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Previous year's Essay Topics

April 29, 2020 by BureaucratONE Leave a Comment Last Updated April 29, 2020

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1 Economy, Development, Environment
2 Education
3 Indian Democracy, society, culture, mindset
4 International issues
5 Quote based, Philosophy, Ethics Based
6 Polity, administration, Media and Panchayati Raj Related topics
7 Science-Technology Based Essay
8 Women empowerment, Issue based Essay

Economy, Development, Environment

  1. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere. - 2018
  2. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for the majority of farmers in India. - 2017
  3. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws. - 2017
  4. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India. - 2017
  5. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms. - 2016
  6. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality. - 2016
  7. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare. - 2016
  8. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic. -2015
  9. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth? -2015
  10. Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country? -2014
  11. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India? -2014
  12. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country-2013
  13. Is the criticism that the 'Public-Private-Partnership' (PPP) model for development is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified ?-2012
  14. Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the country? -2010
  15. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death? -2009
  16. The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the 'haves' of our society. -2009
  17. Special economic zone: boon or bane -2008
  18. BPO boom in India.   -2007
  19. Protection of ecology and environment is essential for sustained economic development. -2006
  20. Globalization would finish small-scale industries in India. -2006
  21. Resource management in the Indian context. -1999
  22. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise. -1997
  23. Multinational corporations – saviours or saboteurs -1994
  24. Economic growth without distributive justice is bound to breed violence. -1993
  25. Ecological considerations need not hamper development. -1993

Education

  1. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms. - 2017
  2. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil - 2015
  3. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? -2014
  4. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress? -2014
  5. Credit – based higher education system – status , opportunities and challenges -2011
  6. Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses ? -2008
  7. Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood. -2007
  8. "Education for all" campaign in India: myth or reality. -2006
  9. What is real education? -2005
  10. Modern technological education and human values. -2002
  11. Privatization of higher education in India. -2002
  12. Irrelevance of the classroom. -2001
  13. Value-based science and education. -1999
  14. Literacy is growing very fast, but there is no corresponding growth in education. -1996
  15. Restructuring of Indian education system. -1995

Indian Democracy, society, culture, mindset

  1. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task. - 2018
  2. Dreams which should not let India sleep. -2015
  3. Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? -2014
  4. Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? -2014
  5. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India's Success? -2013
  6. In the context of Gandhiji's views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms 'Swadhinata', 'Swaraj' and 'Dharmarajya'. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy -2012
  7. Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? -2011
  8. Geography may remain the same ; history need not. -2010
  9. From traditional Indian philanthropy to the gates-buffet model-a natural progression or a paradigm shift? -2010
  10. ' globalization' vs. ' nationalism' -2009
  11. National identity and patriotism -2008
  12. How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets? -2007
  13. Globalizations and its impact on Indian culture. -2004
  14. Responsibility of media in a democracy. -2002
  15. Indian culture today: a myth or a reality? -2000
  16. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values. -2000
  17. Why should we be proud of being Indians? -2000
  18. Youth culture today. -1999
  19. Mass media and cultural invasion. -1999
  20. The composite culture of India. -1998
  21. True religion cannot be misused. -1997
  22. New cults and godmen: a threat to traditional religion -1996
  23. The Indian society at the crossroads. -1994
  24. Modernisation and westernisation are not identical concepts. -1994

International issues

  1. Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world. - 2017
  2. Preparedness of our society for India's global leadership role. -2010
  3. Good fences make good neighbours -2009
  4. Importance of Indo-US nuclear agreement -2006
  5. Terrorism and world peace -2005
  6. India's role in promoting ASEAN co-operation. -2004
  7. The masks of new imperialism. -2003
  8. As civilization advances culture declines. -2003
  9. My vision of an ideal world order. -2001
  10. The implications of globalization for India. -2000
  11. India's contribution to world wisdom. -1998
  12. The world of the twenty-first century. -1998
  13. Restructuring of UNO reflect present realities -1996
  14. The global order: political and economic -1993

