Best approach for essay writing
Read many of good essays. This will give you a feel of what constitutes a well-written essay. Build a habit of reading newspaper editorials every day. Essay questions are many times asked from current affairs. Note down relevant lines or quotes which you can use in your essay, whenever you read books or newspapers. Have a good collection of opening and closing lines. Prepare some material on general topics like development, women, education, healthcare, internet, technology, science, etc. Your material should include quotations, case studies, examples, government initiatives, etc. This will be useful while writing the essay. But beware of writing all that you have prepared. You must fine-tune your essay according to the topic, not as per what you have prepared. Focus more on real-life examples rather than theoretical jargon. Even though many topics may seem like theoretical, you must write relevant, contemporary, current affairs-related stuff in your essay. For instance, in a topic lik...