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The Union Public Service Commission releases its UPSC exam calendar one year in advance and follow it in letter and spirit. The Commission mention the notification and exam dates for all of its exam in the calendar. The UPSC exam calendar 2024 was released online on May 10, 2023.
The Commission will
What is the Tie-Resolution factor for IES exam?

The Union Public Service Commission releases the Tie-Resolution principle in the IES cutoff pdf. The Commission mentions the following in the cutoff pdf:
Wherever two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in ESE the tie(s) have been resolved in accordance with the principle

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the IES prelims exam in offline mode. The Commission prepares the IES answer key and compare the answers of the candidates with it. With comparing, the Commission calculate the marks of the candidates by awarding 2 marks for each correct question and deduc

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 – u
What are the factors that determine the IES exam cutoff?

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 questio

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
Is there negative marking in the IES prelims exam?

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 i
What is the expected cutoff for the IES 2025 exam?

The Union Public Service Commission conducted the IES 2025 Prelims exam on June 8, 2025. Shiksha.com captured the students' reaction after the IES 2025 Prelims exam. All the candidates who appeared in the exam mentioned the difficulty level of the questions. The candidates also shared the IES expect

The Union Public Service Commission will release the IES result PDF on its official website only. The Commission will mention the names and the roll numbers of the qualified candidates in the result pdf. The candidates will be able to download the UPSC IES 2025 result pdf in the following manner:
- Vis