One-on-One Mentorship
Personal, sustained guidance — not a rotating panel. Direct mentorship tailored to how you actually write.
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Essay Mentorship · UPSC Mains
Target 140+: Essay Mentorship by Rohan Dange Sir
The Essay paper is the great equaliser of UPSC Mains — 250 marks where structure, perspective, and articulation outweigh raw content. This is a fully mentored, one-on-one programme built around a single goal: scoring 140+ in the Essay paper. Designed and led personally by Rohan Dange Sir.
- Hours of sessions
- 60+Hours of sessions
- Model essays
- 100+Model essays
- Copy evaluation
- 72-hrCopy evaluation
- Mentorship
- 1-on-1Mentorship
Starts 7 July 2026
₹4,999₹4,249Save 15%
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Why the Essay Paper Decides Ranks
Most aspirants treat the Essay as an afterthought. The toppers don't — and that single difference is often worth 30–40 marks.
A 140+ essay score can lift your final rank by hundreds of places, yet the paper rewards a skill almost no one practises deliberately: building a balanced, layered argument under time pressure. This programme treats essay writing as a trainable craft — frameworks, deliberate practice, and honest feedback — rather than a gamble. Pair it with our Mains Answer Writing Program for a complete writing system across the GS papers too.
Everything Inside the Programme
Thirteen pillars built to take your essay from average script to top-scoring paper.
Exclusive Personal Strategy
A bespoke essay strategy designed for every registered aspirant, mapped to your individual strengths and gaps.
Weekly Call with Rohan Dange Sir
One phone call every week with our chief mentor to review progress, resolve doubts, and course-correct.
60+ Hours of Sessions
More than 60 hours of live and recorded sessions you can attend live or revisit anytime for revision.
50 Previous-Year Essays
In-depth discussion of 50 previous years' UPSC essays to decode exactly what the examiner rewards.
Special Thematic Sessions
Dedicated sessions on thematic essays across the recurring categories UPSC tests year after year.
Essay Skill-Builder (Timed)
Learn to construct complete essays in a time-restricted environment, so you stay exam-ready under pressure.
Philosophical Frameworks
A thoughtfully curated lecture series on addressing philosophical frameworks with depth and clarity.
Brainstorming Emerging Ideas
Sessions on evolving socio-economic, geopolitical, cultural, and ecological themes and emerging ideas.
Essay Writing Bootcamps
Intensive bootcamps covering more than 30 essays to build volume, speed, and range across topics.
Test Series
2 sectional and 2 full-length papers modelled on the UPSC essay paper to benchmark your readiness.
72-Hour Evaluation
Assured, comprehensive evaluation of every answer copy within 72 hours of submission.
100+ Model Essays
More than 100 model essays for preview and content augmentation to enrich your own writing.
Test Series & Assured Evaluation
Practice the way you'll perform — and get every copy back fast enough to act on the feedback.
2 + 2
Sectional & full-length papers
72 hrs
Comprehensive evaluation, guaranteed
30+
Essays written across bootcamps
Meet Your Mentor
Rohan Dange Sir — Founder & Chief Mentor
Founder & Chief Mentor
Rohan Dange Sir
Rohan Dange Sir is the Founder of Roundtable IAS and a Distinguished Fellow at the Forum for Global Studies, New Delhi, where his work engages deeply with global affairs, security studies, and India's evolving strategic and foreign policy landscape.
With over 15 years of experience in UPSC coaching, Rohan has mentored civil services aspirants across international relations, economy, world history, essay, and political science. His teaching philosophy rejects rote learning in favour of structured dialogue and analytical rigour — translating complex policy and defence concepts into accessible, exam-ready frameworks.
Under his leadership, Roundtable IAS prioritises substance over spectacle — fostering collaborations with institutions, experts, and stakeholders committed to strengthening India's strategic discourse through knowledge and informed engagement.
Read More“The UPSC doesn't test what you know — it tests how you think about what you know. Our job is to build that thinking muscle.”
Who This Programme Is For
- First-time aspirants who want to build essay skills the right way from the start
- Repeaters whose essay score has been holding back an otherwise strong Mains performance
- Working professionals who need flexible live and recorded sessions with evaluated practice
- Anyone — from any graduation background — willing to think, write, and refine rather than memorise
What You'll Walk Away With
The programme is engineered around one number: 140+.
- 1Decode any essay topic and build a clear, original framework within minutes of reading the question.
- 2Write balanced, multidimensional essays that weave together philosophy, governance, society, and current affairs.
- 3Perform under the clock — construct a complete, polished essay within the three-hour window.
- 4Target a top-bracket essay score — the entire programme is engineered around the 140+ goal.
Early-bird offer — ends 30 June 2026
₹4,249₹4,99915% OFF
Enroll on or before 30 June 2026 to lock in the discounted fee. The programme begins 7 July 2026.
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- One-on-one mentorship + weekly call with Rohan Dange Sir
- 60+ hours of live & recorded sessions
- Test series with 72-hour evaluation
- 100+ model essays & 50 PYQ essay discussions
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you join the Essay Mentorship programme.
Your highest-leverage 250 marks start here
Join Target 140+ Essay Mentorship by Rohan Dange Sir. Enroll by 30 June 2026 to save 15%. Programme begins 7 July 2026.
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