About IES

About IES

Engineering Service Exam Pattern

The written covers two parts of 1000 marks which is conducted in three days. Part I consists of objective type questions and part II is of conventional papers. Both parts cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering branch.

There are three Objective papers and two conventional papers in IES Examination. In Objective papers there is a 1/3rd Negative marking for wrong answers i.e. 33.33% of allotted marks will be deducted. The examination of objective paper will be conducted as:

1st Day: General Ability Test of 2 hrs. Which is consists of:

Part A: General English (60 questions 100 marks)

Part B: General Studies (60 questions 100 marks)

Part A: General English-The question paper in General English will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

Part B: General Studies-The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of current events and of such matters as of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

2nd Day: Objective-I (2hrs.), lunch break 1 hr. and then Objective-II (2hrs.).

Objective –I: Total 120 Questions and 200 marks for 120 questions. Time allowed 2 hrs.

Objective –II:  Total 120 Questions and 200 marks for 120 questions. Time allowed 2 hrs.

To prepare for the objective paper you should focus on previous year’s papers. Type and level of questions remains same. Whenever you solve the previous year’s papers remember the formulae, type of question and process for solving the same. Never memorize question with answer.

3rd Day: Conventional-I (3hrs.), lunch break 1 hr. and then Conventional-II (3hrs.)

Conventional –I: Total 5 Questions have to be attempted of 40 marks for each question of total 200 marks. Time allowed 3 hrs.

Conventional –II: Total 5 Questions have to be attempted of 40 marks for each question of total 200 marks. Time allowed 3 hrs

Interview:

Based on written test UPSC will short list students and will call for Interview.  Number of students called for interview is about 2.5 to 3 times the vacancy for particular year. The interview will be of 200 marks. In interview, there is a panel of Interview. Panel constitutes three technical person and one HR person. They ask technical as well as non-technical questions. Duration would be of around 30 minutes and marks expected would be 65 to 165

Section/Paper	Duration	Maximum Marks
Section I (Objective)
General Ability Test	2 Hours	200
Engineering Paper I	2 Hours	200
Engineering Paper II	2 Hours	200
Section II (Conventional)
Engineering Paper I	3 Hours	200
Engineering Paper II	3 Hours	200

General Ability Test
The standard of paper in General Ability Test will be such as may be expected of an Engineering/Science Graduate. The standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be that of an Engineering Degree Examination of an Indian University. There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects.

Part A: General English
The question paper in General English will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

Part B: General Studies
The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of current events and of such matters as of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Part	Topic	Questions
A	Fill in the Blanks	8
	Synonyms	12
	Antonyms	11
	Sentence Improvement	10
	Spotting Errors	10
	Comprehension	9
B	General Knowledge	60