IIT Alumnus Creates AI Based Test Series For UPSC Preparation

An Edutech startup creates an artificial intelligence-based test series to help UPSC aspirants prepare for the exams.

New Delhi: An Edutech startup named ExcelOn Academy creates an artificial intelligence-based test series to help UPSC aspirants prepare for the examination. The company was founded by an IIT Madras Mechanical Engineer graduate. According to the ExcelOn Academy website, it an online platform to deliver quality test series for UPSC prelims exam. It is powered by Artificial Intelligence that enables precise and detailed feedback on Strength, Weakness, and Blindspots of the student and auto-suggests where to improve and what to study. According to a PTI report, the co-founder of ExcelOn Academy T Uday Kumar said "Of the 12 to 15 month-long effort that a candidate undertakes to prepare for Preliminary Examination of the UPSC, the last few weeks are very crucial as one consolidates and applies their knowledge by solving multiple question papers. It is here that the AI-based test series provides immense value, by not only calculating the scores and giving question-wise explanation (which other tests also do), but also highlighting the candidate''s blind spots.” T Uday Kumar has founded the startup with Muthu Kumar Raju, a US-based tech entrepreneur. Some of the features of the test series include -- strike-off options when arriving at the right option, ability to mark questions for review to revisit later, a reverse timer for overall test and timer for each question, and three levels of personalised feedback analysing the performance through multiple dimensions. The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced earlier this week.