prodEgyDemocratizing Education

ESSAY WRITINGby Ashutosh Pandey & Team

IAS 2020

TOTAL 8 TESTS

¬ 7 Sectional + 1 Mock Test

¬ Discussion & Model essay included

¬ Critical and Customized evaluation

¬ One to one on Voice/Video call

Discussion timing : 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM (Sunday)Test timing : 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Saturday)

BATCH STARTS04 July 2020

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The test would be divided into two parts viz A & B.

Both the parts will have 4 topics each based on the following categorization:

1. Political/Administrative-divided into sub categories like, rights, justice, equality, governance,

constitutionalism, democracy, secularism, political and administrative reforms, civil services, lateral

entry, role of constitutional, statutory and regulatory institutions, problems and issues in policy

process, good governance, civil society, role of media and other issues etc.

2. Philosophical/Ethics-divided into sub categories like, religion, spiritualism, ethical and moral values,

work culture and ethics, ideologies, concept of rights and duties, egalitarianism, equity, justice,

peace, socio-cultural harmony, individualism, consumerism, communitarianism, corruption, good

governance etc.

3. Social-divided into sub categories like, religion, secularism, culture, social justice, gender inequality,

discrimination against women, multiculturalism, communalism, social rights, social conflicts-related

to caste, community, ethnicity, race, family, kinship, tribes, urban riots, corporate culture and

traditional societies, honor killings, mobocracy, cultural vigilantism, nationalism, intolerance,

diversity and other issues.

4. Economic-divided into sub categories like, development, financial issues, poverty, globalization,

employment, financial inclusion, resource distribution, economic justice, liberalization, FDI,

corporate social responsibility etc.

5. Science and Technology-divided into sub categories like, Role of Science and technology, technology

policy, artificial intelligence, big data analysis, use of ICT, E-governance, cyber security, social media,

IT act, technology for social transformation, impact on agriculture, health, space, nuclear, energy etc.

6. Environment/demography-divided into sub categories like, Conservation, environmental impact

assessment, environmental laws like FRA, CBD, EPA, eco-ethics, industrialization vs

environmentalism, role of community, local institutions, women in conservation, global climate

changes and their impacts, disaster management and preparedness, role of NGT, CPCB, NBA,

biodiversity, land acquisition, water harvesting, wasteland management, land reforms and

agricultural practices, environmental activism, man-nature conflicts, population dynamics, natural

resource management, pollution, urbanization, slum formation and its impact, green cities, smart

cities, global initiatives – kyoto, montreal, Cartagena, UNFCCC, GEF etc.

7. International/diplomatic/strategic-nuclear policy, strategic conflicts, India and its growing role in

global politics, energy security and international ramifications, terrorism, naxalism, border disputes,

political realism, rise of rightist governments, global-local debate, growing role of multilateral

institutions, loss of sovereignity, diplomacy and manifestations, rise of Islamic, ethnic and cultural

facism, islamophobia, water wars, piracy, trade and other issues.

8. Current issues/allied issues-topics may vary across the above segments, their interlinked issues can

be asked like-

(i) “Role of local governance in controlling pandemics like corona.”

(ii) “Political justice reflects political inclusion as well as political dissent at the same time.”

(iii) “India's stand on US withdrawal from WHO, and impact on its own health management.”

(iv) “India's nuclear policy and reflections on its energy security.”

COURSE STRUCTURE

SESSION PLAN

POLITICALTEST - 1 11 July

SOCIALTEST - 2 18 July

PHILOSOPHICALTEST - 3 25 July

ECONOMICTEST - 4 1 August

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYTEST - 5 8 August

ENVIRONMENT & DEMOGRAPHYTEST - 6 14 August

INTERNATIONAL RELATION & CURRENT AFFAIRSTEST - 7 22 August

MOCK TEST (ALL TOPICS)TEST - 8 29 August

One to one discussion available on voice call/video call.

Introduction-aspects of a good essay, different moods of presentation. 4 July

Segments of an essay, broad contours of the topic and scenario building,5 July

developing linkages.

* Evaluation strictly by faculty and domain experts, where weightage will be given to creativity, ow of ideas, expression and clarity of thoughts.

* Copies would be corrected within a week with maximum duration to be not more than 7/8 days, subject to candidate writing the test in a legitimate time frame.