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UPSC - Engineering Service Exam (IES)

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  • Examination category : Engineering
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  • Conducting Body : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
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Registration Date

22-09-2021

Application Start Date

14-09-2022

Application End Date

04-10-2022

Admit Card Date

10-02-2022

Preliminary Exam Date

19-02-2023

UPSC - Engineering Service Exam (IES) Exam Pattern

UPSC - Engineering Service Exam (IES) Exam Pattern: 

The Preliminary Examination is an objective type examination consisting of two papers. The first paper is of 200 marks with a time duration of 2 hours and the second paper of 300 marks with a time duration of 3 hours. A candidate needs to score at least 15% marks in each of the papers to stand eligible for qualification. However, UPSC comes out with the cutoff marks based on the number of vacancies and varies from branch to branch.

Phase 1: Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination:-

Subject

Maximum Marks

Duration

Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude)

200

2 hours

Paper-II (Engineering Subject) (For CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

300

3 hours

Total

500

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Note:- 1/3rd of the marks allotted to that question get deducted for each wrong answer.

Phase 2:  Engineering Services (Mains) Examination:- The Mains Examination is a conventional type examination specific to Engineering Discipline consisting of two papers each of 300 marks of a total time duration of 3 hours. A candidate needs to score at least 20% marks in each of the papers to stand eligible for qualification. However, UPSC comes out with the cut-off marks based on the number of vacancies and varies from branch to branch.

Subject

Maximum Marks

Duration

Paper-I (Engineering Subject ) (For CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

300

3 hours

Paper-II (Engineering Subject) (For CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

300

3 hours

Total

600

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Phase 3: Personality Test: The final stage is a Personality Test having a weightage of 200 marks. Only the candidates qualifying the mains examination are called for the interview. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the combined performance of the candidate in all the 3 stages of the examination, i.e., Stage-1, Stage-2, and Stage-3.

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Registration Date

22-09-2021

Application Start Date

14-09-2022

Application End Date

04-10-2022

Admit Card Date

10-02-2022

Preliminary Exam Date

19-02-2023

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