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ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering: The UPSC is the conducting body of the Engineering Services Examination Mains exam 2022 for the Mechanical Engineering branch on 26th June 2022. BYJU’S Exam Prep took genuine reviews from aspirants who gave the examination for the ESE mains Mechanical exam and asked about their views regarding the difficulty level, good score to qualify for the exam and expected cutoff for mechanical engineering paper.

BYJU’S Exam Prep and its ESE-qualified faculties will take a detailed session for ESE mains Exam analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering for Paper-1 and Paper-2 on 26th June 2022. This ESE mains Mechanical analysis article contains the difficulty level, good score, questions asked in the exam, and expected cutoff. In this ESE Mains exam analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering, we will also be sharing the Mains questions paper and solutions for the ESE Mechanical engineering branch. 

Also, Check UPSC ESE Mains Mechanical Exam Analysis 2021 – Previous Year’s Exam Analysis.

Download ESE Mains Exam 2022 Solutions for Mechanical Engineering 

BYJU’S Exam Prep GATE and ESE experts will provide you with the detailed solutions pdf for Paper 1 of the ESE Mains Mechanical Engineering exam 2022 as soon as the exam gets over.

We will also update the ESE Mechanical solutions for paper 2 after our team prepares the complete solutions soon after the examination. We will thus share the link to the detailed solutions for the exam below. 

Click Here to Download ESE Mains Exam 2022 Solutions for Mechanical Paper – 1 PDF (To Be Updated)

Click Here to Download ESE Mains Exam 2022 Solutions for Mechanical Paper – 2 PDF (To Be Updated)

Youtube Session By Expert Faculties ESE Mains ME Exam Analysis 

The renowned faculties of Mechanical Engineering like Dheeraj Sardana Sir, Chandrashekhar sir, and Onkar Otari Sir will do the complete video of ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering, which will help the aspirants better understand the paper’s difficulty level and the Cutoffs estimation. 

Each candidate who has given the exam or future candidates must watch the video to get answers to their doubts and problems concerning ESE Mains mechanical exam 2022.

Click Here to Join ESE mains Mechanical Mains Exam Analysis 2022 Live Youtube Session (GATE & ESE English Channel)

Click Here to Join ESE mains Mechanical Mains Exam Analysis 2022 Live Youtube Session (GATE & ESE Hindi Channel)

Exam Highlights for ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering 26 June 2022 

All major Mechanical Engineering subjects, like Strength of Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid mechanics, and NCES, will be covered in the highlights for the ESE mains exam analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering, which will help to organize for future candidates.

Check out the important points like major portions of the subject, exam ratio level, and difficulty level for both papers are shared in the highlights below.

Highlights ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering Paper – 1
S.No. Subjects
1 Fluid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics carried Easy numerical but lengthier, but this time FM carried less no. of questions asked 
2 Thermodynamics  Questions from Thermodynamics were not so hard.
3 Heat transfer

 1- Questions asked were lengthy and conceptual from Heat Transfer

2- Theory and numerical had almost equal weightage in HMT 

4 Refrigeration and Air conditioning  Theoretical questions were difficult; besides previous year trends, Numerical questions were tough.
5 I. C. Engines

1- There was less number of questions asked from IC Engines.

2- Numerical based questions were asked from IC Engines.

6 Turbo Machinery.  Less number of questions asked. Turbomachinery questions were lengthier.
7 Power Plant Engg.

1- The paper was lengthy for the power plant portion.

2- The numerical part was lengthy, and more than 50%  portion was theoretical 

8 Renewable Sources of Energy  –
Highlights ESE Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Mechanical Engineering Paper – 2
S.NO. Subjects
1 Engineering Mechanics  
2 Mechanisms and Machines  
3 Design of Machine Elements  
4 Manufacturing, Industrial, and Maintenance Engineering  
5 Mechatronics and Robotics  

Subject Wise Analysis for Paper-1 for Mechanical Engineering ESE Mains Exam 2022 

Per the UPSC ESE mains exam analysis, 2022 for Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics carried  72 marks, and the Fluid mechanics carried 32 marks, while Powerplant Engineering had the highest percentage in the exam. The detailed subject-wise analysis for the ESE Mains exam, mechanical engineering for paper – 1, is also shared below in the table.

