Why Sanskrit is optional? (In upsc)

 

Sanskrit paper is optional in UPSC, but did you know it is one of the most scoring?

Studying Sanskrit could be very important for our higher learning as it can help you achieve career goals such as cracking the UPSC examinations. 

Sanskrit in UPSC examination

Sanskrit in UPSC examination will be an optional paper for a UPSC aspirant. Though it is not a commonly-used language, Sanskrit holds good importance in cracking UPSC examination.

Why is Sanskrit an easy-to-score subject?

Sanskrit syllabus in UPSC examination is static and has a small boundary. One of the greatest advantages to opting this paper is UPSC candidates don’t have to update their current affairs knowledge like other papers such as economics, political science, etc.

The syllabus for Sanskrit paper in UPSC is also very compact and precise.

Additionally, you as a UPSC aspirant, don’t have to face a lot of competition in this paper because of the relatively less number of people who choose it.

Going through the patterns of UPSC Sanskrit paper, the questions asked in the exam are mainly straight-forward and directive. A systematic approach, especially for the grammar portion, will be extremely scoring.Revisions, in this paper, also don’t take a lot of candidate’s time and can be completed in just a few days.

Sanskrit syllabus in UPSC examination

The Sanskrit Paper-I in UPSC examination is comprised of the topics related to characteristics, features, and contributions of Sanskrit language. Some general knowledge topics like literary history, Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc also fall under this portion.

The trends of Indian philosophy’ is another important topic of this paper.

Next paper, Sanskrit Paper-II, asks one’s knowledge about some general studies related to the subject.