How to select a successful subject combination for UPSC mains?

How to select a successful subject combination for UPSC mains?
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Dear Applicant,
- Choosing the OPTIONAL SUBJECTS plays a Vital Role in the preparation of the MAINS EXAMS.
The TWO OPTIONAL SUBJECTS carry as much as 1200 Marks.Clearly,it has a critical role in determining the fate of the results.

-There are several things to be kept into mind while ELECTING the subjects.

�� First of all,you need to make sure that the subjects you choose are subjects of your Interest.You must enjoy studying them.Only then can you think of getting into the details of the Topics,which is a very important part in scoring well.

�� Secondly,Give preference to those subjects with which you have dealt the most.
If the subject you have studied during your Graduation features among the LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS,then without any doubt choose it as one of the subjects.
Having studied for not less than three years,It will turn to be your strength and better than any other subject.

�� Lastly,but not the least,keep in mind that the ARTS SUBJECTS are Highly Scoring.Choosing from them will be ever beneficial.
The subjects including PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,INDIAN HISTORY,GEOGRAPHY & POLITICAL SCIENCE have fetched wonderful results to students of all sorts.They are very scoring when compared to the other subjects.
Added to this,the Paper-I of the Preliminary Exams basically constitutes of these subjects.Thus choosing from them will help you prepare for both Premiums and Mains,simultaneously.
Thus,saving loads of time.

-Take your time and make the best call.

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE,VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE UPSC :: www.upsc.gov.in

ALL THE BEST.
AMAN//

Dear,
Choosing the optional subjects is the very crucial decision. Generally, the Successful candidates in IAS, chose their parents subjects at the time of the Main examination. Because it is easy to prepare these acquainted subjects for CSAT. So I think if you chose those subjects which you took in your graduation, then it will be better to you to prepare properly for the examination. There are also some subjects which have good records in the last few years IAS examination. Majority of candidates do well in these following subjects. If you have these following subjects at the time of your graduation, then you can also take it as your optional subjects in Main examination. Those subjects are following:-
1- Public Administration.
2-Statistics
3- Sociology
4- Mathematics
5- Psychology
6- Philosophy
7- History etc. To know more of the subjects you can visit www.upsc.gov.in Best of Luck

dear the following subject combinations are not allowed for the upsc exams,

you can choose any excepts the following ,

Following combinations of subjects are not allowed .

#Mathematics and Statistics;
#Agriculture and Animal Husbandry &Veterinary Science.
#Management and Public Administration;
#Of the Engineering subjects like Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering
# Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.
#Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;
#Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
#Anthropology and Sociology;

for more details regarding upsc exams you can go to official website of upsc ,
www.upsc.gov.in

Dear friend,

There is no successful combination as such. it is people's perception.

there is no such optional which is scoring and safe.

Upsc strikes perfect balance between the various optionals by various ways.

an optional becomes marks fetching through your hard work.

an optional has to be selected based upon your interest,availability of study material,proper guidance,syllabus etc..

first go through the syllabus and then decide the one which will suit you the best.

dont choose an optional just because somebody is saying that it is very scoring

the following are the famous optionals among the aspirant:
History,geography,political science,public administration,psychology,sociology,philosophy,lit eratures,etc..

the following is the list of optionals given by UPSC:

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


Following combinations of subjects ARE NOT ALLOWED IN Civil services exam:�

(a) Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;
(b) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
(c) Anthropology and Sociology;
(d) Mathematics and Statistics;
(e) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry &Veterinary Science.
(f) Management and Public Administration;
(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering�not more than one subject.
(h) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.

all the best