Essay Classes UPSC 2023
Essay Classes 2023
Under The Guidance of Mridul Purohit
Once online seats full – admission link will be deactivated automatically
- Starts from - 9th Oct ( Recorded Course + Mridul Sir's Mentorship )
- Duration
- 30 Hours
- Weekly
- 2 - 3 classes
- Time Commitment
- 5-6 hours per week
- Platform
- Zoom
- Recorded Videos
- Android App only
- Total Lectures
- 14
- No. of Tests
- 2
- Practice Tests
- 5
- Fee
- 17,000
- Thematic Coverage of Important Essay Topics
- Essay Booklet with Previous Years Model Essays
- TAG
Some of Sir’s students like
Bhuvnesh Devidas Patil (IAS, Rank 59) ; Shrenik Lodha (IPS, Rank 133); Arvind Sukumar (IPS, Rank 185); H.S Bhavna (IRTS);
Prayas Kaushik (IIS); Amit Sunal (IRS); Mridul Singh (IAS);
B. Rahul (IAS); Mayank Sharma (HAS, Rank 2)
have made it to the Service and are doing great work in their respective field as an Ethical Civil Servant.
What you'll learn
1. Understanding the Essay Question: One of the crucial aspects of essay writing is understanding the essay question. Our faculty will guide you on how to carefully analyze the essay question, identify the key components, and understand the requirements and expectations of the UPSC examiners. You will learn how to interpret the essay question effectively to develop a relevant and coherent essay.
2. Developing a Structured Approach: A well-structured essay is essential for conveying your ideas effectively. Our program will teach you how to develop a structured approach to essay writing, including brainstorming ideas, outlining the essay, and organizing the content in a logical and coherent manner. You will learn how to create an introduction, body, and conclusion that are interconnected and flow seamlessly to present a compelling argument.
3. Analyzing Issues: Essay writing for UPSC exams requires critical analysis of complex issues. Our faculty will guide you on how to critically analyze the given topic, identify different perspectives, and evaluate arguments with a balanced approach. You will learn how to use facts, examples, statistics, and other evidence to support your arguments and strengthen your essay.
4. Language Skills: Strong language skills are essential for effective essay writing. Our program will focus on improving your language skills, including grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and writing style. You will learn how to use appropriate language to convey your ideas clearly, concisely, and convincingly, keeping in mind the UPSC examiners’ expectations.
5. Essay Writing Techniques: Our faculty will teach you various essay writing techniques that are specific to UPSC exams. You will learn how to use facts, examples, quotations, statistics, and anecdotes strategically to support your arguments and make your essay more impactful. You will also learn how to use appropriate language and tone, create a coherent flow, and maintain a balanced approach in your essay.
6. Time Management: Time management is crucial in the UPSC exams, and essay writing is no exception. Our program will focus on helping you manage your time effectively during the essay writing process. You will learn how to plan and allocate time for brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising your essay within the time limit of the UPSC exams.
7. Practice with Mock Tests: Our program includes regular mock essay tests that simulate the UPSC exam environment. You will have the opportunity to practice writing essays on various topics within the time limit, allowing you to develop your writing skills under exam conditions. Our faculty will evaluate your essays and provide feedback to help you improve your performance and address any weaknesses.
8. Essay Evaluation and Feedback: We provide detailed evaluation and feedback on your essays, highlighting your strengths and areas that need improvement. Our faculty will review your essays based on the UPSC examiners’ expectations and provide specific feedback on your content, language, structure, and other aspects of essay writing. This feedback will help you identify your weaknesses and work on them to enhance your essay writing skills.
- Starts from - 9th Oct ( Recorded Course + Mridul Sir's Mentorship )
What you'll learn
1. Understanding the Essay Question: One of the crucial aspects of essay writing is understanding the essay question. Our faculty will guide you on how to carefully analyze the essay question, identify the key components, and understand the requirements and expectations of the UPSC examiners. You will learn how to interpret the essay question effectively to develop a relevant and coherent essay.
2. Developing a Structured Approach: A well-structured essay is essential for conveying your ideas effectively. Our program will teach you how to develop a structured approach to essay writing, including brainstorming ideas, outlining the essay, and organizing the content in a logical and coherent manner. You will learn how to create an introduction, body, and conclusion that are interconnected and flow seamlessly to present a compelling argument.
3. Analyzing Issues: Essay writing for UPSC exams requires critical analysis of complex issues. Our faculty will guide you on how to critically analyze the given topic, identify different perspectives, and evaluate arguments with a balanced approach. You will learn how to use facts, examples, statistics, and other evidence to support your arguments and strengthen your essay.
4. Language Skills: Strong language skills are essential for effective essay writing. Our program will focus on improving your language skills, including grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and writing style. You will learn how to use appropriate language to convey your ideas clearly, concisely, and convincingly, keeping in mind the UPSC examiners’ expectations.
5. Essay Writing Techniques: Our faculty will teach you various essay writing techniques that are specific to UPSC exams. You will learn how to use facts, examples, quotations, statistics, and anecdotes strategically to support your arguments and make your essay more impactful. You will also learn how to use appropriate language and tone, create a coherent flow, and maintain a balanced approach in your essay.
