Restart Program 2025
Restart program is envisioned as an integrated approach to prelims and mains.
Every setback in the UPSC journey has a story – of grit, lessons, and unrealized potential. At Fortune IAS Academy, we believe that these stories do not end in defeat. They begin again- smarter, sharper, stronger. That is where RESTART 2025 comes in.
RESTART is not just another course- it is a comeback blueprint. Crafted exclusively for UPSC repeaters, this program is designed to convert your experiences into fuel for success. If you have faced the exam, felt its intensity, and are now ready to rise again, this programme is made just for you.
What Makes RESTART 2025 Different? or RESTART Program’s main pillars are:
- Mains Completion + Prelims Brush-Up: A dual-focus curriculum that ensures you are exam ready on al fronts.
- Prelims Diagnosis (Open to All): Dive deep into your last attempt with expert analysis to pinpoint what went wrong – and how to fix it.
- Smart Study Planner: Clear, daily goals that bring structure and momentum to your preparation.
- Content Enrichment Sessions: Classes that focus on high-yield topics and integrate seamlessly with your workbooks.
- PYQ Lab: Learn the art of pattern recognition and answer writing through in-depth analysis of Previous Year Questions (GS Papers IIV).
- Targeted Daily Practice: Workbooks crafted with precision + video explanations to reinforce learning.
- Personal Mentorship: One-on-one guidance to track progress, break mental blocks, and build strategy.
- Thursday Peer Learning: Mentor-led group discussions that foster peer-to-peer insights, answer style comparisons, and critical thinking development.
- Dedicated Prelims Test Series: Focused Test Series from December 2025 to UPSC 2026 Prelims.
I joined ReSTART programme after my third attempt. It helped me a lot in improving my answer structure under the guidance of Reshma madam. It also helped me revise the topics and restart my preparation for the next attempt. It helped me understand how to approach a question and how to break the contents and present them through headings and subheadings. In addition to mains answer writing, it also helped me in prelims through practice and analysis. Thank you Fortune IAS Academy for bringing such programme that instil confidence among the aspirants
Sowmya KrishnanFrequently Asked Questions
Weekday content enrichment sessions are completely in online mode while the tests and feedback can be taken in online or offline mode.
Daily answer writing workbook and note making workbooks are part of the restart program. Since Fortune IAS Success series (white book) has been already provided to Fortune students these are not part of the program. Non-Fortune students can purchase these books at an extra cost from our front office.
No, Fortune Prelims Test Series is part of the restart program
In the weekly feedback session, the mentor will be asking for the status of your workbook completion. Further, during the weekly test feedback sessions individual strength and weakness is analysed to draft an effective action plan.
Fortune IAS Academy's repeaters program helped me understand how to study for both prelims and mains from the same topics. There were interlinkages between them, allowing us to use prelims points in mains answers and apply mains analytical skills to solving prelims questions. I attended almost all the tests in this program. This program was beneficial because if I cleared the next prelims, I also wanted to be prepared to clear the mains. For that, I needed a bare minimum level of content and a decent structure for the mains answers, which this program helped me achieve. Integrating prelims with mains answer writing helped me study with an analytical approach rather than merely focusing on knowledge or facts.
Arya V M AIR 36 CSE 2022