Writing is the heart of academic life. The reason for this is that writing is the convenient mode of judging the students’ performance. A students’ academic performance can be easily judged through his writing skill. Hence it is considered as the heart of academic life. But the irony is that of all the four skills of L, S, R, W students lack in the writing skill the most. It is true that this skill takes time and practise to master, but it opens up countless opportunities across a lifetime. To master this skills Task-Based approach is more effective when compared to the traditional methods. Teaching writing through task-based approach will be friendly and fun for the students. This paper titled “A Task-Based Approach to develop the writing skills in English of students at college level” begins with the definitions of both writing and task-based approach and moves through the importance of writing and ends with the advantages of Task-Based approach. This paper proposes that the use of tasks in classroom setting can enhance the writing skills of students. © Research India Publications.