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UPSC stands for the Union Public Service Commission<\/strong>, which is a conducting body of Civil Services Examination. The commission has released the official UPSC Optional Syllabus<\/strong> along with the official notification on the official website.<\/p>\n

UPSC aspirants are advised to pick UPSC optional pape<\/strong>r carefully as it carries a total of 500 marks which is around 25% of marks of the mains exam and interview round altogether. Furthermore, UPSC CSE optional syllabus<\/strong> covers subjects like Agriculture, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, History, etc.<\/p>\n

However, the standard of questions asked in the UPSC Mains Optional Syllabus<\/strong> is of bachelor\u2019s honors degree level. As per the UPSC CSE syllabus<\/strong>, two out of the nine papers in the mains exam Paper-VI and Paper-VII are the optional subject that the candidates choose.<\/p>\n

With this, candidates must note that they cannot change the UPSC optional paper<\/strong> after the successful submission of the UPSC online application form.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this blog, we have compiled the detailed UPSC Syllabus<\/strong> for Optional subjects to guide the candidates in the right direction. Hence, check out the list of optional subjects along with the UPSC Optional syllabus PDF<\/strong> link for reference purposes.<\/p>\n

UPSC Optional Syllabus 2023-List of Subjects and PDF Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Candidates must choose the optional subject in the UPSC mains<\/strong> exam on the basis of their academic background, interest, and prior knowledge of the subject. In the UPSC main optional syllabus<\/strong>, there is a total of 26 optional subjects available and the aspirants need to pick one out of the list elaborated below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UPSC Syllabus Optional Download PDF<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject<\/strong><\/td>\nDownload Link<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agriculture<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthropology<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botany<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chemistry<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Civil Engineering<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commerce and Accountancy<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economics<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electrical Engineering<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geology<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Law<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Management<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathematics<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical Science<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philosophy<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physics<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Political Science and International Relations<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psychology<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Administration<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sociology<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Statistics<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoology<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Literature of any one of the following languages<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assamese<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bengali<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bodo<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dogri<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gujarati<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindi<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kannada<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kashmiri<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Konkani<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maithili<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malayalam<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odia<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manipuri<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marathi<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punjabi<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanskrit<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santhali<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sindhi<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamil<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telugu<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urdu<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>\nCheck Here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Download Here<\/strong>: UPSC Prelims Syllabus<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to Choose an Optional Subject for UPSC Mains Exam 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Candidates need to consider certain factors before choosing the UPSC optional paper<\/strong> in order to perform well in the exam. Some of the important factors include individual choice, availability of study resources, UPSC detailed syllabus<\/strong>, academic background, etc.<\/p>\n

Hence, we have shared below a list of a few important factors that the candidates should keep in mind when choosing the optional papers in order to obtain desired UPSC results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n