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Sample Essay Topics for UPSC
| S.NO | Sample Essay Topics | AI Used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are elections free and fair in India? | ChatGPT+Claude |
| 2 | Is employment is real issue in India as compared to other countries? What can we do to improve the situation? | Claude |
| 3 | Should we do away with reservation and open up to all as equal opportunity? | Grok |
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Essay Topics for Contest
| S.NO | Essay Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them |
| 2 | The Empires of the future will be the empires of the mind |
| 3 | All ideas having large consequences are always simple |
| 4 | The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing |
How to Participate in the Essay Contest
Are you ready to showcase your essay writing skills? Choose any one of the above topics and write an original essay in your own words. Once your first draft is ready, you can enhance and polish your essay using AI writing tools like ChatGPT or Grok AI for clarity, coherence, and impact.
After finalizing your essay, email it to us at: info@civilserviceindia.com
Our editorial team will carefully review all submissions and select the best essays. Winners will be announced on our website and social media channels.
Winners will also receive a 20% discount on any course of their choice on our website.
View: Upsc essay topics
Selected Essay Topics: March 2024
1. Changing trends in the female workforce, how it can be harnessed for better growth.-JNANDEEP BORA (Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: December 2023
1. Is the caste barrier breaking due to increased love marriages in India?-SHUVAJYOTI DUTTA
Selected Essay Topics: November 2023
1. Is the caste barrier breaking due to increased love marriages in India?-JNANDEEP BORA(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: August - September 2023
1. Religion Vs Nation - Write an essay on the harmony and the conflict?-Jatin Sethi
2. Poverty and the Indian story of the numbers below the poverty line. What are the solutions?-MUDRA PADMASHALI(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: April 2023
1. Role of Social Media in Indian Politics-Shri Rishija
2. Role of Social Media in Indian Politics-Vinita Murmu (Winner)
3. Role of social media in Indian politics.-JNANDEEP BORA.
4. ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN INDIAN POLITICS-MUDRA PADMASHALI
5. Where are the oil economies headed with the rise of electric vehicles? Discuss the impact on India.-RICHA RAJ(Winner)
6. Future of printed currency. Discuss.-DR. RUPALI KUMARI
7. Role of social media in Indian politics-SANJEEV KUMAR
Selected Essay Topics: March 2023
1. How important is God in a civil society?-Jatin Sethi(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: January 2023
1. BRAIN DRAIN A DECADE AGO AND NOW-Dr Rashmi bhat(Winner)
2. BRAIN DRAIN A DECADE AGO AND NOW-Gudibandi vaishnavi
3. Should a civil servant be honest? How corruption in offices can be monitored?-JNANDEEP BORA.
4. Should a civil servant be honest? How corruption in offices can be monitored?-Jatin Sethi(Winner)
5. India has some of the richest business houses, how does it affect our GDP?-Swagata Sengupta
6. Should a civil servant be honest? How corruption in offices can be monitored?-Mudra Padmashali
Selected Essay Topics: November - December 2022
1. Is being a Hindu more important than being an Indian? should we have to choose?-Kajal Bansal
2. With Rishi Sunak becoming the British PM, does India benefit in any way?-Dr. Rashmi Bhagat
3. Food distribution in India-the way ahead-Mudra Padmashali
4. Is being a Hindu more important than being an Indian? Should we have to choose?â€-Jatin Sethi(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: October 2022
1. Analyze the economic status of India vis-a-vis the world economic scenario-Vijay Sridhar
2. Is Success a mind game or sheer hard work?-Mudra Padmashali
Selected Essay Topics: August 2022
1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.-Vijay Sridhar (Winner)
2. Quick but steady wins the race-Mudra p(Winner)
3. Dreams which should not let India sleep-SHUVAJYOTI DUTTA
4. Dreams which should not let India sleep.-Sangeeta Paul
5. Dreams which should not let India sleep.-Muhammad Fasal(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: June 2022
1. Role of money in health and happiness-Jnandeep Bora
2. Role of Money in Health and happiness-Dr.Rashmi Bhat
3. Work life balance how can it be achieved?-Dr. Reshma Bhat
4. Work life balance how can it be achieved?-Ani Ysl
5. Work life balance how can it be achieved?-Sangeeta Paul
6. Role of money in health and happiness-Anusha Kolli (Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: April & May 2022
1. How important is that PT/sports class in school?-AISHWARYA THORAM
2. How important is that PT/sports class in school?-Dr.Reshma Bhat
3. How Important is that PT/ sports class in school ?-Abraham Johnson Anchaniyil
4. The effect of war in modern days with reference to Ukaraine and Russia.-SATARUPA MUKHERJEE
5. How important is that PT/Sport class in school?-JNANDEEP BORA
Selected Essay Topics: February & March 2022
1. What is important for the voters of India? Do they carry away by propaganda?-Jayant Joshi
2. What should we do to improve Indians to be honest in public life?-VAISHNAVI GUDIBANDI
3. What is important for the voters of India? Do they carried away by propaganda?-Jayant Joshi
4. What should we do to inspire Indians to be honest in public life?-Twinkle
5. What is important for the voters of India? Do they get carried away by propaganda?-JNANDEEP BORA(Winner)
Selected Essay Topics: January 2022
1. India’s economic growth, the way forward-Anusha Kolli
Selected Essay Topics: December 2021
1. Should money weigh over choice passion in the choice of career?-Twinkle
2. The Corona virus, it’s variants and the way forward-Dr. Reshma Bhat(Winner)
3. How useful is celebrating festivals for human society? -Rashmi Bhat
4. How useful is celebrating festivals for human society? -Jayant Joshi
5. How useful is celebrating festivals for human society? -Anusha Kolli (Winner)
6. The Corona Virus , it`s variants and the way forward-Sanjyot Dhavale
7. Should money weigh over choice, passion in the choice of career?-Muhammad Fasal (Winner)
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