Optional Papers.
Optional papers is the most important area of the examination because
these are subjects which yield higher marks and tell upon on your overall
result. Therefore the candidates should select the subjects after due
deliberation. How to make the choice in the selection of optional papers is
indeed a technical and tricky area. The candidates are advised to keep in mind
the following points in the selection of optional papers.
Scoring trends. This is a total misconception and must altogether be discarded by
the candidates having a sense of competition. In other words there is no
scoring trend at all, rather it is your had work which will turn a subject into
marks yielding one. you must have observed that all the candidates who go
through the competitive examinations opt for
subjects which they have never studied before in their academic career, yet
the successful candidates turn them into marks yielding... therefore there is
no such things as scoring trend rather the hard work which matters.
Interest of the candidates. The choice
must be made on the basis of your interest in the subjects. Whatever area is of
your interest do opt for. It is not necessary whether you have read the subject
in your academic career or not.
Selection of materials. Do select quality materials but it is advisable
not to go for too many books, for a single subject maximum two quality books
are enough. Books should be preferred to notes for a comprehensive approach to
the topic.
Single papers. It is advisable to opt for single (carrying 100 marks). In papers of
200 marks candidates sometimes lose the principle of balance, and their skewed
approach affects one of the papers.
Relative advantages: some subjects give relative advantages. The
materials you study for one paper can be helpful in others as well. For example
Indo Pak history, especially its second part is helpful in Pakistan affairs.
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