IES's Management College and Research Centre

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).

Candidates can download the official UPSC ESE (IES) prelims answer key by the methods provided below:

• Visit 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 Answer key link appearing on the list
• The ESE answer key PDF link will appear in the list
• Click on the link and get the ESE cutoff for all the categories and phases

The UPSC IES 2026 admit card consists of the details as mentioned below:
Gender
General Instructions
Shift timings
Date of Examination
Exam Centre Address
Candidates' Roll Number
Candidates' Registration ID
Fathers' Name
Candidates scanned Photograph and signature
Test City, etc.

For the admission to IES MCRC, the PGDM cutoff percentile for the CAT, CMAT, XAT, and MAT exams, candidates need to score a percentile of 24, 75, 50, and 70 as per the IES MCRC cutoff 2024 for the PGDM admission.

IES MCRC accepts CAT scores to shortlist candidates for the PGDM courses. The IES MCRC CAT cutoff 2026 has not been released yet. But, considering the IES MCRC CAT cutoff 2025, the percentile stood at 80 for the General AI category. Similarly, for MAT, the MBA cutoff 2025 was 80 for the General AI quota.

Note: Cut-off data is indicative and not official.

The UPSC IES main exam 2026 will be conducted on June 21, 2026. The Commission conducted the IES prelims 2026 exam on February 8, 2025.

The Commission will release the IES 2026 admit card for the Mains exam on the official website. The Commission will also announce the UPSC IES 2026 exam schedule on the official website. The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2026 Mains exam on June 21, 2026.

There are 167 vacancies for the IES 2024 examination, according to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Numerous engineering specialities, such as civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, and telecommunications engineering, are represented among these positions. The exam for these positions is set for February 18, 2024, and the notification was made public on September 6, 2023.