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The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the following pattern:
| PAPER |
SUBJECT |
DURATION |
MARKS |
| I |
One Indian language from those included in the Eighth Schedule* of the Constitution |
3 hrs |
600 |
| II |
English |
3 hrs |
600 |
| III |
Essay |
3 hrs |
600 |
| IV&V |
General Studies |
3 hrs |
600 |
| VI,VII,VIII & IX |
Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects |
3 hrs |
600 |
Languages(compulsory)
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Marathi
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Nepali
- Oriya
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Sindhi
- *Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
Optional Subjects for the Main Examination
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
- Anthropology
- *Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- *Commerce & Accountancy
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- *Geography
- Geology
- *History
- *Law
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Science
- Philosophy
- Physics
- *Political Science & International Relations
- Psychology
- *Public Administration
- *Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
Literature of one of the following languages
- Arabic
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Marathi
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Nepali
- Oriya
- Pali
- Persian
- Punjabi
- Russian
- Sanskrit
- Sindhi
- *Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
List of Optional subjects that cannot be clubbed
- Political Science & Public Administration
- Commerce & Management
- Anthropology & Sociology
- Maths & Statistics
- Agriculture & Veterinary Science
- Management & Public Admin
- Of the Engineering subjects, not more than one subject
- Veterinary & Medical sciences
Candidates appearing for Main exams will be around 13 times the number of vacancies announced for that year.
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