Papers to be counted for merit
Paper 3 - Essay(250 marks)
Paper 4,5,6,7-General Studies(250 marks each)
paper 4-Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society
paper 5-Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
paper 6-Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
paper 7-Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
Paper 8 & 9-Optional Subject
list of optional subjects-
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Literature of any one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.