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WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGE

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WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2024

• 18 August, 2024 : A Budget Tells Us What We Cannot Afford, But It Doesn’t Keep Us from buying it
• 11 August, 2024 : The world is not magic and that is the most magical thing about it. 
• 4 August, 2024 : Art is I; Science is We. 
• 28 July, 2024 : History, in general, only informs us what bad government is
• 21 July, 2024 : Sarcasam : the last refuge of the chaste-souled individuals when their privacy is coarsely invaded.
• 14 July, 2024 : Wound is the place where light enters you
• 7 July, 2024 : What is Religion to One is Superstition To Another
• June 30, 2024 : Gender Is Spectrum
• June 23, 2024 : Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
• June 16, 2024 : Saint Has A Past. Sinner Has A Future
• June 9, 2024 : The worst disease in the world today is corruption and the cure for it is transparency.
• June 2, 2024 : Escape Competition Through Authenticity.
• May 26, 2024 : Creativity Is Allowing Yourself to Make Mistakes. Art Is Knowing Which Ones to Keep.
• May 19 2024 : In No Man’s Land, the only way to survive is to adapt.
• May 12, 2024 : Economics is concerned with what emerges, not what anyone intended.
• May 5, 2024 : A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.
• April 28, 2024 : We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
• April 21, 2024 : Well done is better than well said.
• April 14, 2024 : Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. 
• April 07, 2024 : Came from plant, use it; made in plant, don’t.
• March 30, 2024 : A Business That Makes Nothing More Than Money Is Poor Business
• March 24, 2024 : If Voting Really Made Difference, They Would Not Let Us Do It
• March 17, 2024 : Cinema Is Not A Slice Of Life, But A Piece Of Cake. 
• March 10, 2024 : Education Can give skill, but a liberal education can give dignity
• March 3, 2024 : Sometimes when you lose your way you find yourself
• February 25, 2024 : Who Looks Inside Awakes, Who Looks Outside Dream
• February 18, 2024 : Never Let School Interfere With Your Education
• February 11, 2024 : Whoever Controls the Media Controls the Mind
• February 04, 2024 : A certain darkness is needed to see the stars
• January 28, 2024 : Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it
• January 21, 2024 : Subtle Is powerful
• January 14, 2024 : The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital. 
• January  07, 2024 : Give them Quality. That’s The Best Kind of Advertising

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2023

• December 31, 2023 : The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain
• December 24, 2023 : All Great Changes Are Preceded By Chaos
• December 17, 2023 : We are drowning in information, but starved for Knowledge
• December 10, 2023 : Violence Is the last resort of the incompetent
• December 03, 2023 : Be a Voice, Not an Echo
• November 26, 2023 : A Society that has more justice is the society that needs less charity
• November 19, 2023 : Sell Your Cleverness and Buy Bewilderment
• November 12, 2023 : love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within
• November 5, 2023 : Clothes Make The Man
• October 29, 2023 : Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
• October 22, 2023 : Mathematics is the music of reason
• October 15, 2023 : Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines
• October 08, 2023 : Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.
• October 01, 2023 : Not All Who Wander Are Lost
• September 24, 2023 : Visionary Decision-Making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic
• September 17, 2023 : Thinking Is Like A game. It does not begin unless there is an opposition team.
• September 10, 2023 : Unless we have well-educated people, we are vulnerable on National Security
• September 03, 2023 : Harsh Laws are, at times, better than No laws
• August 27, 2023 : Nations Do Not Die From Invasion. They Die From Internal Rottenness
• August 20, 2023 : In Individuals, insanity is rare; In groups, parties and nations, it is the rule.
• August 13, 2023 : Economics Is Too Important To Leave To The Economists.
• August 06, 2023 : A self without a book-shelf is naked.
• July 30, 2023 : Wrong Choices Lead To Right Places
• July 23, 2023 : Credit where credit is due.
• July 16, 2023 : A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take away from you.
• July 9, 2023 : The measure of intelligence is the ability to change
• July 2, 2023 : Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. 
• June 25, 2023 : In the long run , the sword will always be conquered by the spirit
• June 18, 2023 : The company you keep determines your Success
• June 11, 2023 : A disciplined mind brings happiness.
• June 4, 2023 : Our moral responsibility is not to stop the future but to shape it
• May 28, 2023 : Action breeds confidence and courage
• May 21, 2023 : A library is a hospital for the mind
• May 14, 2023 : Self-Education is Life-Long Curiosity
• May 7, 2023 : Silence is Spurious Golden
• April 30, 2023 : The price of greatness is responsibility
• April 23, 2023 : Progress is impossible without change
• April 16, 2023 : The Impact of Artificial Intelligence.
• April 9, 2023 : People would rather believe than know.
• April  2, 2023 : Prioritizing education technology for global growth
• March 26, 2023 : Technology is a weapon against poverty
• March 19, 2023 : Every choice you make makes you
• March 12, 2023 : Patience is a virture ; virtue is a grace
• March 5, 2023 : Before any fight, it is the fight of mind
• February 26, 2023 :  The Measure of a man is what he does with Power.
• February 19, 2023 : When you kill time, you kill life.
• February 12, 2023 : Delayed success mostly stays forever.
• February 05, 2023 : The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
• January 29, 2023 : Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
• January 22, 2023 : I am what I am, so take me as I am
• January 15, 2023 : Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased
• January 08, 2023 : Time hurts but it also heals. It punishes but it rewards too- it is the greatest teacher ever for a human.
• January 01, 2023 : The Beginning is the End and the End is The Beginning.

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2022

• December 25, 2022 : To tolerate is purely an act of mind
• December 18, 2022 : The arc of moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice
• December 11, 2022 : Religion is a culture of faith; Science is a culture of doubt.
• December 04, 2022 : My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read
• November 27, 2022 : Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits
• November 20, 2022 : We are always blind as we want to be
• November 13, 2022  : By your stumbling, the world is perfected.
• November 6, 2022 : You cannot step twice in the same river
• October 30, 2022 : Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right.
• October 23, 2022 : A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities
• October 16, 2022 : The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
• October 9, 2022 : A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for
• October 2, 2022 : History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man
• September 25, 2022 : Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
• September 18, 2022 : Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence
• September 11, 2022 : Culture changes with economic development.
• September 4 2022 : We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
• August 28 2022 :  The obstacle is the path.
• August 21 2022 : What is to give light must endure burning.
• August 14 2022 : “He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” Aristotle.
• August 7 2022 : Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Albert Einstein
• July 31, 2022 : A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation. Friedrich Nietzsche.
• July 24, 2022 : Time is all we have and don’t
• July 17, 2022 : Life fritters away when distractions become your lifestyle
• July 10, 2022 : After every darkness comes the dawn July 10, 2022 : After every darkness comes the dawn
• July 3, 2022 : Mind – a beautiful servant? Or a dangerous master?
• June 26, 2022 : Education Breeds Peace
• June 19, 2022 : A great leader is never angry
• June 12, 2022 : That which hurts, instructs; That which instructs, creates; Creates Wonders!
• June 05, 2022 : Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do
• May 29, 2022 : The journey is a reward as well as destination
• May 22, 2022 : Imagination creates reality
• May 15, 2022 : The curious paradox is, only if we accept things as they are, things can change
• May 08, 2022:  The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, while wiser people are so full of doubts
• May 01, 2022:  Loyalty To Country Always. Loyalty To Government Only When It Deserves
• April 24, 2022: Successful Investing Is Anticipating The Anticipations of Others
• April 17, 2022: Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear
• April 10, 2022 : Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn
• April 03, 2022 : Forgiveness is the final form of love
• March 27, 2022 : The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless
• March 20, 2022 : Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.
• March 13, 2022 : Everything we hear is an opinion; not a fact
• March 5, 2022 : There are better practices to “best practices”
• February 27, 2022 : History repeats itself first as a tragedy second as a farce.
• February 20, 2022 : What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!
• February 13, 2022 : Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
• February 6, 2022 : The real is rational and the rational is real.
• January 30, 2022 : Philosophy of Wantlessness Is Utopian, while the philosophy of materialism is chimera.
• January 23, 2022 : Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
• January 16, 2022 : The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.
• January 09, 2022 : Knowing oneself is the beginning of all wisdom
• January 02, 2022 : Biased Media Is A Real Threat To Indian Democracy

