Why Opt UPSC Sociology(Optional) as a Subject? UPSC Optional Courses

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It is easy to understand and is scoring. It is a pure social science and is very popular among arts and humanities students. Since it is easy to understand in terms of concepts, even science background students can attempt it safely.

Sociology has a shorter syllabus. The subject helps with the essay paper since generally at least one essay is asked about social issues. Besides, it will also help in the interview round. Sociology also helps in the ethics paper. It is interesting, especially if social and civil issues matter to the aspirant. It helps to understand society and its myriad layers and functioning.

There are a few measures to know whether sociology is a good optional or not, Some of them are: –

No of candidates opting: –

Every year the no. of candidates choosing Sociology as optional varies from around 1500–2500.

It shows the easiness, popularity and comfortability of this subjects. Not only the candidates having humanities background but also a large no. of science, engineering as well as medical students are showing their interest in this subject.

Success Ratio: –

It only implies that how many candidates are getting selected per the total no. of candidates with sociology as optional. This ratio varies from 5.6 to 9.5 (approx.) as around 85 to 240 candidates are getting selected.

However, one can neglect this ratio as there are many candidates who are getting high marks in this optional despite failing in mains due to poor performance in general studies papers.