A writing needs analysis was undertaken at the Department of English of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India to determine the writing needs of the undergraduate ESL students offering Compulsory English1 course. This study used variety of sources and methods to investigate the writing perception of the ESL learners at AMU, their writing needs and difficulties encountered as part of the compulsory English course. Based on the findings of the needs analysis, this paper focuses on suggesting a task- based module and syllabus on writing skill. The suggested activities and tasks attempts to take up certain challenging issues related to the needs of mixed abilities ESL learners so as to make it accessible and practicable in the given context.