Periyar Ias Academy

Periyar Ias Academy is over in Vepery at No 84/1 on Evk Sampath Road. If you are coming from the Egmore Railway Station, we are just behind it, which makes it handy for people traveling from further away. We are also quite close to the Dhinathanthi office. This part of Chennai has a lot of history, and our building fits right in. It’s an older structure, and we’ve been using it for our classes for quite a while. The rooms are filled with benches and chairs that have seen a lot of students over the years. We focus on preparing people for the civil services exams. It’s a tough road for them, so we try to provide a steady place for them to study. There is always a lot of reading material lying around—newspapers, journals, and thick textbooks. The atmosphere is generally quite serious because the exams are so competitive. We don’t have much in the way of decoration; the walls are mostly covered with maps or schedules. On hot days, the fans are always spinning at full speed. We know most of the regulars who come in every day. Sometimes they stay for hours on end. Being near the station means there’s a constant sound of trains and whistles in the distance. It’s just how things are here. We keep our doors open and just get on with the business of teaching. It’s a lot of hard work for everyone, but we stay at it daily.