The UPSC Civil Services Exam is conducted in three stages. Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates have to select one optional subject for UPSC IAS Mains that would act as a game-changer in order to get an overall better ranking. English Literature optional paper have been performing good in recent years. UPSC offers English Literature optional subjects. The syllabus of English Literature in UPSC Mains covers a wide range of time—right from Old English of medieval and early modern periods to modern English from 1900 AD onwards. Besides, the scope of this paper also includes English in one of the compulsory language papers in UPSC Mains. This optional subject will be very appealing to those candidates who have a strong foundation in English and a passion for reading novels and poetry collections. The English literature optional will consist of two papers: Paper-I and Paper-II, each carrying 250 marks in UPSC Mains, which adds up to a total of 500 marks.

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