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100 Essay Topics for 2024

Government’s Vision of Amrit Kaal
Central Bank Digital Currency by RBI
How important is flow of money for the economy?
Need of the Hour is to Maximize Possibilities of Agriculture in India
50 Crore Jan Dhan Accounts: Giant leap towards financial inclusion
Privatization in Defence Manufacturing
RBI’s strategies to tackle inflation in Economy
Non-Performing Assets and their impact on economy
India to be the world’s third largest economy
Global Recession and shapes of Economy
India becoming a leader in Renewable Energy
Is a 70-Hour Work Week Healthy?
Crypto-currency and issues related to it
Growing trends of Privatisation
Fugitive Economic Offenders and the need to bring them back

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Higher Education versus skill acquisition
Entrance exams versus Qualifying exams - what is the relevance of entrance exams for admissions to UG and PG courses in India?
Online schooling, can it be the future of education?
New Education Policy: A Progressive Policy with Diverse Challenges
Skills or knowledge: What matters more in today’s world?

ENVIRONMENT

Biodiversity Conservation– Our Solutions are in Nature
Hyper-globalism is threat to human prosperity
Net Zero Carbon Emission
Shifting of Earth's Geo-Magnetic field and its impact
Money Laundering and Illegal Wildlife trade
Ban on plastic: Environment vs. Economy
Seed Bombs: Solution to Man-Animal Conflict
Growing Pollution in Rivers
Organic Farming in India
Merger of Project Tiger and Project Elephant: Pros and Cons
Growing Intolerance in the world
Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy
Role of kindness in an utterly competitive world
Is defection becoming the new norm in Indian politics?
New India @75
Supreme Court Judgment on Jammu and Kashmir
Pro poor policies of Modi Government
Controversies surrounding the Present-day NDA government in India
Supreme Court Judgment on Demonetisation
India China border issues – Where is it headed?
Too much Democracy is Detrimental to Development
India needs aggressive and pragmatic neighborhood policy
Today India Needs ‘Harmony in Diversity’, Not Unity in Diversity
Atmanirbhar Bharat
India and SDGs
India’s Neighbourhood Policy
India’s Participation in Central Asian Region
India’s claim to UNSC permanent membership
Presidential vs Parliamentary form of government: which one India should go for?
India’s deepening malnutrition
India as the World’s fifth largest economy
One nation one election
Falling parliamentary morals in India
Is the era of coalitions over?
GST growth indicates India’s growth
Compatibility of the Contempt of Court with International Standards
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Russia-Ukraine War and its impact on geopolitics
India: From SAARC to BIMSTEC
Israel-Hamas Conflict and Operation Ajay
Has UNSC become redundant?
10 years of One Belt One Road (OBOR) Policy and India's Counter
Democracy in its neighbourhood is in India’s interest
Importance of regional trade blocs like NAFTA, RCEP etc.
G20 New Delhi Summit
SCO and its evolution
Rising Chinese hegemony in Indo-Pacific and implications for India
Climate Diplomacy and COP 28
NASA’s Artemis Program
IMEEEC and its prospects

PHILOSOPHICAL/ ABSTRACT

A smooth sea never makes a good sailor
Hour work week
Light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion, the tunnel is.
Is humanity enough to handle crises and serve people in need?
Is being vegetarian the way to go for the world?
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
War is the ultimate Price we pay for lasting Peace
Artificial Intelligence is Not All Evil – It can Promote Social Good Too
Our World is in a Surplus of Multilateral Challenges and a Deficit of Solutions.
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Does India need more missiles or more industries?
Genetically Modified Crops
National Infrastructure Pipeline
How will the FASTag project help in improving the logistics and transport sector?

SOCIAL ISSUES (Society, Gender, Caste)

Lack of civic sense among Indians is pushing the country backwards
Media’s duty is to inform public, not manufacture opinion
Urban exclusion of migrant workers in India is a reality and needs urgent robust policy measures.
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition
Economic Growth and Development are shaped by the societies in which they operate.
Social media is the fourth pillar of democracy
How does a leader impact the destiny of his country?
The Cry of Transgenders
Caste Census: Equity or casteism?
One Nation, One Ration Card
Legalizing Betting in India
The ‘Dunki’ route to illegal migration
Elderly Population in India
Transparent Taxation- honoring the honest platform
Sub-categorisation of castes in India
Group Discussions
Personality
Past Experiences

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What is a well written answer to an essay question?

