Many members have been commenting on the outlines of different aspirants appeared in the recent css exam. I would like to add that outline is not standard in evaluating essay paper. None can assay the quality of essay by just looking at the outline. Also outline is not a mandatory part in the examination and many candidates have cleared this paper without having written the outline, but yes it helps you in getting 3-5 additional marks. What matters most in this paper is the relevance of ideas, structure and correct usage of english language. It must not beat about the bush and hence should be to the point with supplementary examples, events and quotations. Organization of ideas, sequence of ideas, simplicity and clarity are its necessary ingridients. All these things can only be examined by looking at the details in addition to outline. Considering the outline is superb but the detail that follows does not comply with the requirements, there is no guarantee to pass the essay paper.

A very important factor in essay paper is your luck. No matter how good you have written in the paper, its the examiner and his/her mood which decides your fate. There are many examples of brilliant candidates failing in this paper and many candidates who attempted this paper casually without even a minute preparation got through. So there is no hard and fast rules to examine essay paper.

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