UPSC ESE 2024: Exam pattern for UPSC ESE exam out
As per the direction of the Commission, candidates who secured minimum marks in the Preliminary and Main examination will be called for the Personality Test.
The Union Public Service Commission conducts the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) for recruitment to posts/services under 4 categories:
- Category I: Civil Engineering
- Category II: Mechanical Engineering
- Category III: Electrical Engineering
- Category IV: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
As per the UPSC Calendar 2024, the Preliminary examination will be conducted on February 18, 2024.
The examination will be conducted by the UPSC in three stages:
- Stage-I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers)
- Stage-II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage-II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers
- Stage-III: Personality Test
Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary exam consists of two objective-type question papers and carries a total of 500 marks which is divided into Paper I = 200 marks and Paper II = 300 marks. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam will be eligible to attempt the main examination.
- General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper = Paper-I – 2 Hours
- Engineering Discipline specific paper = Paper-II- 3 Hours
Main Examination: In the Main examination, candidates are expected to answer two conventional type papers in Engineering Discipline specific with a duration of three hours.
The total marks for the main examination will be 600 (300 Marks in each paper).
Personality Test: As per the direction of the Commission, candidates who secured minimum marks in the Preliminary exam and Main examination will be called for the Personality Test. UPSC mentioned that the Personality Test would carry 200 marks.
The marks obtained by the candidate in all three stages would decide the final ranking.
