UPSC Optional Syllabus
The UPSC Optional Subject list consists of 48 subjects, out of which one can be selected by the candidate for both the papers. Each optional subject comprises of two papers (Paper I and Paper II) each of 250 marks, making it a total of 500 marks.
The syllabus of the optional papers is at the honours degree level. which is higher than an undergraduate degree level but lower than a masters degree level. Candidates can also take literature subjects as an optional paper. Your choice of optionals can substantially influence your chances of success in UPSC 2023.
UPSC Optional Subject Syllabus 2023
Here down on this page, we have collated the detailed UPSC Syllabus for Civil Services Mains Optional Subjects that will help you decide on your Optional Subject for IAS exam. Given below is the list of optional subjects in UPSC and the links to UPSC Optional Subjects syllabus PDFs.
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Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Optional Syllabus
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE Paper – I Animal Nutrition: 1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal. Direct and…
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Statistics Optional Syllabus
STATISTICS Paper – I Probability:Sample space and events, probability measure and probability space, random variable as a measurable function, distribution…
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Zoology Optional Syllabus
ZOOLOGY Paper – I Non-chordata and Chordata: (a) Classification and relationship of various phyla up to subclasses: Acoelomate and Coelomate,…
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Electrical Engineering Optional Syllabus
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Paper – I Circuits—Theory: Circuit components; network graphs; KCL, KVL; Circuit analysis methods: nodal analysis, mesh analysis; basic…
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Civil Engineering Optional Syllabus
CIVIL ENGINEERING Paper – I Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis. 1.1 Engineering Mechanics: Units and Dimensions, SI…
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Mechanical Engineering Optional Syllabus
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Paper – I Mechanics: 1.1 Mechanics of rigid bodies: Equations of equilibrium in space and its application; first…
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Botany Optional Syllabus
The UPSC has Botany as an optional subject in the list of optional subjects containing 48 subjects in total. The…
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Geology Optional Syllabus
GEOLOGY PAPER – I General Geology: The Solar System, meteorites, origin and interior of the earth and age of earth;…
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Management Optional Syllabus
MANAGEMENT PAPER – I The candidate should make a study of the concept and development of management as science and…
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Chemistry Optional Syllabus
CHEMISTRY Paper – I Atomic Structure: Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle Schrodinger wave equation (time independent); Interpretation of wave function, particle in…
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Commerce and Accountancy Optional Syllabus
COMMERCE AND ACCOUNTANCY PAPER – I Accounting and Finance Accounting, Taxation & Auditing Financing Accounting: Accounting as a financial information…
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Hindi Literature Optional Syllabus
Paper-I (Answers must be written in Hindi) Section-A 1.History of Hindi Language and Nagari Lipi. Grammatical and applied forms of…
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Psychology Optional Syllabus
PSYCHOLOGY Paper – I Foundations of Psychology Introduction:Definition of Psychology; Historical antecedents of Psychology and trends in the 21st century;…
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Medical Science Optional Syllabus
MEDICAL SCIENCE Paper – I Human Anatomy: Applied anatomy including blood and nerve supply of upper and lower limbs and…
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Physics Optional Syllabus
PHYSICS Paper – I 1. Mechanics of Particles: Laws of motion; conservation of energy and momentum, applications to rotating frames,…
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Agriculture Optional Syllabus
AGRICULTURE PAPER – I Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social…
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Law Optional Syllabus
LAW PAPER – I Constitutional and administrative Law: Constitution and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the Constitution. Fundamental Rights—Public interest…
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Economics Optional Syllabus
ECONOMY PAPER -I Advanced Micro Economics: (a) Marshallian and Varrasiam Approaches to Price determination. (b) Alternative Distribution Theories; Ricardo, Kaldor,…
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Philosophy Optional Syllabus
PHILOSOPHY PAPER – I History and Problems of Philosophy Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and…
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Public Administration Optional Syllabus
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Paper-I Administrative Theory Introduction: Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration; Wilson’s vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the…
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