🧬 Management Optional Test Series

🌐 This Test Series is Available in:

English Hindi Telugu Tamil Kannada Malayalam Marathi Bengali

Choose your language while registering — No extra cost for any language!

Why INDIANCIVILS Test Series?

Unless your answers are properly evaluated, you cannot know what UPSC expects. INDIANCIVILS offers a structured, evaluated, and customizable test plan designed to improve your Management Optional performance for UPSC Mains 2025 and 2026.

Custom Schedule: Students can fully personalize their test dates after joining!

📅 Management Optional Test Plan (UPSC Mains 2025 & 2026)

Below is a comprehensive, date-wise schedule for students appearing in 2025 and 2026. Customize your dates after registration!

Test No. Type Syllabus 2025 Date 2026 Date
1 Sectional – Paper I Organizational Behavior Basics 2025-06-25 2026-06-25
2 Sectional – Paper II Financial Management Concepts 2025-06-29 2026-06-29
3 Sectional – Paper I Motivation, Leadership & Communication 2025-07-03 2026-07-03
4 Sectional – Paper II Capital Budgeting, Cost of Capital 2025-07-07 2026-07-07
5 Sectional – Paper I Group Dynamics & OD 2025-07-10 2026-07-10
6 Sectional – Paper II Working Capital Management 2025-07-13 2026-07-13
7 Sectional – Paper I HR Planning, Recruitment, Performance 2025-07-16 2026-07-16
8 Sectional – Paper II Marketing Mix, Consumer Behavior 2025-07-19 2026-07-19
9 Sectional – Paper I Training, Compensation, IR 2025-07-22 2026-07-22
10 Sectional – Paper II Sales Management, Branding 2025-07-25 2026-07-25
11 Sectional – Paper I OB & HRM Integration 2025-07-28 2026-07-28
12 Sectional – Paper II Production Planning, TQM 2025-07-31 2026-07-31
13 Sectional – Paper II Strategic Mgmt: SWOT, BCG, M&A 2025-08-02 2026-08-02
14 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 2025-08-04 2026-08-04
15 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 2025-08-06 2026-08-06
16 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 2025-08-08 2026-08-08
17 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 2025-08-10 2026-08-10
18 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 2025-08-12 2026-08-12
19 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 2025-08-14 2026-08-14
20 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 2025-08-16 2026-08-16
21 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 2025-08-17 2026-08-17
22 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 2025-08-18 2026-08-18
23 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 2025-08-19 2026-08-19
24 Full-Length Test Paper I – Final Revision 2025-08-20 2026-08-20
25 Full-Length Test Paper II – Final Revision 2025-08-22 2026-08-22

📘 UPSC Management Optional Syllabus

Paper I – Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

  • Organizational Behavior: Fundamentals, Individual Behavior, Personality, Perception
  • Motivation Theories, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Communication
  • Organizational Development, Change Management
  • Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Performance Appraisal
  • Training and Development, Compensation Management, Industrial Relations

Paper II – Financial, Marketing, Operations & Strategic Management

  • Financial Management: Capital Budgeting, Cost of Capital, Leverage, Working Capital
  • Marketing Management: Consumer Behavior, Marketing Mix, Sales and Distribution
  • Production and Operations: Inventory, TQM, Project Management, Process Design
  • Strategic Management: SWOT, BCG, Competitive Advantage, Strategic Implementation

📄 2024 Topic-wise Solved Papers (Free Download)

Boost your preparation with our handpicked 2024 question-wise solved papers. Curated by experts, ideal for high-quality revision and case-based understanding.

Organizational Behavior 📥 Download
Marketing Management 📥 Download
Strategic Management 📥 Download

More topics coming soon. Stay tuned!