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Mastering Essay & Answer Writing for UPSC Civil Services IAS/ IPS & State PSC Main Exam Paperback – 30 June 2020

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Mastering Essay & Answer Writing for UPSC Civil Services IAS/ IPS & State PSC Main Exam is authored by a former IRS officer and a bestselling author. The book contains decades of experience of Civil Services with the expertise of the author. It prepares you to write best ANSWERS and ESSAYS in the IAS/PCS Mains examination.

Essay Writing forms a very important part of the UPSC Civil Services IAS Main Exam. There is one complete paper based on Essay Writing in which the student has to attempt 2 out of 8 Essays in 1000-1200 words each. Further in the English Compulsory paper as well the aspirants have to attempt 1 out of 4 Essays in around 600 words. The essays being asked range from contemporary social, political or economic topics to Philosophical topics. Apart from the knowledge the examiner also judges you on the presentation of your Essay. It requires a lot of skills to write a good Essay – Unique Introduction, Assimilation of thoughts, adhering to word/ time limits, perfect conclusion, etc. Also you need to plan meticulously while writing your IAS Main Answer as you have to stick to word/ time limit. Here also you need to develop the skill to write or present your best answers. Dr. Awdhesh, an ex IRS Officer himself, is an authority on IAS Essay/ Answer Writing topic with loads of teaching experience.

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The book starts with the purpose of the Essay paper and elucidates the methodologies to write essays on any topic. It explains the structure of the essay for all six types of essays with a special chapter dedicated exclusively for Philosophical topics. How to write a Great Introduction and appealing Conclusion

It expounds the techniques of Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping to prepare the readers for spontaneous Essay Writing on any Topic. The best practices of Essay Writing explained in the book helps you fetch additional marks in examination. The book investigates the common mistakes and provides their step-by-step resolution.

In addition, the books provide dozens of Model Essays to learn and practice. It provides a large number of Quotations, Anecdotes, Stories, Poems and Studies that can make your essay stand apart. The Answers to the 4 General Studies Papers are very critical to score high in the Main Exam. The book provides a lot of Tips, Ideas & Suggestions to achieve that perfectness required for a BEST Answer.

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Teaches How to use Mind-mapping Technique to write good Essays. The book provides 10 sample Mind-maps along with Essays. Further few Mind-maps are provided for you to write your Essays.

Teaches How to structure your Essay – Introduction to Conclusion. How to make your Essay presentable with the help of Quotes, proverbs, poems, anecdotes etc. The book also provides step-by-step solution to all problems. Finally the book also teaches you the best practices while writing Essays and Answers.

Written in a very lucid language by an Expert IAS Educator, Dr. Awdhesh K. Singh, who is an ex-IRS Officer and has spent thousands of hours training thousands of IAS aspirants. He has written over 500 articles and over 5,000 answers on Quora.com. He has been a ‘Top Quora Writer’ and presently the ‘Fifth Most Followed Writers in the World’ on Quora with over 3 lakh followers and over 150 Million views on his answers.

About DISHA: In a market that is fragmented, Disha Publication has managed to make its significance felt since its inception. Our books are synonymous with high quality educational publishing and are considered a choice for reference book materials. We consistently try to offer the most progressive, futuristic and aspirant-focused study materials and journals across India. Disha publishes and distributes print and digital learning materials with strengths in school books, competitive exam books, e-books and online test series. We have published a gamut of books that caters to various competitive exams and entrance exams. Disha is a provider of K–12 education content and material for Competitive Exams. Disha caters to not just the academic abilities of the students but also prepares them for the bigger challenges of life.

Dr. Awdhesh K. Singh is a best-selling author, educator and a former IRS officer. He took voluntary retirement in 2016 after serving the Government for over twenty-five years. He is the Founder of Awdhesh Academy, an online learning platform and among the best educators of Civil Services courses of ‘Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude’ and ‘Essay and Answer Writing’ on Unacademy. He has done his B. Tech. from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, M. Tech. from IIT-Delhi and Ph.D. from ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM) Gwalior. He is a prolific writer who has authored five books on the topics of Spiritual Intelligence, Myths, GST and Happiness. He has written over 500 articles and over 5,000 answers on Quora.com. He has been a ‘Top Quora Writer’ and presently the ‘Fifth Most Followed Writers in the World’ on Quora with over 3 lakh followers and over 150 Million views on his answers.

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Dr. Awdhesh K. Singh is a best-selling author, educator and a former IRS officer. He took voluntary retirement in 2016 after serving the Government for over twenty-five years. He was awarded ‘Certificate of Merit’ by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in 2011 and ‘Presidential Award’ by the Government of India in 2015. He is the Founder of Awdhesh Academy, an online learning platform and among the best educators of Civil Services courses of ‘Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude’ and ‘Essay and Answer Writing’ on Unacademy. He has done his B. Tech. from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, M. Tech. from IIT-Delhi and Ph.D. from ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM) Gwalior. He is a prolific writer who has authored five books on the topics of Spiritual Intelligence, Leadership, Myths, GST and Happiness. He has written over 500 articles and over 5,000 answers on Quora.com. He has been a ‘Top Quora Writer’ and presently the ‘Fifth Most Followed Writers in the World’ on Quora with over 3 lakh followers and over 150 Million views on his answers.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disha Publication; First Edition (30 June 2020); AIETS.COM PVT. LTD. Plot No -6 ,(Ground Floor) Near IPSR Institute, Khasra No-40 Satbari, Chattarpur, New Delhi - 110074
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8194528658
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8194528654
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 190 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
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Dr Awdhesh Singh is a best-selling author and former IRS officer. He did his B Tech from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, M Tech from IIT Delhi and PhD from ABV-Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology & Management (IIITM) Gwalior. He is the founding Director of Awdhesh Academy, an online learning platform. He is also a top civil services educator at Unacademy and Prepladder.

He took voluntary retirement in 2016 after serving the Government of India for over twenty-five years. He was awarded ‘Certificate of Merit’ by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in 2011 and “Presidential Award by the Government of India in 2015.

He has written eight books, over 500 articles, and over 5,600 answers on Quora.com. He is the sixth most followed writer on Quora Globally, with over 3.35 lakh followers and over 225 million answer views.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Guide to Score High Marks in Essay & Answer Writing
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If you don't have much time on learning the techniques of answer writing and essays, pick this book and start practicing the tips offered by the author. It surely will accelerate your skills of answer writing.

In addition to the well documented guidelines to construct an essay the book offers 25, Sample Essays, 5 detailed mind maps on 5 different topics.

In addition the author gives you handpicked quotes, anecdotes, inspiring stories, beautiful poems and research & studies that you can use in your essays if it's relevant to the topic of your essay.

This 204 pages packed wisdom is not only helpful for IAS Aspirants but also to all those preparing for any competitive exams or even writing academic exams at school and college level.
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The book was nice it helpful to who started the preparation for civil in starting stage
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4.0 out of 5 stars Go for it.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 February 2022
Best book for practice of ESSAY.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 4 November 2020
This book is Best for UPSC as well as State PSC exam.. the book will clear your all doubt . It has Quotation , stories, poems to make out your eassy . Step by step resolution for Mistakes . Methodology to write essay .. as well as tips , Ideas Suggestions to make your Answer best .

Dont think it's best book for Essays and Answer writing
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