Aspirants (2021)

Name: Aspirants
Genre: Drama
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja, Namita Dubey

Drama

Aspirants is a story of 3 friends - Abhilash, SK, and Guri. The story takes place in the past and the present where the past captures the struggle and the drama behind the making of UPSC CSE aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar of Delhi, while the present talks about the aftermath. It is the story of three UPSC aspirants journey.

IMDb rating: 9.1 (320,064 votes)
Episode average: 8.8 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: HI
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

9.22 avg 5 episodes 9.1 → 9.0 43 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	UPSC - Optional Me Kya Hai?	9.1	8,338
2	Teacher Sahi Hona Chahiye	9.2	7,409
3	Positive Approach Rakh Yaar	9.3	6,534
4	Plan B	9.5	7,030
5	Pre... Mains Aur Life	9.0	5,105

Season 2 (2023)

8.56 avg 5 episodes 8.4 → 8.5 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Self Study	8.4	605
2	Strategy	8.3	555
3	Murphy's Law	8.7	555
4	Mock Interview	8.9	577
5	Final Interview	8.5	700

Season 3 (2026)

8.62 avg 5 episodes 8.2 → 8.9 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	8.2	325
2	Santulan	8.6	294
3	Manovaigyanik Baadhayein	8.6	282
4	The Cut Off	8.8	295
5	De Mauka Zindagi	8.9	393

Aspirants (2021)

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