REVISED SCHEME OF THE UPSC ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION (ESE) 2017 Onwards

REVISED SCHEME OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION 

Stage-I : Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers)

Paper-I : {Common for all Candidates} 

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper 2 hours duration 200 Marks (max.) 

Paper-II : Engineering Discipline-specific Paper 3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.)

Stage-I : Sub-Total 500 Marks (max.) 

Minimum Qualifying Marks for each Paper should be at the discretion of the Commission. 

Only those candidates qualifying at this Stage to be permitted to appear for Stage-II examination

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

Paper-I : Engineering Discipline-specific , 3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.) 

Paper-II : Engineering Discipline-specific ,3 hours duration 300 Marks (max.) 

Stage-II : Sub-Total 600 Marks (max.) 

Stage-I + Stage-II Sub-Total 1100 Marks (max.) 

Only those Candidates qualifying at this Stage (i.e. Stage-I + Stage-II) to be permitted to appear for Stage-III examination 

Stage-III : Personality Test 200 Marks (max.) 

Stage-I + Stage-II + Stage-III   Grand Total 1300 Marks (max.) 

Only those Candidates qualifying at this Stage (i.e. Stage I + Stage II + Stage III) to be included in the Final Merit List of Engg. Services Exam. 

Thus the marks secured by the candidates in the Stage-I (Objective type papers) of the Engineering Services Examination should be added to the marks secured in the Stage-II (Conventional type papers) of the Examination and Stage-III (Personality Test) and accordingly, such marks secured by the candidates in Stage-I should also be counted for merit.

BROAD CONTENTS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE PAPER  

(Stage-I, Paper-I). 

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude 

(Stage I - Paper I, Objective type, Common to all Candidates, 2 hours duration, 200 Marks maximum) 

The questions from the following Topics will be set in Paper-I of Stage-I 

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial development 

2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability 

3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis 

4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety 

5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services 

6. Basics of Energy and Environment : Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,        Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment 

7. Basics of Project Management 

8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering 

9. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based education. 

10. Ethics and values in Engineering profession 

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Note: The paper in General Studies and Engineering Aptitude will include Knowledge of relevant topics as may be expected from an engineering graduate, without special study. Questions from all the 10 topics mentioned above shall be set. Marks for each Topic may range from 5% to 15% of the total marks in the paper.