Which optional subjects to choose for UPSC mains exam? I have done my B.C.A. I like to read articles on history, geography. Is history really tough?
thanku
Which optional subjects to choose for UPSC mains exam? I have done my B.C.A. I like to read articles on history, geography. Is history really tough?
thanku
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dear friend,
as you said you would like to read articles on Geography and History so you must choose these subjects as your optional subjects.
Both subjects are consider Scoring for UPSC mains exam. Both History and geography are easy to understand and Easy to crack.
Most of students choose history and geography as their optional subjects.
Good Luck........
upsc civil services examination examination is conducted by upsc every years .
this examination constitutes of two examination
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
MAINS EXAMINATION
the aspirants that clear the PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION are called for the MAINS EXAMINATION.
for the MAINS EXAMINATION the aspirant has to select two optional
out of the list of subjects given below by upsc
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,
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.
sorry to say but there is no subject that is related to computer science
so you have to select the subjects from this list according to your comfort.
as you mentioned that you like to read articles of history and geography,
i think these subjects would be good fit for you for the mains examination.
these subjects are very popular for the civil services examination and
considered very scoring for this examination.