The Written Examination in the Main Examination

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