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UPSC CIVIL SERVICES OPTIONAL PAPER
THE MOST SCORING PART OF MAINS : OPTIONAL , CHOOSE WISELY
UPSC OPTIONALS are the driving force for the best scores in the mains. From 2013 onwards for all the toppers, scores of optionals has dragged up them to the top position.
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UPSC provides a list of optional subjects. Candidates have to choose one optional for the CS Mains exam. The optional subject has two papers and each paper accounts for 250 marks. Aspirants may choose from the list of optional subjects that also includes literature subjects (English and Indian languages).
The papers for the examination will be subjective in nature. Each paper will be of 3 hours duration. The question papers, other than the literature of language papers will be set in Hindi and English only.
List of optional subjects are mentioned below :
History
Geography
Economics
Sociology
Public Administration
Philosophy
Psychology
Political Science
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Electrical Engineering
Geology
Law
Mathematics
Management
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
List of literature optional subjects in UPSC
Assamese English
Bengali Dogri
Bodo Hindi
Gujarati Kashmiri
Kannada Maithili
Konkani Manipuri
Malayalam Nepali
Marathi Punjabi
Oriya Santhali
Sanskrit Tamil
Sindhi Urdu
Telugu
