Bank Essays-Part 2-Previous Year Essay Writing Topics

Most of the Bank aspirants find the English Section one of the most critical yet scoring sections of all, especially all in all the Bank PO Exams like SBI PO, NABARD Grade-A & IBPS PO Exams Etc. There are no mathematical solutions required to tackle the questions. Good command over basic concepts of Grammar coupled with good writing skills will surely make you a winner in any upcoming Bank exam in 2021. Essay writing is a crucial part of the descriptive English of mostly the Mains phase of these Exams.

Most of the major Bank Exams like SBI PO Main and NABARD Grade-A Exams consists of both Objective and Descriptive paper. For instance, if you want to appear for the SBI PO interview, you have to qualify for the written exam as well as the SBI PO descriptive paper. In case, you perform well in the written but fail in the descriptive paper, you may not be eligible for an interview process.

Hence, we are providing you with Previous Year Essay Writing Topics to help you understand the types of Essays that often come in the Exams with slight changes.

SBI PO Exam-2020-21

  1. Women Empowerment.
  2. Ethical problems of e-commerce.
  3. Is election commission right in banning election symbols during casting of votes?
  4. Roll of uneducated people in Indian Economy.
  5. Over-dependence on monsoon.
  6. Pros and cons of ‘one rank one pension’ scheme.
  7. Women’s Safety – It is our responsibility.
  8. Is a presidential form of government is suitable for India?
  9. Ethical problems of e-commerce.
  10. Ethical problems of e-commerce.
  11. Is the generation gap a myth?
  12. Enslavement of man by technology.
  13. Those who saved More Taxed More. Justify
  14. The Viability of Presidential Form of Govt in India.
  15. Benefits of Mutual fund investments.

RBI Grade B Essay (2018)

  1. Financial Literacy
  2. Positives and Negatives of Demonetization
  3. Unified Payment Interface
  4. Micro Finance Institutions

IBPS PO 2019 – Descriptive English

The descriptive test carried 25 marks. Questions were asked from Letter and Essay. 

Essay Writing Topics (word limit 250 words)

  • Ethical Banking
  • Influence of social media
  • Contribution of Unorganised Sector in Indian Economy
  • Pros and Cons of 4 days working in a week
  • FDI in retail sector

IBPS PO 2018 – Descriptive English

This section was of 25 marks with a time limit of 30 minutes. Candidates were asked to write a 200-word essay on any one of the 5 topics given below:

  1. Does India I;pids a universal Health Care System?
  2. What is Fake news? How to Identify and avoid them?
  3. Pros & Cons of a NOTA while voting in an election.
  4. Advantages of learning foreign languages.
  5. Many magazines have stopped the printing physical copy and switched to the Digital Mode due to the lack of readership – Discuss

IBPS PO 2017 – Descriptive English

  • English Language (Letter & Essay Writing) for 25 marks, time limit 30 minutes.
  • There were 3 Essays and 3 Letter Writing Topics from which a candidate has to choose:

Essay topic

  1. Which reform in Indian education can be compared with international level
  2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cashless economy
  3. Effects of gadets on intellectual capabilities of humans

Conclusion

The essay topics mentioned in this article will give you an idea about the types of essays that frequently come in the Bank exams. You need to read the newspaper to get up-to-date and practice writing daily to enhance your writing skills if you want to fetch maximum marks in the descriptive writing part.

Asad Yar Khan

Asad specializes in penning and overseeing blogs on study strategies, exam techniques, and key strategies for SSC, banking, regulatory body, engineering, and other competitive exams. During his 3+ years' stint at PracticeMock, he has helped thousands of aspirants gain the confidence to achieve top results. In his free time, he either transforms into a sleep lover, devours books, or becomes an outdoor enthusiast.

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