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OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

 The first the obvious question that comes up here , is how to choose one’s optional subject. Given that, after the change of pattern, only one optional subject needs to be chosen, a good choice of the optional subject might even guarantee a more then cut off score ( and beyond) in mains ( written) Examination.

Before selecting any subject for your optional, please find out whether the criteria below are applicable, for being a good optional subject.

* Availability of material and good books 

* Limited syllabus 

* Question paper are not dynamic and almost the same for the last 15 years ( or More) 

* Availability of good coaching institutes 

* Availability of senior who can help with the subject 

* scoring 

* The ‘supposed` normalizing effect are ‘comfortable' 

* Useful for GS and Essay paper 

* if one is from medium other than English, proper checkup of market to see availability of material.

Even when a subject is good in all the above respect, before or after the change of pattern, the primary criteria which should define what optional subject to choose must come from one’s interest towards the subject. It’s you who has to sit with those books for long hours and in course of time have to start living with that optional as well. Please go through the subject for a while, and then find out if it is within your tastes. Most of the times, it does interest you. Don’t worry that time would be wasted in doing this exercise, all that you read would be useful for GS or Essay and may be even in the language paper’s 


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