How many optional subjects should I select for UPSC Civil Service Exams?

How many optional subjects should I select for UPSC Civil Service Exams?
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Dear Applicant,
-The Mains Exams of the Civil Services,which is conducted annually by the UPSC consists of 9 Papers.
-You will have to opt for 3 OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR THE MAINS EXAMS : ONE FOR LITERATURE(which is a qualifying paper) AND THE OTHER TWO ARE THE MAIN SUBJECT PAPERS CONSISTING OF 2 PAPERS EACH,CONSISTING OF 300 MARKS EACH.
--->>>PAPER-I is that of the OPTIONAL LITERATURE SUBJECT.
For this,you will have to opt from the following list of subjects--
- Arabic
- Gujarati
- Manipuri
- Sanskrit
- Assamese
- Hindi
- Nepali
-Sindhi
- Bengali
-Kannada
- Oriya
-Tamil
- Chinese
-Kashmiri
- Pali
-Telugu
- English
-Konkani
- Persian
-Urdu
- French
- Marathi
- Punjabi
- German
- Malayalam
- Russian
Having done so,You now have to choose TWO MORE SUBJECTS For the PAPERS-VI,VII,VIII & IX of the MAINS EXAMS.
--->>> The LIST of the Mains subjects which featured in the allowed ones are mentioned below --
# Agriculture
# Anthropology
# Animal Husbandry and veterinary science
# Botany
# Zoology
# Chemistry
# Physics
# Mathematics
# Commerce and Accountancy
# Economics
# Indian History
# Public Administration
# Political Science and International Relations
# Geography
# Law
# Psychology
# Science
# Civil Engineering
# Mechanical Engineering
# Electrical Engineering
# Geology
# Management
# Philosophy
# Sociology
# Medical Science
# Statistics

--->>> Choose well and improve your writing skills to do well in the Mains exam.
For further details and notifications,visit the official website of the UPSC - www.upsc.gov.in
ALL THE BEST !!

you can select three optional subjects among 53 subjects offered by upsc

->> 1 optional subject is strictly for a language subject among the offered list of 28 subjects.

-->> 2 optional among the CONVENTIONAL subjects list of 25 offered by upsc.


confer other details as below

UPSC can conducts the civil services examsfor( IAS,IPS) also conducts CMS,IES,CPF,CDS,IFS etc......
UPSC takes these exams every year.

IAS,IPS,IES,IFS exams can be conducts in 2 stages namely

Preliminary exam
Main examination.

After completion of preliminary exam you are eligible for Main examination.

After clearing the main examination you will be called for final interview.

Preliminary examination should consist of 2 papers.Which is conducted on objective type only.

Main examination should consist of 9 papers,it is a descriptive exam.

Eligiblity:


Education qualifications;

You have to pass your graduation in any recognized university.
Age qualifications:

Your age should in between 21-30 years.
Upper age limit will be applicable for ST/SC/OBC candidates.

No.of Permissible attempts:

4 for General candidates.
7 for OBC
No limit for SC/ST's.

Nationality:Indian.

You must be physically fit as per rules.


For further details visit the official website of UPSC.
http://www.upsc.gov.in

There are two types of written examination in UPSC.

UPSC Prelim exam and UPSC Mains exam. You will appear in UPSC Prelim exam first in which Objective type Questions are asked from General English, General Studies etc.

For UPSC Mains you have to choose Subjects. There are total 51 Optional Subjects in which 23 are from main subjects and 28 Language Subjects like Hindi, English, Bengali etc.

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks

The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an Interview Test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type.

Syllabus for prelim exam: Current events of national and international importance

History of India and Indian National Movement

Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World

Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc

Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization

For mains exam you have to choose the subjects.

for list of optional subjects and their detal visit the direct link http://www.upsc.gov.in/general/civil.htm


good luck..........

The Main examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission . The candidate can apply for main examination after clearing the prelims examination . The main examination consist of Nine papers . I am mentioned the exam pattern and list of optional subjects .

-One of the Indian Language :- 300 Marks
-English :- 300 Marks
-Essay :- 200 Marks
-General studies :- 600 Marks
-Any two optional subjects :- 1200 Marks .

