{"id":82682,"date":"2020-09-24T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T03:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=82682"},"modified":"2021-04-04T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T11:23:13","slug":"pros-cons-of-literature-optionals-in-upsc-mains-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/pros-cons-of-literature-optionals-in-upsc-mains-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros and Cons of Literature Optionals in UPSC Mains Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPSC Mains exam<\/span><\/a> is the second examination of IAS. The first seven papers of the examination are fixed but for the last two papers, candidates have options. There are two papers of each optional subject that the candidate chooses.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first paper of all the subjects mainly looks at language origin and literature history of the language. While the second paper looks at particular writers, poets, and artists. The idea is to analyse the understanding of the subject by the candidate through these papers.<\/span><\/p>\n

So we will be learning about Pros and Cons of Literature Optionals in the UPSC Mains Exam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each paper is of 250 marks thus making it an important decision. The papers are complex in nature for sure but right preparation may prove lucky for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The preparation for these subjects does not require theoretical learning but a deeper and philosophical understanding of the texts. This is what makes the literature subjects so unique and different from others. There are 48 UPSC optional subjects in total.<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of these 23 are literature subjects. These 23 subjects are mainly Indian languages from different states and unions. Let’s take a look at the list of optional literature subjects with their pros and cons. <\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Mains Literature Optional Subjects<\/h2>\n

Let us first see the list of optional subjects of UPSC Mains Exam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
List of UPSC Mains Literature Optional Subjects\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGujarati Literature<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nAssamese Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nKannada Literature<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nKashmiri Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKonkani Literature<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nManipuri Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBengali Literature<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nHindi Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSindhi Literature<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nSantali Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nTamil Literature<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nMaithili Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTelugu Literature<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nDogri Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nUrdu Literature<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nBodo Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSanskrit Literature<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nOdia Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nNepali Literature<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nPunjabi Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nMalayalam Literature<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nMarathi Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nEnglish Literature<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Pros of taking Literature Optionals in UPSC Mains<\/h3>\n