The Syllabus of Sociology Optional for UPSC has the following topics: Sociology – The Discipline, Research Methods and Analysis, Politics and Society, Religion, and Society, Introducing Indian Society and Social Structure, among others..
It includes topics such as social institutions, thinkers, research methods, social stratification, work and economy, politics, religion, kinship systems, and social change in modern society.
These topics are essential for understanding the fundamentals of Sociology in the UPSC exam..
In this article, I wanna walk you through the Indian Society Syllabus for UPSC Mains GS – 1
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India
Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies
Effects of Globalization on Indian society
UPSC Sociology Syllabus: Being one of the 48 optional subjects in the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam, It consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, each with 250 marks
Paper 1 consists of Fundamentals of Sociology, and Paper 2 consists of Indian Society: Structure and Change
The UPSC Syllabus for Prelims includes two compulsory papers: General Studies Paper-I and General Studies Paper-II (also known as the CSAT or Civil Services Aptitude Test)
These papers cover a wide range of subjects, including history, geography, economics, polity, environment, science, and current affairs