Well Focused

Be sure to answer the question completely, that is, answer all parts of the question. Avoid "padding." A lot of rambling and ranting is a sure sign that the writer doesn't really know what the right answer is and hopes that somehow, something in that overgrown jungle of words was the correct answer.

Well Organized

Don't write in a haphazard "think-as-you-go" manner. Do some planning and be sure that what you write has a clearly marked introduction which both states the point(s) you are going to make and also, if possible, how you are going to proceed. In addition, the essay should have a clearly indicated conclusion which summarizes the material covered and emphasizes your thesis or main point.

Well Supported

Do not just assert something is true, prove it. What facts, figures, examples, tests, etc. prove your point? In many cases, the difference between an A and a B as a grade is due to the effective use of supporting evidence.

Well Packaged

People who do not use conventions of language are thought of by their readers as less competent and less educated. If you need help with these or other writing skills, come to the Writing Lab

How do you write an effective essay exam?

Read through all the questions carefully.
Budget your time and decide which question(s) you will answer first.
Underline the key word(s) which tell you what to do for each question.
Choose an organizational pattern appropriate for each key word and plan your answers on scratch paper or in the margins.
Write your answers as quickly and as legibly as you can; do not take the time to recopy.
Begin each answer with one or two sentence thesis which summarizes your answer. If possible, phrase the statement so that it rephrases the question's essential terms into a statement (which therefore directly answers the essay question).
Support your thesis with specific references to the material you have studied.
Proofread your answer and correct errors in spelling and mechanics.

Specific organizational patterns and "key words"

Most essay questions will have one or more "key words" that indicate which organizational pattern you should use in your answer. The six most common organizational patterns for essay exams are definition, analysis, cause and effect, comparison/contrast, process analysis, and thesis-support.

Typical questions

"Define X."
"What is an X?"
"Choose N terms from the following list and define them."

Q: "What is a fanzine?"

A: A fanzine is a magazine written, mimeographed, and distributed by and for science fiction or comic strip enthusiasts.

Avoid constructions such as "An encounter group is where ..." and "General semantics is when ... ."

State the term to be defined.
State the class of objects or concepts to which the term belongs.
Differentiate the term from other members of the class by listing the term's distinguishing characteristics.

Tools you can use

Details which describe the term
Examples and incidents
Comparisons to familiar terms
Negation to state what the term is not
Classification (i.e., break it down into parts)
Examination of origins or causes
Examination of results, effects, or uses

Analysis involves breaking something down into its components and discovering the parts that make up the whole.

"Analyze X."
"What are the components of X?"
"What are the five different kinds of X?"
"Discuss the different types of X."

Q: "Discuss the different services a junior college offers a community."

A: Thesis: A junior college offers the community at least three main types of educational services: vocational education for young people, continuing education for older people, and personal development for all individuals.

Outline for supporting details and examples. For example, if you were answering the example question, an outline might include:

Vocational education
Continuing education
Personal development

Write the essay, describing each part or component and making transitions between each of your descriptions. Some useful transition words include:

first, second, third, etc.
in addition

Conclude the essay by emphasizing how each part you have described makes up the whole you have been asked to analyze.

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect involves tracing probable or known effects of a certain cause or examining one or more effects and discussing the reasonable or known cause(s).

Typical questions:

"What are the causes of X?"
"What led to X?"
"Why did X occur?"
"Why does X happen?"
"What would be the effects of X?"

Q: "Define recession and discuss the probable effects a recession would have on today's society."

A: Thesis: A recession, which is a nationwide lull in business activity, would be detrimental to society in the following ways: it would .......A......., it would .......B......., and it would .......C....... .

The rest of the answer would explain, in some detail, the three effects: A, B, and C.

Useful transition words:

consequently
for this reason
as a result

Comparison-Contrast

"How does X differ from Y?"
"Compare X and Y."
"What are the advantages and disadvantages of X and Y?"

Q: "Which would you rather own—a compact car or a full-sized car?"

A: Thesis: I would own a compact car rather than a full-sized car for the following reasons: .......A......., .......B......., .......C......., and .......D....... .

