UPSC Essay Paper:
Guys welcome to the essay test series, here we are providing it for free. As we all know about essay paper that it comprises of 250 marks. The Essay Paper is one of the nine papers in the UPSC civil services mains exam. Here, you will have to write essays on given topics. You have to write two essays in 1000-1200 words each. You can choose one topic out of 4 given choices. This article gives you a list of probable important essay topics for UPSC mains exam.
Generally, relevant topics are those which have had hot topic in the past year news. Current affairs topics which have brought about major changes in the country or affected lives in a significant manner, issues which shook the nation and so on provide fodder for the UPSC to frame essay questions.
How to structure your Essay?
Before start writing your essay, brainstorm for 5-10 minutes on the topic you have chosen and jot down the points in the roughsheet. Focus on the following parameters:
- Introduction
- Historical, Social, Economic, Political, Geographic dimensions that can be included
- Background information about the topic
- Core subject of the topic
- Negative points about the topic
- Positive points about the topic
- Candidate’s view or opinion on that topic
- Conclusion
Note: The above-mentioned parameters are not standard but an indicator of how to structure the essay topic.
Key Components and Presentation of your Essay
Essay paper is not only about writing 1200 to 1500 words of literature, it should cover all the supporting data, facts, tables and current examples to make it’s content original and authentic.
UPSC examiners lay a lot of stress on correct grammar, legible handwriting and lucid flow of the essay. Make sure that each point/paragraph has some interconnection and you are not abruptly jumping from one point to another.
How to Chooses an essay topic in Mains Exam?
While choosing an essay topic, you should analyze each topic, gauge whether you have sufficient knowledge on that topic and you can produce a crisp 1000-1200 words essay which can capture the interest of the examiner.
Don’t choose the topic which is vague or the topic on which you do not have much knowledge.
Practice is the Key
You are advised to practice one essay per week on improving your essay writing. Practice essays on different topics. It would enable you to write the essay on any topic in actual mains exam.
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- North-eastern India. Special attention needed
- With greater power comes greater responsibility.
- Net-Neutrality
- Is the growing level of competition good for youth?
- Are the standardized tests good measures of academic ability or progress?
- Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.
- Attack on Africans in India.
- Farmer suicides.
- 100% FDI in ecommerce.
- Freedom of expression versus nationalism.
- Pollution in India. Environmental crisis.
- India’s responsiveness to natural disasters like flooding, etc.
- Beef politics.
- India against terrorism.
- Energy security in India.
- Relevance of BRICS.
- Water disputes between Indian states.
- Value education in India and corruption.
- Tiger conservation in India.
- Development and Green India.
- Poverty and crime.
- Is socialism relevant?
- Freedom of press in India.
- India’s role in the changing global order.
- Poverty and gender equality.
- Crime against women in India.
- Should there be priority for India’s space missions amidst pressing issues like poverty, unemployment, etc.?
- Corruption in the armed forces.
- Unity is Strength !
- Future of Artificial Intelligence.
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