ESE Exam Pattern



The Examination constitutes the following 3 stages carries a total of 1300 Marks:
  • Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
  • Stage 2: Mains Exam
  • Stage 3: Personality Test
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam (Objective Papers: 500 Marks)
  • Preliminary Exam is Objective type and consist of 2 papers which will be conducted in different sessions.
  • Paper-1 is General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper, and Paper-2 is Engineering Discipline Paper.
  • Paper-1 (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper) carries a total of 100 Questions(200 Marks) and duration of the exam is 2 Hours.
  • Paper-2 (Engineering Discipline Paper) carries a total of 150 Questions(300 Marks) and duration of the paper is 3 Hours.
  • Only candidates qualified in Preliminary Exam (Stage-1) will be eligible for Stage 2.

Stage 2: Mains Exam (Conventional Papers: 600 Marks)
  • Mains Exam is the subjective/conventional type and consist of 2 papers which will be conducted in different sessions.
  • Paper-1 and Paper-2 are Engineering Discipline.
  • Engineering Discipline Paper-1 carries a total of 5 to 8 Question(300 Marks), and duration of the paper is 3 Hours.
  • Engineering Discipline Paper-2 carries a total of 5 to 8 Question(300 Marks), and duration of the paper is 3 Hours.
  • Only qualified candidates in Preliminary Exam (Stage-1) and Mains Exam (Stage-2) will be eligible for Stage 3.


Stage 3: Personality Test (Interview: 200 Marks)
  • Once a candidate successfully completes the written examination in the IES Exam 2018 he/she would have to go through a comprehensive personality screening test which is also known as the interview round.
  • Those candidates qualify Stage-1, Stage-2 and Stage-3 will be considered for final merit list of ESE Exam provided by UPSC.


Stage-I:
Engineering Services (Preliminary / Stage-I)
Examination (Objective Type Papers)
Paper-I :
{Common for all Candidates}
General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper
2 hours duration
200 Marks (max.)
Paper-II :
Engineering Discipline-specific Paper
3 hours duration
300 Marks (max.)
Stage-I :
Sub-Total
500 Marks (max.)
Minimum Qualifying Marks for each Paper should be at the
discretion of the Commission.
Only those candidates qualifying at this Stage to be permitted to
appear for Stage-II examination
Stage-II:
Engineering Services (Mains / Stage-II))
Examination (Conventional Type Papers)
Paper-I:
Engineering Discipline-specific Paper-I
3 hours duration
300 Marks (max.)
Paper-II:
Engineering Discipline-specific Paper-II
3 hours duration
300 Marks (max.)
Stage-II:
Sub-Total
600 Marks (max.)
Stage-I + Stage-II
Sub-Total
1100 Marks (max.)
Only those Candidates qualifying at this Stage (i.e. Stage-I + Stage-II) to
be permitted to appear for Stage-III examination
Stage-III:
Personality Test
200 Marks (max.)
Stage-I + Stage-II +
Stage-III
Grand Total
1300 Marks (max.)
Only those Candidates qualifying at this Stage (i.e. Stage I + Stage II +
Stage III) to be included in the Final Merit List of Engineering Services Exam.
Thus the marks secured by the candidates in the Stage-I (Objective type
papers) of the Engineering Services Examination should be added to the
marks secured in the Stage-II (Conventional type papers) of the
Examination and Stage-III (Personality Test) and accordingly, such
marks secured by the candidates in Stage-I should also be counted for
merit.



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