Why did you choose this Optional Subject?

In this video, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti will discuss how to defend your choice of Optional Subject as being different from your Academic Subjects and other questions related to one’s optional subject.
Dr. Vikas Divyakirti, a former civil servant and founder of Drishti IAS, provides you with an insight into the perspective of the interview board and helps you prepare accordingly for your UPSC Personality Test. Each video of this Playlist, “Interview Insights”, will deal with a different set of questions that can be asked to you in the interview.
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[@SudhirKumar-ye1kg]

Great initiative sir!!! I have been waiting for Drishti's english channel since I have started my preparation recently and some of hindi videos, of yours I watched, were awesome. Really helpful, please keep it going!!!

[@Preeti-kp9ej]

Your guidence is best in both languages 👍

[@tikeshwarpatel9379]

Great initiative by the team drishti. Now knowledge has no bounds either English or Hindi. Looking forward to watching more videos from english channel like we have in hindi channel.

[@Sam-wk6mo]

I didn't find any teacher like u sir from my school to college. The way of ur teaching is amazing and very smooth.... Ur initiative is very helpful for the students like me. Thank u so much team drishti and specially Dr. Vikas sir ji...

[@ajaychahar347]

sir for English medium students too, your guidance is required for selecting optional subject. please make it as soon as possible.

[@DPMishra07]

Yes..he is right sir please make a video

[@siddharthmishra1061]

Exactly , which optional subject would be best for English medium students?

[@lalbahadurray4330]

Yes sir.

[@nicklesn]

Yes sir,plzz🙏

[@jerryjad9971]

Pro trick: watch series on Flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.

[@highlevelenglishbyamitsinh9645]

Dear sir, congratulation ..! To you and Dristi team for this approach for giving videos in English too, most of students out side the capital , even in remote areas too have been following you..thanks !

[@nr7063]

Thank you so much sir! I was having this big dilemma regarding optional now it has been solved. A tons of load off my chest. Thanks again team Drishti! You are doing a great job by helping us living in far flung areas. May you shine always!

[@kanha1378]

hey bro i also want to crack upsc exam. i hv just passed out 12th class(comm.stream) with 92.6%. now i cant decide whether i should do B.A. or B.Com ...if i do b.a. then i'lldo it from correspondence. if i do b.com then i'll do it regular. i hv two options ●with B.A.(distance) i will be preparing for ias exam (1st yr self study,2nd yr offline coaching and 3rd yr online coaching) ●with b.com(regular) i'll spare time and will study ncerts upto 12 std. and laxmikant's polity book and in thr final yr i'll be giving attention to current affairs also. in the 4th yr (graduated now)i will go for coaching... plz🙏🙏🙏🙏tell me which option is best as i hv to take admission in college🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i'll be highly obliged of u if u help me in taking this decision.i thought a lot . i cud not even sleep

[@rajprakhar7007]

@@kanha1378 Hey bro you seems to be a good student, first decide your optional subject then proceed with ba Or bcom as per your optional.

[@kanha1378]

@@rajprakhar7007 Hey! Thanks for replying...btw i m doing B.A. from correspondence and doing self study for upsc exam ...I'll think about coaching after this or the next year because I'll be 21 when i would have done B.A. so i hv 4 yrs

[@rajprakhar7007]

@UCCK-o3WgLEVISVWLyCMDW7Q so now can go with humanities subjects like history, political science, economics, sociology and philosophy. Though syllabus of history is vast but it will help you out in pt, essay and in mains gs papers also.

[@kanha1378]

@@rajprakhar7007 yess,my subjects are history,pol sci and eng

[@kunaldeogade7254]

Thank you team drishti and specially sir to give core area information and help to choose proper optional papers....

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Hope it helped!

[@tarunbag740]

Sir it really open my mind and build self confidence.Thank you very much.

[@uttaranath7950]

Sir please suggest how to choose optional subject in English just like you did in Hindi medium....

[@vishalchaudhari4866]

Sir please make video on which optional subject we should choose?

