Even today, Optional Subject selection remains as one of the important decisions candidates need to make and their choices reflects in the end result. With the authentic data relating to performance of optional subjects in Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013 out in public domain, candidates will get to know the true picture about performance of each optional subject and their success-rate.
While preparing for Civil Services Examination, one has to take many decisions but, the most crucial one is selecting suitable optional subject.
Even though, with changes in pattern of Civil Services (Main) Examination, candidates need to opt for only ‘One’ optional subject; still, Optional Subject selection is not that easy and requires a lot of analysis before you take the final decision.
For majority of candidates, optional subject’s past performance and success-rate is the major factor that helps them take final decision. However, in newer environment, candidates were in a fix as deciding the subject that suits the most based on past performance of optional subject has been difficult so, the candidates were eagerly waiting for the data that gives some insights about candidates’ preferences and even success-rate.
All the guess work is out of the way and the most significant data relating to optional subject’s performance and success-rate in newer environment is out. Candidates were really lingering to know about the preferences candidates made in Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2013 while picking up ‘One’ optional subject and the success-rate.
65th Annual Report of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) provides this vital information and will provide parameters that can be useful while short-listing optional subjects and making strategies for preparation.
Distribution of Candidates who Appeared vis-à-vis Recommended by Optional Subjects Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2013
S.No. |
Optional Subject |
Number of Candidates |
Success Rate |
|
Appeared |
Recommended |
|||
1 |
Literature of Santhali Language |
1 |
1 |
100 |
2 |
Law |
144 |
35 |
24.3 |
3 |
Economics |
188 |
38 |
20.2 |
4 |
Literature of Urdu Language |
28 |
5 |
17.9 |
5 |
Literature of Bengali Language |
6 |
1 |
16.7 |
6 |
Statistics |
6 |
1 |
16.7 |
7 |
Literature of English Language |
30 |
5 |
16.7 |
8 |
Medical Science |
293 |
48 |
16.4 |
9 |
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science |
32 |
5 |
15.6 |
10 |
Botany |
50 |
7 |
14 |
11 |
Management |
167 |
23 |
13.8 |
12 |
Civil Engineering |
54 |
7 |
13 |
13 |
Literature of Gujarati Language |
64 |
8 |
12.5 |
14 |
Literature of Kannada Language |
75 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Anthropology |
449 |
53 |
11.8 |
16 |
Electrical Engineering |
113 |
13 |
11.5 |
17 |
Literature of Punjabi Language |
54 |
6 |
11.1 |
18 |
Literature of Maithili Language |
84 |
9 |
10.7 |
19 |
Literature of Tamil Language |
75 |
8 |
10.7 |
20 |
Literature of Oriya Language |
10 |
1 |
10 |
21 |
Zoology |
92 |
9 |
9.8 |
22 |
Psychology |
348 |
34 |
9.8 |
23 |
Sociology |
1647 |
150 |
9.1 |
24 |
Agriculture |
77 |
7 |
9.1 |
25 |
Physics |
147 |
13 |
8.8 |
26 |
Literature of Malayalam Language |
69 |
6 |
8.7 |
27 |
Philosophy |
736 |
58 |
7.9 |
28 |
History |
1303 |
100 |
7.7 |
29 |
Commerce & Accountancy |
200 |
15 |
7.5 |
30 |
Chemistry |
85 |
6 |
7.1 |
31 |
Geology |
15 |
1 |
6.7 |
32 |
Mechanical Engineering |
60 |
4 |
6.7 |
33 |
Public Administration |
2840 |
176 |
6.2 |
34 |
Political Science & International Relations |
651 |
40 |
6.1 |
35 |
Mathematics |
329 |
20 |
6.1 |
36 |
Geography |
3158 |
178 |
5.6 |
37 |
Literature of Sanskrit Language |
71 |
4 |
5.6 |
38 |
Literature of Manipuri Language |
20 |
1 |
5 |
39 |
Literature of Telugu Language |
93 |
4 |
4.3 |
40 |
Literature of Hindi Language |
284 |
12 |
4.2 |
41 |
Literature of Marathi Language |
26 |
1 |
3.8 |
42 |
Literature of Dogri Language |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
Literature of Sindhi (Devnagari) Language |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
Literature of Assamese Language |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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