Know the full list of optional subjects and languages for the UPSC Civil Service Exam

UPSC optional subjects list:

UPSC Civil Service Exam or the IAS exam is considered one of the toughest exams in the country, as lakhs of students appear for the exam every year, but only a handful of them get selected further to become an IAS officer. 

While preparing for the UPSC Civil Service Exam, one of the most important things is to have proper insights into the syllabus, and also the list of optional subjects. 

Hence, in this article further, we will know more about the list of optional subjects for the UPSC Civil Service Exam.

The Civil Service Exam Pattern is,

Phase 1: Civil Service Exam (Prelims) which is an Objective Type Exam

Phase 2: Civil Service Exam (Mains) which is a Descriptive Exam

Phase 3: Personal Interview for Personality Test

It must be noted that the students who clear the Prelims exam have to choose one optional subject for their Mains exam. 

The list of Optional Subjects for the Mains exam is,

Agriculture

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services

Anthropology

Botany

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Commerce and Accountancy

Economics

Electrical Engineering

Geology

Geography

History

Law

Management

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Science

Physics

Philosophy

Political Science and International Relations

Sociology

Psychology

Pubic Administration

Statistics 

Zoology

Other than this, the candidate is required to choose a language along with this Optional Subject,

So, the list of languages for the UPSC CSE Main exam is,

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Santhali, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and English.