IES is a combined three-stage competitive examination (comprising five tests), called the Engineering Services Examination (ESE). It is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services.
- IES Exam is conducted offline.
- IES consists of two written exams and 1 personality test round.Students can check IES Exam Pattern further in this article.
- The written exam consists of 2 sections- objective paper and conventional paper.
- Both the sections of the written test cover the entire syllabus of relevant engineering subject (Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering).
- Date of notification for Preliminary Examination is September 29, 2017.
- There will be negative marking for wring marked answers in the objective type question papers.
- Medium of exam will be in English language only.
IES Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains
There will be two written exams in the Prelims- objective paper and conventional paper-General Studies and Engineering Aptitude paper and Engineering discipline paper.
- Two papers will be conducted in two different sessions.
- Paper – will be of 2 hours and of 200 marks.
- Paper-2 will be of 3 hours and of 300 marks.
- There will be objective questions in the prelims.
There will be two papers in Mains examination subjective in nature which will be conducted in different sessions.
- The distribution of marks for both the papers is 300+300 (600 marks).
- The duration of both these papers is 3 hours each.
- The paper pattern for IES Mains only involves the change in the type of questions.
| Preliminary
Examination |
Paper – I | Objective | General Studies
& Engineering Aptitude |
2 hours | 200 marks |
| Paper – II | Objective | Engineering
Discipline |
3 hours | 300 marks | |
| Mains
Examination |
Paper – I | Conventional | Engineering
Discipline – I |
3 hours | 300 marks |
| Paper – II | Conventional | Engineering
Discipline – II |
3 hours | 300 marks |
IES Syllabus for Prelims and Mains
General Studies Syllabus
- Current issues of National and International importance relating to Social, Economic and Industrial Development
- Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability
- Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
- General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety
- Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services
- Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact
- Basics of Project Management
- Basics of Material Science and Engineering
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based education
- Ethics and values in engineering profession.
Stream-wise Syllabus
IES Civil Engineering Syllabus
Building Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Design of Steel Structures, Design of Concrete and Masonry structures, Construction Practice, Planning and Management, Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering.
IES Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat transfer, IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Turbo Machinery, Power Plant Engineering, Renewable Sources of Energy, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Mechanisms and Machines, Design of Machine Elements, Manufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics.
IES Electrical Engineering Syllabus
Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Materials, Electric Circuits and Fields, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Computer Fundamentals, Basic Electronics Engineering, Analog and Digital Electronics, Systems and Signal Processing, Control Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Power Electronics and Drives
IES Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Syllabus
Basic Electronics Engineering, Basic Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Network Theory, Analog and Digital Circuits, Analog and Digital Communication Systems, Control Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture, Electro Magnetics, Advanced Electronics Topics, Advanced Communication Topics.
IES Syllabus for Mains
IES Mains examination is designed separately for each of the 4 streams of IES. The IES main examination contains 2 papers. Each of the main subject paper is of 300 marks. Candidate has to clear both the papers to qualify the IES. The main 4 streams are as follows:
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
The detailed syllabus of the subjects for each of the stream are as follows:
IES Syllabus for Civil Engineering
Paper 1: Building Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Design of Steel Structures, Design of Concrete and Masonry structures, Construction Practice, Planning and Management.
Paper 2: Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering.
IES Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering
Paper 1: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat transfer, IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Turbo Machinery, Power Plant Engineering, Renewable Sources of Energy.
Paper 2: Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Mechanisms and Machines, Design of Machine Elements, Manufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics.
IES Syllabus for Electrical Engineering
Paper 1: Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Materials, Electric Circuits and Fields, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Computer Fundamentals, Basic Electronics Engineering.
Paper 2: Analog and Digital Electronics, Systems and Signal Processing, Control Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Power Electronics and Drives.
IES Syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Paper 1: Basic Electronics Engineering, Basic Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Network Theory, Analog and Digital Circuits.
Paper 2: Analog and Digital Communication Systems, Control Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture, Electro Magnetics, Advanced Electronics Topics, Advanced Communication Topics
IES Personality Test
IES Personality test is the last stage of IES exam.
The candidates who have cleared the stage 1 and stage 2 will only qualify for the Personality Test.
A total of 200 marks are awarded for the IES Interview.
Candidates will be tested on the skills like initiative and intellectual curiosity, tact and other social qualities, mental and physical energy, powers of practical application and integrity of character.
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