GS Foundation (Prelims-cum-Mains) - UPSC 2023/24

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.

Shashank Tyagi

Shashank Tyagi is one of the most sought-after faculty of Polity, Governance Issues, and International Relations and is currently associated with Edukemy. He has played a substantial role in the lives of more than 10000 UPSC aspirants both online and offline, with an intent to develop innovative teaching methodologies and alter them to be relatable to all candidates. He was recognized and awarded by the Govt of NCT Delhi for his studies and his contribution as a consultant in the office of the Minister of Social Welfare. 

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).

Rahul Nagre

With a graduation degree (B.Tech) from NIT Nagpur and Masters in History, Rahul Nagre has been mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last four years. He scored one of the highest marks in History Optional in 2017 (UPSC CSE Mains) and has appeared for UPSC CSE interview.

He has guided thousands of students in GS History preparation and Mains Answer Writing. He has taught in different states and universities – which include students from a highly competitive environment in Delhi, Arunachal, Kashmir, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Karuna Mishra

Electrical and Electronics Engineer (from Government Women Engineering College Ajmer), Karuna Mishra qualified for UPSC Mains and MPPSC Interview in the years 2013, 2015, and 2016. She also qualified for AFCAT and Intelligence Bureau’s ACIO Exam. 

After working in the corporate sector for nearly 1.5 years she took to teaching in 2016 and has been guiding and mentoring students for UPSC and State Services since then. She specializes in Geography, Science and Technology, and Environment & Ecology.

Ankit Sharma

'Academics' is his core value. He has observed, commented and participated in the Public discourse and learned and debated with some of the most erudite public intellectuals in India, for almost a decade.

He has made arguments, as a trained lawyer, before the High Courts of Bombay and Delhi, and the Supreme Court of India; and educated aspirants of the Civil Services Examination, from across the country, in the subjects of Indian Polity, Ethics and Essay. 

Richa Mishra

A seasoned aspirant herself, she has donned dual roles in the last 2 years- first, as a mentor for UPSC aspirants in the area of answer writing and second, as a teacher for Indian Society and Social Issues. With the inputs from both those roles, she has developed the pedagogy that suits the need of the exam as well as the variety of students.

Before Edukemy, she has worked with NGOs in the field of education and has presented more than 10 National paper on Social Issues at different fora.