Conducted by UPSC ( Union Public Service Commission ), IAS shibboleth ( Also called Civil service Examination ), is normally considered to be very tough and the most Competitive experiment.
A large-scale Issue Every Student faces in this Reputed Investigation is choice of lavish Subjects. According to recent Changes in the Decoration of IAS fling, the preliminary Investigation has now been replaced by Civil service aptitude examination, which will add of two detached papers carrying Equal marks for all students. So the students do not have to incline on the worthless subjects for the preliminary yardstick.
Along with 5 compulsory papers for the mains touchstone ( two for general studies, one for essay, one for qualifying English and one for a speech from 18 extraneous languages ), candidate has to choose two subjects from a catalogue of 25 undesirable subjects. Following are the not allowed combinations in the upsc syllabus -
- > Political Science & International relations and Pubilc Administration,
- > Commerce & Accountancy and Management,
- > Anthropology and Sociology,
- > Mathematics and Statistics,
- > Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
- > Management and Public Administration,
- > Subdivision TWO branches of Engineering,
- > Medical Science and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
- > Combination of TWO Literatures
In the previous motif, candidates used to return their mainstream subject as first irrelevant and most of the stuff was esoteric in the prelims shot and then all they had to do was to decide on the second optional subject. But in the new pattern, all the candidates are at equilibrium in the prelims and have to decide two optional subjects for mains exam with more agility and criterion in mind as this is the very factor that determines candidates chances for getting through in this exam.
Following are a few criterions to be taken care of while choosing optional subjects in new pattern for IAS exam -
Firstly, Candidate must be comfortable in grasping the subject. The decision should not be made on the basis of length of the subject but on the ones comfort with concepts in the subject. For example, History and geography are known for lengthy syllabus and answers, while public administration and anthropology have limited syllabus and short answers. The edge is not in selecting the subjects that have short or lengthy answers but in comfort with the subject.
Availability of IAS study material is also a vital factor in determining the optional subject. There should be enough resources available for preparing the subject, consulting to an experienced senior in case of a completely new subject in your perspective is quite sensible.
Candidate should not choose a subject just because its scoring. More students opting for an optional subject ( say history ) means more students with history will be chosen for next round and thus there will be a greater competition, it doesnt ensure a greater score.
For commerce students, a good combination is assumed to be Commerce + Public administration, as Public administration Covers lots of topics in commerce like role of CAG etc.
Commerce + geography is also assumed to be a good combination if you can look around in the maps and are familiar with semi - technical topics. This combination is highly scoring and can score you 300 - 350 marks in the mains exam.
For biology students, Agriculture + botany are good combination since many topics of agriculture are covered in botany.
So its about candidates own comfort in understanding the subject and this decision must be made carefully since it is the very deciding factor for the candidates selection in this prestigious examination.
All the Best for your Success!!!