Two patterns of development:

Full-sized car

Disadvantages

Compact car

Useful transition words

on the other hand
unlike A, B ...
in the same way
while both A and B are ..., only B ..
nevertheless
on the contrary
while A is ..., B is ...
"Describe how X is accomplished."
"List the steps involved in X."
"Explain what happened in X."
"What is the procedure involved in X?"

Process (sometimes called process analysis)

This involves giving directions or telling the reader how to do something. It may involve discussing some complex procedure as a series of discrete steps. The organization is almost always chronological.

Q: "According to Richard Bolles' What Color Is Your Parachute?, what is the best procedure for finding a job?"

A: In What Color Is Your Parachute?, Richard Bolles lists seven steps that all job-hunters should follow: .....A....., .....B....., .....C....., .....D....., .....E....., .....F....., and .....G..... .

The remainder of the answer should discuss each of these seven steps in some detail.

following this
after, afterwards, after this
subsequently
simultaneously, concurrently

Thesis and Support

"Discuss X."
"A noted authority has said X. Do you agree or disagree?"
"Defend or refute X."
"Do you think that X is valid? Defend your position."

Thesis and support involves stating a clearly worded opinion or interpretation and then defending it with all the data, examples, facts, and so on that you can draw from the material you have studied.

Q: "Despite criticism, television is useful because it aids in the socializing process of our children."

A: Television hinders rather than helps in the socializing process of our children because .......A......., .......B......., and .......C....... .

The rest of the answer is devoted to developing arguments A, B, and C.

it follows that

A. Which of the following two answers is the better one? Why?

Question: Discuss the contribution of William Morris to book design, using as an example his edition of the works of Chaucer.

a. William Morris's Chaucer was his masterpiece. It shows his interest in the Middle Ages. The type is based on medieval manuscript writing, and the decoration around the edges of the pages is like that used in medieval books. The large initial letters are typical of medieval design. Those letters were printed from woodcuts, which was the medieval way of printing. The illustrations were by Burn-Jones, one of the best artists in England at the time. Morris was able to get the most competent people to help him because he was so famous as a poet and a designer (the Morris chair) and wallpaper and other decorative items for the home. He designed the furnishings for his own home, which was widely admired among the sort of people he associated with. In this way he started the arts and crafts movement.

b. Morris's contribution to book design was to approach the problem as an artist or fine craftsman, rather than a mere printer who reproduced texts. He wanted to raise the standards of printing, which had fallen to a low point, by showing that truly beautiful books could be produced. His Chaucer was designed as a unified work of art or high craft. Since Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages, Morris decided to design a new type based on medieval script and to imitate the format of a medieval manuscript. This involved elaborate letters and large initials at the beginnings of verses, as well as wide borders of intertwined vines with leaves, fruit, and flowers in strong colors. The effect was so unusual that the book caused great excitement and inspired other printers to design beautiful rather than purely utilitarian books.

From James M. McCrimmon, Writing with a Purpose , 7th ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980), pp. 261-263.

B. How would you plan the structure of the answers to these essay exam questions?

1. Was the X Act a continuation of earlier government policies or did it represent a departure from prior philosophies?

2. What seems to be the source of aggression in human beings? What can be done to lower the level of aggression in our society?

3. Choose one character from Novel X and, with specific references to the work, show how he or she functions as an "existential hero."

4. Define briefly the systems approach to business management. Illustrate how this differs from the traditional approach.

5. What is the cosmological argument? Does it prove that God exists?

6. Civil War historian Andy Bellum once wrote, "Blahblahblah blahed a blahblah, but of course if blahblah blahblahblahed the blah, then blahblahs are not blah but blahblah." To what extent and in what ways is the statement true? How is it false?

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Essay in English for Competitive Exams

Writing Essay in English is a fundamental skill that holds immense importance in preparation for competitive exams. Whether it’s for academic exam, entrance examinations, or competitive exams, the ability to craft well structured and articulate essays is often a key component of evaluation process.

Here we have provided list of written essay in English. These essays are most important for competitive exams as well as academic exams.