Note :- Indian Language and English papers are qualifying papers , the candidate have to compulsory clearly the these papers .

The candidate have to select any two subjects from 25 optional subjects and 300 marks for each paper . I am list the out optional paper below .

Agriculture , Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science , Anthropology , Botany , Chemistry , Civil Engineering , Commerce & Accountancy , Economics , Geography , Geology , Indian History , Management , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Medical Science , Philosophy , Physics , Political Science & International Relations , Psychology , Sociology , Statistics , Zoology .

More details , Visit the official website :- www.upsc.gov.in/

upsc civil service exam has

preliminary exam
main exam
interview

main exam only has optional papers.
you have to select only 2 papers.

check the file.

its a great effort u have done for oreths... really appreciable.i was searching for HSA physical science question papers. but couldnt find any. pls include some question papers on Phy.science. thank you

the upsc civil services exam is two stages .
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
MAINS EXAMINATION

the candidates that clear the PRELIMINARY stage are called for the MAINS EXAMINATION.
for the mains examination you have to select two subjects from the list of the subjects allowed by upsc for the mains examination.

Main Examination Optional Subjects are :
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
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.

Dear Friend,

The Civil Services Examination is conducted in three phases :

a) Preliminary Examination

b) MAINS Examination

c) Interview or Group Discussion

Now , As per your ask , i would like to tell you that you can select a maximum of 3 optional subjects out of 53 subjects in which one must be a language subject.

The other two can be chosed from the 25 conventional subjects offered by the Union Public Service Commission.

This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. Hope the information will help you to the extent you want.

hi,
upsc exam contains three stages;-
preliminary
mains
interview

you have to select only two optional subject.
there are lot of subject which can you choose as optional subject.
you must be choose those subject in which you have full knowledge.

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i hope you undergrad it.
thank you.................

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There are many subjects in UPSC which you can choose as optional subjects.

SUBJECTS IN UPSC EXAMS

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You can choose any subjects from these.

Thank you..........

Optional Subjects:

Agriculture
Geology
Psychology
Statistics
Zoology
History
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Public Administration
Sociology
Chemistry
Medical Science
Philosophy
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Political Science and International Relations



These are the optional subjects for you to choose for UPSC exams.

Thank You....

HELLO SIR.........

Examination Optional Subjects are :
Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy,
Psychology, Public Administration,
Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics,
Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science,
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations



ALL THE BEST..........

HELLO SIR.........

Examination Optional Subjects are :

Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy,
Psychology, Public Administration,
Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics,
Sociology, Statistics, Zoology,
Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science,
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations



ALL THE BEST..........

You can choose any two subjects for your mains exam after qualifying the preliminary exam means if you have passed in preliminary exam then you would be eligible to apply for mains exam and you may choose any two subjects from these following subjects :

1. Agriculture
2. Anthropology
3. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce and Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Law
14. Management
15. Mathematics
16. Mechanical Engineering
17. Medical Science
18. Philosophy
19. Physics
20. Political Science and International Relations
21. Public Administration
22. Psychology
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology

All the best

Hello guest,

you should select two optional subject for the civil services main exam.
these subject are following:
LIST OF ALL APPROVED SUBJECT FOR OPTIONAL SELECTION
Agriculture
Management
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
Mathematics
Anthropology
Mechanical Engineering
Botany
Medical Science
Chemistry
Philosophy
Civil Engineering
Physics
Commerce & Accountancy
Political Science & International Relations
Economics
Psychology
Electrical Engineering
Public Administration
Geography
Sociology
Geology
Statistics
Indian History
Zoology
Law

LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR LANGUAGE
Arabic German
Gujarati Malayalam
Manipuri Russian
Sanskrit French
Marathi Pali
English Telugu
Persian Konkani
Punjabi Urdu
Assamese Kashmiri
Hindi Chinese
Nepali Tamil
Sindhi Oriya
Bengali Kannada

YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY TWO SUBJECT FOR MAIN EXAM.

ALL THE BEST