Sociology Optional

Description

Sociology emerges as a highly favoured optional subject in UPSC due to its easily comprehensible and well-defined syllabus. The subject offers substantial support in General Studies, covering topics such as Social Issues, Social Justice, Governance, ethics, and essay writing. Recent successes of students with Sociology as their optional highlight its effectiveness. The subject’s advantages include a concise syllabus, ease of understanding, scoring potential, applicability for humanities and science background students, relevance to essay and ethics papers, and an intriguing exploration of societal layers and functioning. However, a crucial piece of advice underscores the need for early and consistent preparation for the optional subject, emphasizing the requirement for a post-graduate level understanding, which demands thorough revision and value addition to class notes over 5-6 months. Hence, it is recommended to commence optional preparation well before the prelims examination for optimal results.