Optional paper should be good scoring paper. First priority for a subject should be given to availability of materials and guidance. Then mentor, passion,interest and etc., will follows. The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the honours degree 1evel i.e. a level higher than the bachelors’ degree and lower than the masters’ degree. In the case of Engineering, Medical Science and law, the level corresponds to the bachelors’ degree.