UPSC IAS Exam Subjects

Here is a list of subjects for IAS/UPSC exams as per the UPSC Syllabus. Under each subject is provided reources regarding the mains IAS syllabus as well as question papers, strategy and suggested readings for the subject. The IAS Syllabus and other services like the IPS and Income Tax is the same, as it is a single exam conducted by UPSC and the syllabus is also set by the UPSC.
Subject Combinations That are NOT allowed 

The Following Combination are NOT allowed by the UPSC Political Science & International relations and Public Administration Commerce & Accountancy and Management Anthropology and Sociology Mathematics and Statistics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Management and Public Administration Any two branches of engineering Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science Combination if two Literature

 

UPSC PLAN OF EXAMINATION:

The Civil Services Examination consists Civil Services Main Exam (Written & Interview) for selection of candidates

UPSC Main Examination - Optional Subjects

General Studies Essay English Qualifying Indian Languages Mathematics Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology Indian History Law Mathematics Management Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology Anthropology

Arabic Assamese Bengali Bodo Chinese Dogri English French German Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya Pali Persian Punjabi Russian Sanskrit Santhali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu

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