UPSC Mains Optional
Sociology Optional test series
26 tests (12 sectional + 14 full-length), each evaluated by experts within 2 hours, with model answers written around your own style.
₹9,999for all 26 tests
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Test series
Sociology test series
12 sectional + 14 full-length tests
₹9,999
- Expert evaluation within 2 hours
- Model answers built on your writing style
- Your score vs UPSC weightage graphs
- 12 years of topic and subtopic analytics
- Personalise your test dates after joining
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One test a day (3 questions), on the days you choose
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2014-2024 model solutions, topic-wise
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Test schedule
12 sectional tests followed by 14 full-length mocks.
| Test | Type | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sectional – Paper I | Fundamentals of Sociology and Research Methods | 10-Oct |
| 2 | Sectional – Paper I | Sociological Theories and Classical Thinkers | 04-Oct |
| 3 | Sectional – Paper I | Social Institutions, Stratification and Change | 17-Oct |
| 4 | Sectional – Paper I | Indian Society – Structure and Thinkers | 11-Oct |
| 5 | Sectional – Paper I | Social Structure in India | 24-Oct |
| 6 | Sectional – Paper I | Social Change, Movements and Contemporary India | 18-Oct |
| 7 | Sectional – Paper II | Thinking Indian Society and Historical Change | 31-Oct |
| 8 | Sectional – Paper II | Indian Social Stratification and Group Relations | 25-Oct |
| 9 | Sectional – Paper II | Rural, Urban and Institutional Change | 07-Nov |
| 10 | Sectional – Paper II | Development, Environment and Social Inequalities | 01-Nov |
| 11 | Sectional – Paper II | State, Governance and Welfare | 14-Nov |
| 12 | Sectional – Paper II | Contemporary Social Issues and Reforms | 08-Nov |
| 13 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 21-Nov |
| 14 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 15-Nov |
| 15 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 28-Nov |
| 16 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 22-Nov |
| 17 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 05-Dec |
| 18 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 29-Nov |
| 19 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 12-Dec |
| 20 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 06-Dec |
| 21 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 19-Dec |
| 22 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 13-Dec |
| 23 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 26-Dec |
| 24 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 20-Dec |
| 25 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 02-Jan |
| 26 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 27-Dec |
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Sociology Optional syllabus
The UPSC syllabus this test series covers, topic by topic.
Sociology - Paper I
- Fundamentals of Sociology and Research Methods
- Sociology – The Discipline (modernity, scope, relation to other social sciences, common sense); Sociology as Science (scientific method, positivism, fact‑value, non‑positivist methodologies); Research Methods and Analysis (qualitative/quantitative methods, sampling, hypothesis, reliability, validity)
- Sociological Theories and Classical Thinkers
- Key thinkers – Marx (historical materialism, class struggle), Durkheim (division of labour, social fact, suicide), Weber (social action, bureaucracy, authority, protestant ethic), Parsons and Merton (pattern variables, latent/manifest functions), Mead (self and identity)
- Social Institutions Stratification and Change
- Stratification and Mobility (class, status, power, gender, ethnicity, poverty, deprivation, social mobility); Works and Economic Life; Politics and Society; Religion and Society; Systems of Kinship; Social Change in Modern Society
- Indian Society Structure and Thinkers
- Perspectives on Indian society – Indological (G. S. Ghurye), Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas), Marxist sociology (A. R. Desai); Colonial impact on Indian society
- Social Structure in India
- Rural and agrarian structure; Caste system; Tribal communities; Social classes; Kinship systems; Religion and society in Indian context
- Social Change Movements and Contemporary India
- Visions of social change; Agrarian transformation, industrialisation, urbanisation; Politics and society; Social movements; Population dynamics; Challenges of social transformation
Sociology - Paper II
- Thinking Indian Society and Historical Change
- Key Indian sociologists (e.g. M. N. Srinivas, Yogendra Singh, A. R. Desai) and their theories; Social change and modernisation of Indian tradition; Major tribal development approaches
- Indian Social Stratification and Group Relations
- Dynamics of caste and class in modern India; Domination, Sanskritization, untouchability; Ethnicity, gender, communalism, nationalism
- Rural Urban and Institutional Change
- Agrarian reforms and rural differentiation; Industrial working class, slums, migration; Institutions of family, education, law, cooperatives, pressure groups
- Development Environment and Social Inequalities
- Displacement and rehabilitation; Development‑environment conflict; Gender, age, disability inequalities; Status of women and children
- State Governance and Welfare
- Role of law and policy – women empowerment, secularism, cooperatives; Reservation, affirmative action; Growth of civil society, NGOs, media
- Contemporary Social Issues and Reforms
- Urbanisation, migration, ageing; Health, education inequality; New social movements; Digital society; Recent reforms like NEP, labour codes, social media mobilisation
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