The First step in your strategy lies in a thorough understanding of Sociology optional syllabus for civil services Mains exam by UPSC. The scope and Importance of each topic and subtopic must be understood. Refereing to standard texts , practising answers , using real life examples and clarity of concpts are kep to high score in sociology.
Answer Wrtiing
Scoring Techniques
Relative Importance of Chapters
| S.NO |
Subject |
2023(84) |
2022(57) |
2021(56) |
2020(53) |
2019(54) |
2018(50) |
2017(42) |
2016(49) |
2015(52) |
2014(52) |
Total |
%age |
Commulative % |
| 1 |
Stratification in Society |
11 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
74 |
13.48% |
13.48% |
| 2 |
Sociological Thinkers |
5 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
59 |
10.75% |
24.23% |
| 3 |
System of Kinship |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
52 |
9.47% |
33.7% |
| 4 |
Politics and Society |
8 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
50 |
9.11% |
42.81% |
| 5 |
Work and economic Life |
7 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
41 |
7.47% |
50.27% |
| 6 |
Social Change |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
5.83% |
56.1% |
| 7 |
Social Movements |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
31 |
5.65% |
61.75% |
| 8 |
Rural and Agrarian Society |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-- |
2 |
31 |
5.65% |
67.4% |
| 9 |
Religion and society |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
5.1% |
72.5% |
| 10 |
Research Methods and Analysis |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
24 |
4.37% |
76.87% |
| 11 |
Sociology as Science |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
4.19% |
81.06% |
| 12 |
Challenges of social Transformation |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
4.19% |
85.25% |
| 13 |
Tribal Communities |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
3.1% |
88.34% |
| 14 |
Population Dynamics |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
3.28% |
91.62% |
| 15 |
Sociology -The Discipline |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
-- |
17 |
3.1% |
94.72% |
| 16 |
Impact of Colonial rule |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
2 |
2 |
15 |
2.73% |
97.45% |
| 17 |
Perspective in Indian Society |
4 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
14 |
2.55% |
100% |