01/02/2023
*Only for aspirants*
Recalling my journey of CSS preparation, i remember my scores in English Essay.
2017 (33 marks, failed)
2018 (40 marks, passed)
2019 (61marks, passed) Alhamdulillah
The difference in scores was due to my understanding of questions being asked.
Today, I was also surprised to see the topic "Boys will be boys" in the Essay 2023 paper.
But, then I checked all the topics and found the same pattern which always helps me to understand what to write in the essay.
In my opinion, this year all the topics are somehow based on those statements which prevail in society, challenge the existing pattern yet people are not comfortable in accepting these. If you sensitize them that their opinion is going to be evaluated, many of them would change their statement.
So, yes you can make memes, you can criticize the topics, but ultimately it starts making sense that all the topics have a similar concept in their roots.
And please, remember that there is no criteria that what FPSC can ask and what it cannot.
I want to share with you all, while preparing for my psychological test for CE-2018, everyday officers came to the academy and we were given topics like
سرمایہ دارانہ نظام ہی مسائل کی وجہ ہے،
آج کا انسان مشینوں کا محتاج ہے،
عالمی طاقتیں ہی ترقی پذیر ممالک کی دوست ہیں وغیرہ ۔۔۔
and we (qualifiers) used to express their thoughts on a defined pattern (mostly in the words of famous writers who had written books on the topics) and then one day, an officer came and gave us the topic of debate عشق رسوا کر دیتا ہے and that day, i came to know what actually people have in their minds.
So, just be original in your thoughts and only in this way, you would be able to deliver your best.
And remember that the best version of yours is not already available in any book of famous CSS officers or any available essay on the internet.
Good luck.