Complete List of Optional Subjects

This is the complete list of optional subjects for civil services main examination for reference of aspirants.

Remember, You have to opt for any one subject.

Optional paper consists of two papers of 250 marks each.

Group 1

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Group 2

Note: You can opt for the literature of a language as an your optional subject, only if you have graduation degree in literature with that subject as your main subject

Following are the languages you can opt for

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

All the Best 🙂

Make your choice wisely..

Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.