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  1. Essay Writing for Civil Services Examination

    Broadly speaking, there are two types of essays - formal and informal. In the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE), we are concerned with the formal essay. The formal essay is relatively impersonal, the author writes it as an authority and such essays tend to be less emotional. ... Planning to write an essay. A good essay needs planning. There ...

  2. ESSAY STRATEGY By Anudeep Durishetty, UPSC Civil Services ...

    Despite its importance, essay paper often does not get the attention it deserves from aspirants. First timers think they will write an excellent essay in the final exam itself, whereas experienced aspirants believe that since they had already studied a ton for GS, it will alone be enough to write a good essay. This is a fatal miscalculation.

  3. UPSC Essays Simplified: Ideation and Brainstorming of the topics

    In UPSC Essentials' special series UPSC Essays Simplified, we take you through various steps of writing a good essay. While there is no set formula or fixed criteria prescribed, Manas Srivastava talks to Ravi Kapoor , our expert, in this new series who guides the aspirants with a simplified framework on how to write a good essay.

  4. How To Write A Good Essay In Civil Service Mains Exam?

    As the essay paper is out of 250, marks which are above 50% can be considered good, ie. 125. Marks between 110-125 is considered as average. Marks in the range of 150-160 are possible for exceptional essays. Note: UPSC may award poorly written essay marks as low as '0' or '20'.

  5. UPSC Essay Writing: How to Write a Perfect and Balanced Essay

    Outline: Sketch out your essay before straight away writing it out. Use one-line sentences to describe paragraphs, and bullet points to describe what each paragraph will contain. Play with the essay's order. Map out the structure of your argument, and make sure each paragraph is unified.

  6. How to Write a Good Essay for UPSC? A Guide to Improve Your Writing

    Tips to Score Better on UPSC Essay Writing Topics. With a little planning and a lot of hard work, you can write an essay for UPSC that's good enough in a short time. Following pointers will help you to develop a writing framework: Essay Question. Selecting a UPSC essay writing topic is the most important and critical task. Choose a topic for ...

  7. How to Write Essay in UPSC Exam

    The Essay Paper is one of the nine papers in the UPSC civil services mains exam. In this paper, you will have to write two essays, each with a word count of 1000-1200. One topic can be selected from a choice of four topics. The Essay Paper is for a total of 250 marks, with one essay for 125 marks.

  8. Writing a good Essay in UPSC Mains, Explained by Anudeep Durishetty

    But in essay, they are rather stale, lacking in any human element. I always believe that a good way to start your essay is to have that touch of humanity and warmth in your introduction. In my Mains exam, this was my introduction to the essay 'Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classroom'. "The year was 1945.

  9. Essay Writing for UPSC

    Essay Writing for UPSC. The UPSC Mains Examination comprises a total of nine papers, inclusive of an essay paper. The Essay Paper is categorised into sections A and B, each containing four topics. These topics hold a value of 125 marks each, thereby totalling 250 marks (125×2). Candidates are required to choose one topic from each section and ...

  10. How to Write the Essay Paper for UPSC Civil Services Preparation

    The essay paper is an important aspect of the UPSC civil services exams. It can make or break your outcome. There are two sections in this paper. Each section gives you four topics; you have to choose one topic each. Each essay you write is marked out of 125, making a total of 250 marks. Click here to download the UPSC Mains Essay Paper 2020.

  11. UPSC CSE 2021: AIR 17 Sarthak Agrawal's step-by-step strategy for essay

    There's also more scope to be creative and critical, which is good for fetching higher marks. I think coaching institutes tend to be overly concerned about analysing the "social, economic, political, legal etc." angles in an essay, while the essay is an argumentative piece of writing that provides the means to showcase your creativity.

  12. How to write a Good Essay? Tips and Techniques for UPSC Mains

    Writing a good essay is an essential skill for success in the UPSC Civil Services Exam. Join us as we explore the art of essay writing and provide valuable t...