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2021

• December 26, 2021 : What Gets Measured Gets Managed
• December 19, 2021 : The enemy of stability is complacency
• December 12, 2021 : A clear conscience fears no accusation
• December 05, 2021 : Power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas
• November 28, 2021 : The whole is more than a sum of its parts
• November 21, 2021 : Scientific and technological progress cannot be equated with the progress of humanity
• November 14, 2021 : The price of our vitality is the sum of all our fears
• November 7, 2021 : Lawlessness is the result of failure to cultivate a sense of self-evaluation
• October 30, 2021 : What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make
• October 24, 2021 : Science for the economic freedom of humanity
• October 17, 2021 : An interdependent world cannot be an inequitable world
• October 03, 2021 : Strength comes from an indomitable Will
• SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 : Ethnocracy and concentration of power can derail even an affluent nation
• SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 : Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.
• SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 : Culture of entitlement comes with unreasonable expectations and insecurities 
• SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 : Literacy is a vital skill that enhances dignity, improves health outcomes, empowers people to access their rights and bolsters opportunities
• AUGUST 29, 2021 : A parliamentary system of government rests on a functioning opposition as ‘no democracy can do without it’.
• AUGUST 22, 2021 : Development must lead to dismantle all kinds of human unfreedom
• AUGUST 15, 2021 : Sport is a reflection of larger social phenomena
• AUGUST 8, 2021 : Every social stratum has its own Common Sense and its own good sense
• AUGUST 1, 2021 : Capitalism without competition is not Capitalism. It is Exploitation.
• JULY 25, 2021 : We don’t have to sacrifice a Strong Economy for a Healthy Environment
• JULY 18,2021 : We Need not a social conscience, but a social consciousness.
• JULY 11, 2021 : The cure for evils of democracy is more democracy.
• JULY 04, 2021 : No Constitution by itself achieves perfect justice
• JUNE 27, 2021 : Our world has achieved brilliance without conscience.
• JUNE 20, 2021 : Our common humanity demands that we make the impossible possible.
• JUNE 13, 2021 : Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
• JUNE 06, 2021 : The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.
• MAY 30, 2021 : Economics without ethics is a caricature & ethics without economics is a fairy tale.
• MAY 23 , 2021 : Indecisiveness is the rival of Progression
• MAY 16 , 2021 : Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.
• May 09, 2021 : The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth
• May 02, 2021 : The truth of character is expressed through choice of act ions
• April 25, 2021 : It is not our differences that divide us; It is our inability to recognise, accept, and celebrate those differences.
• April 18, 2021 : Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
• April 11, 2021 : Solutions emerge if situations are not forced
• April 04, 2021 : Morality is subservient to materialistic values in present times
• March 28, 2021 : Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible
• March 21, 2021 : Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence but are a reflection of it
• March 14, 2021 : The Future of Multilateralism : Towards a responsible Globalization
• March 07, 2021 : Subtlety may deceive you; Integrity never will
• February 28, 2021 :Technology as the silent factor in international relations
• February 21, 2021 :Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality
• February 14, 2021:There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningless
• February 07, 2021: Culture is what we are civilization is what we have
• January 31, 2021: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
• January 24, 2021: Ships do not sink because of water around them , ships sink because of water that gets into them
• January 17, 2021: Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self
• January 10, 2021: Life is long journey between human being and being humane
• January 03, 2021: The Covid pandemic has revealed the urgent need for effective governance everywhere”
• December 27, 2020: Challenges of 21st Century – insurmountable?
• December 20, 2020: Too much Democracy is Detrimental to Development
• December 13, 2020: Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2020

• December 06, 2020 : As you Start to walk on the way, the Way appears
• November 29, 2020: Need of the Hour is to Maximise Possibilities of Agriculture in India
• November 22, 2020: The survival of democracy depends on its ability to lower social uncertainty
• November 15, 2020: There is no greatness where there is no simplicity
• November 08, 2020: Inequality can be Reduced by the Power of the Market rather than the Government
• November 01, 2020: Civil liberties are fundamental to the functioning of modern democracies
• October 25, 2020: Artificial Intelligence is Not All Evil – It can Promote Social Good Too
• October 18, 2020: Wherever law ends, tyranny begins
• October 11, 2020:Hyper-globalism is threat to human prosperity
• September 27, 2020: Our World is in a Surplus of Multilateral Challenges and a Deficit of Solutions
• September 20, 2020: In India Agriculture and the Farmer are both the Victims of Narrow Political Vision
• September 13, 2020: India Needs Aggressive and Pragmatic Neighbourhood Policy
• September 6, 2020: “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his  attitude .
• August 30, 2020: The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal
• August 23, 2020: Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.
• August 16, 2020: Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
• August 09, 2020: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value
• August 02, 2020: New Education Policy 2020: A Progressive Policy with Diverse Challenges
• July 26, 2020: In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility
• July 19, 2020: Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance
• July 12, 2020: The human spirit must prevail over technology
• July 05, 2020: When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
• June 28, 2020: Today India Needs ‘Harmony in Diversity’, Not Unity in Diversity.
• June 21, 2020: A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
• June 14, 2020: Post Independence, the Issue of Land is at the Core of India’s Non-Achievement of Its Development Aspirations
• June 7, 2020: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
• May 31, 2020: Despite Challenges, To be a Healthy and Successful Nation, India must Ensure Universal Health Coverage 
• May 24, 2020: Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
• May 17, 2020:The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little
• May 10, 2020: Urban Exclusion of Migrant Workers in India is a Reality and Needs Urgent Robust Policy Measures
• May 03, 2020: Uncertainty should ignite creativity, not depravity
• April 26, 2020: The fool doth think he is wise but the wise man knows himself to be a fool
• April 19, 2020: Social Harmony, not Social Distancing, is the final solution to all our problems
• April 12, 2020: It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities
• April 05, 2020: Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking
• March 29, 2020: “Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them”
• March 22, 2020: In order to understand the world one has to turn away from it on occasion
• March 15, 2020: Pandemics such as COVID-19, though Catastrophic, are in the end Meant to Reset Humanity and its Priorities
• March 08, 2020: Those who have wisdom have all: Fools with all have nothing
• March 01, 2020: Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.
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• February 23, 2020: To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
• February 16, 2020 : When civil services does its job, people will not need social service
• February 09, 2020 : The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
• February 02, 2020: Ability will get you success, Character will keep you successful.
• January 26, 2020: Media’s duty is to inform public, not manufacture opinion.
• January 19, 2020: Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes
• January 12, 2020 : Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition
• J anuary 5, 2020 : All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal
• December 29, 2019 : There cannot be daily democracy without daily citizenship
• December 22, 2019: War is the ultimate Price we pay for lasting Peace
• December 15, 2019 : Inclusivity and Plurality are the hallmarks of a peaceful society
• December 08, 2019: Justice Loses Character if it becomes Revenge
• December 01. 2019: Economic Growth and Development are Shaped by the Societies in which they Operate
• November 24, 2019: Social Media is the Fourth Pillar of Democracy
• November 17, 2019: Media is No More a Fourth Pillar of Democracy
• November 10, 2019: Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling
• November 03, 2019:Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy
• October 27, 2019: Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness
• October 20, 2019: South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and plural identities
• October 13, 2019: Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success
• October 06, 2019: Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society
• September 29, 2019: Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be
• September 22, 2019: Wisdom finds truth

