The candidates keep on asking what subject they may take as optional to score high marks.
The popular choices among candidates are-
What should be the basis of choosing an optional?
Also keep in mind that you may have been proficient in a subject, but lack of touch maymake it tougher to re grasp the same subject.
A huge study material is available for subjects such as History, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, Psychology and Public Administration.
The social sciences papers have huge number of takers and due to it scoring high marks inthese subjects are extremely difficult.
Scoring optional
If candidates are pursuing graduation or masters in any of the Arts subjects and desire to take IAS Exam then it is advised them to pursue it seriously and focus more on the UPSC Syllabus that is common to their degree as well as the IAS Mains Exam.
With these criteria, one can understand that having some background about the subject along with interest are the more important factors in choosing the right optional for IAS than merely depending on the popularity or scoring potential. Some of the candidates who had taken the most ambiguous subjects like Veterinary Science, Literature, Mathematics and others have scored profoundly in the Mains just because they opted the subject they were pursuing and which they loved.
There is a myth that there are easy optional subjects for ias.
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