Geography Optional 500+ Program for UPSC 2027 (Live) with Test Series | Himanshu Sharma Sir

By Himanshu Sharma Sir

Join the Geography Optional Advanced Course 500+ Program Version 2.0 for CSE 2027 — built & evaluated by Himanshu Sharma Sir (17 years of refined teaching pedagogy, Pioneer of the 500+ Questions Program), trusted by 300+ scorers.
AIR 5, AIR 15, AIR 18, AIR 28, AIR 36, AIR 39, AIR 44, AIR 50, AIR 77 – all rankers from Himanshu Sir in the last 10 years.

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Highest Marks scored

500+

500+ exam-grade questions

9+

Tests in series

27th June

Start Date: 27th June

Closes the Content Gap

Bridges the gap between knowing Geography and writing exam-winning answers.

Answer Writing Built In

500+ writing opportunities with model answers, diagrams, scholars & data.

Full Syllabus – Fast and Structured

40 sessions across 5 modules cover the entire syllabus. Dedicated lectures for Geo. Morphology, Climatology & Oceanography.

Mapped to PYQ Trends

Questions designed from PYQ themes and UPSC Mains trends for high-yield practice.

Feed Books for Every Session

Crisp, exam-relevant content for concept clarity, answer enrichment, and revision.

Contemporary & Applied Themes

Each topic is enriched with the latest real-world examples and applied dimensions.

Complete Testing Ecosystem

5 Modular Tests + 4 Comprehensive Tests with evaluation and model answers & discussions.

Built in Revision

A question-driven approach ensures constant revision and stronger retention throughout.

Mode: Offline/Online (both)

₹26,272 + GST

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  • 500+ Exam-Grade Questions Across the Entire Syllabus — Complete Paper I & Paper II coverage delivered through 500+ carefully designed questions aligned with evolving UPSC Mains trends, not passive content delivery. This is the volume of structured practice needed to convert knowledge into marks.
  • 40 Sessions Across 5 Modules — Full Syllabus, Fast & Structured — Every topic across Population, Settlement, Economic Geography, Regional Planning, Biogeography, Environmental Geography, Physical Settings, and Geomorphology is covered in sequence, with dedicated lectures for Tectonic Geomorphology, Climatology, and Oceanography.
  • Answer Writing Built Into Every Topic — You don’t just learn Geography — you write it. Every topic is taught through questions you actually answer, with model answers showing the ideal structure, diagrams, scholars, and data needed for 320+ scores.
  • Closes the Gap Between Foundation and Exam-Ready — Goes beyond basic syllabus coverage by adding the advanced, analytical, and applied dimensions that high-scoring Geography Optional answers require.
  • Mapped to PYQ Trends — Questions are designed around recurring UPSC themes and previous-year patterns, so your practice time is concentrated on the high-yield areas examiners return to most.
  • A FEED Book for Every Single Session — Each of the 40 sessions comes with a concise, exam-relevant document covering content, value additions, and revision material — so you leave every class with a structured resource, not just notes you took yourself.
  • Contemporary & Applied Themes Woven Into Every Topic — Static syllabus content is enriched with current real-world examples and applied dimensions, so your answers stand out rather than reading like a textbook summary.
  • A Complete Testing Ecosystem — 9 Tests in Total — 5 Modular Tests (one after each module) plus 4 Comprehensive Tests covering the full Paper I and Paper II syllabus, each with model answers and recorded discussion sessions.
  • Evaluated Copies Returned Within 10 Days — Feedback reaches you while the test is still fresh enough to act on, so you can correct and improve before the next module begins.
  • Continuous, Built-In Revision — Because the entire program is question-driven rather than lecture-driven, you are revising and reinforcing concepts throughout — not cramming separately at the end.
  • Mentored Directly by Himanshu Sharma Sir — 17+ years of Geography Optional teaching experience, with continuous mentorship and doubt-resolution support available throughout the program — not limited to scheduled class hours.
  • Offline or Online — Your Choice — Attend in person at the Delhi (Vivekananda House, Tagore House, Tilak House), Jaipur, or Prayagraj centres, or join the same live sessions online from anywhere.
  • A Full 6-Month Schedule, Mapped to Mains 2027 — Runs 27th June to 12th December 2026, with weekend classes (Saturday/Sunday, 10 AM–2 PM) so the program fits alongside other Mains preparation commitments, plus a dedicated orientation session on 22nd June.