[@saswatsovanmahapatra153]

WOW Pranam Vikash Sir🙏 When I see your lectures,I get motivated. Drishti has nice initiative as English channel. Please upload To The Point, Weekly Bulletin and audio article in english as well. Thank you so much Team Drishti 🌹

[@asingh9528]

and I am in 8 now I want to totally focus for civil service exam so please tell me what are the things I have to read or prepare .I do not care of matric exam or 12th exam I only want to become a IAS officer so please help me

[@saswatsovanmahapatra153]

@@asingh9528 My dear brother, *Rome isn't built in a day.* So,You need to study your syllabus now.Just keep one thing in your mind. *DON'T GET DISTRACTED* by anything as now-a-days students from the school times get addicted to mobile games and many more various unnecessary things. I appreciate your enthusiasm. But,the most important thing is *KEEP PATIENCE.* For now just study your syllabus seriously. *All The Best* my dear little brother.👍

[@HimanshuSharma-xn6uc]

@@asingh9528 enjoy your life you never get your childhood back start study UPSC civil service exam after 12th is good for you all the best

[@a54mohdmustafa77]

Thanks sir your videos really help me for better understanding ❤️❤️👍

[@avnishrajput5758]

Tell how to tackle 5 year gap question

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Thanks Avnish, for putting this question. Others have also asked on this. If anyone else has the same question please vote up!!

[@blinkshot4260]

@@DrishtiIASEnglish please, I have graduated in 2013 and I have started the preparation in 2019 for 2020. Could you please help me to find out the best answer? For the gap.

[@vijetapachaar2402]

Yes same question

[@rahuljohn_news]

My question is same.... please make video on this... Thanks

[@1526SKH]

Same query

[@Sanikumar-sb2cu]

Sir please upload video on How can we choose our Optional Paper ?

[@bepositive2658]

Thanks you sir it's a very helpful session

[@ADITYAKUMAR-dl3xw]

Nice and thanks for your work hard for us team dristi ias. ...

[@yashrajchandel201]

Sir we students also need your guidance on which optional subject will be best for the english medium students to score maximum marks in upsc exam

[@bitanbiswas2250]

Yes

[@RANVEER0777]

Sir... best o.s for English medium.make a video sir plzz

[@nidhimishra7530]

Sir want video on the topic How to choose optional subject for English medium I saw your video for hindi medium And want same video for English medium student please

[@Saurabhsingh0506]

Sir how we select optional subject in English medium.please put any video on that topic

[@highlevelenglishbyamitsinh9645]

Great sir...! It's unspeakable .

[@Keepingitreal33]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW TO ANSWER THE QUES 'WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TILL NOW' WHEN ONE HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS ONLY ON THIS EXAM.

[@TheTharDesert]

Sir plz Make a video on how to choose optional for English medium as you have done for Hindi medium

[@Aarti_Nayak]

🙏👍

[@KundanKumar-wd5gp]

Ba mei English honours karne ke bad English ko optional subject rakh sakte hai

[@priyadharshiniup7230]

Thank you so much sir

[@shivashankarabhatk9470]

22:00 thank you team drishti

[@prangyasahoo7247]

Can I choose agriculture for optional if i have commerce background ??

[@niteshkashyap]

sir make a video on how to choose one's hobby

[@kajalkhare4480]

sir please make a video on how to improve communication skills

[@buddhasstudent1147]

Dear sir Please tell me what is the best subject for English medium students I mean to say From previous years upsc toppers optional subjects What are the top 2 or 3 subjects through which anybody can get maximum marks

[@gopalchaudhary6170]

please make syllabus for BTech Computer Science and Engineering Student For UPSC please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Noted!

[@sauravyadav4247]

Sir computer science engineering not given in upsc for Optional plz you should choose another Optional

[@gopalchaudhary6170]

@@sauravyadav4247 Bro any idea you have then tell me ,what is the best optional subject for clearing upsc

[@sauravyadav4247]

@@gopalchaudhary6170 Bro Your favorite subject... ...any one of UPSC OPTIONAL ....THEN YOU CHOOSE ...

[@gopalchaudhary6170]

@@sauravyadav4247 ok bro thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@rajatsaini3422]

Sir ji optional subject change ho skta hai ?

[@DamanpreetKaur-ow4fk]

Make more videos from English channel also sir...give ur teachings in english also

[@purvisaini_22]

Please tell which are the best optional subjects to be choosen in english medium..?

