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UPSC Economics optional syllabus

Both papers of the UPSC Economics optional. Here it is in 16 topics and 14 subtopics you can study and tick off one at a time.

Papers
two, both in Mains
Marks
250 each, 500 in all
Time
3 hours each

Contents

Paper I

  1. Advanced Microeconomics
  2. General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics
  3. Advanced Macroeconomics
  4. Money, Banking and Finance
  5. International Economics
  6. Public Economics
  7. Economic Growth and Development Theories
  8. Quantitative Methods for Economists

Paper II

  1. Indian Economy in Pre-Independence Era
  2. Economic Planning in India
  3. Agricultural Economics of India
  4. Industrial Policy and Growth in India
  5. Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments of India
  6. Money and Banking in India
  7. Public Finance in India
  8. Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality in India

Paper I

Advanced Microeconomics

  1. Consumer and Producer Behaviour

General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics

Advanced Macroeconomics

  1. Keynesian and Classical Models

Money, Banking and Finance

International Economics

  1. Trade Theories
  2. Balance of Payments

Public Economics

  1. Public Goods
  2. Taxation
  3. Fiscal Policy

Economic Growth and Development Theories

Quantitative Methods for Economists

  1. Statistics and Econometrics

Paper II

Indian Economy in Pre-Independence Era

Economic Planning in India

  1. Five-Year Plans to NITI Aayog

Agricultural Economics of India

  1. Land Reforms
  2. Green Revolution

Industrial Policy and Growth in India

Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments of India

Money and Banking in India

  1. RBI
  2. Monetary Policy

Public Finance in India

  1. Union and State Finances

Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality in India

This is Mented's breakdown of the official UPSC syllabus into study-sized subtopics. For the syllabus as notified, see the Civil Services Examination notice on upsc.gov.in.

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