Ethics is a great subject. But many students don’t find it easy, thanks to the very tactical subjects and the application-based case studies. Addressing the despair and worries of aspirants, Eden IAS has extended UPSC Ethics Test Series. It will be held under the supervision of Mr. Tirthankar Roychowdhary, the jewel of Eden IAS. Scroll down and find all you need to know about the test series and how will it benefit you if you opt for it.
All you need to know about UPSC Ethics Test Series
Under this test series, students are test for each and every sub-topic mentioned in the UPSC CSE Syllabus for General Studies-IV (GS-IV) i.e ethics, integrity, and aptitude. It is taught by Mr. Tirthankar Roychowdhary who is one of the most brilliant faculty members at Eden IAS. Sir takes Ethics foundation coaching in an easy-to-grasp and interesting manner. One can opt for the Ethics GS4 Foundation course as well. Students are required to appear for both sectional and mock tests. For the same, they are provided with 6 booklets that are more than enough for the exam since they have been intensively and comprehensively compiled by Roy sir. These booklets include – Theoretical Framework, Glossary of Ethics, 70 Thinkers and Thoughts, and Ethics workbook on case studies along with 2 revision snippets.
As per the recent trend, it has been spotted that UPSC tends to repeat a question or two directly or indirectly. And Eden IAS makes a positive contribution in this very aspect by laying special emphasis under this UPSC Ethics Test Series program on PYQs test series.
How are students tested for case studies under this UPSC Ethics Test Series?
Under this UPSC Ethics Test Series program, special emphasis is laid on tests comprising Ethics case studies since case studies have a weightage of 120 marks out of 250. The last booklist has over 100 case studies including startup case studies, deontological case studies, and business case studies.
As per Mr. Roychowdhary, there are multiple approaches to case studies. But he recommends a specific approach call the “10-step generic approach”.
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In this approach, we do not write an introduction. Instead, we follow steps.
- The first step is to highlight the facts outline0 in the question.
- The second step is to identify the people getting affected i.e the stakeholders.
- The third step is to identify their interests in the given situation.
- The fourth step is to identify the situations wherein there is a clash of interests i.e conflict of interests.
- The fifth step is to identify the values that are hidden behind these interests.
- The sixth step is to spot the situations of an ethical dilemma.
- The seventh step is to list down the options. And when options are given, simply spot the merits and demerits of the given options.
- The eighth step is to give an ethical judgment.
- The ninth step is to justify this judgment with moral philosophy or idea of thought.
- The tenth step is to conclude the case study with a quote etc.
Ethics Notes for UPSC On a whole, this UPSC Ethics Test Series tests the students on each and every aspect of Ethics Integrity and Aptitude increasing their confidence as well as the ability to perform well in the Mains examination. Henceforth, there is no iota of doubt that Ethics is made “easy” with the UPSC Ethics Test Series of Eden IAS. Hurry up and grab a seat at Eden IAS!
