Our People

The Team Behind Mentora IAS

Seasoned leaders, serving civil servants and subject-matter experts — united by one mission: shaping India's next generation of civil servants.

Leadership

Top Leadership of Mentora IAS

The vision, experience and academic rigour that drive everything we do.

Chiranth Rajashekar

Co-founder & Managing Director

15+ Years of Experience
140+ selections in UPSC
Ex-Senior Faculty at Drishti IAS, Unacademy, Vajirao IAS, Rao's IAS, Evolution IAS & others
Subjects — Environment and Ecology, S&T and Forestry (Optional)
MS — Cornell University, New York, USA
Two Gold Medals — University topper

Dr. Rakesh E.S.

Co-founder & CEO

15+ Years of Experience
100+ selections in UPSC
Ex-Faculty Sriram IAS, Delhi
MSc (Ag) & PhD
Subjects — Kannada Literature (Optional), Governance and Public Policy

Honorary Mentors

Our Honorary Mentors

Serving civil servants who mentor our aspirants with first-hand administrative wisdom.

Jagannath Singh R IFS

2013 Batch · Andhra Pradesh cadre

Worked as DCF Chittor district, DCF Anantpur district, DCF Anakapalli district, DCF Annamayya district and as Regional Officer, Nellore (APFDC).

Purushottam Agrawal

Former Member, UPSC

Former member of the Union Public Service Commission, Government of India.

Somashekar SM IFS

Retd. PCCF, Govt. of Haryana

Former RTI Commissioner, Karnataka Information Commission, Govt. of Karnataka.

Soumya V IRS

Additional Commissioner of Income Tax · Govt. of India

Serving officer with the Indian Revenue Service, Government of India.

Gurudath Hegde IAS

2014 Batch · Karnataka cadre

Worked as DC Dharwad district, DC Shimoga district, Commissioner Mysore Municipal Corporation. Served as Sub DFO Kodur, Annamayya district and DCF Chittor district.