UPSC IES 2025 Question Papers: Check Prelims & Mains Sample Papers PDF Download Free
Indian Engineering Services Exam 2026 ( IES )
Exam On - 8 Feb '26
UPSC IES Question Papers: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the UPSC ESE(IES) 2025 prelims exam on June 8, 2025. The IES prelims exam 2025 was conducted offline at the designated exam centres. The Commission releases the IES 2025 question paper in a few days after the conduction of an exam. The IES question papers from previous years are very important for the IES Preparation because they set the locus and focus of the preparation.
The candidates can download the IES prelims question paper PDFs of all subjects here once it is released. The Commission will release the IES 2025 answer key to these papers after the declaration of the final result. The IES question papers are a significant source of preparation because it provide a clear picture of the exam. It also provides the topics which are repeatedly asked in the exam. The candidates should give priority to the topics frequently asked in the previous year's question papers.
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The Commission does not mention the weightage of topics in the official IES syllabus. A close analysis of IES question papers can anticipate the important topics for the exam. In addition to that the candidates can practise with the previous year's question paper's in the exam-like conditions to perform better in the actual exam. After preparing the topics, the candidates should try to answer the question as asked in the IES previous year question papers. The IES question papers provide a clear estimation of the efforts required to prepare the IES prelims and main exam. It is a highly specialised exam and the candidates need to prepare for the IES exam from the standard subject books. The UPSC Engineering Service Exam (ESE) exam question papers are an important source of IES preparation as they define the important topics for the exam as well as the type of questions asked in the paper.
The candidates can see and download the IES Previous years' question papers as released by the Union Public Service Commission.
Download previous year IES question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download IES previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The last date to apply for the UPSC ESE 2026 exam was October 16, 2025 (6:00 PM). It was started on September 26, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Yes the examination centre lis was released for the UPSC ESE 2026 in the official notification. Therefore, candidates can go through the official notification for the list of exam centres. It is also provided on our Shiksha page.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No. A candidate can not change the examination centre. There is no such provision. Therefore, it is recommended to choose carefully the exam centre. Also, check the official notification for the same.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The UPSC ESE/IES cut off will be released on the official website of the exam conducting authority.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Yes. In the UPSC IES prelims exam, there is a negative marking of 1/3 for each incorrect answer.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The UPSC IES exam pattern for prelims exam consists of two papers namely Paper 1 and Paper 2. Objective type questions are asked in the examination. It is conducted in offline mode (pen and paper based). In Paper 1, 100 questions are asked of maximum 200 marks and duration is two hours. In Paper 2,
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
In the UPSC ESE/IES Mains exam, descriptive and subjective questions are asked. The exam consists of two papers from specific engineering stream. Maximum marks of each paper is 300 and the duration of each paper is three hours.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
In the IES Prelims exam, subjects covered are General Studies and Engineering Aptitude and concerned Engineering Stream.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
The authority activated the UPSC IES 2026 application apply link on the official website at upsconline.nic.in. Candidates can apply via direct link provided on this page as well.
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Contributor-Level 6
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