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2019

• September 15, 2019: Kashmir Problem – Historical Injustice or Misguided Geopolitics?
• September 08, 2019: India’s Space Ambitions – Are they Welfarist?
• September 01, 2019: India – $5 Trillion Economy: Dream or Reality?
• August 25, 2019 Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
• August 18, 2019 The mind is everything. What you think you become.
• August 11, 2019: Virtue is Knowledge
• August 04, 2019: Inclusive governance begets Inclusive growth
• July 28, 2019: India’s headache: Unemployment or Underemployment?
• July 21, 2019: The road to science and spirituality are opposite, but we should tread both
• July 14, 2019: India is a leading power, rather than just a balancing power
• July 07, 2019: Should the world embrace democratic socialism or progressive capitalism?
• June 30, 2019: Impact of Digital Revolution on Human Wellbeing
• June 23, 20 19: Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty
• June 16, 2019: The definition of happiness is the full use of your powers, along the lines of excellence.
• June 09, 2019: Not Corruption, Communalism is the Greatest Threat India is facing Today
• May 19, 2019: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
• May 12, 2019: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
• May 05, 2019: Happiness equals reality minus expectations
• April 28, 2019: Political correctness is tyranny with manners
• April 21, 2019: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
• April 07, 2019: Dogma is the sacrifice of wisdom to consistency
• March 31, 2019: The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
• March 24, 2019: Terrorism has No Religion
• March 17, 2019: Money and Religion – Great Unifiers of Humankind?
• March 10, 2019: Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay
• March 03, 2019: Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower
• February 24,2019: Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens
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WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2018

• December 28, 2018: To plan for smart development, governments and business must recognize nature’s role in supporting economic activity
• December 23, 2018: Government Surveillance – Good or Bad?
• December 16, 2018: Trade Wars – Economic or Geopolitical?
• December 02, 2018: Immigration is Not a Threat, but Fundamentally it’s an Economic Issue
• November 25, 2018: A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both
• November 18, 2018: “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values
• November 11, 2018: A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
• November 04, 2018: Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task
• October 28, 2018: Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India
• October 21, 2018: Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
• October 14, 2018: Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it
• October 07, 2018: Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life
• September 30, 2018: Commercialization of Space : Importance and the need for regulation
• September 23, 2018: E-commerce as a new form of trade and its challenges to India.
• September 16, 2018: Ability is nothing without opportunity
• September 09, 2018: Death Penalty eliminates Criminals, not Crime.
• September 02, 2018: Dissent is the foundation of democracy.
• August 26, 2018: Mars Mission and Mob lynchings are two obverse faces of India
• August 19, 2018: Strengthening Land Rights Strengthens Development
• August 12, 2018: Age of Big Data: Data is the New Oil, History is its oldest bank
• August 05, 2018: Strong Institutions and fair procedures, not personalities constitute the fundamentals of good governance
• July 29, 2018: Social reform is a myth if places of worship are open only to all castes and not to all genders.
• July 22, 2018: Section 377, not the carnal acts banned under it is ‘against the order of nature ‘
• July 15, 2018: Schooling Is Not Education
• July 08, 2018: Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster.
• July 01, 2018: Normal human activity is worse for nature than the greatest nuclear accident in history
• June 24, 2018: Gender Sensitive Indian Society is Prerequisite for Women and Child Empowerment
• June 17, 2018: Where Should India Invest More – Human Capital or Human Development?
• June 10, 2018: Has Democracy Taken Backseat Due to the Rise of Populists and Demagogues?
• June 03, 2018: We won’t have a society ,if we destroy the environment
• May 27, 2018: Can Development and Environment Protection Go Together?
• May 20, 2018: Governor is the Choke Point of Federal Circuit of India
• May 13, 2018: Anonymity is the Best and the Worst Feature of Urbanism
• May 06, 2018: A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes
• April 29, 2018: Guaranteeing Right to Vote may Establish a Democracy, But Ensuring it’s Right Use Only Will Bring a True Democracy
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• March 11, 2018: A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody
• March 04, 2018: Capitalism can not Bring Inclusive Growth
• February 25, 2018: The unprecedented advance of technologies facilitate individual empowerment but at the cost of Institutions and Democratic societies
• February 18, 2018: Threats being Faced by Liberal Democratic Systems are both Dangerous and Permanent
• February 11, 2018: For India, Stigmatised Capitalism is Better than Crony Socialism
• February 04, 2018: Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.
• January 28, 2018: Politics of Identity is the Politics of the Weak
• January 21, 2018: Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime
• January 14, 2018: Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding
• January 07, 2018: The Root Cause of Agrarian Distress in India – Failure of Policies or Failure of Governance?

WEEKLY UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES – 2017

• December 31, 2017: Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India
• December 24, 2017: Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth
• December 17, 2017: Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
• December 10, 2017: Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India
• December 03, 2017: Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms
• November 19, 2017: Has the Non- Alignment Movement(NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world
• November 12, 2017: Social media is inherently a selfish medium.
• November 04, 2017: We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws
• October 29, 2017: Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
• October 22, 2017: Harith Diwali, Swasth Diwali : What measures are needed to deal with Festivity and Air Pollution?
• October 15, 2017: Biggest Threat to Humanity – Moral Crisis or Climate Change?
• October 08, 2017: The monsoon is a defining aspect of India’s nationhood
• October 01, 2017: India’s Infrastructure Story – Why is India not able to Build like China?
• September 24, 2017: Impact of Digital Technologies on Globalisation
• September 17, 2017: Urbanisation and Solid Waste Management in India – Challenges and Opportunities
• September 10,2017: Gender Equality and Peace: Are They Connected?
• September 03, 2017: Recent Natural Disasters – What do they Reveal about Humanity?
• August 27, 2017: Godmen – A Threat to Indian Society and Culture
• August 20, 2017: Corruption in India: Neither Systemic Reforms nor Surgical Strikes would End it
• August 13,2017: Interrelationship between Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
• August 06, 2017: Utility and relevance of Parliament in our polity
• July 30, 2017: Caste System – Source of India’s Eternal Inequality?
• July 23, 2017: Indian Democracy, Media and Public Opinion – Does Public Opinion Matter in Policymaking?
• July 16, 2017: Poverty and Environment – Their Interrelationship is the Key to Sustainable World
• July 09, 2017: Soft Power is India’s Strength, not its Weakness
• July 02, 2017: Technology and Jobs – Is Technology a Curse?
• June 25, 2017: Democracy’s Relevance in the Face of New Global Threats
• June 18, 2017: Federalism in India – Competitive or Cooperative?
• June 11, 2017: Peace, Environment and Development: Are these Interrelated?
• June 04, 2017: Role of Technology in Development – Is Technology Helping or Hindering Development?
• May 28, 2017: Poverty is a State of Mind
• May 21, 2017: Does India Need Superpower Status?
• May 14, 2017: India’s Achilles Heel – Lack of Ambition or Lack of Leadership in Achieving Greatness?
• May 07, 2017: Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
• April 29, 2017: The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation
• April 23, 2017: To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom
• April 16, 2017: One-Party-Dominant System – Is it Good for India?
• April 09, 2017: Should Youth in India Consider Politics as Career?
• April 02, 2017: Can World Save Succeeding Generations from the Scourge of War?
• March 26, 2017: Low, stagnating female labour-force participation in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms?
• March 19, 2017: When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw
• March 12, 2017: The marks humans leave are too often scars
• March 05, 2017: Environmental Challenges and Geopolitics: How to save our Environment?
• February 27, 2017: Radical Solutions are Needed to Address Today’s Radical Problems
• February 19, 2017: India’s Importance in the Post-truth World
• February 12, 2017: The Role of Politics in Development
• February 05, 2017: Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored
• January 29, 2017: Building Walls and Banning Refugees – Does this Help Humanity?
• January 22, 2017: Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality
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• January 08, 2017: Water disputes between states in federal India
• January 01, 2017: Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed

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• (December 25, 2016) – Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality
• (December 18, 2016) – Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare
• (December 11, 2016) – Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms
• (December 04, 2016) – If development is not engendered, it is endangered
• (November 27, 2016) – Social media is better at breaking things than at making things
• (November 20, 2016) – Deglobalization is good for the world
• (November 12, 2016) – Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others
• (November 06, 2016) – It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence
• (October 30, 2016) – Reducing Poverty while also Conserving Nature is an Impossible Task
• (October 23, 2016) – Poverty can be eliminated by putting science at the heart of development
• (October 16, 2016) – People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people
• (October 09, 2016) – Better Access is Key to Inclusive Cities
• (October 02, 2016) – The weaker sections of Indian society – Are their Rights and Access to Justice Getting Better?
• (September 25, 2016) – Imagination is more important than intelligence
• (September 18, 2016) – Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life
• (September 11, 2016) – Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance
• (September 04, 2016) – It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
• (August 28, 2016) – If one can Address Moral Crisis, many of World’s Problems can be Solved
• (August 21, 2016) – Overdependence on Technology will Advance Human Development
• (August 14, 2016) – Geography may remain the same ; history need not
• (August 07, 2016) – Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom
• (July 31, 2016) – To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all
• (July 24, 2016) – True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing
• (July 17, 2016) – We Can Not Fight Terrorism – We have to Live With it
• (July 10, 2016) – A house divided against itself cannot stand
• (July 02, 2016) – When the going gets tough, the tough get going
• (June 26, 2016) – India a Reluctant Participant in the New Global Order?
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• (May 29, 2016) – It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere
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Tips to Crack UPSC CSE for Hindi Medium Aspirants

Last updated on April 8, 2024 by ClearIAS Team

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination (CSE) is widely regarded as one of the toughest competitive exams in India.

Every year, thousands of aspirants from diverse linguistic backgrounds aspire to crack this prestigious exam and secure a position in the civil services.

While a significant portion of the aspirants come from English medium educational backgrounds, a growing number of candidates from non-English medium backgrounds, mostly Hindi backgrounds are making their mark in the UPSC CSE.

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Challenges Faced by Hindi Medium Aspirants

Hindi medium aspirants often face several challenges that go beyond the content of the examination. Among all the challenges faced by them, the prominent ones are access to study material and lack of exposure to a suitable environment.

However, with determination and strategic planning, many Hindi medium candidates have not only successfully cleared the UPSC CSE but have also secured top ranks.

Before we get deeper into the tips to crack UPSC CSE for Hindi medium aspirants, let’s understand the challenges faced by Hindi medium aspirants in detail.

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Understanding these challenges is important for devising effective strategies to overcome them. Here are some of the primary challenges faced by Hindi medium aspirants:

Language Barrier: One of the most evident challenges is the language barrier. The UPSC CSE field is currently dominated by English medium aspirants, so the institutes also follow the English medium material majorly. This linguistic transition can hinder their performance in the examination. Also, non-English medium aspirants may face difficulties in UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 2.

Limited Access to Quality Study Materials: Hindi medium aspirants often struggle to find better and high-quality study materials in Hindi. While there may be resources available in Hindi, the depth and coverage may not match that of the English medium materials. This shortage can impede their understanding of complex topics and concepts.

Cultural and Socio-Economic Disparities: Non-English medium aspirants often come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Limited access to resources, coaching institutes, and exposure to current affairs in English can create disparities in their preparedness compared to their English medium counterparts.

Psychological Pressure: The awareness of the challenges faced by non-English medium aspirants can lead to psychological pressure and self-doubt. Overcoming the perception that success in the UPSC CSE is inherently linked to an English medium background is important for maintaining mental resilience throughout the preparation process.

Also Read: Importance of Positive Mindset & Attitude in UPSC CSE Preparation

Let’s understand the tips to crack the UPSC CSE for Hindi medium aspirants:

Strong Command Of the Hindi Language: Ensure a strong understanding of the language if Hindi is your medium of instruction. Read newspapers, quality Hindi magazines, and books on various subjects to improve vocabulary, comprehension, and expression.

Select Quality Study Material: Choose study materials available in Hindi. Refer to NCERT books, which are available in Hindi and offer a solid foundation in various subjects, especially for Prelims.

Create Effective Study Plans: Craft a well-organized study plan, allotting sufficient time to cover each subject. Divide the syllabus into manageable sections and set realistic goals for daily study.

Focus on Understanding Concepts: Rather than mere memorization, try to understand the concepts thoroughly. Develop a habit of connecting different subjects and linking topics to gain a holistic understanding.

Practice Previous Year Question Papers: Solve previous year’s papers regularly to get a feel of the exam pattern, question types, and time management. It aids in identifying weak areas for improvement.

Current Affairs Preparation in Hindi: Stay updated with current affairs through Hindi newspapers like ‘Dainik Jagran,’ ‘Dainik Bhaskar,’ or ‘Hindustan.’ Make notes and revise them regularly.

Hindi Language Skills for Essay and Answer Writing: Improve your Hindi writing skills for essay and answer writing. Practice essay writing on contemporary topics in Hindi to improve articulation and expression.

Mock Tests and Revision: Take regular mock tests in Hindi to simulate exam conditions. Analyze your performance, focus on weak areas, and revise consistently.

Utilize Online Resources: Leverage online resources offering Hindi medium-specific study material, video lectures, and forums for discussions and doubt clarification.

Stay Positive and Consistent: Maintain a positive attitude, stay motivated, and remain consistent in your efforts. Believe in your abilities and focus on continuous improvement.

Also Read: UPSC CSE: Strategies for Rural and Urban Candidates

Success Stories of UPSC Aspirants from Hindi Backgrounds

The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) stands as a difficult challenge, especially for aspirants from Hindi backgrounds. Let’s look at some success stories of aspirants belonging to the Hindi medium:

Anuradha Pal: Rank 451 (2012), Rank 62 (2015)

Anuradha Pal hails from a humble background. She cleared the UPSC CSE examination twice demonstrating the power of perseverance. She completed her degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Uttarakhand. Anuradha Pal secured 451st rank in the UPSC exam in 2012 and 62nd rank in 2015.

Gaurav Budania: 13th Rank, UPSC 2020

Gaurav Budania’s journey to success is inspirational. He Hailed from a humble family in Rajasthan’s Churu district. He holds an engineering degree from IIT BHU and a master’s degree in sociology. He passed the IAS exam in Hindi medium in 2020.

Gaurav Kumar Singhal: 31st Rank, UPSC 2016

Gaurav Kumar Singhal, from Bulandshahr, UP, secured the 31st rank in UPSC on his sixth attempt. Attempting the exam in Hindi medium, he emphasizes the importance of individualized strategies, self-confidence, and unwavering patience as important elements for success.

Also read: IAS Books in Hindi: List of Useful Books For Hindi Medium Aspirants

Cracking the UPSC CSE is a taxing journey, and non-English medium aspirants face a unique set of challenges. However, several success stories attest to the fact that with dedication, strategic planning, and the right resources, candidates from Hindi backgrounds can not only overcome these challenges but also emerge triumphantly in the pursuit of their civil services dream.

The key lies in a holistic approach that combines language proficiency, effective study strategies, and a resilient mindset.

Article Written By: Priti Raj

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आईएएस मुख्य परीक्षा में उत्तर कैसे लिखें?

सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के लिये उत्तर कैसे लिखें.

