Notification

UPSC Notification For Civil Services Exam 2024 - Candidatesmaychoose any one ofthe optionalsubjectsfromamongstthe  list  of subjects  given  inpara2below:—

Candidates may choose any one ofthe optional subjects from amongst the  list  of subjects  given  in para2 below:—

Note:

  • The papers on Indian languages and English (Paper A and paper B) will be of Matriculation or equivalentstandardandwillbeofqualifyingnature.Themarksobtainedinthesepapers will  not  be  counted 
  • Evaluation of the papers, namely, 'Essay', 'General Studies' and Optional Subject of all the candidateswould be done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying papers on ‘Indian Languages’ and‘English’ but the papers on Éssay', General Studies and Optional Subject of only such candidates will betaken cognizance who attain 25% marks in ‘Indian Language’ and 25% in English as minimum qualifyingstandardsinthesequalifyingpapers.
  • Thepaper A on Indian Language will not, however, becompulsory for candidates hailing from the StatesofArunachalPradesh,Manipur,Meghalya,Mizoram,NagalandandSikkim.
  • ThepaperAonIndianLanguagewillnot,however,becompulsoryforCandidatesbelongingtoPersonswith Benchmark Disability (only Hearing Impairment sub-category) provided that they have been grantedsuch exemption from 2nd or 3rd language courses by the concerned education Board/University. Thecandidateneedstoprovideanundertaking/selfdeclarationinthisregardinordertoclaimsuchanexemptiontotheCommission.
  • Marks obtained bythe candidatesforthePaper I-VIIonly will be  counted for merit    However,theCommissionwillhavethediscretiontofixqualifyingmarksinanyorallofthesepapers.
  • For theLanguagemedium/literatureoflanguages,the scriptstobeused by thecandidateswill be asunder:—

Language                   Script

Assamese                      Assamese

Bengali                          Bengali

Gujarati                          Gujarati

Hindi                              Devanagari

Kannada                        Kannada

Kashmiri                       Persian

Konkani                         Devanagari

Malayalam                    Malayalam

Manipuri                       Bengali

Marathi                          Devanagari

Nepali                            Devanagari

Odia                               Odia

Punjabi                          Gurumukhi

Sanskrit                         Devanagari

Sindhi                            DevanagariorArabic

Tamil                             Tamil

Telugu                           Telugu

Urdu                               Persian

Bodo                              Devanagari

Dogri                              Devanagari

Maithilli                        Devanagari

Santhali                         DevanagariorOlchiki

Note :ForSanthalilanguage,questionpaperwillbe  printed  in  Devanagari  script;  but  candidates  will  befreetoanswereitherinDevanagariscriptorinOlchiki.

  1. List of optionals ubjects for Main Examination:
    • Agriculture
    • AnimalHusbandryandVeterinaryScience
    • Anthropology
    • Botany
    • Chemistry
    • CivilEngineering
    • CommerceandAccountancy
    • Economics
    • ElectricalEngineering
    • Geography
    • Geology
    • History
    • Law
    • Management
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • MedicalScience
    • Philosophy
    • Physics
    • PoliticalScience andInternationalRelations
    • Psychology
    • PublicAdministration
    • Sociology
    • Statistics
    • Zoology
    • Literatureofanyoneofthefollowinglanguages:

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

Note:

  • Thequestionpapersfortheexaminationwillbeofconventional(essay)type.
  • Candidateswillhavetheoptiontoanswerallthequestionpapers,excepttheQualifyingLanguagePapers,Paper-AandPaper-B,inanyoneofthelanguagesincludedintheEighthScheduletothe

Constitution of India or in English. Notwithstanding this,the Candidatewillhave the choiceto writetheOptional Papers in English also if candidates opt to write Paper I-V except the Qualifying Language Papers,Paper-A andPaper-B,inanyoneofthelanguage  included  in the  Eighth  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  ofIndia.

  • Candidates exercising the option to answer Papers in any one of the languages included in the EightSchedule to the Constitution of India mentioned above may, if they so desire, give English version withinbrackets of onlythe description of  the technical  terms,  if  any, in addition to the  version in the  Candidatesshould,however,notethatiftheymisusetheaboverule,adeductionwillbemade  on this  account from the total marks otherwise accruing to them and in extreme cases; their script(s)willnotbevaluedforbeinginanunauthorizedmedium.
  • Candidates should note that if any irrelevant matter/signages/marks etc. are found written in theanswerscript(s),whichwouldnotberelatedtoanyquestion/answerand/orwouldbehavingthepotentialto disclose the candidate’s identity, the Commission will impose a penalty of deduction of marks from thetotalmarksotherwiseaccruingtothecandidateorwillnotevaluatethesaidscript(s)onthisaccount.
  • Thequestion papers (other than theliterature of language papers) will be set  in Hindi and Englishonly.

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