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Hi ..am swathy doing final year B.E. ECE.. i dono how to choose the optional subjects for UPSC preliminary exams..pls give me some idea..

Originally Posted by Swathy Karan

Hi ..am swathy doing final year B.E. ECE.. i dono how to choose the optional subjects for UPSC preliminary exams..pls give me some idea..

The Preliminary exam has been replaced by civil service aptitude test and it no more comprise of optional papers. There will be two compulsory papers in the first stage of the examination -civil service aptitude test.

Paper I will comprise of questions from the following subject area:
Current Affairs
History of India and Indian national movement
Indian and World Geography
Indian Polity and governance
Economic and social development
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change
General science.

Paper II has been designed to check the candidates aptitude and hence, the questions in this paper comprise of the following subject area:
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy
Data interpretation
English language comprehension skills

Originally Posted by Swathy Karan

Hi ..am swathy doing final year B.E. ECE.. i dono how to choose the optional subjects for UPSC preliminary exams..pls give me some idea..

Preliminary examination can divided into two papers and both paper are objective.

Paper - I

• Current affairs
• History of Indian and Indian National Movement
• Indian and world Geography
• Indian polity and governance
• Economic and Social development
• General issues
• General Science

Paper - II

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal Skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical skills
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy
• English language comprehension skills

Main examination :-



Tips for preparation :-

• Prepare the previous question papers and solve the papers.
• Don't waste the time,start preparation now on wards.
• Learn some short cuts for logical and problem solving.
• Daily update your self for reading news.
• Lots of books are available in the market.

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Originally Posted by Swathy Karan

Hi ..am swathy doing final year B.E. ECE.. i dono how to choose the optional subjects for UPSC preliminary exams..pls give me some idea..

HI,
You can chose any subject you want.

The optional subject in I.A.S exam are:-

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


ALL THE BEST!

hi sir am swathi doin ma1st year BE taken up information science i reallly hv a gr8 intrest in doin ma IAS rite aftr ma BE wt r preparations i can doo from now itself..plzz do tel me sir...!!

what is paper1, paper2 for optionals?

hello sir tis is Apoorva Trivedi doing BE, ECE 1st year. wanna be an ias officer. can u pls help me to choose such sbject which dont drive me of my sbjct field?
PLS TELL HW CAN I START PREPARING NOW ITSELF, S THAT WHEN I LL HV DEGREE IN MAH HAND I CN BE READY 4 THA XAM?

Good evening Sir,
I'm technical background student but i dont want in my....I've interest in geography & also history ,i dont have much interest in any other subjects & also i dont know (knowledge) about other subjects. History & geography is the best combination. Do you prefer any other subjects similar to this.
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