इस लेख में हम आपको यह बताएंगे कि सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा में उत्तर लेखन (Answer Writing) का क्या महत्व है। एक सटीक उत्तर कैसे लिखा जाए, जिससे हम परीक्षा में अधिक से अधिक अंक प्राप्त कर सकें। यहां हम जो भी युक्तिया व निर्देश दे रहें हैं, वे सब इस परीक्षा में टापर रहे अभ्यर्थियों, शिक्षकों व वरिष्ठ सेवाओं में रहे अधिकारियों के अनुभव के अनुसार हैं।

प्रथम चरण - निबंध लेखन

प्रारंभ में अभ्यर्थी निबंध लिखने में सहज नही होते हैं, इसी के कारण अपने प्रयास में असफल भी हो जाते हैं। इस पेपर के लिये यह आवश्यक है कि हमें निबंध लिखते समय विषय से संबंधित उपयुक्त जानकारी व विश्लेषण देना है, इसलिये निबंध लिखते समय क्या होना चाहिये और क्या नहीं होना चाहिये, यह जानना जरूरी है।

निबंध के महत्व को देखते हुये हमें निबंध प्रमुख अंग जैसे निबंध के विषयों का परिचय, उसका निष्कर्ष, विचारों के प्रवाह तथा उदाहरणों पर विशेष ध्यान दिया जाना चाहिये। इसके लिये आप निबंध लेखन अभ्यास कर सकते हैं, उदाहरण के लिये एक अच्छा निबंध लिखते समय हमें निम्न बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिये।

निबंध के शुरुआत मे परिचय के ठीक बाद से हमें उस विषय पर अपना स्टैंड स्पष्ट करना चाहिए। निबंध में जितना संभव हो सके विषय से जुड़े आयामों को कवर करना चाहिए और प्रति अनुच्छेद के लिये आपके पास एक उचित विचार होना चाहिए। निबंध में दिये जाने वाले विचार, उदाहरण व विशलेषण जितना संभव हो उतने आसान होने चाहिए। मतलब यह कि, बच्चे भी आपके निबंध को समझ सकें। अधिकतर उम्मीदवारों के निबंधों में आवश्यकता से अधिक व असंगत स्पष्टीकरण होने के कारण वो उसे को जटिल बना देते हैं, जो कभी भी अच्छे अंक नहीं देता है।

उत्तर-लेखन के विभिन्न चरण

• कुशलता से व निर्धारित समय  पर निबंध लिखने के लिये निबंधों से उन विषयों का चयन करें जो आपके लिये सबसे अधिक अनुकूल व सुरक्षित हो।
• इस आधार पर निबंध का चयन न करें, कि किस विषय पर कम या किस विषय के लिये अधिक लिखने की आवश्यकता होगी।
• आपके निबंध में आपके स्टैंड का समर्थन करने वाले तर्क होने चाहिए, इसमें आपके स्टैंड के खिलाफ कुछ आलोचनाएं शामिल हों, कुछ सकारात्मक तथा आशावादी तरीके तथा चीजें कैसे बेहतर हो सकती हैं इत्यादि का उल्लेख होना चाहिये।

प्रारंभिक परीक्षा (Prelims Exam) के लिये उत्तर लेखन

कई अभ्यर्थी सिविल सेवा प्रारंभिक परीक्षा के महत्व को नहीं समझते हैं और अपनी क्षमता और प्राथमिकताओं की उपेक्षा करते हैं। इसका  कारण यह है कि प्रीलिम्स के अंक मेरिट में नहीं जुड़ते, किन्तु यह उपेक्षा एक बहुत गंभीर गलती साबित हो सकती है। ऐसा कई बार हुआ है कि, कई टॉपर्स केवल 2-3 अंक के मार्जिन के साथ प्रीलिम्स परीक्षा पास कर सके। इस तरह से हमें यह समझना चाहिये कि कि प्रारंभिक परीक्षा में 1 या 2 प्रश्न ही आपकी सफलता और असफलता निरधारित कर सकते हैं।

अभ्यर्थियों को यह सलाह दी जाती है कि सिविल सेवा प्रीलिम्स के प्रश्न पत्रों में सर्वप्रथम उन प्रश्नों को चिह्नित करना चाहिए जिनमें आप 100% प्रतिशत निश्चित हैं। प्रश्न पत्र के दूसरे दौर में उन प्रश्नों का प्रयास करने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए, जिसमें आप दिये गए विकल्पों में से दो विकल्पों को हटा कर बाकी के दो विकल्प उत्तर के लिये निर्धारित कर सकें। इस रणनीति के साथ कई उम्मीदवारों ने प्रारंभिक परीक्षा में अच्छे अंक अर्जित कर सफलता प्राप्त की है।

मुख्य (Main Exam) परीक्षा के लिये उत्तर लेखन

यहां हम यूपीएससी के उन टापर्स द्वारा सुझाई गई तकनीक के बारे में चर्चा करेंगे, जिन्होंने सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के तीनों चरणों में सफलता प्राप्त की है।

इस प्रकार के अनुभव के प्रयोग से आप यह जानेंगे कि सिविल सेवा परीक्षा में प्रभावशाली और सुव्यवस्थित उत्तर कैसे लिखें जिससे आप उच्चकोटि के अंक प्राप्त कर सकें। अभ्यर्थियों को उत्तर लिखने के दृष्टिकोण में किए जाने वाले कुछ बदलाव व अंकदायी सुझाव यहां दिए जा रहे हैं,  हमें आशा है कि इसने आपको आंसर राइटिंग में मदद मिलेगी।

बिंदुओं व पैराग्राफ में लिखें

परिचय (Introduction): प्रश्न में पूछे गये विषय से मुख्य शब्द लें और उसे परिचय भाग के अंतर्गत समझाएं।

शीर्षक व भूमिका (Headings - हेडिंग्स): उत्तर के प्रारंभ में ऐसे वाक्यों का प्रयोग करना चाहिये जो भूमिका की आवश्यकता को पूर्ण कर दें। प्रश्न यदि किसी मुद्दे पर आधारित है तो कुछ (२-३) पंक्तियों में उसका निष्कर्ष भी लिखा जा सकता है, लेकिन यह ध्यान रहे कि तथ्यात्मक प्रश्नों के लिये किसी विशेष निष्कर्ष की आवश्यकता नहीं होती है।

यह भी ध्यान दें, कि आपके उत्तरों मे जानकारी प्वाइंट्स तक सीमित नही होना चाहिये, बल्कि हेडिंग्स (शीर्षक) का भी प्रयोग करना चाहिये। विषयों व टापिकों के उत्तर देते समय शीर्षकों के उपयोग से आप अपने उत्तरों को अलग-अलग भागों में सुव्यवस्थित रूप से दे सकते हैं। यदि किसी प्रश्न के उत्तर के लिये कई अलग-अलग तथ्यों व बिन्दुओं को रखना आवश्यक है तो उसके लिये आप बिन्दुओं का प्रयोग अवश्य कर सकते हैं।

शीर्षकों, उप-शीर्षकों, महत्वपूर्ण बिंदुओं व व्यक्तिगत विषलेशण (यदि आवश्यक है तो) पर आधारित उत्तर आपको इस परीक्षा में अच्छे अंक प्राप्त करने में मदद करेंगे।

रेखाचित्रों का प्रयोग: आरेख/चित्र (Diagrams) प्रश्नों के उत्तर के लिये आरेखों का बहुत महत्त्व  होता है, जैसे कि भूगोल या अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संबंधों के लिए भारत और विश्व के मानचित्र इत्यादि। इसके अलावा एनसीईआरटी किताबों से जिओग्राफी के लिए चित्र तैयार किए जाने का अभ्यास करें। भूगोल के पेपर -1 में कई प्रकार के भौगोलिक विषयों पर प्रश्न आते हैं और आरेख इत्यादि के माध्यम से आप एक अच्छा उत्तर बना सकते हैं।

नोट: निबंध के प्रश्नों तथा कुछ विश्लेषणात्मक प्रश्नों के लिये इस प्रवृत्ति से बचना चाहिये। किंतु यदि परीक्षा में पूछे गये प्रश्न की प्रकृति ही ऐसी हो कि उसमें विभिन्न विषय वस्तुओं के आपसी संबंध अथवा वर्गीकरण इत्यादि की आवश्यकता हो तो रेखाचित्र का प्रयोग उपयोगी सिद्ध हो सकता है।

प्रवाह तालिका/फ़्लोचार्ट (Flowchart): मुख्य परीक्षा सामान्य अध्ययन पेपर - 3 (प्रौद्यौगिकी, आर्थिक विकास, जैव-विविधता, पर्यावरण, सुरक्षा एवं आपदा प्रबंधन) के लिये फ़्लोचार्ट इत्यादि का उपयोग किया जाता है। यदि आप फ्लोचार्ट के साथ साइड हेडिंग को भी सम्मिलित करें तो सामान्य अध्ययन पेपर -1 में सामजिक मुद्दों से जुड़े उत्तरो के लिये आप अच्छे अंक प्राप्त कर सकते हैं। परीक्षा में पूछे गए प्रश्न में विभिन्न विषय वस्तुओं के के वीच के संबंधों एवं वर्गीकरण इत्यादि की उल्लेख की आवश्यकता होने पर रेखाचित्रों आदि का प्रयोग उपयोगी रहेगा।

