The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the following pattern:
| PAPER |
SUBJECT |
DURATION |
MARKS |
QUESTION TYPE |
| I |
One Indian language from those included in the Eighth Schedule* of the Constitution |
3 hrs |
300 |
Essay Type |
| II |
English |
3 hrs |
300 |
Conventional Type |
| III |
Essay |
3 hrs |
200 |
Essay Type |
| IV&V |
General Studies |
3 hrs |
300 for each |
Essay Type |
| VI,VII,VIII & IX |
Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects |
3 hrs |
300 for each |
Essay Type |
* Languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
** Optional Subjects for the Main Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
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