6. Time Management: Time management is crucial in the UPSC exams, and essay writing is no exception. Our program will focus on helping you manage your time effectively during the essay writing process. You will learn how to plan and allocate time for brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising your essay within the time limit of the UPSC exams.
7. Practice with Mock Tests: Our program includes regular mock essay tests that simulate the UPSC exam environment. You will have the opportunity to practice writing essays on various topics within the time limit, allowing you to develop your writing skills under exam conditions. Our faculty will evaluate your essays and provide feedback to help you improve your performance and address any weaknesses.
8. Essay Evaluation and Feedback: We provide detailed evaluation and feedback on your essays, highlighting your strengths and areas that need improvement. Our faculty will review your essays based on the UPSC examiners’ expectations and provide specific feedback on your content, language, structure, and other aspects of essay writing. This feedback will help you identify your weaknesses and work on them to enhance your essay writing skills.
Best Faculty for Essay
Mridul Purohit
Mridul Sir is one of the best UPSC CSE faculty, guiding Civil Services aspirants since 2016 and have laid the foundation of Chrome IAS to make the journey of Civil Service Aspirants a successful endeavour.
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Important Elements of an Essay
An essay is a piece of writing, narrated in a manner to present a truthful and vivid picture in front of the reader. In UPSC, where the time is limited and the marks are counted in final merit, it is quite important to master the art of essay writing well in time. Here, 5 broad elements (5C formula) are listed (rest will be discussed during lectures).
Essay writing is an art and so by the very definition can be learnt by practicing it correctly.
Increase Your marks from 80-90 to 140-150 – if you incorporate the learnings and practice you will definitely get above average marks.
1st
Thesis Statement
An essay should have a clear and concise thesis statement that outlines the main argument or point of the essay. The thesis statement sets the tone and direction of the essay and helps the reader understand the purpose and focus of the essay.
Thoughtful Expression: It is a kind of projective technique wherein your piece of writing reflects your thinking pattern, analytical capacity, decision making capability or, in nutshell, your depth in personality.
The introduction is the opening section of the essay and should be attention-grabbing and engaging. It should provide background information on the topic, introduce the thesis statement, and set the context for the essay. A well-crafted introduction can hook the reader and create interest in the essay.
2nd
Introduction
3rd
Body Paragraphs
The body paragraphs form the core of the essay and should present arguments or evidence to support the thesis statement. Each body paragraph should have a clear topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph, followed by supporting evidence, examples, and analysis to substantiate the argument. Proper organization and coherence within the body paragraphs are crucial for a well-structured essay.
An effective essay should be supported by relevant and reliable evidence and examples. This could include facts, statistics, research findings, quotations, anecdotes, or case studies that support the main argument. The use of evidence and examples helps to strengthen the essay’s credibility, persuade the reader, and enhance the overall quality of the essay.
4th
Evidence and Examples
The conclusion is the final section of the essay and should provide a concise summary of the main points discussed in the essay. It should restate the thesis statement in a different way, summarize the key arguments, and provide a closing thought or reflection. A strong conclusion leaves a lasting impression on the reader and reinforces the main argument of the essay.
5th
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Question
Writing essays enquires 4 things:
- Content knowledge and writing to the demands of the topic
- Presentation skills-Organizing and structuring
- Introducing rich and novel
- A good analytical component where a candidate demonstrates good understating and appreciation of issues involved.
You will be taught how to manage on all the above aspects. Essays writing requires ability of divergent and convergent thinking. You will be taught to understand topics and develop your essays by appreciating the scope of the topic.
You will be shown how you may write using different techniques to elaborate an develop your content.
The sessions are designed to be very interactive and engaging and you will be encouraged to ask your doubts in the live sessions.
All live classes in Essay module will be handled by Mridul Sir. There will be certain recorded session that may be delivered by other teachers.
Though most of the doubts would be addressed during the classes itself, if at all there are valid queries we would try to connect you with mentors, if required.
This course consist of 12– 13 sessions which includes 25+hrs. You all will be expected to attend the live lectures by Mridul sir and then recording would be provided to you via App ( generally takes 24-48 hours because of lockdown may take little longer).
Once the admissions closes, we would be updating instruction to access the videos. Students are advised to check below link for the course related updates: https://chromeias.com/essay-classes-by-mridul-sir/
You will be suitably notified with e-mails, SMSs and announcements as and when necessary.
Yes, for live classes you will have to download an App – we would let you know in a day or two – as we are considering different dimensions for smooth streaming, interface, user experience and other operational issues.
Yes, you can view the recorded lectures but there is a limitation. The videos can be viewed for 2-3 times only. This is in addition to the Live Lecture. Watching one video 3-4 times would be sufficient to understand the nuances and the content.
As per current trend – abstract and philosophical topics are appearing in the Essay paper – so Sir would be taking up these as well. There is specific technique in writing and organizing such essays and you will be guided on applying those.
yes all the live sessions will be made available in recorded form within one or two days of the live session. So if you miss something then you can always depend for a recorded lecture. But I personally encourage you to view the live sessions and be part of the live interactive discussions too for your own benefit.
