UPSCPORTAL : Essay Writing Skills Improvement Programme (EWSIP)

Essay Writing Skills Improvement Programme (EWSIP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Essay Writing Skills Improvement Programme (EWSIP)

Dear Aspirants,
There is a compulsory Essay Paper in the UPSC Civil Services Main Exam. It carries 200 marks and you are asked to write on one essay from the list of 4/6 topics. Fetching good marks in Essay is one of the major deciding factors for your ranking in the final merit list. Because it is a compulsory paper, so it is really crucial in determining the final selection and rank of the candidate. Writing a well structured essay is something which does not develop overnight. It is a continual improvement process. Where each number is important to give the shape of your future, how can you afford to give less importance to Essay paper?

So, we at UPSCPORTAL have decided to launch Essay Writing Skills Improvement Programme (EWSIP) For this year's (2012) Civil Services Mains. We have specially made this kit for those aspirants who are either week in this paper or have not enough time to prepare this paper. You can see contents of study kit online & can decide whether this is fruitful for you. We are advising you to not study anything else other than our kit for this paper. But if you have ample time you can read following:

The Hindu articles & analysis
Indian Express articles & analysis
Frontline
The Economic & Political Weekly
Mainstream
World Focus
Books by William Shakespeare
The Oxford Book of Essays edited by John Gross( Read some good Essays) (Selective reading)
The Penguin Book of Essays (Read some good Essays) (Selective reading)
Books by Jawaharlal Nehru
Books by M.K. Gandhi
Books by APJ Abdul Kalam
Books by Ramchandra Guha
Books by Swami Viveka Nand