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ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Weightage, Difficulty level, Answer key

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

UPSC ESE Prelims examination 2023 for Mechanical Engineering was conducted successfully on 19th February 2023. Two papers were conducted in different sessions. Paper-1 was conducted in the morning shift, whereas Paper-2 was conducted in the afternoon session. In this article, we are sharing the ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper analysis conducted just after the examination. BYJU’S Exam Prep brings the complete ESE 2023 Mechanical paper analysis and the detailed answer key prepared by our subject matter experts. The UPSC ESE Paper 2 examination for mechanical was held for 3 hours, and the paper consisted of a maximum of 300 marks.

Candidates were asked questions based on their chosen engineering discipline during undergraduate education in this examination. This analysis is prepared per the feedback from students who attempted the exam, and our subject matter experts. Thus, this article will help you know every tiny detail about ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Analysis. 

Click Here to Download ESE 2023 Question Paper-2 Mechanical 

ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Session & Blog Links

Our expert faculties of BYJU’S EXAM PREP have conducted live sessions on Youtube for Paper-1 of GS and Engineering Aptitude and Paper -2, i.e. Engineering paper of Mechanical which includes a detailed discussion about –

  • Answer Key
  • Weightage Analysis
  • Expected Cutoff

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ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Question Paper Details

All the major highlights of this year’s exam were similar to previous mechanical papers. The examination was conducted in two shifts for two and three hours. The major details of the ESE 2023 mechanical question paper are shared below.

ESE ME 2022 Paper 1 Paper 2
Subjects General Studies and Engineering Discipline Technical Paper – Mechanical
Shift Timings 10 am to 12 pm 2 pm to 5 pm
Mode of Examination Offline Offline
Total No. of Questions 100 150
Total Marks 200 300
Exam Duration 2 hours 3 hours
Negative Marking 0.66 0.66
Difficulty Level Moderate to Tough Moderate to Tough

ESE 2023 Mechanical Prelims Analysis: Highlights

The ESE mechanical paper analysis highlights are shared below for the candidates. In addition, candidates can find the overall difficulty level, subjects which carried a maximum number of questions etc., are shared below.

  • Technical Paper of Mechanical Engineering was moderate.
  • This time, the technical Paper of ESE 2023 Mechanical was easy to moderate.
  • Maximum questions from Power Plant, IC Engine & SOM carried 37 questions.
  • The refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Transfer Sections had fewer Questions in the paper, which comprised 6 of the total.
  • Numerical and theoretical questions were equally distributed this time.
  • Assertion Reasoning questions were 5 out of 150 this year.
  • The level of questions was moderate in comparison to last year’s paper.

UPSC ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Analysis: Subject-wise Question Analysis

We have prepared a subject-wise question analysis which contains the difficulty level, the total number of questions, percentage of marks for all the significant subjects of Mechanical Engineering. Refer to the table below for the subject-wise question analysis.

Sr No Subject

No. of Questions

Difficulty level
1 Thermodynamics 9 Easy
2 Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning 2 Easy
3 Power Plant 22 Difficult
4 IC Engines 12 Difficult
5 Heat Transfer 4 Moderate
6 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery 17 Difficult
7 Engineering Mechanics 6 Moderate
8 Strength of Materials 13 Easy
9 Theory of Machines & Vibrations 11 Moderate
10 Machine Design 12

Easy

11 Manufacturing & Engineering Materials 11 Moderate
12 Industrial Engineering 8 Easy
13 Renewable Sources of Energy 9 Difficult
14 Mechatronics & Robotics 14 Moderate
Total Moderate to Tough
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ESE 2023 Mechanical Prelims Analysis: Comparison With Last Year’s Data

 The comparison of subject-wise marks with the last few is shared in the table below. This will help candidates to understand the subject wise marks ratio of subjects in the last few years.

S. No.

Subjects 

2023

2022

2021

2020

1.

Thermodynamics

5

12

3

2.

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

4

9

6

11

3.

Power Plant 

22

14

14

16

4.

IC Engines

11

1

7

6

5.

Heat Transfer

5

12

3

4

6.

Fluid Mechanics and Machinery

18

23

23

21

7.

Engineering Mechanics

5

4

4

5

8.

Strength of Materials

12

10

10

8

9.

Theory of Machines & Vibrations

10

13

13

12

10.

Machine Design

12

11

11

13

11.

Manufacturing & Engineering Materials

17

20

18

17

12.

Industrial Engineering

2 4 5 5
13.

Renewable Sources of Energy

11 12 12 13
14.

Mechatronics & Robotics

13 12 12 16

UPSC ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper AnalysisDifficulty Level

As per the analysis, listed below are the essential points informing about the level and type of questions that were asked in ESE Paper-2 Mechanical Engineering 2023.

  • The paper was formed so that the examiner tried to cover the entire syllabus of almost every subject.
  • The Difficulty level of Questions asked was moderate this time.

ESE 2023 Mechanical Paper Safe Score

As per candidates who had attempted the ESE Prelims examination 2023 for Mechanical Engineering, if a candidate scores 120+ marks on paper can find a good score in paper, the candidate should attempt 85 -90 questions out of a total of 150 questions.

ESE 2023 Mechanical Expected Cutoff

UPSC will disclose ESE ME 2023 Cutoff for the Preliminary exam 2023 when the final result is declared. Candidates can check the official cutoff of IES online by visiting the UPSC website upsc.gov.in.To qualify for the successive stage of the examination, i.e. IES Main exam, it is necessary to score equivalent or more marks than the prepared qualifying cutoff marks. The UPSC ESE 2023 cutoff depends on the following factors –

  • The total number of candidates who appeared for the IES 2023 examination.
  • The total number of available vacancies for selection.
  • The difficulty level of the Paper of Engineering Services Examination for 2023.
  • The table below shares the expected cutoff for ESE ME 2023 exam.

S. No.

Year

Generel

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

1.

2023

230

227

225

205

180

2.

2022

236

236

232

211

170

3.

2021

247

247

247

213

214

4.

2020

262

255

250

214

202

5.

2019

187

NA

187

166

169

6.

2018

256

NA

255

220

223

7.

2017

231

NA

207

165

147

Also, check Here All Branches of IES previous years’ Cutoffs

What Next After IES ME 2023 Prelims Examination is over?

  • Do not sit idle if your score is somewhat less or near the expected score. Start preparing for Mains Examination.
  • Shortlisted candidates from IES Mains will be called for a personal interview session for final recruitment, so start preparing for Interviews just after mains.

How to Prepare for ESE Mechanical Engineering Interview?

ESE interview questions could be asked from subject-specific, project-specific, current affairs of recent scenarios or General Questions from your education or life. Check all the essential topics. In addition, you can see common Questions Asked in ESE interviews here.

IES Prelims Answer Key 2023

After the final result, the commission will upload the IES I Answer Keys for the Prelims exam on the official website.

Download ESE Prelims Paper 2 Mechanical Engineering Questions & Answer Key Here (To be Updated)

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