Schedule

Module

Sessions
Date
Day

Time

Topics

Orientation Session

Orientation Session

22/06/2026

Monday

06:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Strategy of Geography Optional Mains 2027

Module I

Session 1

27/06/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Population I

Session 2

28/06/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Population I

Session 3

04/07/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Cultural Settings

Session 4

05/07/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Cultural Settings

Session 5

11/07/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Settlement I

Session 6

12/07/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Settlement I

Session 7

18/07/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Settlement II

Session 8

19/07/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Settlement II

Session 9

25/07/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Perspectives in Human Geography

Session 10

26/07/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Perspectives in Human Geography

Session 11

01/08/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Perspectives in Human Geography

Session 12

02/08/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Perspectives in Human Geography

Modular Test I

05/08/2026

Wednesday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Module I

Module II

Session 13

08/08/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Economic Geography

Session 14

09/08/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Economic Geography

Session 15

14/08/2026

Friday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Resources

Session 16

16/08/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Resources

Session 17

22/08/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Agriculture

Session 18

23/08/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Agriculture

Session 19

29/08/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Industry

Session 20

30/08/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Industry

Session 21

05/09/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Trade, Transport and Communication

Session 22

06/09/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Trade, Transport and Communication

Modular Test II

09/09/2026

Wednesday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Module II

Module III

Session 23

12/09/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Regional Planning I

Session 24

13/09/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Regional Planning I

Session 25

19/09/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Regional Development and Planning II

Session 26

20/09/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Regional Development and Planning II

Session 27

26/09/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Political Aspects

Session 28

27/09/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Political Aspects

Modular Test III

30/09/2026

Wednesday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Module III

Module IV

Session 29

03/10/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Biogeography

Session 30

04/10/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Biogeography

Session 31

10/10/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Environmental Geography

Session 32

11/10/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Environmental Geography

Session 33

17/10/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Physical Settings

Session 34

18/10/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Physical Settings

Session 35

19/10/2026

Monday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Physical Settings

Modular Test IV

21/10/2026

Wednesday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Module IV

Module V

Session 36

24/10/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Geomorphology

Session 37

25/10/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Geomorphology

Session 38

31/10/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Geomorphology

Session 39

01/11/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Geomorphology

Session 40

07/11/2026

Saturday

10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Geomorphology

Modular Test V

11/11/2026

Wednesday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Module V

Comprehensive Test

Comprehensive Test-1

21/11/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Paper I

Comprehensive Test-2

28/11/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Paper II

Comprehensive Test-3

05/12/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Paper I

Comprehensive Test-4

12/12/2026

Sunday

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Syllabus of Paper II

Geography Optional Advance Course — 500+ Program (Version 2.0) for CSE 2027

A complete Paper I and Paper II Geography Optional program built around 500+ exam-grade questions, 40 structured sessions, and 9 tests — designed and taught by Himanshu Sharma Sir.

This is the 500+ Program — built specifically to bridge the gap between knowing Geography and writing answers that score 320+.

Why This Program Is Structured Differently

Most Geography Optional preparation focuses on covering the syllabus. The 500+ Program focuses on a different question: once you know the syllabus, can you write an answer that earns full marks?

Every one of the 40 sessions is built around questions — not just explanations. Each topic comes with model answers that show the structure, diagrams, scholars, and data needed for a high-scoring response. The result is 500+ writing opportunities across the program, not 500+ facts to memorise.

