Engineering Services Examination : Test Pattern

The Combined Engineering Services Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission according to the following plan:-

Part I—The written examination consists of two sections—Section I (objective types questions) and Section II (conventional papers). Both Sections cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Part II—Personality test / Interview carrying a maximum of 200 marks of the candidates who qualify on the basis of the written examination.
The trend of the written examination for various disciplines viz. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & telecommunication is:

Category	Section	Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
I-Civil Engineering	I—Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Civil Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Civil Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II–Conventional Papers	Civil Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Civil Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000
II-Mechanical Engineering	I–Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Mechanical Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Mechanical Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II—Conventional Papers	Mechanical Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Mechanical Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000
III-Electrical Engineering	I–Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II—Conventional Papers	Electrical Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000
IV – Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	I–Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II—Conventional Papers	Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000

It may be noted here that the UPSC reserves the right to change the marks of any section or fix the qualify marks for any section(s). Conventional papers must be answered in English. Question papers will be set in English only. The Commission have discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in any or all the papers of the examination. The Objective Type papers as contained in Section-I of the Plan of the Examination will be evaluated first and evaluation of the Conventional Type papers contained in Section-II of the Plan of Examination will be done only of those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Objective types papers, as fixed by the Commission.

Interview:

In the Personality Test special attention will be paid to assessing the candidate’s capacity for leadership, initiative and intellectual curiosity, tact and other social qualities, mental and physical energy, powers of practical application and integrity of character.