Is it okay to go with Public administration and Geography as optional subjects for Mains exam?

Is it okay to go with Public administration and Geography as optional subjects for Mains exam?

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dear aspirant,

according to my point of view these two subjects Public administration and Geography are the easiest subjects. these subjects are easy to prepare. and these two subjects are chosen by most of the students. these subjects are easy to crack.

so your decision to go for these subjects is very good and prepare for these subjects and may you will definitely crack the exam.

Important dates of Civil Services exam in 2013:


CSAT(Prelims):
date of Notification:02-02-2013
last date of receipt of application:04-03-2013
date of exam:19-05-2013


Mains:
date of exam:08-11-2013

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Good Luck......

Hello,

Yes, many aspirants choose these subjects as their options. Infact, one of my friend has become an IPS officer with these subjects.

P.S.

There is a process to choose optionals. You must follow it to get the best ones for YOU. Firstly, strike out the subjects from the complete list that you think you can't take in any circumstances. Secondly, go through the syllabus of each of remaining subjects and select the ones that you think you can manage. Thirdly, ask your more than one seniors who have actually given the exam with those subjects. Finally, make the decision about the subjects.

Mind it, the final decision will be yours and it must be based more on your interest in the subject, availability of good study material, availability of good tutor/guide in case you need some help during your preparation. Don't go by the experience of a single person. If you have right frame of mind, right approach, you can crack UPSC with any subject of YOUR choice.

Thanks,
goyalk

Examination Pattern for UPSC IAS Exam 2013 :

Preliminary Exam : UPSC conduct preliminary exam for the pre test of the aspirants and this is an objective type exam which is conducted for 400 marks which has 2 papers and qualifying in each paper is necessary for each and every single aspirant to be eligible to apply for mains exam.

Mains Exam : If you successfully qualify the preliminary exam then you should apply for mains exam and you will get at least 4-5 months to prepare for your mains exam and during to apply for mains exam you will have to choose any two subjects which are compulsory for every aspirant and the list of the subjects would be provided by the UPSC board and you may choose any two subjects from the following list and there would be 9 different papers conducted in this mains exam and qualifying in each and every paper is necessary to reach to the interview process :

List of the optional subjects from which you may choose any two subjects :

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry and 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. Physics
19. Philosophy
20. Political Science and International Relations
21. Psychology
22. Public Administration
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology

If you wish to choose - Public Administration and Geography for your mains exam as optional subjects then you may choose because it is a good combination for your mains exam and if you have good command over both of these subjects and may do well in exam and interesting for you then you should definitely choose both of these subjects and prepare hard for your mains exam but before that you will have to apply for prelims exam and qualify the preliminary exam then you would be allowed to apply for mains exam.

Paper I - Any Indian Language from the list of UPSC Board - 300 Marks
Paper II - English Language - 300 Marks
Paper III - Essay 200 Marks
Paper IV and V - General Studies - I and II - 300 Marks each
Paper VI and VII - Any Selected subject from the list means one subject has 2 papers - 300 Marks
Paper VIII and IX - Any Selected subject from the list means one subject has 2 papers - 300 Marks

Total marks for mains exam 2000 and remember that qualifying in each and every single paper is most necessary to be called for interview process

Interview Process : If you successfully qualify both of the prelims and mains exam then you would be called for interview process in UPSC board and Interview Process has 300 marks which would be included in the marks of your mains exam means the selection would be done on the basis of - 2000+300 = 2300 marks

You can apply for UPSC civil service prelims exam between these following dates :

Start date for online application - 02-02-2013

Last date for online application - 04-03-2013

Date for preliminary exam - 19-05-2013

All the best