Exam

The UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Mains exam was conducted on August 10, 2025. Only those candidates who were declared by the Commission qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year was eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Mains Examination. Further, the Marks obtained in Preliminary Examination by the candidates who were declared qualified for admission to the Mains Examination was counted for determining their final order of merit.  

The UPSC IES 2026 Mains exam will be conducted on June 21, 2026. It is a descriptive type exam. That assesses candidates' technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities in engineering disciplines. The Engineering Services Mains Examination  consists of two conventional-type papers in engineering disciplines, each with a duration of three hours and a maximum score of 600 (300 marks in each paper).

After NBSAT result declaration, candidates will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round. They will have to appear for the PI round on the given dates and submit Statement of Purpose (SOP). Post the PI round, all the candidates will be evaluated on their performance and overall academic profile. Those who shall pass the admission criteria will be offered admission.

Yes, it is mandatory to appear for the PI round of NBSAT as it is an essential part of selection process for MBA/PGDM courses. Merely scoring high in NBSAT will not be enough for admission. If a candidate shortlisted for NBSAT PI round does not appear for it, their candidature will be cancelled and the seat will be offered to the next candidate.

If you clear NBSAT exam but do not have the minimum marks in graduation, then you might not get selected for further admission round. To be eligible for admission to MBA/PGDM programme of NBS, meeting the minimum criteria for 60 percent marks in graduation is essential.

Narayana Business School offers PGDM and MBA courses in full time mode through NBSAT. The entrance exam qualifying candidate can choose from the following courses:

• PGDM (Data Science & Analytics)
• PGDM (Quantitative Finance)
• PGDM (Dual Specialisation)
• MBA+PGPCE

The Commission conducted the UPSC IES 2025 Prelims exam in an offline mode. It was held on June 8, 2025 at various centres across the country. 

Yes. In UPSC IES 2025, there is a negative marking. As per the official notification, there are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.