Important Data on Subject Selection- Civil Services Exam for the year 2008-2009
i) Geography was the most preferred subject among the optional subjects chosen by the candidates, followed by History and Public Administration.
ii) Amongst the subjects opted by 100 or more candidates, the highest percentage of successful candidates had opted for Agriculture (18.6 percent) followed by Literature of Tamil Language (12.9 percent) and Economics (11.3 percent).
iii) Subjects relating to Humanities including literature of languages were opted by 91.2 percent of successful candidates, Science by 6.7 percent, Medical Sciences by 1.5 percent and Engineering by 0.6 percent. Amongst the candidates recommended for appointment, the highest percentage of candidates at 47.2 percent had Humanities as academic background, followed by Engineering at 28.2 percent, Science at 15.2 percent and Medical Sciences at 9.4 percent.
iv) This indicates that certain number of successful candidates having academic qualifications in Engineering, Medical and Science subjects had made cross-domain shift and opted for Humanities subjects in the competitive examination.
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