IAS Hub Prayagraj: What to Get in Writing Before You Enquire

As of 1 November 2026, theIAShub's UPPSC Foundation 2027–28 page lists four offline Prayagraj combos at ₹41,300, ₹46,610, ₹52,510 and ₹58,410. It lists two online batches at ₹14,999 (Lite) and ₹24,999 (Premium). UPPCS is the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services exam. The page sells the Sankalp Foundation 2027 course (listed as UPPSC Foundation 2027–28).

The table below adds what each option lists, from that page, and two columns we worked out. The gap is each fee minus the ₹24,999 online Premium fee. The per-hour figure is each fee divided by 1,200 hours.

Fees are from theIAShub's own foundation page and course catalogue. The "What it adds" column is from the foundation page. The gap and per-hour columns are our model, not theIAShub's figures. The foundation page states 1,200+ hours for every combo and both online batches. We divided each published fee by 1,200 (our model; the true taught hours may be higher or lower). The per-hour column does not account for the extras in the "What it adds" column, so use it only to compare like with like.

The steps between combos are ₹5,310 (Combo 1 to 2), ₹5,900 (2 to 3) and ₹5,900 (3 to 4). That makes ₹17,110 from the cheapest offline combo to the dearest.

One price needs confirming before you rely on it. The Hindi Combo 3 reads ₹52,510. The English Combo 3 appears at ₹46,610 on one listing, the same as Combo 2. Ask the centre which figure applies to the combo and language you want.

It is worth it only if you will use the classroom and the combo's extras. Combo 1 costs ₹16,301 more than online Premium (₹41,300 minus ₹24,999), and Combo 4 costs ₹33,411 more. That difference is a decision about a seat in the room and about which extras you want.

We would settle three things before comparing the per-hour column at all:

• Contents. Confirm in writing that your combo includes the items the foundation page lists for it. The ₹16,301 gap between Combo 1 and online Premium compares different bundles: Premium lists a crash course and 30 prelims tests that Combos 1 and 2 do not, while Combo 1 puts you in the classroom.
• Hours. Ask how many hours of the course are taught live in the Prayagraj classroom, and whether any come from elsewhere. If the real figure is lower than 1,200, every per-hour number in the table rises.
• Cost of attending. If you live outside Prayagraj, rent and travel can outweigh the fee gap. Our online versus offline coaching cost calculator lets you add them before you decide.

It matters because the name is shared. theIAShub lists Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar in Delhi and a centre in Bhopal beside the "Now in Prayagraj" banner on its homepage. A topper photograph or a famous teacher on the posters may belong to a different room from the one you would sit in. That is our inference from the list of centres, and a question to put to the centre, not an accusation.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), part of the Department of Consumer Affairs, gives you the vocabulary. Its Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector, 2024, notified on 13 November 2024, say that:

• Clause 3(a) treats false claims about the course, its duration, faculty credentials, the fee and the "course exit policy including fee-refund" as misleading.
• Clauses 3(b) and 3(c) cover false claims about the number of selections, rank or success rate, and any guarantee of selection.
• Clause 3(e) covers a false sense of urgency or scarcity.
• Clause 4(1)(a) requires an advertisement to disclose the rank secured, the name and duration of the course, and whether it was paid.
• Clause 4(2) bars using a successful candidate's name, photograph, testimonial or video without written consent taken after selection.

Under clause 1(3) the guidelines apply to all advertisements by anyone engaged in coaching, including endorsers. Clause 2(1)(d) defines a coaching centre as one providing coaching to more than fifty students. They are rules for advertisers, so a student's practical use of them is to ask the same questions. Seat limits are common, so ask for the number of seats and how many remain.

A listing profile on our directory confirms only what the institute or public sources have supplied, and a Verified badge means the institute has confirmed its listing details, not that its results are guaranteed. Our glossary entry on Verified coaching institutes explains the difference.

When an institute has not confirmed its listing, its profile says the details come from public sources and it carries no Verified badge.

As of November 2026 we hold no profile for theIAShub, so we cannot show a Verified badge, a rating or a review for it. We publish this page, and theIAShub is not among the institutes in our Prayagraj directory. No profile of any kind, ours or anyone else's, can tell you the exit terms in your own admission paperwork. Only the centre can.

Get ten items in writing, from the centre, before you pay: the batch, the all-in fee, the combo contents, the hours, the faculty, the seats, a demo class, the exit terms, the basis of any result claim, and the payment route. Each row below is a test with a pass and a fail.

The website lists +91 95600-82909, so ask whether that number handles Prayagraj admissions and keep messages in writing. Our guide to getting coaching refund terms in writing covers row 8 in more detail.

What hours figure counts as a pass?

A pass is a written number of hours taught live in the Prayagraj classroom, plus the number, if any, streamed or recorded from elsewhere, which together add up to the 1,200+ hours the listing names. A fail is "1,200+ hours" repeated with no split, or a lower figure than the listing with no explanation and no lower fee.

What refund schedule counts as a pass?

A pass is a written schedule that states, for each period after admission, the percentage or rupee amount refunded. It must also say what happens if the batch is postponed or merged, and whether the fee can change mid-course. You should be able to calculate your refund for any leaving date from it. A fail is "as per policy", a schedule given only by phone, or one that is silent on postponement. The CCPA names the course exit policy, including fee refund, as something a coaching centre must not misrepresent (clause 3(a)).

What answers to a result claim count as a pass?

A pass is an answer to all four questions for each selection figure: which centre, which course the student enrolled in, for how long, and whether it was paid. This follows clause 4(1)(a) of the CCPA guidelines. It also needs the candidate's written consent to the use of their name or photograph (clause 4(2)). A fail is a refusal, or Delhi results used to sell a Prayagraj batch.

A message you can send, with the brackets filled in:

If the answer to rows 3, 8 or 9 does not arrive in writing, our advice is to hold off paying. Neither a verbal answer nor a poster can be relied on after you have paid.

You can compare Prayagraj institutes in our directory at no cost, by exam, study mode and "Verified only", and then request a callback from the ones you shortlist. We do not take course payments: you pay the institute directly, which is why the written-terms habit above applies to every institute you consider.

Start with our Prayagraj IAS coaching comparison. Then use the Prayagraj coaching directory to filter by classroom or online mode, send an enquiry or callback request, and put the same ten questions to each shortlisted institute. Students pay us nothing to browse, compare or enquire, and our privacy policy says contact details go only to the institute you enquire about.