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title: "CREL Every Paragraph Definition | Model Diplomat"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- CREL is an answer-writing discipline requiring every paragraph to state a Claim, give Reasoning, supply Evidence, and draw a Link back to the question.
- What do the letters in CREL stand for?
- How does CREL differ from PEEL?
- Why is the 'Link' step important in Mains answers?
- Is rigid CREL application a drawback?

[Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026

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In 2023, UPSC mentors at several Delhi academies distributed topper Smriti Mishra's GS-II copy to illustrate CREL: each governance paragraph opened with a claim, cited the Sarkaria Commission, and closed by linking back to the cooperative-federalism question.

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