[@simrangupta8174]

Sir please tell me can I choose english subject as a optional .So please tell me am I right or wrong to choose this subject

[@preetjangra9156]

Sir I am commerce students....so plz sir ....hma btya ki kon sa subject choice kra

[@deepakRajaMotivation]

Sir I want to that please give us you fully data analysis of optional subject in English medium Jaisa aapne hindi wala video ma btaya tha with data analysis

[@anushikhasrivastva1407]

Sir plz tell us..How to choose optional subject in english medium..

[@jaydixit1494]

Sir can you please tell us how to choose optional subject?

[@meenakshichoudhary6104]

sir agrr mai mains hindi language maii dunn or optional mera zoology english mai hai to esaa possible hai?

[@KhushbooKumari-pc6rg]

Sir , i prepared upsc exam in english medium ...can i choose optional subject hindi literature.

[@vaibhavpandey6006]

Sir i am in class 11 and i loved the way in which you teach sir

[@shuaib_pathan_001]

Thanks sir. Thanks drishti

[@anrntr3837]

Sir u said for science subjects even though we scored 500 marks will be normalised to 300 somewhere ...What's dat mean they reduce d score with normalising of other optionals .....If it is literature subjects also same like that ...If we scored 300 to 400 is it reduced or same ....Plz rectify it

[@akkipam4992]

Sir, you do not put the more videos in this english chennel as more as you upload on your drishti's hindi chennel. It's not fare for english background's students. Plzz upload all videos of hindi chennel in english on this. Plzz take it seriously sir it's a polite request🙏🙏

[@sardachongtham3858]

Sir, thank u very much , i have these questions in my mind for a quite long time, u really made it clear.....

[@albi_46_88]

Sir!!!! I'm graduated in bachelor of computer application...so which optional subject could I choose??...I couldn't find a perfect answer for this ..

[@monikakumari3264]

Tqq so much sir🙏

[@sarveshmaurya1024]

Sir english literature ki optional mark list bata de upsc me select..

[@sarveshmaurya1024]

Everage mark gaining english literature as optional subject kitna hai

[@agammadan5842]

Sir can you please tell Optional subject for English medium

[@udayraj408]

Sir I want to take statistics as a optinal

[@udayraj408]

Will be scoring or not

[@khabyfanc4054]

Lezend watching 2022 😂😂👍

[@deepaksaurabh963]

So what will be scoring subject . I doesn't want to take a wrong design .

[@bravoshiv]

Hello Sir My medium is english,but I want to choose hindi as optional the reason behind it is that is takes less time than any other subject to score good marka and i had seen ur optional video that hindi literature subject students score good marks and i m thinking bpsc as 2nd option because i m frim bihar

[@Krishnavoice786]

Sir can we give gs in Hindi language as well as maths optional in English language

[@arifhussain2336]

Same problem

[@chandrashilwadhave9652]

Ajay Kumar yes..you can

[@IndianForeignService007]

Sir Can I take Geology as a Optional? Is it a good Choice Please Suggest.

[@Tahir-khan75]

thank you sir

[@aarshi1833]

Sir can we choose computer science in optional subject....?

[@rishabhgautam2723]

There is no computer science optional in UPSC

[@priyashreepal3470]

Sir please answer the question of why you changed your optional from Public Administration to Anthropology both of which are not my background subjects

[@hanumanfactsmyths501]

Thank you

[@shivangisrivastava5444]

Hello sir , I'm pursuing graduation 1st and I want to prepare for ias but I have confusion about the medium of the preparation that what medium is more effective or Hindi or English . I am a Hindi medium student but I am very interested in English also and I think that if I practice so I can . I want to continue in English . So i want you ask you that Is it good to go with my interested medium??

[@lalbahadurray4330]

Is there any video on the topic ' Which optional is more scoring for English medium students?' I have gone through the hindi medium of this topic by Vikash sir. If it is available then inform me and if it not then please help me!

[@itzz_michael5539]

Pls help me too bro if you found out

[@rahulyadavrahulyadav8075]

Sir I am a first year class 11th student from commerce side so Sir please tell me sir from optional subject maths and Hindi what can I choose

[@sandeepYadav-eo3gz]

How to choose optional subject to english medium ?

[@nehakitchen667]

Pls Anybody Tell me What Is Means Of Optional Subject ( Extra ) ?

[@AsifRaza-ts1zl]

Sir plz tell me What's the highest number in optional of English literature

[@prabhat2626]

Sir could you please tell me about how would it be to take English literature as an optional subject and best coaching for the same.

