According to the UPSC announcement – UPSC ESE or IES Exam Pattern is a three-stage pattern for which includes ESE pre-exam, ESE Mains Exam, and ESE Interview.
Here is Complete UPSC ESE or IES Exam Pattern of all three stages
Stage-I: Preliminary Examination (Objective Papers) -ESE or IES Exam
| STAGE-I ESE or IES Exam | PAPER TYPE | DURATION | MARKS |
| ESE or IES Exam PAPER-I | GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE | 02 HOURS | 200 |
| ESE or IES Exam PAPER-II | ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE (CE/ ME/EE/E&T) | 03 HOURS | 300 |
| TOTAL MARKS | 500 |
- Minimum Qualifying Marks for each ESE or IES Exam Paper will be at the discretion of the commission.
- Only those candidates qualifying at this Stage are permitted to appear for Stage-II examination.
Stage-II: Mains Examination (Conventional Papers)-ESE or IES Exam
| STAGE-II ESE or IES Exam | PAPER TYPE | DURATION | MARKS |
| ESE PAPER-I | ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE-I (CE/ ME/EE/E&T) | 03 HOURS | 300 |
| ESE PAPER-II | ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE-II (CE/ ME/EE/E&T) | 03 HOURS | 300 |
| TOTAL MARKS (ESE MAINS) | 600 | ||
| TOTAL MARKS (ESE MAINS + PRELIMS) | 1100 |
- Only those Candidates qualifying at this stage (i.e. Stage – I + Stage – II) are selected for Stage – III examination.
Stage-III: Personality Test -ESE or IES Exam
| STAGE-III ESE or IES Exam | PERSONALITY TEST | 200 MARKS |
| STAGE-I+ STAGE-II + STAGE-III | TOTAL | 1300 MARKS |
- Only those Candidates qualifying at this Stage (i.e. Stage I + Stage II + Stage III) are included in the Final Merit List of Engineering Services Exam.
- So, to crack the ESE or IES Exam you need to score marks in all three stages.
UPSC ESE or IES Syllabus