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)