Government & Defence Entrance Exam

Candidates are required to fill the details of a valid Photo ID card in the application which they are required to bring in original as identity proof during CBT, PET, DV, Medical or any subsequent stages of exam. The valid Photo ID Card should be any one of the following:

• Voter Card
• Aadhaar Card
• Printout of e-Aadhaar (not Photostat/Scanned copy of Aadhaar)
• Driving License
• PAN card
• Passport
• Identity Card issued by the employer in case the candidate is a Govt. employee
• College / University Photo ID card, if still studying

The items that are banned inside the RRB Group D exam centres are Electronic gadgets like mobile phones, blue tooth, pen drive, laptops, calculators,  wrist watches or any other communication devices or pen/pencil, wallet/purses, belts, shoes and metallic wears including ornaments etc. Any infringement of this instruction shall entail summary rejection besides legal action including debarment from future examinations. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones etc. to the venue of the examination.

Few important points regarding RRB Group D exam centres are given below:

• RRB Group D exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their choice
• The examination authority reserves the right to allot RRB Group D exam centres
• RRBs reserve the right to cancel or add exam centres
• The details of exam centres will be mentioned in RRB Group D admit card
• RRBs will not entertain any requests regarding the change in exam centres

The Union Public Service Commission releases the IES cutoff after the declaration of the final result. The Commission do not release the answer key and cutoff with the prelims result. The candidates can download the IES 2024 cutoff 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

The IES 2024 Cutoff PDF will be available here after its official release.

The candidates should understand that the IES cutoff varies every year. There are some factors which determine the IES cutoff. The candidates can see below the factors that influence the IES cutoff. The factors that determine the IES cutoff are

• Number of vacancies,
• Difficulty level of the question paper
• Number of candidates who appeared in the exam

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Engineering Service Exam (ESE) every year to recruit candidates for different positions. This exam is popularly called as the IES exam among the candidates because of the name of service, the candidates are assigned to. 

The Commission conduct the IES exam every year in the following four engineering streams:

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

Yes, there is negative marking in the IES prelims exam. The Union Public Service Commission mention the quantum of negative marking in the official notification. The Commission also mentions the total mark of the question paper and the structure of the exam such as how many questions will be asked in the paper.

The Commission also mention the negative marketing as the following:

The penalty for the incorrect answer is one-third of the total marks assigned to the correct answer. The Commission assigns 2 marks for the correct answer. Hence, 0.66 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

RRB Group D city intimation slip is released 10 days before the exam. The city intimation slip is released on the official website of RRBs. To download the city intimation slip, candidates need to enter the required credentials. The city intimation slip is released so that candidates can know the name of the test cities where they will have to appear for the exam. RRB Group D admit card is released based on the city intimation slip. The city intimation slip is released so that candidates can know the test cities for the exam and plan their travel accordingly.