अभ्यर्थियों के लिये अति आवश्यक है कि प्रश्नों में पूछे जाने वाले मुद्दों व विषयों के उत्तरों देते समय विषय के ज्ञान की गहराई से अधिक उसके विश्लेषण तथा जितना संभव हो उतना उनसे जुड़े आयामों को कवर करने का प्रयास करें। यह ध्यान रखें कि यूपीएससी बोर्ड आपके दिये गये उत्तरों में पूछे गये टापिक से जुड़े आयामों को जानने और उन्हें समझने में दिलचस्पी रखता है। वहीं दूसरी तरफ ऐसा भी मानते हैं, कि अवश्यकता से अधिक गहन विद्वानों जैसे बहुत बड़े-बड़े उत्तर सिविल सेवा परीक्षा की कसौटी के अनुकूल नहीं होते।

जीएस या करंट अफेयर्स की तैयारी के दौरान उत्तर लिखने के लिये इसी तरीके को अपनाना चाहिये। इस प्रकार खुद को प्रशिक्षण देने से आप परीक्षा के दिन सभी आवश्यक आरेख, प्रवाह चार्ट, साइड-हेडिंग इत्यादि का प्रयोग करनें में सहज होंगे और इसकी रूपरेखा बनाने में भी अधिक समय नहीं लगेगा। जीएस में आपसे जितने सवाल हो सकते हैं उतने प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए।

जब तक आप पूरी तरह से किसी प्रश्न के बारे समझ न लें तब तक कोई प्रश्न नहीं छोड़ना चाहिए। किसी भी प्रश्न को तभी छोड़ें जब आप यह अनुमान न लगा सकें कि क्या पूछा गया है और उसके लिये उपयुक्त उत्तर क्या होगा।

परीक्षा में समय प्रबंधन का महत्व

आवश्यक टिप्स: परीक्षा देते समय सबसे पहले 2 से 3 मिनट के समय में प्रश्नपत्र पर एक नजर डालें और उन प्रश्नों का चयन करें जो आपको सरल लगें। पहले चरण में तकरीबन 10 प्रश्न या अधिक चुनें, ) और उन्हें पहले प्रयास मे हल करें। दूसरे चरण में उन प्रश्नों के लिए प्रयास करें जिनके उत्तर समझने के लिये आपको थोड़ा समय और अनुमान की आवश्यकता हो। जीएस का एथिक्स पेपर आमतौर पर बहुत लंबा होता है और कई अभ्यर्थी इसे समय के भीतर हल करने में सक्षम नहीं हो पाते हैं। अच्छे अंक और रैंक प्राप्त करने के लिये आपको अधिक से अधिक परीक्षण और समय सीमा के साथ अभ्यास करके अपनी गति में सुधार करना होगा।

याद रखने योग्य महत्वपूर्ण बिन्दु

अपने उत्तरों में लिखे गये महत्वपूर्ण वाक्यों/शब्दों को उचित रूप (बहुत अधिक नहीं) से रेखांकित करें।

परीक्षा में केवल नीले और काले पेन का प्रयोग करते हुये, नीली कलम से उत्तर लिखें तथा काले पेन से महत्वपूर्ण भागों रेखांकित करने का कार्य करें।

हैंडराइटिंग : यानि आपकी लिखावट , जितनी सुन्दर होगी उतने की अतिरिक्त अंक आप अर्जित करेंगे।

उत्तरों के लिये लिखे गये पैराग्राफ के बीच उचित जगह (पैराग्राफ ब्रेक) रखें, जिससे पैराग्राफ का अंतर साफ-साफ समझ में आए।

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बिगिनर्स लोगों के लिए यूपीएससी उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास

यूपीएससी के उम्मीदवार, विशेष रूप से जिन्होंने अपनी तैयारी अभी प्रारंभ की है, यूपीएससी मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास के बारे में प्रायः भ्रमित एवं चिंतित रहते हैं। यूपीएससी के उम्मीदवारों को प्रायः मुख्य परीक्षा हेतु उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास के संबंध में निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों का सामना करना पड़ता है।

• उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास प्रारंभ करने का सही समय कब है?
• उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास की बारंबारता कितनी होनी चाहिए?
• क्या मैं उत्तरों की गुणवत्ता या उत्तर लेखन की गति पर ध्यान दूं?
• मुझे प्रतिदिन कितने प्रश्नों का अभ्यास करना चाहिए?

उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास के संबंध में ये कुछ प्रश्न हैं जो एक ऐसे उम्मीदवार को परेशान करते हैं जिसने अभी-अभी अपनी तैयारी प्रारंभ की है या ऐसे उम्मीदवार जिनके पास उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास का सीमित अनुभव है। हम इस लेख में उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास से जुड़े विभिन्न मिथकों को दूर करने जा रहे हैं, किंतु पहले हम यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण करने में उत्तर लेखन के महत्व पर चर्चा करेंगे।

यूपीएससी हेतु उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास- उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास का महत्व

यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा उम्मीदवारों के लिए संपूर्ण यूपीएससी परीक्षा का सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण चरण है। यह निम्नलिखित कारणों से है –

• यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा परीक्षा चयनित उम्मीदवारों की अंतिम कट-ऑफ इस आधार पर तैयार करती है, कि एक उम्मीदवार ने कुल 2025 अंकों में से कितने अंक प्राप्त किए हैं।
• अधिकतम कुल 2025 अंकों में यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा के 1750 अंक एवं साक्षात्कार परीक्षा के 275 अंक सम्मिलित होते हैं।
• यह अंकन पैटर्न अंतिम चयन में मुख्य परीक्षा के महत्व एवं चयनित उम्मीदवारों की अंतिम सूची में अच्छी रैंक प्राप्त करने को प्रदर्शित करता है।
• यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के अंकन पैटर्न के बारे में अधिक जानने के लिए, यहाँ क्लिक करें।
• मुख्य परीक्षा में अच्छे अंक लाने के लिए उत्तर लेखन की कला अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण हो जाती है।
• उत्तर लेखन के महत्व को स्पष्ट करने के लिए, मान लीजिए कि आपकी अच्छी उत्तर लेखन तकनीक के कारण प्रत्येक प्रश्न में आपको 5 अंक अतिरिक्त प्राप्त होते हैं।
• इसके माध्यम से, आप अकेले सामान्य अध्ययन के प्रश्न पत्रों में 40 और अंक प्राप्त करेंगे (प्रत्येक पेपर में 10 अंक)। उत्तर लेखन की कला में महारत हासिल करने से निबंध पत्रों में भी आपके अंकों पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ेगा।
• अतः इस वर्ष या अगले वर्ष यूपीएससी मुख्य परीक्षा में सम्मिलित होने वाले उम्मीदवारों को उत्तर लेखन की कला में व्यापक रूप से महारत हासिल करनी चाहिए।

यूपीएससी के लिए उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास- बिगिनर्स के लिए चरण-दर-चरण मार्गदर्शिका