              ESE Mains Paper – 1 Analysis 2022
S.NO. Subjects Difficulty Level Marks in 2022 % Marks in 2022 Marks in 2021 % Marks in 2021 Marks in 2020 % Marks in 2020
1 Fluid Mechanics Easy to Moderate 32 7 52 11 32 7
2 Thermodynamics Moderate 72 15 22 5 62 13
3 Heat transfer Moderate to Tough 52 11 92 19 52 11
4 Refrigeration and Air conditioning Moderate to Tough 64 13 34 7 52 11
5 IC Engines Easy to Moderate 32 7 64 13 36 8
6 Fluid Machinery Easy to Moderate 32 7 32 7 72 15
7 Power Plant Engg. Moderate to Tough 136 28 112 23 90 19
8 Renewable Sources of Energy   60 13 72 15 84 18
TOTAL   480 100 480 100 480 100

Question Distribution Table

Section Subject Q.No. Marks
A Fluid Mechanics & Machinery 1. (a) 12
A Thermodynamics 1. (b) 12
A Heat Transfer 1. (c) 12
A IC engine 1. (d) 12
A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 1. (e) 12
A Fluid Mechanics 2. (a) 20
A Thermodynamics 2. (b) 20
A Heat Transfer 2. (c) 20
A IC engine 3. (a) 20
A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 3. (b) 20
A Thermodynamics 3. (c) 20
A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 4. (a) 20
A Heat Transfer 4. (b) 20
A Thermodynamics 4. (c) 20
B Fluid Machinery 5. (a) 12
B Power Plant 5. (b) 12
B Power Plant 5. (c) 12
B Power Plant 5. (d) 12
B Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 5. (e) 12
B Fluid Machinery 6. (a) 20
B Power Plant 6. (b) 20
B Renewable Energy 6(c)(i) 10
B Renewable Energy 6(c)(ii) 10
B Power Plant 7. (a) 20
B Renewable Energy 7. (b) 20
B Power Plant 7(c)(i) 10
B Power Plant 7(c)(ii) 10
B Power Plant 8. (a) 20
B Power Plant 8. (b) 20
B Renewable Energy 8. (c) 20

ESE Mechanical Mains Paper Review for Paper 1- Difficulty Level

The overall difficulty level of the ESE Mains exam 2022 for Mechanical Paper 1 was Moderate to Difficult

ESE Mechanical Mains Paper Review for Paper 1- Good Score

The good score for the ESE Mains exam 2022 for Mechanical Paper – 1 – To be updated

Subject Wise Analysis for Paper-2 for Mechanical Engineering ESE Mains Exam 2022 

As per the UPSC ESE mains exam analysis, 2022 for Mechanical Engineering EM & Strength of materials carried 84 marks, and the Manufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering carried 148 marks, while Manufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering had the highest percentage in the exam. The detailed subject-wise analysis for the ESE mains exam, mechanical engineering for paper – 2, is also shared below in the table.

Mechanical Engineering Paper – 2
S.NO. Subjects Difficulty Level Marks in 2022 % Marks in 2022 Marks in 2021 % Marks in 2021 Marks in 2020 % Marks in 2020
1 Engineering Mechanics
and Strength of Materials
Easy 84 18 72 15 156 33
2 Mechanisms and Machines Moderate 84 18 104 22 84 18
3 Design of Machine Elements Tough 72 15 64 13 52 11
4 Manufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering Moderate 148 31 148 31 136 28
5 Mechatronics and Robotics Moderate 92 19 92 19 52 11
Total   480 100 480 100 480 100

 ESE Mechanical Mains Paper Review for Paper 2- Difficulty Level

The overall difficulty level of the ESE Mains exam 2022 for Mechanical Paper 2 is Moderate.

ESE Mains Question Papers 2022 for Mechanical Engineering

Candidates are provided with printed answer papers in the ESE mains examination. UPSC organizes ESE mains examination for mechanical engineering and asks for conventional long answer writing type papers. Candidates are provided with sheets to write answers. The papers are attached in links for the candidate’s reference.

ESE Mains 2021 ME Paper-1 Question PDF 

ESE Mains 2021 ME Paper-2 Question PDF (To Be Updated After Exam)

ESE Mechanical Mains Exam Expected Cut Off 2022

Candidates are shared ESE cutoff after the final ESE results; thus, the expected cutoff for the ESE Mains exam 2022 for the mechanical engineering branch is below. We have prepared this expected cutoff for the ESE mains exam for mechanical engineering after getting reviews from the students & experts.

Check: ESE Mains Expected & Previous Year Cut Off

Mechanical ( out of 1100)
Year  2019 2020 2021 2022
GEN 539 585 597  
OBC 529 574 555  
SC 450 510 477  
ST 487 543 563  

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