Which are the Most Popular UPSC Optional Subjects? | Complete List Of UPSC Optional Subjects

September 21, 2019

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List Of UPSC Optional Subjects | UPSC exam is one most reputed and valuable exams in India. Candidates who select in this exam get post of IAS (Indian Administration Service) , IPS ( Indian Police Service), IFS ( Indian Foreign Service) and more.

The UPSC exam conducted in in 3 tier ( Prelims, Main Exam, Interview). So the mains exam is the most important becausse it is contain 1750 Marks. In Mains exam candidate have to select 2 optional subjects.

UPSC provide list of optional subjects, so this is very important to decide 2 optional subjects for you. In UPSC exam Prelims exam is common for every one.

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Complete List Of UPSC Optional Subjects

Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Literature of anyone the following language: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English.
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Which are the Most Popular UPSC Optional Subjects?

According to analysis and data it is given that History, Geography, Public Administration and Sociology are most popular subjects.

The reason behind these subjects popularity may be this that these subjects are also important in prelims and Mains.

UPSC Prelim and Mains Exam Paper Pattern

Prelim exam:

The Preliminary Exam consists of two objective type papers (multiple-choice questions) for a total of 400 marks. Each paper has 200 marks each and two hours allotted. However, blind candidates would be provided an extra 20 minutes for each paper.

Mains Exam:

The main examination will have the 2 qualifying papers and 7 papers to be counted for merit. All the 9 papers will have essay-type questions.

Qualifying papers

Paper A (300 marks) – One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the languages included in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution

Paper B (300 marks) – English

Papers to be counted for merit:

Paper – I
Essay	250 Marks
Paper – II
General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World & Society)	250 Marks
Paper – III
General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250 Marks
Paper – IV
General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management)	250 Marks
Paper – V
General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)	250 Marks
Paper – VI
Optional Subject – Paper 1	250 Marks
Paper – VII
Optional Subject – Paper 2	250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test)	1750 Marks
Personality Test	275 Marks
Grand Total	2025 Marks

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