• बहुत जल्दी प्रारंभ न करें: उम्मीदवार प्रायः अपनी तैयारी के आरंभिक समय में ही उत्तर लिखने का अभ्यास प्रारंभ करने की गलती करते हैं। इस दृष्टिकोण के साथ समस्या यह है कि अपनी तैयारी के इस स्तर पर उम्मीदवारों को संबंधित विषय के बारे में पर्याप्त आधारभूत ज्ञान की कमी होती है। यह प्रायः समय की बर्बादी एवं उम्मीदवारों की ओर से गलत प्रेरणा () का परिणाम होता है।
• पहले बुनियादी ज्ञान निर्मित करें: उपरोक्त गलती से बचने के लिए, उम्मीदवारों को पाठ्यक्रम के विभिन्न भागों के बारे में बुनियादी ज्ञान का निर्माण करने हेतु मूलभूत पुस्तकों को पढ़ना एवं सीखना चाहिए। समाचार पत्रों को नियमित रूप से पढ़ना एवं उन्हें स्थैतिक के साथ-साथ पाठ्यक्रम के अन्य भागों से जोड़ना विषयों के बारे में एक महत्वाकांक्षी बहुआयामी दृष्टिकोण प्रदान करता है। मात्र इस तरह की समझ के साथ, उम्मीदवार यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा की मांग के अनुसार गुणवत्तापूर्ण उत्तर लिख सकते हैं।
• प्रश्न की मांग को समझना एवं अपने उत्तर की संरचना निर्मित करना: अब बात प्रश्न की समझ की आती है। उम्मीदवार प्रायः प्रश्न की गलत व्याख्या करते हैं एवं प्रश्न की मांग के स्थान पर वे जो जानते हैं उसे लिखते हैं। इससे परीक्षक के मस्तिष्क पर परीक्षार्थी के संबंध में एक गलत छाप पड़ती है। अतः, उम्मीदवारों को पहले प्रश्न की मांग को समझना प्रारंभ करना चाहिए और फिर उसी के अनुसार अपना उत्तर तैयार करना चाहिए। उचित ढंग से संरचित उत्तर आपको बेहतर अंक प्रदान करवाएगा क्योंकि यह परीक्षक को दिखाता है कि आपको प्रश्न की अच्छी समझ है एवं यह आपके उत्तरों में सूचना के प्रवाह को भी सुगम बनाता है।
• गति के बजाय गुणवत्ता पर पहले ध्यान दें: प्रारंभ में, उम्मीदवारों को उत्तर पुस्तिका में तेजी से लिखने और पृष्ठों को भरने के स्थान पर एक अच्छा उत्तर लिखने, अनेक आयामों को कवर करने पर ध्यान केंद्रित करना चाहिए। एक बार जब आप एक अच्छा उत्तर लिखना जानते हैं, तो आप अपनी तैयारी के बाद के चरण में स्वतः ही गति पकड़ लेंगे।
• नियमित रूप से लिखें: अंतिम किंतु कम महत्वपूर्ण नहीं, अधिकतम लाभ प्राप्त करने हेतु आपको अपने मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास में नियमित होना चाहिए। यहां नियमित होने का तात्पर्य प्रत्येक दिन से नहीं है, बल्कि उपलब्ध समय के अनुसार उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास दिनचर्या / बारंबारता तय करना आपका विवेकाधिकार है। एक बार जब आप बारंबारता पर निर्णय ले लेते हैं, तो आपको यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए अपने उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास में सुसंगत होना चाहिए। इससे आपको मुख्य परीक्षा (उत्तर लेखन एवं ज्ञान के संदर्भ में) तथा प्रारंभिक परीक्षा (ज्ञान के संदर्भ में) दोनों में अत्यधिक लाभ प्राप्त होगा।

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खण्ड ‘A’

1.आत्म-संधान की प्रक्रिया अब तकनीकी रूप से बाह्य स्रोतों को सौंप दी गई है । (The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.)

2.आपकी मेरे बारे में धारणा, आपकी सोच दर्शाती है; आपके प्रति मेरी प्रतिक्रिया, मेरा संस्कार है । (Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.)

3.इच्छारहित होने का दर्शन काल्पनिक आदर्श (युटोपिया) है, जबकि भौतिकता माया है। (Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.) 

4.सत् ही यथार्थ है और यथार्थ ही सत् है । (The real is rational and the rational is real.)

खण्ड ‘B’

1.पालना झूलाने वाले हाथों में ही संसार की बागडोर होती है । (Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.)

2.शोध क्या है, ज्ञान के साथ एक अजनबी मुलाकात ! (What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!)

3.इतिहास स्वयं को दोहराता है, पहली बार एक त्रासदी के रूप में, दूसरी बार एक प्रहसन के रूप में । (History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.) 

4.”सर्वोत्तम कार्यप्रणाली” से बेहतर कार्यप्रणालियां भी होती हैं । (There are better practices to “best practices”.)

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• परीक्षा कक्ष में कभी भी प्रश्न पत्र मिलते ही सीधे निबंध लिखना शुरू न करें । थोडा समय विषयवस्तु के बारे में सोचने के लिए निकालें और मन में आए हुए अहम बिन्दुओं को अंतिम पेज पर लिख लें । क्योंकि अहम बिन्दुओं का सही क्रम निबंध में मायने रखता है और बिना संरचना (frame) तैयार किये सीधे लिखना शुरू करने से आप इस क्रम का सही पालन नहीं कर पाएंगे ।
• प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने से पहले प्रश्न पत्र में दिए गये निर्देशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें ।
• अपने प्रवेश पत्र में उल्लिखित माध्यम में ही निबन्ध लिखें । प्राधिकृत माध्यम के अलावा किसी अन्य माध्यम में लिखे गए उत्तरों पर अंक नहीं दिए जाते ।
• शब्द संख्या (word limit) का पालन करना अत्यंत आवश्यक है ।
• प्रश्न पत्र में 2 खण्ड होते हैं – खण्ड A और खण्ड B । आपको प्रत्येक खण्ड से एक -एक निबन्ध लिखने हैं । 
• प्रत्येक निबंध की शब्द संख्या लगभग 1000-1200 शब्द होनी चाहिये ।
• प्रत्येक निबंध के लिए अधिकतम 125 अंक दिए जाते हैं, अर्थात यह प्रश्न पत्र कुल 250 अंकों का है।  

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Understanding Essay Writing

An essay is a short piece of writing that sheds light on any given topic. M.H. Abrams, the American literary critic, notes that the essay is “Any short composition in prose that undertakes to discuss a matter, express a point of view, or persuade us to accept a thesis on any subject.”

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. Formal essays can also have factual elements in it, like quoted statistics from a government report etc. It is never in the form of a conversation, never uses first-person references and seldom gets intimate with the audience. In short, a formal essay has a certain degree of seriousness attached to it.

Essay writing for CSE

• For the CSE essay paper, two essays have to be written under 3 hours in the 1000-1200 word limit. Each essay carries 125 marks for a total of 250.
• The essay paper is divided into two sections - A and B, each carrying a choice of 4 essays each, and the aspirant has to choose only one essay from each section.
• The instructions in the syllabus are clear in what is being expected from the aspirant. Aspirants are ‘expected to keep their thoughts closely to the subject and arrange their ideas accordingly.It furthur tates that, credit will be given for effective and coherent expression’.
• The underlined keywords are important because after content, these are the exact parameters on which the essay will be evaluated. 

Beginning Essay Writing

Practice makes perfect. For scoring good marks in the essay, one needs practice. But, before we get to the practising part, we should do some basic homework first. We would start by looking at what a well structured essay is, how it can be planned, what elements can be added to make the essay more scoring, and most importantly, how to do it all within the prescribed time limit.

Basic structure of an essay

The most common method of structuring a essay is breaking it up into paragraphs. In this technique, besides the introduction and the conclusion, there will be body-paragraphs. In these body-paragraphs, the aspirant will have to fit in all his content.

• Body-paragraphs can broadly be supportive, critical or narrative. Ideally, one can start any argument in an aptly phrased narrative paragraph which describe the topic in some detail and then move on to a supportive paragraph containing a few positive facts/ideas on the topic. Though critical paragraphs look best when they are placed last, there are no such rules, and for some topics it can be used as the opening paragraph for the topic.
• The most important part of the essay is perhaps the introduction. First impressions are very important, and a well thought out introduction will definitely make a positive impression on the examiner. We will discuss how to write a proper introduction later in this strategy.
• Similarly, the conclusion is where one can score additional marks if done properly. This will also be discussed later.

