The choice of Economics
optional among IAS aspirants has seen an increment in the past three years.
This trend has emphasised the fact that Economics optional is not a subject
which would fetch only low marks anymore. In 2012, the success rate of
aspirants with Economics optional in the Civil Services Examination was 19% (51
of them were selected out of 269) and the trend continues to improve with the
topper of CSE 2013, Gaurav Agrawal opting for Economics optional. This is the
general performance of Economics optional and does not state that an aspirant ‘must’
chose it in order to score high marks and make it to the coveted list.
Every optional has its
pros and cons and so does Economics. Let’s see the sections of IAS aspirants who
would benefit to a great extent by choosing Economics optional:
- Students who have studied Economics at under graduate level or post graduate level
- Management students who are interested in studying Economics and have a basic understanding of the subject
- Engineering students can also opt for Economics optional provided they keep working on their Economics knowledge base.
Economics optional is
slightly mathematical in nature and any candidate who has not been practicing
Mathematics since 12th Standard must stay away from choosing
Economics optional. In the video titled ‘IAS preparation to Crack the UPSC
Examinations : Part 29 - Economics tips by Gaurav Agrawal (AIR 1)’
conceptualised by Dr. Roman Saini below, Mr. Gaurav Agrawal gives a number of
indispensable tips on how to approach Economics optional preparation giving
guidance on why one should chose Economics optional and a detailed strategy for
Economics optional preparation.
In the Part 2 of the above video, Gaurav Agrawal
focuses on Answer writing, Book list/ Sources for syllabus for Economics
optional preparation.
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