Hi,

The new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is called the CSAT or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. There is an increasing trend that engineering graduates are shifting towards humanities. They preferably take one of the optional as the science and the other from humanities. As far as popular trend is concerned large number of engineering students find it comfortable to opt either geography or public administration.

Both these optional are having small seep in time and can be comfortably picked up in a short span of time. Normally one should select optional, which one is familiar with, or has at least studied till the graduate level. If you are not comfortable with the subject, you should not select the subject as an optional. But the choice should not only be as per your interests but also be based on the study material available. Even science and engineering students take up subjects like history, sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, psychology and public administration because there is a huge amount of study material available in these subjects.

Also keep in mind that you may have been proficient in a subject, but lack of touch may make it tougher to crack technical subject where fresher’s may do better. The competition is among the people who have opted for the same subject. One should top in his/her subject to succeed in the examination. Analyse the syllabus of previous years and the question papers, and analyse past trends. Get some feedback/advice from seniors and fellow students who are well versed in the subject. Remember no subject is bad. So, it all depends on how much time you can spend a day and your liking of the subject.

Good luck!!! 

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