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How To Choose An Optional Subject For UPSC Civil Services Mains – Practical Tips

How to choose an optional subject for upsc mains

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How To Choose An Optional Subject For UPSC Civil

Services Mains – Practical Tips

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• In the new pattern for Mains, you can opt for only one Optional subject (in old pattern it was two) which will have two papers of 250 Marks each. So, one Optional subject carries 500 Marks in Mains.Here are a few ways that could help you with your in the selection of the optional subject.

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It is a common knowledge that many aspirants opt for subjects other than their graduation subjects.

So, what is the criteria to choose an optional subject?

Following are the importantsteps you should follow before you finalize a subject as your Optional.

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First go through the list of all the Optional Subjects. Read the names of the subjects again and again for 15 minutes.

Now go back to your school and college days. Think about your favorite subjects then. Think hard in which subject you excelled, in which subject you showed more interest, in which subject you got good marks.

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Now come to the present. See which areas of news you are more interested in. Think which topics of GS you like more. Some people like history, some like polity/sociology and keep reading those books .

Some people also have

a hobby of reading literature of their mother language.

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Now see the list of UPSC Optional Subjects again.

Based on above criteria, make a list of 4-5 subjects that you think you have interest in.

Now go through the syllabus of each Optional Subject. Read all topics carefully. Underline/highlight the topics — that you think you know something about or have some interest .

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Now go through the Previous Year Question papers (3-4 years) of the shortlisted Subjects. Read all the questions.

Finally, the availability of materials and guidance in the form of coaching matters a lot.

By now you will have a clear picture about choosing between 2-3 subjects.

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