Though the reasons of the failure varies from person to person but here is the basic flaw

the very first thing is the "topic selection"!

Topic selection is the most vital and crucial step because it determines one's whole steps.

How to select the topic?

First of all, forget whether you have "material" for it or not. One can easily pass essay without having any good material for it (strange but true). So, follow the below listed rules

1. You should be clear about what's the topic is about. Meaning, there should be no ambiguity in your mind about the topic.

2. You should have your own opinion about the topic. Forget what others say about that topic. Plus, you can go in favour or against of any topic. So feel free and follow your own opinion.

3. The topic should be close ended. Like even by reading the topic you should know from where you will start and from where it will end.

For example, "meaning and purpose of education" is an open ended topic and one can easily feel lost in the middle (I am not saying that it's a bad topic. Just giving example)

"Great nations win without fighting" and "violence is the last refuge of incompetent" are examples of close ended topics.



Some myths that causes failure in essay

1. People opt current affairs based topics because they have covered them for CA paper.

2. Opting odd topics only to impress the checker

3. Making essay more like a research paper