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UPSC essay evaluation.

A UPSC essay is judged on how well it holds one argument across 1,000 to 1,200 words, from several angles, and returns to where it began. writeupsc checks your handwritten essay against 84 topper essays in the bank and names what yours is missing: an angle, an example, a thread back to the opening.

By Gaurav Singh and Aditya Tiwari·Published ·Bank updated ·Updated

The shape topper essays share

  1. An opening story, scene or quote that sets up the argument.
  2. A thesis in one or two lines.
  3. Two to four sections, each a different level (person, society, nation, world) or angle (history, economy, ethics).
  4. A counter-view, answered.
  5. A conclusion that returns to the opening image.
84
Topper essays
30
Toppers
1,161
Avg words
11.5
Avg pages

Toppers in the bank: Shakti Dubey (AIR 1), Ujjwal Priyank (AIR 10), Divyank Gupta (AIR 21), Raghav Jhunjhunwala (AIR 4), Astha Jain (AIR 9), Aryan Yadav (AIR 31), Aditya Srivastava (AIR 1), Akansh Dhull (AIR 3).

How writeupsc evaluates it

writeupsc reads the photo of your handwritten answer, finds the closest questions in a bank of 5,901 real topper answers, scores seven criteria out of 5 with what the toppers did beside each, and names the changes that move marks: where to write them, what to write, and how many toppers did it. Every reference opens the booklet page. 1 free evaluation, Google sign-in, no card. For essays it also checks whether each section serves the thesis and whether the ending closes the loop. See a real evaluation or run your own.

Questions

Can writeupsc evaluate a full essay?

Yes. Photograph every page in order, up to ten photos for an Essay (four for a GS answer).

How long should a UPSC essay be?

1,000 to 1,200 words is the printed guidance, and topper essays use it fully.

What costs marks in an essay?

Drifting from the topic, one angle only, no examples, and an ending that does not return to the thesis.

See how your own answer compares.

Photograph the sheet the way you wrote it. 1 free evaluation with a Google account, no card.

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