UPSC ESE (IES) 2026 Prelims Result @upsc.gov.in: Engineering Services Prelims Result PDF here

Indian Engineering Services Exam 2026 ( IES )

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Shikha Goyal
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UPSC ESE/IES Result 2026: The Union Public Service Commission will release the IES prelims result 2026 on the official website at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC IES 2026 prelims exam will be conducted on February 8, 2026. The result will be released in the form of PDF comprising the roll numbers with the name of all the qualified candidates. The IES prelims exam will be conducted offline as a multiple choice questions. The IES Mains exam will be conducted on June 21, 2026. The Commission will separately announce the interview date. Candidates can also check the UPSC IES marks for all the shortlisted candidates after the declaration of the final results. Candidates are advised to keep the Mains result pdf until the conclusion of the recruitment process. Scroll down for more details about the ESE/IES result.

 

Table of content
  • IES 2026 Result PDF Download
  • IES 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • How to Check IES Result 2026?
  • IES 2026 Result Highlights
  • UPSC ESE (IES)Result of Previous Year
  • IES Result 2026 FAQs
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IES 2026 Result PDF Download

The Union Public Service Commission will activate the UPSC IES Prelims result link on the official website. The Commission released the list of the qualified candidates in the result PDF. The candidates will be able to download the IES result 2026 pdf here.

IES 2026 Prelims Result with Roll Numbers PDF: to be updated here

IES 2026 Prelims Result with Names PDF: to be updated here

 

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Q:   When will the IES 2026 Prelims Result be released?
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The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC ESE (IES) 2026 Prelims exam result on the official website. The Commission will conduct the IES 2026 prelims exam on February 8, 2026.

The Commission will release the UPSC IES cutoff 2026 online after the release of final result.

Q:   How to check UPSC ESE (IES) Cutoff 2026?
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The candidates can check the UPSC ESE/IES Cutoff 2026 in the following manner:

  • Go to the official website of UPSC – upsc.gov.in
  • Click on the 'Examination' tab given at the top
  • A drop list will appear, Click on the Cutoff link appearing on the list
  • The ESE Cutoff PDF link will appear in the list
  • Click on the link and get the ESE cutoff for all the categories and phases

IES 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IES 2026 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
20 Jun ' 25

UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Prelims Result

28 Mar ' 24

UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 Result

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How to Check IES Result 2026?

The candidates can check the UPSC ESE (IES) 2026 result online in the manner given below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of UPSC

Step 2: Go to the What's new section on the right-hand side

Step 3: Click on the UPSC ESE (IES) final result 2026 link

Step 4: The UPSC ESE (IES) final Result 2026 PDF will appear on the screen

Step 5: Search the roll number

Step 6: Download the UPSC ESE (IES) 2026 final Result PDF for future reference

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is there a negative marking in the ESE exam?
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Yes. In the UPSC IES prelims exam, there is a negative marking of 1/3 for each incorrect answer.

Q:   Where UPSC IES 2026 cutoff will be released?
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The UPSC ESE/IES cut off will be released on the official website of the exam conducting authority. 

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IES 2026 Result Highlights

The candidates can see here some important points related to the IES result 2026

Events Detail
UPSC IES Result Stages
  •  IES Preliminary Result
  •  IES Main Result
  •  IES Final Result
IES Prelims Exam 2026 Date 8-Feb-2026
IES Prelims Result 2026 to be updated here
IES Main Exam 2026 Date 21-Jun-2026
IES Main result 2026 to be updated here
IES 2026 final Result to be updated here
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Q:   How is the UPSC IES/ESE 2026 Prelims Exam Score?
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The Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination will consist of two objective type (multiple choices) questions papers and carrying a maximum of 500 marks.

Paper I:  200 Marks 

 Paper II: 300 Marks.

Each correct answer is awarded two marks. One-third marks deducted for each wrong answers.

Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Mains Examination. The Marks obtained in Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will be counted for determining their final order of merit. 

Q:   When will UPSC IES 2026 Mains exam get conducted?
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As per the announced date, UPSC ESE 2026 Mains exam will be conducted on June 21, 2026 in two shifts.

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UPSC ESE (IES)Result of Previous Year

The candidates can see here the IES results of previous years.

IES 2023 Result

UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 results were released online on November 22, 2023. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the names and the roll number of the candidates in the result pdf. The UPSC ESE result 2023 recommended 401 candidates against the 486 vacancies notified in the official result notice. The Commission mentioned the number of candidates selected under each category for all the streams. The Commission is expected to release the IES 2023 Cutoff soon on its website. The UPSC also maintained an IES 2023 reserve list of 164 candidates. These candidates can be called in case of additional requisition by the concerned Ministry/Department.

