How many optional subjects should one choose for Civil Services Mains exam as per latest pattern changes?

how many optional subject I have to choose for civil service mains?by recent change by upsc.

I want to know how many optional subject I have to choose for civil service main by the recent change in 2013 pattern? I have found some choose two optional subject in 2010 exams clarify me.

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dear candidate you can choose one optional subject as per the latest pattern change by the upsc for the civil service exam paper-1 250 marks and paper 2- 250marks
for more information go to www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC has made some changes in the scheme of Civil Services Exam. As per new changes in Civil Services General Studies is given more weightage in Prelims and mains. Now there is no optional subject in Prelims and in Mains exam you have to choose only one optional subject from the list of optional subjects. If any candidate want to select Language subject as optional subject then they must have completed graduation in same language subject as your main subject.


you should choose any one optional subject in which you have interest and you have knowledge. It will help you in preparation.

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:
Group-1
(i) Agriculture
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Economics
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) History
(xiii) Law
(xiv) Management
(xv) Mathematics
(xvi) Mechanical Engineering
(xvii) Medical Science
(xviii) Philosophy
(xix) Physics
(xx) Political Science and International Relations
(xxi) Psychology
(xxii) Public Administration
(xxiii) Sociology
(xxiv) Statistics
(xxv) Zoology


Group-2
Literature of any one of the following languages:

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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