Subject Matter Expert GS & Psychology.

Subject Matter Expert GS & Psychology 

Job Specification:

 Performing PYQ analysis, listing test-wise topics and questions, making questions or allocating them to freelancers, reviewing questions and their model answers, finalizing the paper in print-ready format. Evaluating and reviewing evaluated copies for quality. 

Job Purpose: 

Psychology Optional & GS Content Creation & Review, Evaluation & Review of Evaluation 

Primary Job Responsibilities:

Making/Reviewing Questions & Reviewing Evaluation related to Psychology Optional & General Studies for UPSC Mains Examination.

Specific Knowledge & Skills 

• Strong conceptual clarity in Psychology optional syllabus (paper 1 & 2). 

• Ability to incorporate psychological theories, experiments, and real-life applications. 

• Understanding of UPSC writing demand and answer structuring. 

• Given at least two UPSC Mains/one Interview. 

• Masters in Psychology preferred. 

Major KRA

• Identifying trends and analyzing UPSC Psychology optional paper pattern. 

• Identifying topics and types of questions. 

• Framing questions meeting UPSC standards and conceptual demand. 

• Preparing detailed answers with examples, experiments, case-based structure where relevant. 

• Reviewing answers for enrichment, structure, and demand fulfilment. 

• Proofreading: improving terminology usage, removing errors, grammar correction. 

• Finalizing the paper: ensuring print-ready and online-ready format. 

• Reviewing evaluated copies for evaluation quality and uniformity. 

Qualification and Experience 

Minimum Qualification 

• Should have written at least 2 UPSC CSE Mains with Psychology as optional. 

• Should have appeared for at least one interview in UPSC CSE. 

Preferred/Additional Qualification 

• Subject experience of Psychology. 

Minimum Experience 

• UPSC CSE Mains Students (GS + Psychology Optional) 

Relevant/Additional Experience 

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and AI tools such as ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, etc. 

Target Groups / Organization  

• UPSC CSE Mains Students (GS + PSIR Optional)