Is political science and Mass communication a good optional subject combo for IAS mains?

Are political science and Mass communication a good optional subject combo for IAS mains?

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Yes friend both are the good subject to choose for the civil service main exam.

In point of view every subject is good.

it is depends at your interest and knowledge that which subject you like most.

So friend you should choose only those subject in which you have great interest and you can perform well.

Dear list of all available optional subjects is mentioned below and you may choose any one from them :

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Forestry
Geology
Geography
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Physics
Philosophy
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology

Dear this year UPSC board has changed the examination pattern of civil service in which, only two papers will be conduced for optional subject and you will be allowed to choose anyone optional subject for mains examination and you may choose anyone from the mentioned above subjects and you may also see that Mass Communication subject is not there in the list so this may not be chosen as optional subject but you may choose Political Science and International Relations as optional subject and this will be good for you because if you are prepared well then you may easily qualify both papers and may score very good marks in the examination so just use some good books and prepare well for this examination

All the best

dear aspirant,

for the post of IAS you have to apply for Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC every year. You can apply for Civil Services exam after or while appearing in final year of your graduation.


Civil Services exam constitutes three parts:
1. CSAT
2. Mains
3. Interview

From this year UPSC made some changes in selection of optional subjects. from this year you have to choose only one optional subject from the list of optional subjects.

List Of Optional Subjects For Mains Exam:
(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

So as you can see from the list there is no optional subject named Mass Communication. but Political Science and International Relations is mentioned. So you can choose it as your optional Subject.

Eligibility Criteria For Civil Services:

>>you must have completed or appearing in final year of graduation.


>>your age must be within 21 years to 30 years on 1 August of the year of exam. there is relaxation in upper age limit up to 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.


Limit Number Of Attempts:


>>General: 4 attempts
>>OBC: 7 attempts
>>SC/ST: No Limit


Important dates of Civil Services exam in 2013:


CSAT(Prelims):
date of Notification:05.03.2013
last date of receipt of application:04.04.2013
date of exam:26.05.2013


Mains:
date of exam:01-12-2013




UPSC also provide the facility to apply for the exam online on following official link of UPSC:
http://upsconline.nic.in/

Good Luck......

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Botany
Power Executive
Forestry
Geology
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Legislation
Biochemistry
City Executive
Business in addition to Accountancy
Business economics
Beliefs
Political Scientific research in addition to International Associations
Psychology
General public Operations
Sociology
Studies
Zoology

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