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Chanchal Shekhar

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The commission will conduct the UPSC Preliminary Exam 2025 on June 8, 2025. The prelim exam consists of two papers, namely Paper 1 (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) and Paper 2 (Engineering Discipline Specific). 

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Shikha Goyal

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The UPSC IES (ESE) 2025 Prelims Exam will be conducted on June 8, 2025, in two shifts. The forenoon shift is from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM for Paper 1 (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude paper); on the other hand, Shift 2 will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for Paper 2 (discipline-specific paper).

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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Yes, there is negative marking in the UPSC IES/ESE 2025 Prelims exam. For each wrong answer, one-third marks will be deducted in the Prelims exam. In the Mains exam, there is no negative marking. 

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Shikha Goyal

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Topics of high weightage in UPSC IES 2025 Prelims Paper 1 are mentioned below:

  • Current Affairs
  • Engineering Aptitude
  • Engineering Mathematics Numerical Analysis
  • Ethics Value
  • Design, Drawing Importance of Safety

 

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Satyendra Garg

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The UPSC IES/ESE exam is conducted in three stages:
Stage-1: Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type Papers) for the selection of candidates for the Stage2.

  • Paper I: General Studies & Engineering Aptitude (200 marks)

  • Paper II: Discipline-specific (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics – 300 marks)

Stage-2: Engineering Services (Mains) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) 

Two conventional papers based on the candidate's engineering discipline (300 marks each)

Stage-3: Personality Test (200 Marks)

 

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Ishita Kaur

Contributor-Level 6

The candidates can check the UPSC ESE/IES Cutoff 2026 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

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Virajita Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Yes, UPSC will release the official UPSC ESE 2026 answer key in an online mode on the official website at upsc.gov.in. It will be released after completing the UPSC ESE/IES exam recruitment process.

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Gunjan Majumder

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The Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination will consist of two objective type (multiple choices) questions papers and carrying a maximum of 500 marks.

Paper I:  200 Marks 

 Paper II: 300 Marks.

Each correct answer is awarded two marks. One-third marks deducted for each wrong answers.

Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Mains Examination. The Marks obtained in Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will be counted for deter

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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Candidates can download the official UPSC ESE (IES) prelims answer key by the steps 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

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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

The UPSC will release the IES/ESE 2026 answer key on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The UPSC ESE answer key 2026 will be released after the declaration of the final result. 

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