1 Pick overlap, not a Telegram favourite
Graduation subject, GS overlap, and who will mark your copies. Guide: How to choose Optional · list: List of Optionals.
500 Mains marks
UPSC Optional Subject Syllabus
Optional syllabus is notified by UPSC per subject. Request our compiled PDF; pick Optional with counselling.
Direct answer
The UPSC Optional Subject Syllabus is notified per subject by UPSC (two papers, 500 marks). FIRST IAS publishes named Optional faculty (PSIR, Law, Geography/Public Administration and others). Request the compiled PDF; confirm your subject in counselling before you pay the with-Optional fee line.
2 With-Optional fees (classroom 2026)
1 year ₹1,97,500 · 2 year ₹2,67,500 · 3 year ₹3,21,500. Without Optional is cheaper (integrated GS). Course with Optional · Fees 2026.
3 Beginners may delay Optional
After-12th and early college often start foundation without Optional. Foundation · After 12th.
Questions about this PDF
Which Optionals does FIRST IAS teach?
Named faculty pages currently list PSIR, Law, Geography, Public Administration and others. Confirm the current list in counselling before enrolment.
Is Optional syllabus the same every year?
UPSC notifies Optional syllabi; always re-check the latest official PDF. This page emails a compiled classroom pack after the form.
Can I take Optional without GS?
A separate Optional admission form exists, but first-timers should usually take the full with-Optional CSE programme.
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