Do we need an Indian Language for the IAS exam? Can we take french?

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As part of the exam you will need to select one of the regional subjects. Yes you can select French as an option. It is amongst the list of options mentioned in list of optional subject. Since you have been pursuing this subject since school you will be proficient in it. Also amongst the list of options it is considered to be one of the scoring subjects. Make sure you prepare well in the same. Even if you are selecting French it is important that you learn some of the regional language for the future. You must know your mother tongue at least. You must prepare well for the exam. Also do undertake training if any.

Of course, you can prefer French as a subject. You can select a regional subject as part of the IAS exam. You can opt for French among the choices mentioned in the optional subjects list. As you have deep knowledge in the subject, it will really easy for you. In addition, French is a scoring subject when considered with the other optional subjects. IAS exam is in fact a tough exam. So, you have to prepare really well for the exam. You should be up to date with the current events also.

You can take only languages include in 8th schedule i.e 22 Languages but you can't take french.

if you have a good command on your french and you have confident then you can take it because UPSC needs a regional sub. and also good score you have to make ; the upsc exam needs you should be a citizen of india and min graduation.

yes out of the following below indian languages you have to choose one:
Civil Services (Main) Exam, 2010

Essay

General Studies
Paper I
Paper II
English Language (Compulsory)

Indian Languages (Compulsory)

Assamese Bengali
Bodo Dogri
Gujarati Hindi
Kannada Kashmiri
Konkani Maithili
Malayalam Manipuri
Marathi Nepali
Oriya Punjabi
Sanskrit Santali
Sindhi (Arabic) Sindhi (Devnagiri)
Tamil Telugu

you can take french language as mains literature subject.

yes, ofcours you can take french a/c to schedule 0f eight(8th) but you have a good command on that one language,you also present a great explousre..............

Dear,

Yes , you can opt for the IAS examination as french language as it is one of the optional languages.

So , if you find that you have more command over the french language , you can go for it.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please help me out in this aspect as I want to give the IAS exam and am doing my 3rd year of engineering. I had taken up french as a language since 6th std and Do not know how to read/write Indian languages well enough. I would appreciate any help on this matter.

Hey friend,

IAS is one of the service exams and it is conducted by UPSC.You can choose French as a optional subject as it is mentioned in the list of optional subjects.

List of Optional subjects for IAS

General Studies
• Essay
• English Qualifying
• Indian Languages
• Mathematics
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law
• Mathematics
• Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology
• Anthropology
• Arabic
• Assamese
• Bengali
• Bodo
• Chinese
• Dogri
• English
• French
• German
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Kashmiri
• Konkani
• Maithili
• Malayalam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Oriya
• Pali
• Persian
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Sanskrit
• Santali
• Sindhi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu

ya you can take french language as one of the language paper in the IAS exam conducted by the UPSC
as because in the list of the preferred languages there is FRENCH so you can choose that ..
for the other info visit the site http://www.upsc.gov.in

Yes you can take French as a language in IAS Examination.French is one of the languages offered for IAS.As you are learning this language since 6th Standard it will really help you score in this subject.Moreover French is a scoring subject.All the best.

HI...you definitely can select French as one of the of the language subjects and in fact its an very scoring subject and many coaching institute even recommend to take this subject as one of the options and if you are good in this subject then you have every chance of increasing your score also ,as the number of people writing this subject is very low there is every chance of increasing your subject because of this subject ,i am attaching he information brochure so that you can have an look at the brochure also

Yes you can select your language as optional like french . but you must have knowledge your mother tounge like hindi, your regional language.
so you french should be in optional language.
If you have done Language courses then you must selectyour course language in optional subject.

no you can't opt french as per the upsc riles. it is mot permissible.

yes ,you can take french,as UPSC gives you a option to take any regional subject.
and i think french can be use in this matter.
For IAS you need to be graduate .you are doing engineering and you are in third year so you should try for it.

can i taken to writting in ias exam for the tamil language.

I think, any one of the Indian language is compulsory.

SINCE YOU ARE OPTING FOR IAS IN INDIA ITS ABVIOUS TO ONLY OPT FORINDIAN LANGUAGE OE A LANGUAGE ACCEPTED BT THE CONSTITUTION.
YOU CAN OPT FOR MANY SUBJECTS OTHER THAN LANGUAGES.
ALL THE BEST

Yes it is compulsory to take an indian language for IAS exam . So you can't french language in that

no..you can't
but it is compulsory to give I.A.S exam in the regional languages,, and french is not one of them

ya, you can write the IAS exam in tamil(telgu) language

Hi Dear,
As absolutely there is a compulsory subject in Main exam which you have to qualify as a complementary exam ,but i negative point is their in this section ,i.e if you cleared this exam then its ok and otherwise if you can't able to clear the Indian lanuage paper then you are not qualifed in Main examination . The marks which you get in Indian language paper will not be added in your Main examination ,but as conditions apply you have also pass in this exam . Any language around the country can be included in this paper .The languages are : Arabic,Gujarati,Manipuri Sanskrit,Assamese,Hindi,Nepali,Sindhi,Bengali,Kann ada,Oriya ,Tamil,Chinese,Kashmiri,Pali,Telugu,English,Konkan i,Persian,Urdu,French,Marathi,Punjabi ,German,Malayalam,Russian.These are languages which are included in this paper.Thanks

Yes,you can opt for french language as you need to select one of the optional subject for the exam.

