UPSC engineering Service Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Candidates who applying for the Engineering Services Examination for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication streams will be selected through the following criteria :
Selection Process:
- Preliminary Examination (Objective Type Papers)
- Mains Examination ( Conventional Type papers)
- Personality Test
UPSC Engineering Services Exam Pattern for Prelim
| Paper | Syllabus | Duration | Marks |
| I | General Studies & Engineering Aptitude | 2 Hrs | 200 |
| II | Related Engineering Streams Questions | 3 Hrs | 300 |
| Total | 500 | ||
- Questions: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions.
- Question Papers will be in Bilingual (Hindi & English) languages.
- One-third of the Marks assigned to the Question is deduced as a penalty for wrong answers.
- No-Negative for Un-attempted Questions.
UPSC Indian Engineering Services Exam Pattern for Mains
| Paper | Syllabus | Duration | Marks |
| I | Related Engineering Streams Questions | 3 Hrs | 300 |
| II | Related Engineering Streams Questions | 3 Hrs | 300 |
| Total | 600 | ||
- Question Papers will be Conventional Type.
- The Question paper will be set in English only
- Where Questions-related to your particular Stream is given.
UPSC ESE/IES exam Personality Test Pattern
UPSC ESE Stage-III (Personality Test) is conducted for 200 marks. Where candidates have to write answers by there own hands.
UPSC ESE Syllabus for General Studies:
- Geography – India.
- Indian Constitution.
- Economic Scene.
- History – India.
- Culture & Heritage.
- Sports.
- General Polity.
- Scientific Research.
- Current Events – International & National etc.
General English:
- Fill in the Blanks.
- Sentence Improvement.
- Synonyms.
- Restructuring Passage.
- Antonyms.
- Comprehension.
- Spotting Errors.
- Selecting Words etc.
UPSC Engineering Services Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering
Paper-I:
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.
- Fluid Mechanics.
- IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
- Turbo Machinery.
- Power Plant Engineering.
- Renewable sources of energy.
Paper-II:
- Engineering Mechanics.
- Mechanisms and Machines
- Engineering Materials
- Design of Machine Elements
- Manufacturing Industrial and Maintenance Engineering
- Mechatronics and Robotics.
UPSC IES Syllabus for Civil Engineering
Paper-I:
- Building Materials.
- Structural Analysis.
- Solid Mechanics.
- The design of Concrete and Masonry Structures.
- Design of Steel Structures.
- Construction Practice, Planning, and Management.
Paper-II:
- Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel, Flow, Pipe Flow.
- Hydrology.
- Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower.
- Environmental Engineering:
- Water Resources Engineering.
- Waste Water Engineering.
- Water Supply Engineering.
- Air and Noise Pollution and Ecology.
- Solid Waste Management.
- Foundation Engineering.
- Surveying.
- Soil Mechanics.
- Transportation Engineering.
UPSC ESE Syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication
Paper-I:
- Basic Electronics Engineering
- Basic Electrical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Analog and Digital Circuits.
- Network Theory.
- Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation.
Paper-II:
- Analog and Digital Communication Systems
- Control Systems.
- Computer Organization and Architecture.
- Electro Magnetics.
- Advanced Electronics Topics.
- Advanced Communication Topics.
UPSC IES Electrical Engineering Syllabus
Paper-I:
- Engineering Mathematics
- Electrical Circuits and Fields
- Electrical Materials.
- Computer Fundamentals
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements
- Basic Electronics Engineering
Paper-II:
- Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits.
- Control Systems.
- Systems and Signal Processing
- Electrical Machines
- Power Electronics and Drives