Essay Writing Classes by Anu Kumari 2nd Rank IAS Topper 2017 in English Medium.
Watch to know How can I practice essay for UPSC?
To write essay on a topic one should analyze the topic in different angle. It will be hard to think of a topic in different angle during the exam. Hence, here is a simple and easy method on essay practice, as said earlier while practicing answer writing for UPSC Mains Exam, make Essay writing practice as part of it.
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. You would have read many articles on our website on how to prepare for the essay paper in the IAS mains exam. In this video by Anu Kumari 2nd Rank IAS Topper 2017 tells you how to write an essay for the UPSC exam.
It is recommended that you follow certain steps while writing the essay paper.
How to write the essay for UPSC?
Read the topics thoroughly
This is the most important step in the process. You should choose one of the four topics. While selecting your topic, make sure you know most about that topic out of the given topics. What not to pick:
A sensitive or controversial topic like say, feminism.
A topic about which you are too passionate or feel strongly about. In this case, you may tend to get excited and fail to write a balanced essay. This can work against you.
Think for some time
Once you’ve selected your topic, you should not start writing straight away. It is prudent to think for some time and collect your thoughts. Write in pencil the points you want to write. This is important because only then you can write your points in the correct sequence. For instance, if you are writing about India’s relations with her neighbors, you need to write the historical facts and events in the beginning. Suppose you start writing the essay, and realize only towards the end that you have forgotten to mention a crucial detail in the historical part; it would be too late to add it because of a space crunch. Therefore, it helps if you write your rough points in the beginning.
Once you have the rough points in hand, you can start writing the essay. While writing, you must adhere to a good structure. The structure of a good essay is as follows:
* Introduction
* Historical
* Main issue/problem/subject
* Current scenario/current news related to the topic
* Positive and negative aspects
* Obstacles
* Reforms/way forward
You can get brownie points if you also include:
* Relevant quotes/sayings by famous personalities (ensure to quote verbatim - wrong quotes make you look careless or lazy).
* Relevant government schemes and policies.
* Any figures or numbers (must be accurate otherwise don’t include them).
Important pointers to note while you write:
- Don’t resort to name-calling. Never get personal in your essay.
- Don’t have extreme views. The Buddha’s middle path can help you here!
- Don’t just present problems. Give possible reforms/solutions also.
- Don’t criticise the government/administration excessively.
- Even if the topic is provocative, your essay shouldn’t be. Present a balanced picture. You don’t HAVE to agree to the topic.
- Avoid writing utopian solutions.
Keep in mind you are a future officer, not a journalist!
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Useful technique to practice on essay topics for UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam
Essay paper was introduced in the year 1992 on the recommendations of S Chandra Committee. This paper was included in the UPSC Civil Services Examination to assess the candidates’ skill that would help in their service while drafting policy papers and other government duties.
As mentioned in the UPSC Online Notification, the syllabus of Essay and what UPSC expects to candidates to have is as given below:
Linguistic skills (basic and understandable, grammatically correct)
Capacity to comprehend ideas
Ability to critically analyze what you write about
Integrated thinking
Assimilation of ideas with clarity and proper expression
Lastly presentation should be good
Now, you know why the Essay paper was introduced by the commission and the requisites of skill through Essay writing.
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