The written examination will consist of the following papers :

Paper I One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. [300 marks]

Paper II English [300 marks]

Paper III Essay [200 marks]

Papers IV and V General Studies [300 marks for each paper]

Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects set out in para 2 below. Each subject will have two papers. [300 marks for each paper]

Interview Test will carry 300 marks.

List of optional subjects for Main Examination

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International, Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Chinese, Dogri, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.