Optionals
UPSC Optional Coaching center in Chennai
Optional Subject in the UPSC CSE is the most vital component that plays an important role in the selection and UPSC Coaching center in Chennai, the AARVAM Academy is solely committed to offering the best and one to one counseling through its specialized Optional Subjects Programme (OSP).
This Optional Subjects Programme (OSP) is formulated to enhance the subject expertise on each step starting from NCERTs to Advance levels. This approach is great for the students preparing for GS subjects and also can keep track of solving and covering the optional syllabus extensively.
The course is designed to expedite a candidate to attain maximum marks without emphasizing any academic discipline of the candidate’s graduation in the subject. One can get better training while following up with a using detailed-analytical deconstruction of the subject syllabus and its previous question papers.
Importance of the Optional Subjects in the UPSC Civil Services Exam
While opting for this Optional Subject in UPSC CSE Mains, not only identifies the success potential of the candidate but also determines the rank that aspirants achieved. When it comes to our Optional Subjects Programme (OSP), we are confident to say that optional subjects hold a very vital position in the exam – including 2 papers to be attempted in the UPSC CSE Main Examination for the Optional Subject as per your choice. The whole counting here follows for securing the marks.
- Each carries 250 marks (a total of 500/1750 would mean 28.5% of the marks in the Main exam).
- A total of 500/1750 would mean 28.5% of the marks in the Main exam.
- The General Studies (GS) papers carry only 250 marks each, the participant has to select 3 static subjects.
Another additional important point to look over – Is to be noted
- The weightage of the optional paper is 500 marks out of the 1750 marks devoted to the main examination of the UPSC CSE.
- Along itself 28% of the total marks in Mains, the candidate scores at a time of 35 to 40% of their total marks that are secured in the optional subject papers alone.
- When it comes to the contribution of Optional marks to the total score secured in the main examination including General Studies (GS), which is higher. That means the average successful candidate obtained 35%-45% of the maximum marks in GS papers.
- While they score 55%-65% (280-310 out of 500 marks) in the Optional Paper. The fluctuations are mostly due to the ability base for GS applicable to all students who have cleared the Preliminary exam.
Choose the right option
As the impact of the optional subject is important, there is a need to choose the right option that is best for you! UPSC Coaching center in Chennai, the AARVAM Academy will guide you. Here are some crucial points: –
Choosing the right Optional Subject for UPSC
When a student before joining any IAS coaching institute students may have questions like “which optional subject may I choose” or “which one is the best optional subject for the main”. Before coming into any consequences, it is very difficult to fix for a counselor to decide which optional paper the student needs to require. Only depending upon the strength and background of the candidate a counselor can determine which optional subjects are for you best!
Reading this section can give you a brief idea to deal with your confusion with your optional subjects.
When any aspirants choose optional subjects on a certain ground, they can overlook the Optional papers chosen by the toppers in the previous year’s Optional subjects that are considered to be more scoring or Optional subjects with a larger overlap of the syllabus with GS papers, etc. Following this parameter, one can vanish their notion or confusion about how to choose the right option for them!
The right parameters to be looked into before selecting the ideal Optional Subject for your UPSC CSE attempt are:
- Your interest in a subject should be the first parameter that you consider for deciding your optional subject in UPSC civil services exam. When your interest level is on right track, attempt the UPSC examination successfully. With hard work and an understanding of the depth of the syllabus, you can score more than 50% marks on the optional paper.
- The extent of the syllabus is the next parameter that is to be considered in close consideration with the available length of time for your preparation. When one is preparing should need to know the vastness of the syllabus and should complete the preparation of the optional subjects on time with adequate resources given to the students.
- The discipline of graduation degree is another factor that can help in choosing the right option for the candidate. When a student chooses their optional subject in graduation it will be easier to choose the Optional subject in mains. However, keep in mind that while studying for graduation should choose your optional subjects, only if you choose the best optional subjects during your graduation that can help you to achieve the UPSC exam confidently.
- The nature of the subject is another parameter that can be considered as well. For this exercise, the students go through previous years’ question papers and answer sheets given by the toppers. You can go through the syllabus and can at least read one or two standard books that are usually recommended for the optional subject. A few other parameters for preparing need to grasp a few tips like understanding, memorization, analytical thinking, etc., that is required for the optional subject.
- The availability of study material and mentorship is another factor to be considered. Without proper guidance and authentic sources of information, it becomes a daunting task to start with preparation for the optional subject in the desired direction.
Optional Courses Offered at Aarvam IAS:
- Tamil
- History
- Anthropology
- Sociology