UPSC Optional Subjects Syllabus — Paper I and Paper II
Topic-wise syllabus for all 28 UPSC optional subjects. Each optional is examined in two Mains papers of 250 marks each.
Sciences
- Agriculture optional syllabus — Paper I: 10 topics, Paper II: 6 topics
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 6 topics
- Botany optional syllabus — Paper I: 7 topics, Paper II: 7 topics
- Chemistry optional syllabus — Paper I: 7 topics, Paper II: 7 topics
- Geology optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 6 topics
- Medical Science optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 6 topics
- Physics optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 6 topics
- Zoology optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 7 topics
- Mathematics optional syllabus — Paper I: 6 topics, Paper II: 7 topics
- Statistics optional syllabus — Paper I: 4 topics, Paper II: 4 topics