IES 2020 Main Exam Result (Out), Question Paper, Eligibility, Syllabus

What is IES Exam?

IES 2020 interview schedule was released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on January 27. The IES personality test will begin from March 8 at the UPSC office premises in New Delhi. IES main 2020 result with names was released on December 15 by Union Public Service Commission. It is a tradition now that the apex recruiting body releases the result with names for all the exams.

Earlier, IES 2020 main result was released on December 11 by UPSC. The qualified candidates will be called for the IES interviews. The schedule for the UPSC IES 2020 interviews will be released later. The qualified candidates will be intimated through e-summon letter for the interviews. The candidates need to fill the IES interview DAF till January 5 and no extension in the dates will be provided. The candidature of the candidates will be cancelled who did not fill their DAF within the stipulated time. The Interviews will be conducted in New Delhi only. IES 2020 main exam was conducted on October 18 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UPSC allotted the nearest exam centres to the candidates for the Engineering Services 2020 main examination. The IES main exam question papers were followed the expected exam pattern and barring one or two questions, all the questions were on the expected lines. The candidates said that the question paper was a bit lengthy and tough. The compulsory questions were tough and tricky. The candidates expected that the IES 2020 cutoff will be less in comparison to the previous year. See here the student reaction video of IES 2020 main exam.

The UPSC released the IES 2020 main admit card on September 22. Following the Civil Services admit card, the Engineering Services Admit card was also released before time. Along with the IES admit card 2020, the UPSC also released the IES 2020 main exam time table. Earlier, UPSC activated the IES 2020 main exam centre choice option again. The facility to change the IES exam centre was open till September 13. UPSC announced new IES 2020 exam dates on its website on July 14. UPSC on July 1 issued a one-line notice to postpone the IES 2020 main exam. In the original UPSC exam calendar, the IES main exam was scheduled to be conducted on June 28 but it was postponed because of coronavirus to August 9. Later, the UPSC had rescheduled the IES main exam 2020 to October 18.

Latest Update: 

• January 27: UPSC IES 2020 interview schedule was released by UPSC. See here details
• December 24: UPSC IES 2020 DAF link activated. See here details
• December 15: UPSC IES main result 2020 with names declared. Check here names of selected candidates 
• December 11: UPSC IES main 2020 result declared. Check here the official IES main 2020 result PDF
• November 2: UPSC released the marks of non recommended candidates of IES exam 2019. See here details
• October 18: UPSC IES main exam 2020 paper II student reaction. See Video here
• October 18: UPSC IES main exam 2020 student reaction video and expected cutoff. See here details

See IES Main 2020 Exam Paper-II Video

Indian Engineering Services (IES) exam, also known as Engineering Services Examination (ESE), is a national level recruitment exam organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The exam is conducted to recruit candidates for engineering positions for the various department working under the Government of India. The Engineering Services Examination is conducted for four branches of engineering namely:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

In the past, this exam had been conducted with the name of Indian Engineering Services(IES) exam. The IES exam is considered as one of the toughest examinations in the country. Nearly, two lakh candidates appear for the examination every year. Engineering Services Exam or IES exam recruits the Group A and Group B officers at the technical positions for Government of India. The IES exam is a three-stage recruitment process - IES Preliminary, IES Main and Personality Test. On the basis of merit of candidates in IES exam, they are recommended to the Union Government for the available posts. Nature of work for an engineering officer selected through IES exam depends on the engineering branch and the cadre s/he is recruited for.

IES 2020 Main Exam Student Reaction Video

IES Exam Dates 2020

Candidates can go through important IES exam dates 2020 given below:

IES Exam Eligibility

It is mandatory for candidates to comply with the eligibility norms as prescribed by UPSC in order to be able to appear for the Engineering Services Examination. The admissions at all the three stages of the examination will be purely provisional and are subject to fulfilling the eligibility norms.

IES Exam Age Limit

The upper age limit of 30 years is relaxable up to 35 years in case of government servants serving in the following categories:

Department/Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in the below table:

Note: Relaxation will not be considered to probationary officers appointed against a permanent post. However, relaxation in case of probation will be considered of the officer appointed already retains a lien on a permanent post in a Department/Office under the control of authorities as listed above.

Age relaxation in case of Railways

Officers serving Indian Railways will also be treated at par with the Indian Railway officers for age relaxation. The upper age limit for various categories is given below:

Note: Candidates belonging to reserved category and from any of the mentioned ex-servicemen category will get cumulative age relaxation. 

IES Exam Process

Step 1: IES Application Form 2020

• The candidates need to fill the IES application form 2020. The forms are available online on the official website of UPSC
• While filling up the form, candidates have to select the preferred venue for the test centre
• After filling the form, the candidates need to submit the prescribed application fees as per their category

Step 2: Download IES Admit Card 2020

• The IES admit card 2020 will be issued on the official website for downloads. The candidates will need their application number and date of birth to download the admit card
• UPSC admit card is an important document having a variety of information. We suggest preserving the admit cards until the admission process is successfully conducted

Step 3: IES Preliminary Exam 2020

• Students need to appear for IES 2020 preliminary entrance exam as per the schedule mentioned in the important date’s section
• Aspirants are advised to reach the exam centre at least an hour before the commencement of the exam