Quote based, Philosophy, Ethics Based

  1. "The past' is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values. - 2018
  2. Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it. - 2018
  3. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. - 2018
  4. A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both. - 2018
  5. Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life. - 2018
  6. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. - 2017
  7. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed. - 2016
  8. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole. -2015
  9. Quick but steady wins the race. -2015
  10. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader. -2015
  11. With greater power comes greater responsibility. -2014
  12. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword. -2014
  13. Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi)-2013
  14. Discipline means success, anarchy means ruin -2008
  15. Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man.  -2007
  16. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. -2003
  17. If youth knew, if age could. -2002
  18. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. -2002
  19. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem. -2002
  20. The pursuit of excellence. -2001
  21. Truth is lived, not taught -1996
  22. Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of civilisation. -1995
  23. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -1995
  24. Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret -1994
  25. Useless life is an early death. -1994
  26. He would reigns within himself and folds his passions and desires and fears is more than a king. -1993
  27. Compassion is the basic of all morality would -1993

Polity, administration, Media and Panchayati Raj Related topics

  1. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality. - 2016
  2. Water disputes between States in federal India. - 2016
  3. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative, economic and developmental implication -2011
  4. In the Indian context, both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism -2011
  5. Are we a 'soft ' state? -2009
  6. Role of media in good governance -2008
  7. Urbanisation and its hazards -2008
  8. Evaluation of Panchayati raj system in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people.  -2007
  9. Is autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization? -2007
  10. The country's need for a better disaster management system. -2000
  11. Food security for sustainable national development -2005
  12. Justice must reach the poor -2005
  13. Judicial activism and Indian democracy. -2004
  14. Water resources should be under the control of the central government. -2004
  15. How should a civil servant conduct himself? -2003
  16. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods? -2003
  17. What have we gained from our democratic set-up? -2001
  18. Reservation, politics and empowerment. -1999
  19. The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India. -1998
  20. The language problem in India: its past, present and prospects. -1998
  21. Judicial activism. -1997
  22. What we have not learnt during fifty years of independence. -1997
  23. The vip cult is a bane of Indian democracy -1996
  24. Need for transparency in public administration -1996
  25. When money speaks, the truth is silent. -1995
  26. Politics without ethics is a disaster. -1995
  27. Whither Indian democracy? -1995
  28. Politics, bureaucracy and business – fatal triangle. -1994
  29. My vision of India in 2001 a.d. -1993

Science-Technology Based Essay

  1. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India. - 2018
  2. Social media is inherently a selfish medium. - 2017
  3. Cyberspace and Internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run. - 2016
  4. Technology cannot replace manpower. -2015
  5. Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation-2013
  6. Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible ?-2012
  7. Increasing computerization would lead to the creation of a dehumanized society. -2006
  8. The lure of space. -2004
  9. Spirituality and scientific temper. -2003
  10. The march of science and the erosion of human values. -2001
  11. The cyberworld: its charms and challenges. -2000
  12. The modern doctor and his patients. -1997
  13. Computer: the harbinger of silent revolution. -1993

Women empowerment, Issue based Essay

  1. Fulfillment of 'new woman' in India is a myth. - 2017
  2. If development is not engendered, it is endangered. - 2016
  3. Managing work and home – is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal ?-2012
  4. Women's reservation bill would usher in empowerment for women in India. -2006
  5. The hand that rocks the cradle -2005
  6. If women ruled the world -2005
  7. Whither women's emancipation? -2004
  8. Empowerment alone cannot help our women. -2001
  9. Women empowerment: challenges and prospects. -1999
  10. Woman is god's best creation. -1998
  11. Greater political power alone will not improve women's plight. -1997
  12. The new emerging women power: the ground realities. -1995
  13. Men have failed: let women take over. -1993

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