About IES Examination
Indian Engineering Services comprise of engineers who work under the government of India and designated as Class – 1 officer. They administer a large segment of the public sector economy, which constitutes of Indian Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Central Water engineering, Defence service of Engineers, Central Engineering Service, etc.

Exam Categories

Category I-Civil Engineering.
Category II-Mechanical Engineering.
Category III-Electrical Engineering.
Category IV-Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.


Examination Pattern

The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan :—

(i) Stage-I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers) for the selection of candidates for the Stage-II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage-II) Examination;

(ii) Stage-II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage-II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) and

(iii) Stage-III : Personality Test


A. Stage-I(Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination :-
Category-I Civil Engineering
Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) - 2 hrs - 200 marks
Paper-II (Civil Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 500 Marks

Category-II Mechanical Engineering
Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) - 2 hrs - 200 marks
Paper-II (Mechanical Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 500 Marks

Category-III Electrical Engineering
Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) - 2 hrs - 200 marks
Paper-II (Electrical Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 500 Marks

Category-IV Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) - 2 hrs - 200 marks
Paper-II (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 500 Marks


B. Stage-II(Main/Stage-II) Examination:-

Category-I Civil Engineering
Paper-I ( Civil Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Paper-II (Civil Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 600 Marks

Category-II Mechanical Engineering
Paper-I ( Mechanical Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Paper-II (Mechanical Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 600 Marks

Category-III Electrical Engineering
Paper-I ( Electrical Engineering ) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Paper-II (Electrical Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 600 Marks

Category-IV Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Paper-I ( Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering `) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Paper-II (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) - 3 hrs - 300 marks
Total - 600 Marks

(C) Stage-III(Personality Test) - 200 Marks.

Sample Question Paper of the IES Examination