Our Faculty

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Avadh Ojha Sir

  1. History
BA from Allahabad University, MA from Kanpur University, LLB from Lucknow University, 25 years of teaching experience, Vajiram & Ravi, Unacademy, Chanakya
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Naman Jain Sir

  1. Economics

Naman Jain is a physicist-turned-civil-services educator specialising in Economics and Current Affairs for UPSC-CSE and allied examinations. He holds a Master's in Physics with a specialisation in Nanophysics and a Bachelor's (Honors) in Physics from Hindu College, Delhi University, bringing an analytical, structured approach to subjects many aspirants find daunting. He has been associated with several reputed institutions, including Chanakya University, Samkalp IAS, IAS Setu, IES Master, GradeUp, Testbook, and Unique Shiksha. Across these roles, he has designed comprehensive Prelims and Mains courses, launched daily and weekly current affairs series, and mentored aspirants for UPSC-CSE as well as allied exams such as UPSC-EPFO, UPPSC, and BPSC. He has also coordinated structured Mains answer-writing programs and contributed to Ecology and Environment preparation for IES aspirants, now serving as faculty at Patanjali Civil Services Academy.

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Chandramouli Choudhary Sir

  1. Geography & Current Affairs

Chandramouli Choudhary is a Senior UPSC Educator and GS & Essay Specialist based in Varanasi, with over eleven years of teaching experience across Geography, Geography Optional, Environment & Ecology, Current Affairs, and Essay Writing. He has personally appeared before the UPSC Personality Test board on four occasions, bringing rare, firsthand insight into the interview process to his classroom. A triple-qualified academician holding a B.Tech, LLB, and LLM, he combines scientific reasoning with legal and policy depth in his teaching. He has taught at Vajiram & Ravi, KSG IAS, and most recently Unacademy, conducting over 700 seminars nationwide. Recognised as "Most Dynamic Faculty" by the Times of India and felicitated at Delhi University, he has mentored lakhs of aspirants, including several Top-100 rank holders, in both English and Hindi.

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Kanishk Shekhar Sir

  1. Polity

Kanishk Shekhar is a Senior UPSC educator specialising in Polity, International Relations, and PSIR, with over eleven years of experience mentoring Civil Services aspirants. He currently teaches at Vision IAS, Delhi, following a three-year tenure at Forum IAS, and holds an M.A. in Political Science from IGNOU. Alongside teaching, he is an active columnist, with writings featured in Daily Pioneer, Dainik Jagran, Firstpost, DailyO, and Opinion Express. He authored the chapter "Amendments during Modi Government" in Sri Subhash Kashyap's Constitution of India (2024) and translated Dr. Roxna Swamy's Evolving with Subramanian Swamy into Hindi. A prolific book reviewer, he has reviewed and vlogged on major works spanning constitutional law, geopolitics, and Indian civilisational discourse, including works by Granville Austin, Francis Fukuyama, and J Sai Deepak.

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Atul Garg Sir

  1. Ethics

Atul Garg is a renowned faculty member for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (GS Paper IV), holding the distinction of being the first teacher of Ethics in India. Since the inception of GS Paper IV in 2013, he has guided more than 32,000 Civil Services aspirants through his teaching. His influence on the subject is singular — almost every question across all Ethics papers from 2013 to 2022 has traced directly back to his classroom discussions and Case Studies Book. His ethics module and test series program have together produced more than 280 selections into the Civil Services. He remains one of the most foundational and consequential figures in the teaching of Ethics since the paper's introduction.

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Amit Pathak

  1. Science & Technology

Amit Pathak is a Senior civil-services educator specializing in Science & Technology for UPSC-CSE and State PCS examinations, with more than 11+ years of core teaching experience. With a technology-oriented academic background, he brings a structured, exam-oriented approach to this subject many aspirants find challenging. He has been associated with several reputed institutions, including Shubhra Ranjan IAS, Forum IAS and Vajirao & Reddy serving as Lead Faculty across their Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Hyderabad, Delhi, Karol Bagh, and Mukherjee Nagar centres. Across these roles, he has developed and delivered Science & Technology curricula for both physical and online batches, mentored students on academic and career-related matters, and conducted structured evaluations with detailed assignment and examination feedback. His teaching philosophy revolves around making complex concepts simple, building exam-oriented thinking and developing the analytical skills required for UPSC.

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Pavan Kumar

  1. Senior Civil Services Educator | Mentor | UPSC Personality Test Expert

P. V. Pavan Kumar, a postgraduate in Economics, has spent over two decades teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants. He specialises in Public Administration, Indian Polity and Governance, Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude, and General Essay, and is a leading expert in UPSC Personality Test guidance.

He has mentored hundreds of candidates into the IAS, IPS, IFS and other prestigious Central Civil Services, and his students have collectively secured every All India Rank from AIR 1 to AIR 10 in the Civil Services Examination.

His teaching emphasises conceptual clarity, analytical depth, ethical reasoning and effective answer writing, building a well-rounded administrative perspective. His Personality Test mentorship combines DAF-based preparation, mock interviews, communication skills and personality development, helping candidates face the board with confidence. Shaping future civil servants through knowledge, integrity, analytical thinking and excellence.

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Ramsudhir Kunchey

  1. Economics

Ramsudhir Kunchey is a distinguished faculty member for Indian Economy (GS Paper III), Essay and Ethics (GS Paper IV), who brings to the classroom what few teachers can: real-world experience from the world of investment banking at Axis Bank, where he worked through the 2008 global financial crisis. For over 14 years he has taught at Delhi's leading civil services institutions, turning Economics from a chapter list into a lens for understanding India's policy choices. His mentorship has shaped toppers with All India Ranks 31, 56, 60, 75 and 76, and many more selections into the IAS, IPS and IFoS. As founder of Swayam Shikshaa, he built a free digital platform that carries quality preparation to aspirants in small towns and villages. An engineer, an MBA and a former banker, he now brings a singular blend of analytical rigour and value-based teaching to Patanjali IAS Academy.