Complete Syllabus Coverage — 40 Sessions Across 5 Modules

  • Module I — Human Geography Foundations Population, Cultural Settings, Settlement Geography (I & II), Perspectives in Human Geography
  • Module II — Economic Geography Economic Geography, Resources, Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transport and Communication
  • Module III — Regional and Political Geography Regional Planning (I & II), Regional Development and Planning, Political Aspects
  • Module IV — Physical and Environmental Geography Biogeography, Environmental Geography, Physical Settings
  • Module V — Geomorphology Dedicated, extended coverage of Geomorphology — one of the most analytically demanding sections of Paper I

Dedicated lectures are also built in for Tectonic Geomorphology, Climatology, and Oceanography — sections that typically require focused, separate treatment beyond general syllabus coverage.

The Testing Ecosystem

The program includes 9 tests in total:

  • 5 Modular Tests — one after each module, testing that module’s syllabus
  • 4 Comprehensive Tests — 2 covering the complete Paper I syllabus, 2 covering the complete Paper II syllabus

Every test comes with model answers, recorded discussion sessions, and evaluated copies returned within 10 days — so you know exactly where you stand and what to improve before the next test.

FEED Books — Built for Every Session

Each of the 40 sessions includes a FEED Book: a concise, exam-relevant document with content, value additions, and revision material. This means you are not relying on hand-written notes from class — every session leaves you with a structured document for revision and answer enrichment.

Taught and Mentored by Himanshu Sharma Sir

Himanshu Sharma Sir brings 17+ years of Geography Optional teaching experience to this program. Beyond the scheduled sessions, the program includes continuous mentorship and doubt-resolution support — so questions that come up during self-study between sessions don’t go unanswered.

Program Schedule at a Glance

ModuleCoverageSessionsDuration
OrientationMains 2027 strategy1 session22 June 2026
Module IHuman Geography12 sessions + test27 June – 5 Aug 2026
Module IIEconomic Geography10 sessions + test8 Aug – 9 Sep 2026
Module IIIRegional & Political Geography6 sessions + test12 – 30 Sep 2026
Module IVPhysical & Environmental Geography7 sessions + test3 – 21 Oct 2026
Module VGeomorphology5 sessions + test24 Oct – 11 Nov 2026
Comprehensive TestsFull Paper I & II4 tests21 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

Classes are held on weekends (Saturday/Sunday), 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, allowing the program to run alongside other Mains preparation commitments.

Format

Available in both Offline and Online formats — attend in person at the Delhi, Jaipur, or Prayagraj centres, or join live online from anywhere.

Who This Program is For

This program is built for serious Geography Optional aspirants preparing for UPSC CSE 2027 who want:

  • A structured, question-driven approach to syllabus coverage rather than passive lectures
  • Built-in answer writing practice with model answers, not just content delivery
  • Regular testing with detailed evaluation and feedback
  • Direct mentorship from an experienced Geography Optional teacher

FAQ

The program includes 40 live teaching sessions across 5 modules covering the complete Paper I & II syllabus, 500+ exam-grade practice questions with model answers, a FEED Book for every session, 5 Modular Tests, 4 Comprehensive Tests with evaluation and discussion, and continuous mentorship from Himanshu Sharma Sir.

Both. You can choose to attend in person at one of the offline centres (Delhi, Jaipur, Prayagraj) or join the same sessions live online. Please confirm your preferred format and any pricing difference at the time of enrollment.

The orientation session is on 22nd June 2026 (6:00 PM – 8:30 PM), and regular classes begin 27th June 2026. The program runs through 12th December 2026, covering all 5 modules and comprehensive tests.

Regular sessions are held on Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Modular tests are held on Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Comprehensive tests are held on Sundays, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

The total program cost is ₹31,000 (₹26,272 + GST). This covers all 40 sessions, 500+ practice questions with model answers, FEED Books, and all 9 tests with evaluation.