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UPSC Mains strategy
UPSC Essay Topics: Recurring Themes and a 40-Topic Practice List
Essay topics change every year, but the themes repeat. Practise by theme and you will never meet a topic you have not thought about.
UPSC Mains strategy
IAS Essay Paper: Structure, Marks and How to Write a High-Scoring UPSC Essay
The essay paper carries 250 marks in the final merit list and is one of the few papers where a well-trained candidate can control the score. Here is the format and a method that works.
Preparation strategy
IAS Anupama Anjali’s UPSC Strategy: Mental Well-being, Revision and Writing
Anupama Anjali’s UPSC strategy combined attention to mental well-being with focused reading and regular writing practice. According to media reports at the time, she cleared the 2017 Civil Services Examination in her second attempt with All India Rank 386. Her approach offers aspirants practical lessons on taking breaks, limiting resources, practising essays and presenting answers clearly.
Coaching
Prepare Essay with a mentor
Pragnya IAS Academy, Ashok Nagar and Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad — or online.