English Essay Syllabus

Marks: 100


a. Essay Requirements

  • Candidates will be required to write an essay in English of about 1500 words.
  • A wide choice of topics will be given in the question paper.
  • Essay topics may include issues related to:
    • Education
    • Economy
    • Foreign policy
    • Governance
    • Human rights
    • Constitution
    • Law & order
    • Socio-economic issues related to Pakistan
    • Topics of general nature

b. Assessment Criteria

  • Candidates are expected to reflect a clear understanding of the topic, conceptual clarity, and logical reasoning.
  • Assessment will focus on:
    • Articulation
    • Expression
    • Correct use of English language

Essay Topics

  1. Declining Education Standards
  2. System of Education Must Assume Some Responsibility of National Failures
  3. New National Education Policy (2009)
  4. What Should be the Medium of Instruction: Urdu or English?
  5. Problems of Literacy
  6. Given a Political Environment Where Religion is Increasingly Important, It’s Increasingly Important to Know Something About Religion
  7. Religion Has Done More Harm Than Help to Human Relations in the World
  8. Democracy – The Best Revenge of Dictatorship
  9. Personalisation of Politics in Pakistan
  10. The Position of Women in a Society is an Index of Its Civilization
  11. Does Pakistan Society Regard Woman as an Angel in the House or the Source of All Evils?
  12. Interdependence is a Higher Value than Independence