IES

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.

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 expected cutoff 2025. It is mentioned via table below for the General Category:

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:

• Visit the official website of UPSC
• Go to the What's new section on the right-hand side
• Click on the UPSC ESE (IES) final result 2025 link
• The UPSC ESE (IES) final Result 2025 PDF will appear on the screen
• Download the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 final Result PDF for future reference

The Union Public Service Commission will mention the names and the roll number of the qualified candidates in the IES 2025 result PDF. The Commission will release two separate IES result PDFs. One result pdf mentions the roll numbers of the qualified candidates and the other pdf mentions the names of the qualified candidates.

These candidates are called for the IES main exam. The Commission also mentions the date of the exam in the result pdf.

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2025 Prelims exam offline on June 8, 2025. The Commission will release the official IES 2025 prelims answer key online after the declaration of the final result. It is a set practice of the Commission that it releases the official answer key after the declaration of the final result to avoid any delay in the selection process due to litigation. 

There are various coaching institutes that release the IES prelims answer key but we cannot comment on the reliability and authenticity of their answers.

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the Engineering Service Prelims Exam on June 8, 2025 at the designated exam centres. The IES 2025 prelims exam will be conducted in two sessions. The Commission will release the IES 2025 admit card soon. The candidates will be required to download their admit card and carry them with a photo identity card to secure admission to the exam centre. The Commission will also release the exam day guidelines for the candidates with the admit card.

The Commission will conduct the IES main exam 2025 on August 10, 2025.

The UPSC ESE final result 2025 will be declared in September-October 2025. 

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2025 prelims exam on June 8, 2025 at the designated exam centres. The IES prelims result will be released in July 2025 at upsc.gov.in. The Commission will release the IES result pdf online only. One copy of the result will be posted on the Commission Notice Board at Dholpur House.

The candidates should take at least two printouts of their IES admit card because the admit card will not be available on the official website after the start of the second shift of the IES prelims exam. The Commission will deactivate the IES prelims admit card link at 4.00 PM on the IES exam day.
The IES admit card is an official document and the candidates should keep it safe till the final formalities.

The candidates will be required to carry one photo identity card with the IES admit card. The candidates were required to fill in the number of the photo identity card in the IES 2025 applications. The candidates will be required to carry the same identity card with them to the exam centre. The candidates cannot carry another identity card with the IES 2025 admit card.

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2025 exam on June 8, 2025.

The candidates will be required to check here for the latest updates about the release of the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 admit card. The Commission is expected to soon release the IES admit card 2025 on its official website. The candidates will be required to download their UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 admit card online from the official website. The Commission will not inform the candidates individually about the admit card in any manner. The Commission will conduct the IES 2025 exam on June 8, 2025.