Essay paper has a huge importance in UPSC Civil Services Mains (CSM) Examination. Essay paper carries 250 Marks (125 Marks / Essay), which can be a deciding factor to crack the UPSC exam with top ranks. It has always been noticed that most of the toppers score high in essay an ethics (GS IV). Toppers like Anudeep Durishetty have got exemplary marks in Essay Paper (155) and there are many who have got more than 175 marks in the essay paper.
Now the question is – How to score high in Essay Paper?
The first and foremost step towards an ideal Essay is to know the proper technique to write an Essay. Here I am going to give some tips for a good essay. The credit of this article is given to a YouTube video related to Essay Writing which I found on internet by a very dynamic faculty of UPSC Mr. Tirthankar Roychowdhary. I found the video really nice and decided to help many IAS aspirant who are confused about Essay writing for UPSC CSE Mains Exam. I checked many videos by many teachers who provide classes for Essay writing for UPSC but I found Tirthankar Sir as the best teacher for Essay Paper. You can find the video on YouTube too. So here I start….
What is an Essay?
An Essay is a short piece of writing on a particular topic. An essay in other words can be proclaimed to be a ay or an idea to …
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To discuss a particular matter.
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To express an opinion on an issue.
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To forward a thesis.
Which states that an essay has an informative value, opiniated, analytical, descriptive and theoretical aspect to present. It also gives the idea that while writing an essay you focus on the depth of the article with a fair range to express the give essay topic.
Here you can find several golden tips to score high in the essay paper of UPSC mains exam…
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Show Your Analytical Ability – The time you see you essay question paper of IAS Mains examination, the very first time need to focus on your analytical ability by choosing the right essay from both the sections of the question paper. Choosing a right essay can help you to score a lot – You should go for an essay on which you can write various dimensions without repeating the points and by connecting all the dimensions with a good flow to draw the conclusion of your essay.
UPSC wants to check if you can simplify a complicated situation and if you can draw a fruitful and sustainable solution out of the complexity.
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Construct and Present Rational Arguments – The content of your essay should be backed by some rational arguments with correct facts and figures. You can also construct the theme of your essay on any proved theory or philosophy by any thinker or philosopher. It shows that the foundation of your essay content is not shallow or baseless. Also, the ideas you put forth by the mean of your essay should be a novel idea (An original idea) with your scientific temper and ethical values.
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Command over Subject Matter – Your essay should reflect your command over the subject matter. Many time we can find a way to express our hold over the subject matters from various GS Papers through different dimensions of our essay.
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Stick to the Topic – It is good to be multidimensional while writing an essay, but at the same time you should not get deviated from the original theme or the soul of the topic. The structure of the essay writing should have a good flow and connectivity. There should be nature flow in the ideas, concepts and evidences you present in your essay.
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Choose Formal way to express – The essay you write in UPSC Mains exam should have a formal touch, as it should not be expressed too much as per the first person or the second person (I, You, He etc…) The essay should be rationally structured rather than emotionally driven.
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Decide proper Stakeholders – It is very important to incorporate all the best possible stakeholders of the related topic and also by justifying each on of them by giving a write place in your essay.
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Rough work and deciding the skeleton – A right skeleton and a dedicated rough work can help you to plan and forecast the quality of your essay.
