The short answer
Free daily answer-writing programmes give you the question; few check your answer. Drishti’s Mains Marathon and InclusiveIAS say they evaluate free answers; Insights SECURE reviews a few and sells assured reviews; ForumIAS posts questions and answers but states no evaluation. IASbaba’s TLP moved into a paid programme for 2026 and Civilsdaily’s AWE has not posted since 2022. writeupsc gives a real past question every day and checks your handwritten answer against real topper answers in about a minute: 1 evaluation free, then ₹39 for 5.
Programme by programme
| Programme | Daily | How answers are checked | Model answer | Hindi | State on 18 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| writeupsc practice bank | A question of the day from real Mains past papers, plus every GS and Essay question from 2013 to 2025 (1,066) to pick from, with an exam-pace timer | You photograph your handwritten answer; it is compared with real topper answers in about a minute (1 free evaluation, then paid) | A model answer in topper style comes with each evaluation | Hindi answers are read and evaluated | Running every day |
| Drishti IAS Mains Marathon 2026 | Four questions a day, two essay questions a week | Upload in the comments for the team’s feedback; peer review encouraged | “Detailed model answers” | Yes, a Hindi edition | The 2026 run ended with full-length tests on 10–14 August 2026; a separate free feed posts 1–2 questions a day |
| Insights IAS SECURE | About 7 questions across GS1–GS4 on a typical day (10 or 15 marks) | Post answers in the comments; an assured review of 2 answers a day needs its paid IPM programme | A daily synopsis, which it says is not a model answer | Not stated | Running, under “Mission 2026” |
| ForumIAS Mains Marathon | 2–3 current-affairs questions every morning | Write in the comment box; evaluation not stated | A same-day answered post | Not stated | Running, focused on Mains 2026 |
| InclusiveIAS | One GS question a day on weekdays (Tuesday is Ethics) | Send a photo to its Telegram group for free evaluation by mentors | Yes, for every question | Not stated | Runs in rounds; it lists September to December 2026 as the next |
| IASbaba TLP | Was 5 questions a day before 9 am | Was free with priority evaluation; the 2026 TLP-Daily is inside the paid Sankalp programme at ₹999 with “No Evaluation” | A synopsis by 8 pm (2025) | Not stated | No free 2026 cycle found; the last free phase ran in 2025 |
| Civilsdaily AWE | Was 4 questions a day across GS1–4 | A detailed review for paid subscribers (₹1,000 a month or ₹8,000 a year plus taxes) | Not stated | Not stated | No daily post found after November 2022 |
From each provider’s own page or Telegram page on 18 October 2026. Nothing here is sponsored, and writeupsc is listed first because this is its site.
How to pick
- Questions only: any of them; a real past question beats a current-affairs one for learning the pattern.
- Someone to read your answer free: Drishti’s marathon in season, or InclusiveIAS in its rounds; expect to wait and to be one of many.
- Every answer checked the same day: writeupsc, against real topper answers, or Telegram’s @WriteUPSCbot.
A daily routine that works
- Take the question of the day in the practice bank, or any from the Mains PYQs.
- Write it by hand, timed: about 7 minutes for a 10-marker, 11 for a 15-marker.
- Get it checked the same day and fix the one change named in tomorrow’s answer.
Questions
Which is the best free daily answer writing programme for UPSC?
For questions, Insights SECURE and ForumIAS post every day. For a free check, Drishti’s Mains Marathon (in season) and InclusiveIAS say they evaluate answers. For every answer checked the same day against topper answers, writeupsc (1 free evaluation).
Is IASbaba TLP free in 2026?
Not that we found. Its 2026 TLP-Daily is part of the paid Sankalp programme at ₹999, which states “No Evaluation”. The last free TLP phase ran in 2025.
Is Drishti Mains Marathon 2026 still running?
Its 2026 run ended with full-length tests in August 2026. Drishti still posts 1–2 free practice questions a day on a separate page.
See how your own answer compares.
Photograph the sheet the way you wrote it. 1 free evaluation with a Google account, no card.