Essay on Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience
Essay on Generation Restoration
Essay on Green Banking: Driving Sustainable Finance for a Better Future
Essay on Role of Insurance Sector in Economic Development
Essay on Planet Vs Plastics
Impact of Globalization on World Economy
Essay on BRICS Summit 2023 South Africa
Essay on Mission Chandrayaan 3: India’s Triumph in Space
Essay on Climate Change
Uniform Civil Code UCC: Promoting Equality and Harmonious Coexistence
Essay on Clean Air
Role of Education in Skill Development
Essay on Global Science for Global Wellbeing
Essay on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Applications, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Importance of Voting Essay: Why Every Citizen Should Exercise Their Right to Vote

Essay in English on Science and Technology Topics

Essay on Cybercrime
Essay on Emerging Cyber Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

Evergreen Essay in English

Essay on Water Pollution
Essay on Women Empowerment
Essay on Beat Plastic Pollution
Essay on Plastic Pollution
Essay on Fuel Conservation: Importance and Strategies of Fuel Conservation

Essay on Motivational Topics

Restraint is the Formula of Solution
Importance of Motivation: Driving Success and Personal Growth
Essay on Benefits of Physical Exercise
Essay on Importance of Time

Festival Topics Essay in English

Raksha Bandhan Essay in English for Students
Essay on Krishna Janmashtami for Students
My Mother Essay 10 line

Essay on Important National and International Days

Essay on International Day of Yoga
Essay on World Environment Day
Essay on World No Tobacco Day
Essay on World Red Cross Day
Essay on Kargil Vijay Diwas

Important Essays Topics for All Exams

Essay on Building Back Biodiversity: A Pathway to a Sustainable Future
Essay on Our Nurses Our Future: The Importance of Nursing
Essay on Origin and Evolution of Human Rights
Essay on Role of Youth in Building a Smart India

Importance of Essay Writing

Essay writing has immense importance. Lets explore why essay writing is crucial for success in competitive exams and how mastering this skill can enhance candidates’ prospects.

Demonstrating Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills

Essay writing provides candidates with a platform to showcase their critical thinking and analytical abilities. Competitive exams often include essay questions that require candidates to analyze complex issues, evaluate multiple perspectives, and present well reasoned arguments. Through writing essay in English, candidates can demonstrate their capacity to analyze information, synthesize ideas, and draw insightful conclusions, all of which are valued skills in various academic and professional contexts.

Assessing Communication and Writing Proficiency:

Competitive exams assess candidates communication and writing proficiency through essay writing paper. The ability to express ideas clearly, coherently, and persuasively in written form is essential for success in academia and the workplace. Essay writing allows candidates to hone their writing skills, refine their language usage, and develop a compelling writing style.

Enhancing Time Management and Planning Skills:

Essay writing in competitive exams requires effective time management and planning skills. Candidates must allocate their time wisely to brainstorm ideas, outline their essays, and draft coherent responses within the allotted time frame. Practicing to write essay in English under timed conditions helps candidates improve their ability to manage time efficiently, prioritize tasks, and maintain focus under pressure.

Fostering Creativity and Originality:

Essay writing encourages candidates to unleash their creativity and originality in expressing their ideas and viewpoints. Competitive exams often pose open-ended essay prompts that allow candidates to explore diverse topics and offer unique perspectives. By encouraging creativity and original thinking, essay writing enables candidates to distinguish themselves from their peers and make a lasting impression on examiners.

Developing Research and Information Literacy Skills:

Effective essay writing requires candidates to conduct research, gather relevant information, and cite sources accurately to support their arguments. Competent essay writers possess strong research and information literacy skills, enabling them to locate credible sources, evaluate evidence critically, and integrate findings into their essays. Through the process of research and analysis, candidates develop a deeper understanding of complex topics and cultivate lifelong learning habits that are invaluable for academic and professional growth.

Building Confidence and Self-Expression:

Mastering essay writing instills confidence in candidates, empowering them to express their thoughts, opinions, and ideas with clarity and conviction. Writing essays allows candidates to develop their voice, articulate their viewpoints, and engage in meaningful discourse on a wide range of topics. As candidates refine their writing skills and gain confidence in their abilities, they become better equipped to tackle essay questions in competitive exams with poise and self-assurance.

In conclusion, essay writing in English is a vital component of preparation for competitive exams, offering candidates an opportunity to demonstrate their critical thinking, communication, and writing skills. By mastering the art of essay writing, candidates can enhance their prospects of success in academic assessments, entrance examinations, and recruitment tests. Moreover, the benefits of essay writing extend beyond exam preparation, equipping candidates with essential skills for academic achievement, professional success, and lifelong learning.