Hello student,

Jamia Milia Islamia introduced Jamia Residential Coaching Academy in 2010 for providing free coaching to the unprivileged ones. The Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) is seeking applications from Minority, SC, ST, and Women candidates for free coaching (with hostel facilities) for the Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) Examination 2022-2023. The deadline for submitting the online application form was June 15, 2022.

On July 2, 2022, the university will hold an entrance examination to select candidates in ten cities: Delhi, Srinagar, Jammu, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Lucknow, Guwahati, Patna, Bengaluru, and Malappuram (Kerala)..

The coaching will be comprised of test series as well which would be focusing on General Studies, essays, optional subjects and mock interviews.

The eligibility criteria are - only those candidates who has qualified for Civil Services ( Main ) Examination after clearing the Preliminary examination would be applicable for RCA free coaching. Additionally, only applicants who have already received their diplomas and are qualified to apply for the Civil Services-2023 can submit an RCA-JMI application. Classes will begin on 22nd August 2022. The duration of coaching has not been clearly stated anywhere on their official website.

The written test would comprise General Studies on UPSC's model and Essay writing. The total duration of the test will be of 3 hours. The registration fee for submitting an online application is Rs.850.

All the best.