JKPSC KAS Mains (Essay Paper Trend Analysis 2018-2024)
| Essay Theme / Category | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. History, Culture & Past | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 02. Society, Diversity & Equality | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 03. Economy, Growth & Welfare | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 04. Polity, Constitution & Governance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 05. Health & Education | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 06. Science & Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 07. Environment, Agriculture & Resources | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 08. Philosophy, Values & Quotes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Grand Total (Questions Per Year) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
HISTORY, CULTURE, PAST
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Gandhian Dream of India. | B |
| 2 | 2022 | Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. | A |
SOCIETY / DIVERSITY / UNITY / EQUALITY
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Degrading Human Values. | A |
| 2 | 2018 | Threats to Human Rights. | B |
| 3 | 2021 | Gender inequality is rooted in social discrimination not in biological differences. | B |
| 4 | 2022 | The opposite of poverty is not wealth. In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice. | A |
| 5 | 2022 | Gender equality is the unfinished business of the 21st century. | B |
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE (ECONOMY)
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Impact of subsidies on Indian economy. | A |
| 2 | 2021 | India's $5 Trillion Economy - A dream or a reality? | B |
| 3 | 2022 | Privatization of profit-making public sector: a boon or bane? | B |
| 4 | 2023 | Nothing so weakens a government as inflation. | A |
| 5 | 2023 | Scarcity breeds both revolution and crime. | A |
| 6 | 2023 | No nation was ever ruined by trade. | B |
| 7 | 2023 | We have one asset, and that’s people. | B |
POLITY, CONSTITUTION, GOVERNANCE & DEMOCRACY
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Criminalization of Politics. | A |
| 2 | 2022 | E-governance succeeds when affordability, access, assurance and accountability are delivered. | A |
| 3 | 2023 | We are not just consumers of good governance; we must be active participants-co-creators shaping a better future. | A |
| 4 | 2024 | Freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the presence of self-governance. | A |
| 5 | 2024 | The silence of institutions is more dangerous than the noise of dissent. | B |
HEALTH AND EDUCATION
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Education is only a means to an end. | B |
| 2 | 2021 | Pandemics, though catastrophic, are in the end meant to foster human progress. | A |
| 3 | 2023 | The essence of education is to transform mirrors into windows, expanding our view beyond self-reflection. | A |
| 4 | 2023 | The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. | B |
| 5 | 2024 | Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire — yet the flame flickers in unequal winds. | B |
| 6 | 2024 | Mental Health as a Public Good: Rethinking policy and access. | B |
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Digital India and Development. | A |
| 2 | 2018 | Effects of Science on Modern Society. | B |
| 3 | 2021 | Technology and social media have brought power back to the people. | B |
| 4 | 2024 | Artificial intelligence may solve our problems, but can it understand our values? | A |
AGRICULTURE, RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. | B |
| 2 | 2022 | We are not above nature, we are a part of nature. | A |
| 3 | 2022 | The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. | B |
| 4 | 2023 | We share a commonality in the Earth we inhabit. | B |
| 5 | 2024 | In the Anthropocene, every policy is an environmental policy. | A |
PHILOSOPHY, VALUES, QUOTE AND PROVERBS BASED
| Sr.No. | Year | Topic | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | I am the wisest man alive for I know one thing that is that I know nothing. | A |
| 2 | 2021 | The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of strong. | A |
| 3 | 2021 | All birds find shelter during a rain, but eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds. | A |
| 4 | 2022 | The power to question is the basis of all human progress. | B |
| 5 | 2024 | Progress is not always a straight line. | A |
| 6 | 2024 | The morality of means is as significant as the nobility of ends. | B |
Essay Strategy: Similar to UPSC, the JKPSC trend has shifted significantly from static topics (2018) to analytical and philosophical quotes (2021–2024). Candidates are expected to connect these abstract ideas with concrete examples from J&K, India, and the world.