IES Exam Pattern 2022: Check Prelims, Mains and Personality Test Details

By Mrinmay Ganguly|Updated : March 2nd, 2022

The IES Exam Pattern 2022 is administered and released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The UPSC ESE Prelims exam was recently conducted on 20 February 2022. The IES Exam Pattern 2022 for Paper-1 and Paper-2 are provided below. The selection of the candidates is done on the basis of their performance in these examinations. Other than Paper-1 and Paper-2 the IES ESE Exam Pattern includes a Personality Test.

It is important to understand the IES exam pattern in order to master the IES Examination 2022. As a result, we are providing detailed information on the UPSC IES Exam Pattern 2022, which will assist applicants in their recruitment preparation.

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IES Exam Pattern 2022

The UPSC IES examination 2022 constitutes of three stages which are as follows:

  • Stage 1: Preliminary Examination
  • Stage 2: Mains Examination
  • Stage 3: Personality Test (Personal Interview)

The exam pattern for IES Exam 2022 for all the stages is mentioned below. The highlights of the IES Exam Pattern is as follows:

IES Exam Particulars

IES Exam Details

Conducting Body

UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)

IES Exam Level

National Level

Exam Mode

Offline

Selection Process

  • Prelims
  • Mains
  • Personality Test

Number of Papers

  • Prelims-2
  • Mains-2

Total Marks

  • Prelims- 500 Marks
  • Mains- 600 Marks
  • Personality Test- 200 Marks

IES Exam Pattern 2022 - Prelims

The IES Exam Pattern 2022 of Prelims is an Objective type and consists of 2 papers which will be conducted in two sessions.

  • Paper-1 is General Studies and Engineering Aptitude, and Paper-2 is an Engineering Discipline Paper.
  • Paper-1 carries a total of 100 questions (200 marks) and the duration of the exam is 2 Hours.
  • Paper-2 carries a total of 150 questions (300 marks) and the duration of the exam is 3 Hours.
  • Only candidates qualified in Preliminary Examination (Stage-1) will be eligible for Mains Examination (Stage-2).
  • Minimum Qualifying marks for each Paper will be at the discretion of the commission.
  • Only those candidates qualifying at this stage are permitted to appear for the Stage-2 examination.

Stage-1

Paper Type

Duration

Marks

Paper-1

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

2 Hours

200

Paper-2

Engineering Discipline (CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

3 Hours

300

Total Marks

500

IES Exam Pattern 2022 - Mains

The IES Mains Exam 2022 is a subjective/ conventional type and consists of 2 papers that will be conducted in different sessions. Let us see the  IES Exam Pattern of Mains:

  • Paper-1 and Paper-2 are Engineering Disciplines.
  • Paper-1 carries a total of 8 questions out of which you have to attempt 5 questions (300 Marks) and the duration of the Paper is 3 Hours.
  • Paper-2 carries a total of 8 questions out of which you have to attempt 5 questions (300 Marks) and the duration of the Paper is 3 Hours.
  • Only qualified candidates in Preliminary Exam (Stage-1) and Mains Exam (Stage-2) will be eligible for Stage-3 which is the Personality Test (Interview).

Stage-2

Paper Type

Duration

Marks

Paper-1

Engineering Discipline (CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

03 Hours

300

Paper-2

Engineering Discipline (CE/ ME/ EE/ E&T)

03 Hours

300

Total Marks (MAINS)

600

Total Marks (PRELIMS & MAINS)

1100

IES Exam Pattern 2022 - Interview

The final stage of the IES Exam Pattern is the Interview round. Once a candidate successfully completes the written examinations in the ESE IES Examination 2022 he/she will have to go through a comprehensive personality test which is known as an Interview round. It is a screening round.

  • Those candidates who qualify the Stage-1, Stage-2 and Stage-3 will be considered for the final merit list of IES Exam 2022 provided by the UPSC.

Stage-3

Marks

Personality Test

200

Total Marks (PRELIMS, MAINS & INTERVIEW)

1300

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FAQs

  • IES Prelims exam carry 500 marks and the Main exam carries 600 marks. Candidates are awarded up to 200 marks in the interview round.

  • Yes, one-third of marks will be deducted for each wrong answer as per the IES exam pattern. However, there is no negative marking in the Main exam.

  • No, the exam pattern for IES Prelims and Mains Examination 2022 is different. The Prelims exam pattern include questions from General Studies & Engineering Aptitude and Engineering discipline while the Mains Examinations consists of questions only from Engineering disciplines.

  • According to the IES exam pattern, the Engineering disciplines that can be opted in are:

    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • In the IES Exam Pattern 2022, all the three rounds are scoring and the total of all the stages i.e. Preliminary, Mains and Personal Interview is considered for the final merit list.

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