  13. How to Write an Essay? 9 Tips To Score Better in UPSC Essay Paper

    Keep your Paragraphs Coherent to Each Other. When writing a long essay for UPSC of 1000-1200 words, it's quite easy to end up losing out on the main message you want to convey. To ensure that you deliver the desired message, it is crucial to present your sentences/ paragraphs in an organized and sequential manner.

  14. 5 Essential Steps: How to Write an Essay in UPSC Mains

    There are broadly three steps to writing a structured essay defining what the essay is going to talk about i.e. the central idea, brainstorming, and making a blueprint of it. Mains essay writing demands a well-structured format from your side as it is one of the most prestigious and tough examinations in India. 1.

  15. 6 Easy Steps On Essay Writing For UPSC Mains Exam 2024

    Step 3: Use Good & Expressive Language. Let's check what UPSC has to write officially about Essays -. "Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep close to the subject of the essay, arrange their ideas in an orderly fashion, and write concisely.

  16. UPSC Civil Service Mains

    Have a good collection of opening and closing lines. Prepare some material on general topics like development, women, education, healthcare, internet, technology, science, etc. Your material should include quotations, case studies, examples, government initiatives, etc. This will be useful while writing the essay.

  17. How to write essay in upsc

    1.) Through a link sentence at the end of a para: Here, at the end of a para, you write a sentence that signals to the examiner what's coming next. 2.) Through a question: Instead of a link sentence, you can also add a question at the end of a para so that examiner's attention is helplessly carried to the next. 3.)

  18. How to Write Good Essay: Do's and Don'ts in UPSC CSE Mains

    Answer: Do: Allocate sufficient time to understand the question, plan your essay, and revise it. Do: Prioritize your arguments and allocate time accordingly to ensure a balanced and well-developed essay. Don't: Spend too much time on one section, leaving insufficient time for other crucial parts of your essay.

  19. UPSC ESSAY STRATEGY: How to Write an Essay!

    As far as essay is concerned, DO NOT write in points. Once in a blue moon, candidates might have scored good marks by following this approach but that is an exception and not the rule. Respect UPSC and don't do anything foolish. Use quotes selectively and wisely. Not using a quote is way better than using it wrongly.

  20. UPSC Essays Simplified: Understanding and Deconstructing the Essay

    In UPSC Essentials' special series ' UPSC Essays Simplified ', we take you through various steps of writing a good essay. While there is no set formula or fixed criteria prescribed, Manas Srivastava talks to Ravi Kapoor , our expert, in this new series who guides the aspirants with a simplified framework on how to write a good essay.

  21. How To Write An Essay For UPSC

    In broader terms, the essay paper in UPSC mains is divided into two sections i.e. section A & section B. Each section also comprises four UPSC essay topics with a maximum mark of 125 each. Out of these, candidates need to choose one topic from each of the sections and write two UPSC essay papers in about 1000-1200 words each. Thus, it is ...

  22. 7 Easy Steps on Essay Writing for UPSC Mains Exam

    Some important tips to make your Essay worthy. Once you have recalled, collected and noted the points then the next step is to structure it as given below: Introduction. Background/past example. Main concept/theory. Correlate with current event. Advantages and disadvantages. Suggested Changes. Conclusion.

  23. Strategy: Answer Writing for CSE MAINS

    In the Essay paper you have to write two essays in the 1000-1200 word limit. The booklet provided for you to write your answer is very very generous so, do not worry over space or large handwriting. Writing a very good essay, within the stipulated time and word limit, is very much possible, provided that you follow some of the basic rules.

  24. How to prepare for UPSC Mains after Prelims 2024

    5. Become a good ESSAY-WRITER before the UPSC Mains Exam: If prepared correctly, essay marks can be the main boost to your UPSC main performance. The essays are also the most neglected portion of mains paper. Aspirants either assume they can write good essays extempore or just surrender that they can ever write good essays.

  25. 10 Pointers on Essay Writing in UPSC Mains

    The essay topics have come from both predictable and unpredictable areas. Aspirants should understand how to prepare for the essay paper, as well as how to write a good essay for the IAS mains exam. In this article, you will find the top ten tips for writing good essays that fetch top marks for the civil services mains exam.