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Dimple Nankani

Dimple Nankani is presently associated with Edukemy as a faculty of Current Affairs and Environment. Over the past year, she has been mentoring UPSC aspirants in the domains of Geography, Mapping, Environment, and Current Affairs. She is a highly qualified faculty with Bachelors of Administration from Hislop College Nagpur, cleared CA Intermediate level and now she is pursuing MA in Geography from Rajasthan University.

Dimple has also taken the UPSC CSE exam and has cleared both the Prelims and the Mains in the year 2020. Before joining Edukemy she had been associated with Vajiram & Ravi, Chrome IAS, and Vision IAS where she had trained a large number of students in her area of expertise.

Tahleel Shah

Tahleel Shah is one of the renowned names in the UPSC domain who is currently associated with Edukemy as a faculty of Economics. He has made a huge impact in just 4 years through his unique teaching methods and mentoring students across the country. He is also renowned for his immense knowledge and experience in the fields of trading strategies and emerging markets, game theory, the economics of money and banking, and organizational skills. Tahleel Shah falls under the category of one of the highly qualified faculties with a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

Shabbir Bashir

Shabbir A Bashir is one of the co-founders of Edukemy and industry’s most lauded professor in UPSC preparation. He has been in the industry for over 18 years, guiding aspirants with his immense knowledge of Geography and the Environment. Throughout his career, he has ensured that every UPSC aspirant gains exceptional guidance.

Prior to co-founding Edukemy, he worked as a senior faculty member with Vajiram and Ravi for 17 years. He is highly qualified, with a degree in Civil Engineering from VSSUT, Burla, and is certified in management and leadership skills by INSEAD (ILPSE).

Dr. R C Sinha

Senior Academician and Civil Services Mentor.
Mr. Sinha is a esteemed Senior faculty, academician in India Since Independence, Polity & Governanace, Foreign Policy/IR. Mr. Sinha has extensive experience in coaching aspirants for Civil Services Personality Test Sessions.

Jojo Mathew

Jojo Mathew is a well know and reputed UPSC CSE Teacher. Starting in 1999 with “Current Affairs Crash Course for UPSC Mains Exam” he was instant hit in the UPSC Coaching Sector and was widely acclaimed for his innovative teaching style, which he acquired during his UPSC preparation journey.

Many students including Shantanu Basu (AIR 10) were among the successful candidates from the first batch under his guidance. He has a mastery over multiple GS modules like Science & Tech, Indian Polity & Constitution, International & Bilateral Relations, General Geography, Current Affairs, etc. Mr. Mathew is known for his unique ability to understand, analyze and inter-link various topics to create a holistic approach and the right perspective to enhance the performance of the candidates.

In 2003, he started unique programs at ALS for General Studies like NCERT-Based Tests and Test Series for Prelims. In 2016, ALS Satellite Education Pvt. Ltd. was started by him whereby live streaming of classes is provided from ALS Shalimar Place, Delhi center to various regional centers using VSAT technology.

VSAT program has been a pan-India success today only due to his strive and determination to reach out to as many aspirants as possible in achieving their dreams to become Civil Servants. Many State Governments, especially in the North-East, are now sponsoring hundreds of students at various ALS VSAT Centers.

Manish K Gautam

A proud alumnus of BHU and a former Deputy Commandant at CISF, Manish K Gautam, has mentored thousands of UPSC CSE aspirants and helped them achieve success at India’s most coveted exam. He has a sound command over Current Affairs and is the lead for the Interview Training Program at ALS. He is also the Executive Editor of Competition Wizard and oversees the content of the popular magazine.

With an experience that spans for more than 16 years, he now is master of various subjects including Indian Polity & Constitution, Environment & Ecology, Indian Geography, Internal Security, and Current Affairs.

He has been one of the primary driving forces behind the success of ALS and its students and his work continues to inspire his students, long after they have passed through the corridors of power in Indian Civil Services. A beacon of knowledge and hope, Manish Kumar Gautam is not only a beloved teacher but also a friend to his students.

Ritesh R. Jaiswal

Mr. Ritesh R. Jaiswal, Faculty for Science and Technology, is well known and revered among aspirants for his teaching style that resonates with the approach needed to study Science & technology. Jaiswal Sir stay up-to-date to the scientific and technological developments taking place across the world and curates the best content as per the needs of the UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains Examination. 

Jaiswal Sir has been guiding civil service candidates for more than one-and-a-half decade, and he is most acclaimed teacher for Science and Technology amongst the Civil Services Candidates.