Keywords of the essay syllabus

• 'closely': Any deviation from the topic will be tolerated only up to a certain point. One must, therefore, as a rule stick as closely as possible to the topic at hand. Any example, quote, anecdote or reference must be on topic or related closely to it.
• 'arrange': The essay must be in an arranged form. The aspirant is supposed to plan ahead and form a structure of the essay before actually writing it down.
• 'orderly': The ideas or arguments put forward in the essay must follow an order. A haphazard essay that does not flow sequentially, must be avoided at all costs.
• 'concise': The essay and the matter discussed therein must be expressed as precisely possible. Clarity of thought and brevity of expression is what is looked for in the CSE essay.
• 'effective': The essay must be written in a language that makes a strong impression. Thus, one needs to be conveying a point with every sentence, every paragraph. Flowery language is best avoided.
• 'coherent': Coherence is required of all forms of writing, including answer writing, but in the CSE essay one must be extra careful to check that all individual sentences in the essay are making sense. Also, paragraphs as a whole must convey a clear and well thought out exposition on the theme of the essay.

Planning to write an essay

A good essay needs planning. There are three steps to it - defining or understanding what the essay is going to be about in very clear terms, brainstroming on the topic and thirdly, devising the outline of the essay.

Central idea of the thesis statement

• All CSE essays have a thesis statement. For example, in CSE 2016, the following essay was asked— ‘Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare’ . Here the central idea is ‘innovation’. The aspirant is supposed to explore those dimensions of innovation that affect ‘economic growth and social welfare’. In doing so, the aspirant should not veer from the central topic of innovation but if possible add a few related ideas which may supplement the overall central idea that not only socio-economic but also other areas like technology and culture are affected by forces of innovation.
• In another essay asked in CSE— ‘Water disputes between States in federal India’ – the central idea is how the water disputes between various Indian states have played out and what are its various dimensions. Constitutional, legal, social and political dimensions, for ex, are a must for addressing this topic. In order to find out the various dimensions of any given topic we should perform a brainstorming exercise.

Brainstorming for essay writing

• Brainstorming for essay is a crucial step. Brainstorming helps you get all the ideas at one place for quick reference. There are no hard and fast rules, but typically one can begin with the given topic and immediately start listing the things that come to mind. One can ideally devote an entire page for this exercise.

Brainstorming guide

• The first requirement for brainstorming is focus. One should be able to focus single-mindedly on the job at hand, which in this case is jotting down as many points as possible regarding the essay topic.
• Boundaries must also be properly defined. If the topic does not absolutely require a particularly complex point or if it does not require following a difficult train of thought, it should be avoided. Keeping the essay as simple as possible without sacrificing the most valid points is what we should be looking for.
• Then we must set a time limit for the brainstorming session. Ideally, for CSE that time limit works out to about 25 minutes per essay. Within that time limit one is supposed to come up with all the necessary points and plans for writing the essay.
• Another important point to be made here is that aspirants should have a fair understanding regarding  the expectations of the CSE examiner from the essay. Every topic will have some basic ideas that the aspirants must necessarily try to explore or address. During brainstorming such a requirement can be searched for.
• In the brainstorming exercise one may also take help of diagrams, flow-charts, mind-maps etc., if needed. Sometimes doing this may clear things up to a great extent or even save precious time.
• Three things that one must exclusively do while brainstorming are — identify causes and factors, define the various issues and make a list of associated ideas. Doing this is key to success in the entire brainstorming exercise.

Adding elements to the essay

• Any good essay will definitely have a multitude of elements and dimensions to it. For CSE essay writing, there are certain basic rules that one can follow while searching for these elements and dimensions.
• The first of such rules would be to follow and uphold Constitutional values at all times . This is very crucial for essay writing in CSE, that the values enshrined in our Constitution reflect in whatever idea, problem or solution we discuss in the essay. At no point should one try and support an idea that is unconstitutional.
• One must also be democratic while addressing issues . The concepts of ‘freedom and equality’ should be the guiding principles while suggesting solutions and while criticising events or issues.
• Generally, one must also avoid taking absolutist/non-compromising positions . In fact, the best way to handle complex problems is to find the middle ground.
• One must also try not to make sweeping generalisations on any given issue. Instead, there should be hints of patience, justice and understanding in addressing or discussing any given topic.
• Lastly, there are two more things that an aspirant need to keep in mind while attempting the CSE essay. (A) Do not question the topic itself, which is to say, in other words, do not contradict yourself. Pick a position (ideally, the middle path) and stay true to it throughout the essay. (B) Never use positively, things that are universally considered or used in a negative sense, and vice-versa. For ex, one must not say that ‘terrorism’ under certain conditions is equivalent to a freedom struggle, even though quotes like ‘one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter’ are quite common.

Elements in an essay

• The three basic elements — social, political and economic — form the bedrock of a good CSE essay.
• To these, one may add other dimensions like Constitutional, legal, technological, technical etc. 
• Another important element is the persona Good personal experiences or anecdotes can no doubt be used to increase the effectiveness of the essay but these should stay within the accepted framework of ethical conduct.

PESTLE Analysis

• Political – Economic – Sociological – Technological – Legal – Environmental Analysis.
• Use PESTLE Analysis to figure out the various aspects, dimensions, factors etc of any given topic.

Outlining the essay

• Before writing the essay, it is best to outline it. To outline an essay means to figure out what to say in the introduction/conclusion, which idea comes where, or even what quote to use for the essay etc.
• Outlining the essay in rough helps us grasp the entirety of the essay before actually writing it. It helps us get the big picture, and also see what we could be missing.
• It is said that once we can figure out the conclusion to our essay, it becomes much easier to not only begin but finish it with confidence.

Writing An Essay 

Sticking to the time limit

In the CSE, one has to write two essays in 3 hours which translates into 1 hour 30 minutes for each essay. Out of this, around 45 minutes to 1 hour will be required to write one essay. One can add another 10 minutes for the revision of one essay. This leaves us with roughly 30 minutes of time to prepare the essay in rough, and it includes time for carrying out the brainstorming and outlining exercises.

How to introduce the essay

• The goal of the introduction should be to arouse the reader’s interest in the topic and to prepare the reader for what is to follow.
• A good introduction to the essay can be a brief explanation of the essay topic itself. It can be made further interesting by adding to it some personal experience, or some relevant anecdotes or quotes
• The introduction should not be confusing or lacking in clarity, rather it should be able to immediately clear up any doubts regarding the topic if there is any.

Writing in paragraphs

• In a stand-alone paragraph, the concluding sentence announces that the paragraph is finished, complete. In an essay, the concluding sentence of a paragraph is more likely to play the role of a transitional device, joining one paragraph to the next.
• Flow is very important in an essay. It is also connected to writing order. Writing orders are of two types
• Known-to-New is the order of writing where the author by choice goes from known (given) concepts to unknown ones. New material is gradually added to build on the unknown.
• Simple-to-Complex is the order of writing where the author first establishes a base of concepts that are easily understood and then develops over it increasingly complex ideas.
• One can use the FREQOES method to add matter to the various paragraphs.

How to conclude the essay

• The essay can be concluded in the following ways - restating the main points in brief and with different wordings (summarizing), suggesting a way forward or a course of action, or adding an interesting personal comment or any relevant anecdote.
• Another way to conclude the essay is by returning to the discussion begun in the introduction. This is called the ‘cyclic return’ and a lot of essays follow this simple method of concluding an essay.
• The conclusion should bear a positive outlook, it should see the silver lining in the clouds. It should also be as clear and concise as possible.

Revising the essay

• To revise, read the essay in its entirety, underlining (preferably with scale and pencil) important words or phrases. Correct spelling or grammatical mistakes if any. Make sure the pages look clean and tidy.
• One may add or omit a few words but it should not be overdone. It is also not advisable that entirely new ideas/sentences are inserted in the essay at the time of revision, unless such information is critical to the essay.

Some tips on essay writing

• One can go through the CSE previous year’s essays and understand the concepts, dimensions and solutions required to solve those. Having a simple understanding of complex social problems is the secret to writing a good essay for the CSE.
• One can also keep handy a small collection of quotes or quotable phrases and citable anecdotes to be used while writing the essay. This keeps one prepared for writing any type of essay.