There are twenty three optional subjects in the preliminary examination
- Agriculture
- Mathematics
- Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Botany
- Medical Science
- Chemistry
- Philosophy
- Civil Engineering
- Physics
- Commerce
- Political Science
- Economics
- Psychology
- Electrical Engineering
- Public Administration
- Geography
- Sociology
- Geology
- Statistics
- Indian History
- Zoology
- Law
The list of optional subjects in the main examination number twenty five. They are
- Agriculture
- Management
- Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
- Mathematics
- Anthropology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Botany
- Medical Science
- Chemistry
- Philosophy
- Civil Engineering
- Physics
- Commerce & Accountancy
- Political Science & International Relations
- Economics
- Psychology
- Electrical Engineering
- Public Administration
- Geography
- Sociology
- Geology
- Statistics
- Indian History
- Zoology
- Law
The list of optional subjects for literature number 26 and are as follows
- Arabic
- Gujarati
- Manipuri
- Sanskrit
- Assamese
- Hindi
- Nepali
- Sindhi
- Bengali
- Kannada
- Oriya
- Tamil
- Chinese
- Kashmiri
- Pali
- Telugu
- English
- Konkani
- Persian
- Urdu
- French
- Marathi
- Punjabi
- German
- Malayalam
- Russian