IES

The main purpose of conducting the UPSC IES face to face interview is to know about the candidates overall character, including mental alertness, critical thinking, leadership qualities, intelligence, honesty, confidence, depth of understanding of several concepts, communication skills, understanding of ground realities, etc.

Candidates can check below in detail:

• Each paper in the Mains exam is of three hours duration.
• Each paper carries 300 marks.
• Total marks: 600

The UPSC IES 2025 Stage 2 is the Mains Exam. The examination comprises two papers. Both papers are based on the candidates' chosen engineering discipline. Details of subjects are provided below:

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

The Commission will conduct the UPSC IES 2025 Prelims exam in an offline mode. It will be held on June 8, 2025 at various centres across the country.

Yes. In UPSC IES 2025, there is a negative marking. As per the official notification, there are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.

The UPSC (ESE) IES 2025 prelims exam carry a total of 500 marks. 
Paper 1: 200 marks
Paper 2: 300 Marks

The commission will conduct the UPSC Preliminary Exam 2025 on June 8. The prelim exam consists of two papers Paper 1 (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) and Paper 2 (Engineering Discipline Specific). Both papers are objective in nature and conducted in an offline mode.

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).