Competitive Examinations Centre

India needs self inspired, committed and competent bureaucrats. An attempt is made by Jnana Prabodhini Competitive Examination Centre (JPCEC) to send such value based service oriented officers in administrative system since 1995. The objectives of the Centre are as follows:

• To assess competitive aptitude of students in the border states of India and provide them mentoring to develop their abilities to achieve success in competitive examinations.
• To send more and more clean, efficient and value based officers in the administrative system. 
• To build a network of officers to get moral support, guidance and share best practices in Good Governance for better contribution. 
• To develop a holistic education system for graduate students and undertake research in learning and personality development in the age group 18 to 30.

The theme of Jnana Prabodhini’s education model is “Know Your Self, Know Your System, and Know Your Society”. Various activities to develop Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitude and Motivation of the students are organised at the Centre. The activities aim at Intellectual, Mental and Spiritual development of the students’ personality. Various programs are run at the Centre for graduate students for this purpose.

More than 1500 officers have been selected through the UPSC Civil Services Examination and various MPSC examinations. JPCEC’s officers are working all the states of India, and all the districts of Maharashtra and in 9 countries across the world.

Our Programs

1) Complete UPSC Batch

This program offers guidance for all stages of the UPSC CSE – Preliminary, Main and Personality Test (Interview), and is intended for the candidates who have completed some Comprehensive or Preparatory Course for UPSC preparation or have done self-study and completed the reading of the basic 40 recommended books and/or have gone through online resources that cover the full syllabus.
This Batch is conducted in four phases: Phase 1 – June to December for Mains preparation, Phase 2 – January to May for Prelims preparation, Phase 3 June to August for Mission Mains and Phase 4 – September to November for Personality Test Foundation.
Admission process for the 2025-26 batch will start on 3rd March 2025, and will consist of Detailed Application Form evaluation, shortlising, Personal Interview based on NCERT content and Current Events, and final selection of only 50 students.

2) Mission Mains Batch

This batch is for students who have given the UPSC Prelims exam and are preparing for the Mains examination. This batch focuses on rigorous answer writing practice with a fast pace, with specific inputs to improve answer writing for all GS papers and Essay. The admission process for Mission Mains Batch 2025 will start immediately after UPSC Prelims 2025 on 25th May, 2025. The Batch will begin on 10th June, 2025.

3) Prerana Batch for Personality Test

Students who have appeared for the Mains examination can join the Prerana Batch for Personality Test (Interview) preparation. This batch will provide you with best facilitation for Personality Test through experience sharing, personality profiling, group activities, village visit – study tours and Mock Interviews. The program has been successful and the results are reflected in the above average and 200+ interview marks to many of the program participants. Admissions for this Batch begin immediately after the Mains Examination.
Prerana Batch 2024-25 has concluded. Please find more information here or contact on the details given below.

4) Ability Building Program

This is a 2 months – 30 hours sessions batch for civil service aspirants who have given one or more attempts of the Prelims or Mains. This program focuses on developing perspective and study skills required for the UPSC CSE but are underdeveloped in many students. Several inputs such as Critical Thinking, Field Visits, and Co-Apt Testing are common with the year-long Complete Batch.
Admission process for the next ABP Batch starting from July, 2025 will begin immediately after UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 result.

5) Competitive Exams Training in Border and Aspirational States

We conduct competitive exams orientation, Co-Apt Testing and Counseling, UPSC and State civil service examinations guidance, and Career Counselling for students of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chhattisgarh states. We partner with Globant CSR, RIWATCH, Seva Bharati and local public representatives and district and state administration for the programs.

This year we are conducting APPSCEE 2024 Mains Mentoring Program for students of Arunachal Pradesh and UPSC Prelims 2025 Online Test Series Program for students of all Northeastern States, J&K and Ladakh. Please refer to the poster in the Image Gallery for more information.

Allied activities of JPCEC

Along with competitive examinations training, JPCEC also focuses on academic research and training, based on the long experience of conducting study skills and aptitude building training. The Centre also conducts extension activities for students in border and aspirational states of India, like Arunchal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chhattisgarh.

1) Networking of Officers

Meetings of our past student officers for knowledge sharing, informal gatherings and study groups are planned regularly. Vertical interactions make officers able and confident to face various challenges in the system while working. We have groups for informal communication and subject specific learning for officers.

2) Competitive Aptitude Assessment Test (CoApt)

We have a designed a scientific screening tool which will help students make an informed decision of entering the civil services journey. This tool is useful for the students who are going to appear for any competitive examination or/and have already appeared for this examination at least once. 

You can apply for the CoApt Test by registering in the office. A detailed Test Report will be generated on the basis of your scores on the various competencies. Individual counseling to discuss the test results and provide suggestions for appropriate steps to be taken, will be arranged offline or online as per availability.

3) Critical Thinking Course

‘Critical Thinking Course’ is a 4 credit (or full credit), NEP 2020 compliant course for undergradute and postgraduate students. It has been successfully offered in Ranade Industrial and Economic Institute for the students of their Master of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism (MAMCJ) program, and is also being offered at Deccan Education Society Pune University. This course is taught by Dr. Savita Kulkarni and Dr. Deepak Gupte in collaboration with Amol Phalke and Aditya Ponkshe of Samajik Shastra Adhyayan Kendra (Social Sciences Studies Centre) at Jnana Prabodhini.

4) Self Enhancement through Volunteer Action (SEVA)

Self Enhancement through Volunteer Action (SEVA) is an important Experiential Learning input. It is a student driven platform towards the development of urban and rural society with special focus on adolescents, youth and women empowerment. It includes learning through contributing in teaching, personality development, water harvesting projects of Education and Rural Development departments of Jnana Prabodhini. These programs are conducted in underprivileged settlements in Pune, rural areas in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra, and in Border and Aspirational States like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

JP Study Room

The Study Room facility is given on priority to students enrolled in current or past programs of JPCEC and those who are actively engaged in activities at Jnana Prabodhini. One study room is reserved for female students. Sufficient space is also available for group discussions. Study Room students can also participate in the open sessions by senior officers and mentors. The rules for the Study Room are as follows:
1. The Study Room will be open from 7 AM to 11 PM.
2. There is no Air Conditioning or Wi-Fi facility in the study rooms.
3. Attendance is mandatory and attendance is recorded twice a day in morning and evening slot.
4. Attendance for weekly Upasana is mandatory, failing to attend Upasana will result in cancellation of Study Room membership.

Our Mentors

Our Team

1. Piyush Ozarde – Deputy Head
2. Umesh Ramteke – Centre Coordinator
3. Swati Bokil – Accounts Head
4. Shrimant Kale – Office Assistant

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Read our brochure for more information.
Annual Report 2023-24

For more details, contact: 020-24207134 or +91-86240 27134 (Telegram and WhatsApp), e-mail: [email protected]
Address: First floor, Jnana Prabodhini Bhawan, Sadashiv Peth, Pune – 411030