Faculty — History, Art & Culture (GS Paper I) UPSC

Full–time, Part-time and Contractor

Posted on: 6 days ago

JD 01 Faculty — History, Art & Culture

GS Paper I — History, Indian Heritage & Culture, World History, Society

Vacancies: 1 Full-time

CTC (Monthly): ₹9000 – ₹30,000/month + Performance Bonus

Qualification: M.A. History (mandatory); Ph.D in Modern/Medieval History preferred

Experience: Minimum 3 years teaching UPSC History at a reputed coaching institute

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

● Teach Ancient India: Harappan, Vedic, Mahajanapadas, Mauryan, Gupta, Post-Gupta periods

● Teach Medieval India: Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Bhakti-Sufi, Maratha, Sikh traditions

● Teach Modern India: 1857 revolt, Congress formation, all phases of Independence movement

● Teach Post-Independence: Partition, Integration, Nehru era, Emergency, Economic reforms

● Teach World History: Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Cold War, decolonisation, UN formation

● Cover Indian Heritage & Culture: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance, literature, philosophy

● Teach Society section: Communalism, regionalism, secularism, globalisation, social empowerment

● Develop UPSC-standard answer writing notes for GS-I History and Culture sections

● Build and maintain 500+ question MCQ bank for Prelims History + Culture

● Evaluate 2 answer-writing practice questions per student per week — return feedback within 5 days

Required Skills & Knowledge:

● NCERT + beyond: Bipin Chandra, Spectrum, Old NCERT, Tamil Nadu textbooks — all mastered

● Art & Culture depth: Nagara vs Vesara vs Dravida, Chola bronzes, Ajanta-Ellora, Mughal miniature painting

● Strong narrative teaching style — make history engaging, not memorisation-heavy

● Answer writing technique: Introduction-Body-Conclusion framework, keywords, maps in answers

● Awareness of UPSC trend: Previous 10 years History PYQ pattern analysis done

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship, Freelance, Volunteer
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: ₹9,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Haridwar, Uttarakhand