UPSC Mains · Essay · Topic

Education and youth

9 UPSC Mains Essay questions on Education and youth, 2014 to 2026, newest first, as UPSC set them.

  1. 2026 Topic B6A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.125 marks · 1200 words
  2. 2024 Topic B5Social media is triggering ‘Fear of Missing Out’ amongst the youth, precipitating depression and loneliness.125 marks · 1200 words
  3. 2023 Topic B8Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.125 marks · 1200 words
  4. 2021 Topic B6What is research, but a blind date with knowledge !125 marks · 1200 words
  5. 2019 Topic B6Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness125 marks · 1200 words
  6. 2017 Topic A3Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.125 marks · 1200 words
  7. 2015 Topic A4Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.125 marks · 1200 words
  8. 2014 Topic A2Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?125 marks · 1200 words
  9. 2014 Topic A3Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?125 marks · 1200 words

Other Essay topics

Art, literature and mediaEconomy, development and workEnvironment and sustainabilityEthics and valuesHealth and wellbeingHistory and civilisationIndia and the worldLeadership and characterPhilosophy and the human conditionPolity, democracy and governanceScience, technology and the futureSociety and cultureWomen and gender

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination question papers, upsc.gov.in. Topics are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.