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Mumbai: The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) has resumed the free coaching for UPSC Civil Services exams under its IAS & Allied Services Coaching and Guidance Cell simultaneously receiving applications from the aspirants for the year 2026.
Aspirants seeking free coaching for Civil Services UPSC exams have been asked to fill the online application forms available on the Haj Committee of India website “hajcommittee.gov.in”.
As per the notification, the Haj Committee of India has started the online application process on May 22, 2025. The last date of application is June 21, 2025.
Brainchild of former Hajj Committee CEO Mohd Owais, Hajj Committee of India started its Coaching and Guidance Cell in 2009. The training centre, run solely on the funds raised from the pilgrims, was however stopped during Covid-19.
It resumed operation from this year after demands were raised from different circles, including Congress MP Imran Pratpgarhi who raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha - the Upper House of the Indian Parliament.
The Haj Committee started training a total of 50 students selected on the basis of entrance tests for the Civil Services exams.
From this year, however, the number of seats has been increased to 100. A total of 80 seats will be for Muslims whereas the remaining 20 seats will be for othe minorities, SCs, STs and OBCs.
The candidates applying for Haj Committee Civil Services Residential Caching should note that they need to pay INR 100 registration fee in online mode. Candidates will also need to pay INR 15,000 as security deposit.
The admission to the Hajj House Residential Coaching for UPSC Civil Services exam will be based on the Entrance Test.
The Entrance Test will be held at 21 Examination Centres across India.
The entrance test will comprise of two papers.
Paper 1 will be General Studies. Each question will carry 2 marks. Total marks 200. Negative marks of 0.66 for each wrong answer.
Paper 2 will be CSAT. It will have a total of 80 questions. Total marks 200. Negative marks of 0.83 for each wrong answer.
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