Terms & conditions

Educational practice

Brainstorm is an independent educational tool for adult UPSC and State PCS aspirants aged 18 and above. It is not affiliated with UPSC or a state public service commission. Questions, worked examples and feedback are practice material, not official papers, official marking or predictions of selection. Verify important facts against authoritative sources.

Access and fair use

The current service offers two free sessions per device every five seconds during testing, including practice feedback and existing progress charts. Availability can be affected by maintenance, provider capacity and technical failures. Do not automate requests, circumvent usage restrictions, disrupt the service or submit unlawful content. You remain responsible for the material you submit.

Practice records and feedback

Automated feedback can be incomplete or mistaken. Use your judgement and appropriate study resources. Brainstorming complements syllabus preparation and full timed writing. Save or export important reports; device history is limited to the latest ten sessions and is not guaranteed recoverable after device or browser changes.

Content and sharing

You retain your rights in your own answers. You may use the educational material for personal study and share your downloaded progress card. Do not imply that a practice score is an official result or that the site endorses another service. External resources remain subject to their owners’ terms.

Paid Progress Digest

A Progress Digest costs ₹9 per report, with no recurring subscription. You see the amount in Razorpay before confirming payment. Payment is verified before your recent saved feedback is analysed. The PDF includes personalised guidance and progress visualisations; it does not guarantee improvement or an examination result. With limited practice, the report will explain what cannot yet be inferred. Keep this browser’s purchase reference until your PDF is downloaded. Completed reports remain available on the server for 30 days; save your PDF for longer access.

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Optional support

Contributions are voluntary and do not purchase a subscription, extra marks or preferential feedback. Check the recipient and amount before confirming a UPI payment. For a mistaken or duplicate contribution, email the transaction reference to hello@upscbrainstorm.com; do not send a PIN or full financial credentials. We will review the issue, subject to the payment provider’s processes. No tax benefit is promised.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms as the service develops and will publish the revised version here. Nothing on this page limits rights that applicable law does not permit us to exclude. Questions can be sent to hello@upscbrainstorm.com.