No problem,you can sit in IAS exam.French is also included in IAS language subjects.You must learn v.deeply french language,if you are Indian then you must know your mother language.For IAS you need to workhard from the last year of graduation.Good luck!

yes dear you need to select an Indian language for the IAS exam because you have to select one of the regional subjects there.As the french is also included in the option , so you can choose it.The french is very demanded language in today's world. If there will be any kind of difficulty then you can opt coaching also.
thank you.

Central Govt. appoints administrative officer through IAS examination.
UPSC board organize IAS examination every year.
yes, you can choose FRENCH as your optional subject.
Syllabus of IAS examination has a ESSAY WRITING portion which divide in two portions :-
1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE ( compulsory)
2) INDIAN LANGUAGE ( compulsory)
Following are the options of which you have to choose one for Indian language portions :-
a) Arabic
b) Assamese
c) Bengali
d) Bodo
e) Chinese
f) Dogri
g) English
h) French
i) German
j) Gujarati
k) Hindi
l) Kannada
m) Kashmiri
n) Konkani
o) Moithili
p) Malayalam
q) Manipuri
r) Marathi
s) Nepali
t) Oriya
u) Punjabi
v) Russian
w) Sanskrit
x) Tamil
y) Telugu
z) Urdu.

French is a scoring subject and study materials, coaching are also available.
IAS examination is in fact a tough exam. You have to prepare really well for the exam.

hello
you need an Indian language and in addition you can take French if you are good at that ...
English and one Indian languages are compulsory ...
all the best

Yes you need to opt for two language papers, but these are only for passing , marks obtained inn these are not included in final score.
The languages are :
Arabic,
Gujarati,
Manipuri
Sanskrit,
Assamese,
Hindi,
Nepali,
Sindhi,
Bengali,
Kann ada,
Oriya ,
Tamil,
Chinese,
Kashmiri,
Pali,
Telugu,
English,
Konkan i
,Persian,
Urdu,
French,
Marathi,
Punjabi
,German,
Malayalam,

hiiiiiiii,
you will need to select one of the regional subjects. Yes you can select French as an option.French is also included in IAS language subjects.You must learn.Any language around the country can be included in this paper.Some of the languages are Sanskrit,Assamese,Hindi,Nepali,Sindhi,Bengali,Kann ada,Oriya ,Tamil,Chinese,Kashmiri,Pali,Telugu etc.You need to work on Your language which you opt.

Iam a 3rd year B.Sc.Physics student.Will taking physics as one of the optional subjects make it difficult for me to crack the civil service exam?kindley guide me.

Main : Any two Subjects to be Selected from the optional Subjects.

Optional Subjects for Main Examination.

General studies
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Indian History
Law
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Anthropology
Arabic
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
English
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepail
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

So,absolutely you can take french as Optional Subjects and you can take any other Indian Languages.It is Compulsory.

More details,Visit the website : http://www.upsc.gov.in/general/civil.htm

Visit the Official website :www.upsc.gov.in

Sanskrit can be choosen right ?

Yes my dear you can select french as a language for the IAS exam...
For the IAS exam you can select the anyone of the language from these language........
Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarati, hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.

yes out of the following below indian languages you have to choose one:
Civil Services (Main) Exam, 2010

Essay

General Studies
Paper I
Paper II
English Language (Compulsory)

Indian Languages (Compulsory)

Assamese Bengali
Bodo Dogri
Gujarati Hindi
Kannada Kashmiri
Konkani Maithili
Malayalam Manipuri
Marathi Nepali
Oriya Punjabi
Sanskrit Santali
Sindhi (Arabic) Sindhi (Devnagiri)
Tamil Telugu

you can take french language as mains literature subject.

You need to obtain a Bachelor's degree to appear for IAS exam ... Gs(1),Gs(2) Interview- in HINDI LANGUAGE i want to do preparation IN hindi ... But you can't opt for French (non-Indian) language. .... sir please tel me about last minute preparation for IAS as we hardly have last 1 month thank you ...

Hello,
Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarati, hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu are the options for the language paper. So you can take French as it is included.
Good Luck!

Hello !!

I have opted for Sanskrit as a regional language qualifying paper, as i cannot write in tamil , and i am not so well versed in Hindi . i have studied sanskrit from 7th to 12th std, please give me details about how to prepare for it , as i have lost touch with the subject and i find the last year question paper a bit tough,

Regards,
Suha

hello friend,
no it is not necessary to know indian language fro IAS exam u can
choice opt subect for that u can go with franch in IAS it is only littel hard fro u to communicate with them but i think u can manaage wit hthat as u are with this from 6th standar
so all the best fro ur future

IAS is one of the service exams and it is conducted by UPSC.You can choose French as a optional subject as it is mentioned in the list of optional subjects.
Indian Languages (Compulsory)

Assamese Bengali
Bodo Dogri
Gujarati Hindi
Kannada Kashmiri
Konkani Maithili
Malayalam Manipuri
Marathi Nepali
Oriya Punjabi
Sanskrit Santali
Sindhi (Arabic) Sindhi (Devnagiri)

Yes, you have to choose an indian language:-

List of Optional Subjects (Literature) - CS (Main) - (Total 26)

ArabicGujaratiManipuriSanskritAssameseHindiNepaliSindhiBengaliKannadaOriyaTamilChineseKashmiriPaliTeluguEnglishKonkaniPersianUrduFrenchMarathiPunjabi GermanMalayalamRussian