This resources contains syllabus of English Subject for MPSC examinations.
1) Essay : The candidates are expected to write a narrative or a descriptive essay on one of the given topics in about 300 words. It is intended to judge the candidate's knowledge of the topic, manner of presentation and also competence in using correct English.
2) Letter writing : The candidates will be asked to write two types of letters, i.e. an informal letter to parents/ to a friend and a formal letter an official/ business letter or a letter to the editor of a newspaper on a given topic in about 100 words. The candidate will be judged for content, manner of presentation and observance of the formal requirements of letter writing.
a) A report of an event or a function or official work done.
b) A notice or an appeal or a warning or a Press Release for the Media (Radio, T.V., Press).
c) (i) Dialogue writing : A dialogue between two persons or an appeal or a discussion on a topical issue.
(ii) Speeches : formal speeches welcome / send-off/inaugural speech etc.
(1) at a Job Interview.
(2) at a Press Conference.
(4) at a project site -- e.g.: (i) camps being constructed for cattle in a drought-affected area, (ii) temporary shelters being constructed for earthquake-affected people.
(4) at a place where some problematic situation has occurred -- e.g.: natural calamities like floods, earthquakes etc.
(e) A Group Discussion, a Meeting, a Teleconference on a topical issue.
5) Comprehension : A passage of about 300 words will be given with a set of questions based thereon. The purpose of the activity is to assess the candidate's competence in understanding and answering questions based on the passage.
6) Paraphrase of a Prose Passage : A prose passage of about 300 words will be given to be paraphrased in order to judge the candidates ability to understand, analyse and express clearly and in simple language the ideas in the passage in his/her own words.