UPSC
UPSC Optional Subjects Coaching
Subject-specialist coaching for the single UPSC Mains optional paper (500 marks), covering syllabus mapping, answer-writing practice, an optional-specific test series, and one-to-one counseling to help aspirants choose and prepare their optional.
- Duration
- 3–4 Months
- Mode of Learning
- Online / Offline
- Instruction Medium
- Hindi & English
- Fee
- Rs. 30,000 (OTP: Rs. 27,000) — generic "Optional Subject" line item, per Fee Details (IAS Fee Structure)
UPSC offers 48 optional subjects (25 core/non-literature + 23 literature); candidates choose one, regardless of graduation background.
Optional courses offered at CSMP IAS (Optional Subject / Course Name / Mode): Sociology — Sociology Optional Full Course (UPSC Mains), Online / Offline; Public Administration — Public Administration Optional Full Course, Online / Offline; Geography — Geography Optional Full Course, Online / Offline; Political Science & IR — PSIR Optional Full Course, Online / Offline; History — History Optional Full Course, Online / Offline; Anthropology — Anthropology Optional Full Course, Online / Offline; Law — Law Optional Course (UPSC Mains), Online; Psychology — Psychology Optional Course, Online; Economics — Economics Optional Course, Online; Agriculture — Agriculture Optional Course, Online.
Subjects with high GS syllabus overlap highlighted by CSMP IAS: Public Administration (GS Paper II), Sociology (GS Paper I, Essay, Ethics), History (Prelims, GS Paper I), Geography (Prelims, GS Paper I), Political Science & IR (Prelims, GS Paper II), Law (Prelims, GS Paper II).
Detailed optional syllabus (Subject / Paper I / Paper II) published for: History (Ancient & Medieval India, Archaeology, World History / Modern Indian History, Post-Independence Consolidation); Geography (Geomorphology, Climatology, Oceanography, Human Geography Models / Indian Geography); Sociology (Sociological Thinkers, Stratification, Research Methods / Indian Society Structure, Caste System, Social Changes in India); Political Science (PSIR) (Political Theory, Western & Indian Political Thought, Indian Govt & Politics / Comparative Politics, International Relations, India's Foreign Policy); Public Administration (Admin Theory, Thinkers, Organizations, Accountability, Administrative Law / Indian Administration); Hindi Literature (History of Hindi Language & Literature / Detailed Study of Texts).
Fee: the Fee Details "Optional Subject" line item lists Rs. 30,000 (One-Time-Payment Rs. 27,000), Duration 3-4 Months, under the IAS Fee Structure — the same generic line is used here as the optional-subject fee reference since no subject-wise fee breakdown was published on the source site.
An Optional Subject Test Series (topic-wise and full-length tests, detailed evaluation with mentor remarks, model answers) and free downloadable UPSC syllabus PDFs (Prelims, Mains, and Optional Subjects) are also offered.