How many Subjects are there in the UPSC Civil Services Mains exam?

sir, I would like to know in detail about the no. of subjects for the mains exams of the civil sevices.

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dear candidate

as soon as the candidate clear the prelims the result notification is issued on the website of the upsc.
After clearing the prelims the candidate have to apply for the main and can choose two optional subject from the following list.

The optional subjects are:

1. agriculture
   
2. animal husbandry
   
3. anthropology
   
4. botany
   
5. civil engineering
   
6. commerce
   
7. economics
   
8. electrical engineering
   
9. geography
   
10. geology
    
11. history
    
12. law
    
13. management
    
14. mathematics
    
15. mechanical engineering
    
16. philosophy
    
17. physics
    
18. political science
    
19. relations
    
20. psychology
    
21. public administration
    
22. sociology
    
23. statistics
    
24. zoology

alll the above subjects are optional and candidate have to choose two from the list.

Main Examination - Optional Subjects

Paper-I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 22 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
Paper-II	English	300 Marks
Paper-III	Essay[in the medium you choose]	200 Marks
Papers IV & V	General studies(300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX	Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)	1200 Marks
Total Marks for Written Examination		2000 Marks

List of optional subjects

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
3. Anthropology
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
21. Relations
22. Psychology
23. Public Administration
24. Sociology
25. Statistics
26. Zoology
27. Literature of one of the following languages:

• Arabic,
• Assamese,
• Bodo
• Bengali
• Chinese
• Dogri
• English
• French
• German
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Kashmiri
• Konkani
• Maithili
• Malayalam
• Manipur
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Oriya
• Pali
• Persian
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Sanskrit
• Santali
• Sindhi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu

for more details view attachment

U.P.S.C. civil services mains examination:-

There are 9 papers in main examination.
Each having time duration 180 minutes.
Paper VI, VII, VIII, IX are optional papers.



But the following lists of optional paper combinations in mains exam are not allowed

-- Anthropology and Sociology
-- Mathematics and Statistics
-- Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
-- Political Science & International relations and Public Administration
-- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
-- Management and Public Administration
-- Commerce & Accountancy and Management
-- Any two branches of engineering
-- Combination of two literature

Originally Posted by Unregistered

sir, I would like to know in detail about the no. of subjects for the mains exams of the civil sevices.

How many Subjects are there in the UPSC Civil Services Mains exam?

There are mainly 25 subjects in Main Exam. You can choose any two subjects from them.

Below is the Pattern of Civil Service Main Exam.....




::Main Exam Optional Subjects::

• 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

::Following combination of subjects are not allowed::

• Nthropology and Sociolog
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Political Science & International relations and Public Administration
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
• Management and Public Administration
• Commerce & Accountancy and Management
• Any two branches of engineering
• Combination of two literature

Books for Civil Service Main Exam preparation