The optional subjects play an important role in UPSC examination. There are various optionals available and based on the choice of an individual one can select one optional.
Public Administration is a very popular optional subject among civil service examination aspirants. I read one articles on success rate of optional subject where had been mentioned the success rate of public administration 10.2%.
Here some important points I am mentioning below in my point of view which show that why public administration important for main subject-
- The subject is regarded as easy to understand.
- The syllabus of public administration overlaps with general studies papers of UPSC mains exam.
- The public administration is a subject that gives a basic idea about the structure of governance in the country.
- The subject ususally deals with the theories related to administration of public affairs that has huge relevance in bureaucracy.
- The questions asked in this paper are straightforward and are easy to answer.
- The public administration is hugely popular among the toppers as the past year trends reveal.