The syllabus for the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Physics optional paper includes the following topics:
1. Mechanics
2. Waves and Optics
3. Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
4. Electricity and Magnetism
5. Atomic and Molecular Physics
6. Nuclear and Particle Physics
7. Solid State Physics and Electronics
8. Quantum Mechanics and its Applications
9. Electromagnetic Theory
10. Mathematical Methods of Physics
11. Classical Mechanics
12. Special Relativity and Electromagnetic Waves
13. Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis
14. Astronomy and Astrophysics
15. Condensed Matter Physics