How to Select the Optional Wisely?
- As the optional carries 500 marks, it's crucial to carefully consider which one to choose.
- The reason that the majority of beginners select an optional is because it is thought to be "scoring"
- However, should scoring be the only factor considered when choosing your mains optional, or are there other pertinent considerations? How do you decide between Popular and Scoring Subjects, then?
- Let us put it bluntly. Popularity has actually got nothing to do with the scoring potential of an optional. For example, Tina Dabi topped the 2015 IAS exam with Political Science as optional, whereas Gaurav Aggarwal, the 2013 IAS topper, chose ....
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