HPAS Mains Syllabus: PAPER-III: ESSAY (100 MARKS)

Objective:

This paper is designed to test candidate’s:

1. knowledge/awareness of a variety of subjects and,
2. their ability to compose a sustained piece of writing in the form of an essay

Contents:

A fair choice of topics covering

1. current affairs
2. socio-political issues
3. socio-economic issues
4. aspects of culture and history and
5. reflective topics will be given to test the candidates’ understanding of these issues and their flair for expressing themselves in the English or in the Hindi language.

The candidates are required to attempt 2 Essays, choosing one each from Section A and B in about 900 words each.

Areas of Testing:

This paper would test the following:

1. Ability to compose a well-argued piece of writing
2. Ability to express coherently and sequentially
3. Awareness of the subject chosen

Evaluation / Marking: 

Credit will be given for the following:

1. Observing established rules and format for essay writing
2. Grammatical correctness of expression
3. The originality of thought and expression

Read more:

PAPER–I: ENGLISH (100 MARKS)….Read in Detail

PAPER-II: HINDI IN DEVNAGRI SCRIPT (100 MARKS)….Read in Detail

PAPER-IV: GENERAL STUDIES-I (200 MARKS)….Read in Detail

PAPER-V: GENERAL STUDIES-II (200 MARKS)….Read in Detail

PAPER-VI: GENERAL STUDIES-III (200 MARKS)….Read in Detail