[@patelkumar2036]

Sir,Maine dristy ki Hindi literature optional complete kar li hai kya mujhe kuch our bhi padne ki aawaskta hai ya nahi,plz btaye sir ham aapke margdarasan se aage bad rahe hai ek baar fir mera path pradarsit kare mahan dya hogi.....

[@krishnasinghbhadoriya6555]

According to you which subject are best for upsc

[@raghu_23]

Sir please make a video for students of English medium to choose optional subject......will hindi literature be helpful for them....?

[@raghu_23]

What if to write other answers in english.....and to choose hindi literature as optional.....??

[@swetakumari1135]

Please tell me what is the compulsory subject to crack upsc

[@mrutyunjayabehera2299]

Sir which is the easy optional subject ??plz tell ..I want to take that

[@rohitrana1867]

Sir use both languages English and Hindi while speaking because our medium is English but to understand any topic first we learn it in hindi

[@ankushbairwavlg8066]

sir I want to take English literature as my optional convey your opinion

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Hi Ankush! Please watch this video to get some insight on this matter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fouxfId4q5dsq80

[@nishantverma2323]

sir english medium se Hindi literature optional le sakte h ??

[@niteshgautam6434]

Yes bro

[@rishabhgautam2723]

Yes

[@natureandclimatechange6990]

Will it be ok to have hindi optional for English student .many people advising me take it as optional subject.and i am little bit about uncomfortable with it.please answer.

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Good evening! It totally depends on the aspirant. If he/she is able to understand the subject and perform well, he/she should opt for it. Along with that, if it is less time consuming and all in all beneficial, definitely, one hsould opt for it. The last call will be an aspirant's himself/herself.

[@shradheshsrivastava]

Pranam sir Sir English medium mai kon sa optional subject lena sabse accha rahegga Please tell sir

[@rishtogi8838]

It depends on your interest and capability.

[@kiranrajput2957]

Sir please guide us what optional subject should be chosen by English medium students

[@adityakumar2803]

Meaning of "PCS"

[@soniasandhu6903]

Sir can Hindi medium student choose optional subject( physics) in eng medium, sir plz reply me I am very confused

[@manishpandey3544]

Sir...I am facing a dilemma between optional subject by english medium.... So I request you to plz make a video on it.... Thank u...sir ...

[@ramixudin4420]

Is zoology subject can be opted as optional subject??

[@rimjhim9915]

Sir kya philosophy optional thik rhega English medium k liy

[@BittuKumar-cf5iz]

Sir, What about the past few years result of civil engineering as a opional subject of an ias aspirant.

[@Ecofriendly22]

Sir is it possible to give written exam in english and on the other hand interview in hindi?

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Yes, it is possible.

[@Ecofriendly22]

@@DrishtiIASEnglish thank you . For make me clear regarding this. 🙂

[@hasnahasana5126]

which optional subject is good or score good marks through english medium

[@feelfresh5247]

hello sir Good morning I selected optional subject Management based on my post graduation in MBA marketing

[@jiveshhedau678]

how to choose optional subject

[@smitakumari4302]

Check Political Science as optional upsenetwork.com/upsc-political-science-optional-7-reasons-to-choose/

[@rajsinghania9830]

Sir what subject I choose as optional in upsc now I am an civil engineer as an english medium student

[@asj9054]

You are damn good sir, easiness in your language perfect 👌👌

[@Pogo980]

Is bengali literature scoring subjects for upsc optional? ans me

[@mohdfareed7384]

Sir can we choose environmental science as optional subject5

[@babli8522]

Mains paper 7 any one language please speak any guidance

[@adityarajbarnwal9258]

sir i have economics, history, pol sci in graduation..... but i want geography in my optional subject In this condition what should i do?

[@anishaverma28]

History is best for optional

[@kavitagupta7099]

What is the gud optional in English medium.. For general category..

[@ZAFAR9604]

Sir I did my I.sc from Biology as major, right now pursuing Hotel management, and it's been a gram of iron for me to choose the Optional in this situation....😥 I am little bit comfortable with botany .....

[@harshacg9237]

Sir I'm a agriculture biotechnology student ,can I choose botany

[@Arun_xkumar]

If we selected English medium for pre and mains ,,, so , can I select Hindi medium for interview..?

[@iasom6496]

thanks sir