The candidates can download the UPSC ESE(IES) result 2023 PDF

Download Here: IES 2023 Prelims Result PDF

IES 2022 Result

The Commission released the IES result 2022 online mentioning the names of the Toppers of the exam The Commission released the IES result 2022 online and one copy of the result were posted at the office notice board at Dholpur House, UPSC building in New Delhi. The candidates can see here the names of the IES toppers 2022.

Sl. No Name of IES Topper 2022 Engineering Stream
1 Ishan Gautam Civil Engineering
2 Abhishek Kumar Tiwari Mechanical Engineering
3 Akhil Kumawat Electrical Engineering
4 Rajeev Daipuriya Electronics and Telecom Engineering

USPC ESE main result 2022 was released online on August 3. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the IES main result 2022 with the names and roll numbers of the candidates. UPSC ESE main result 2022 selected 632 candidates for the interview phase. The highest number of candidates, 332 candidates, were selected for the Civil Engineering stream. UPSC IES results mention the roll number and names of the candidates separately for each engineering stream.

Download here IES Final Result 2022 PDF IES Result 2022 

Download UPSC ESE (IES) Main Result 2022 PDF

UPSC will also release the ESE (IES) 2022 cutoff after the completion of the exam process.

Check and Download UPSC ESE (IES) Prelims 2022 Result

IES 2021 Result

UPSC ESE Result 2021 (final) was released online on March 28, 2022. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) post the hard copy of the result on its notice board. UPSC declared the names and roll numbers of 194 candidates selected for different streams. 29 candidates were selected for the provisional basis as some of their original documents are yet to be verified by UPSC. The total number of vacancies in the ESE exam 2021 was 225.

UPSC ESE result mentioned the names and the roll numbers of the selected candidates with their ranks. Kartikay Kaushik topped the Civil Engineering stream. Vineet Kumar topped the Mechanical Engineering Stream. Abhishek Kumar Sharma secured the first rank in the Electrical Engineering stream. Kuldeep secured the first rank in Electronics and Telecommunication branch.

UPSC released the IES 2021 Prelims Result PDF online on August 6. The total time taken by UPSC to evaluate and declare the result online was only 18 days. The IES Prelims Result contains the roll number of the candidates. UPSC release the IES Prelims Result with names soon after the result with roll numbers.

Check and Download UPSC ESE 2021 Result Final

Also Read: IES Prelims Result 2021

Check and Download ESE 2021 Main Result PDF

Download IES Result PDF of Previous Years

Check and Download ESE 2020 Reserve List with names PDF

Check here: IES Result 2020

Check here: IES Result 2020 with names

Check here: UPSC IES 2020 Main Result

See here: Marks of non-recommended candidates of IES exam 2019

See here: UPSC candidates recommended for IES 2019

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What type of questions are asked in IES Mains exam?
A: 

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. 

Q:   What type of questions are asked in UPSC ESE Prelims exam?
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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, 150 questions are asked with 300 maximum marks and duration is three hours.

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IES Result 2026 FAQs

The candidates can see here important questions and answers related to the IES result 2026.

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Q:   What subjects are covered in UPSC ESE Prelims exam?
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In the IES Prelims exam, subjects covered are General Studies and Engineering Aptitude and concerned Engineering Stream.

Q:   What are the UPSC IES 2026 exam dates?
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The UPSC released the calendar for the year 2026 on the official website. The UPSC IES prelims 2026 notification and application was released on September 26, 2025 and the last date to apply was October 16, 2025. The IES prelims exam will be conducted on February 8, 2026. On the other hand, UPSC IES 2026 Mains exam will be conducted on June 21, 2026. 

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The UPSC ESE/IES cut off will be released on the official website of the exam conducting authority. 

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Ishita Kaur

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Yes. In the UPSC IES prelims exam, there is a negative marking of 1/3 for each incorrect answer.

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Shikha Goyal

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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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Virajita Shukla

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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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Gunjan Majumder

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In the IES Prelims exam, subjects covered are General Studies and Engineering Aptitude and concerned Engineering Stream.

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Nitesh Pruthi

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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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Manisha Singh

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The UPSC IES 2025 Mains exam result is expected to be released in September 2025 or October first week. The commission has not yet announced the release date for the Mains result. The UPSC IES 2025 Mains exam was conducted on August 10. 

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