistency\"><\/span>Mentorship and Batch Consistency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Shabbir Sir has taught from a single platform for years, batch structure and mentorship access tend to be consistent year over year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Himanshu Sir has moved across multiple platforms, some students have flagged uncertainty about whether an instructor who starts a batch will also complete it, and have noted that attention can feel split when a faculty member is associated with several institutes at once. Other students, however, report positive, structured mentorship experiences \u2014 so this is worth verifying against the most recent batch you&#8217;re considering, not older reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Verdict: Platform stability favors Shabbir Sir; the mentorship comparison itself is closer and depends heavily on the specific batch and year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Track_Record\"><\/span>Track Record<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edukemy states that more than 75% of Geography Optional toppers over the last decade have been guided by Shabbir Sir, through either the Foundation Course or the Mains Support Program. We don&#8217;t have an equivalent independently verifiable figure for Himanshu Sir to compare directly, and we&#8217;d encourage you to ask both institutes for their most recent, verifiable topper data before deciding based on this factor alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ready_to_Start_Your_Geography_Optional_Journey\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/geography-optional-by-shabbir-sir-foundation-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ready to Start Your Geography Optional Journey?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"UPSC 2025 Geography Optional Toppers Strategy \ud83d\ude80 | How to Crack IAS with Edukemy | Shabbir Sir\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsQO3cnfoWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Who is better for Geography Optional \u2014 Shabbir Sir or Himanshu Sir?<\/strong> Both have strong track records. Shabbir Sir is generally favored for conceptual depth and complete syllabus coverage from a single platform; Himanshu Sir is generally favored for an exam-pattern-first, PYQ-driven approach \u2014 though recent batch experiences vary for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Does Shabbir Sir cover the complete Geography Optional syllabus?<\/strong> Yes \u2014 at Edukemy, Shabbir Sir teaches both Paper I and Paper II in full, including the current-affairs-linked components of Paper II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Has Himanshu Sir always taught at the same institute?<\/strong> No \u2014 he has taught across multiple platforms over the years, including Unacademy, Saarthi IAS, Guidance IAS, Next IAS, and LotusArise IAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Is one teacher significantly better for scoring high marks?<\/strong> There&#8217;s no single verified data source comparing their students&#8217; marks directly. Both have produced strong results; your outcome depends more on how consistently you study and how well the teaching style matches your learning preference than on the teacher alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Should I switch optionals or teachers mid-preparation based on this comparison?<\/strong> Generally, no \u2014 switching teachers or optionals mid-preparation carries its own costs. Use this comparison before you start, or during a genuine early-stage evaluation, rather than as a reason to restart later in your cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re preparing for UPSC Geography Optional, you&#8217;ve almost certainly run into the &#8220;Shabbir Sir vs Himanshu Sir&#8221; debate. 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