ESE 2022 Paper Analysis: 20 February Paper 1 & Paper 2 Review

ESE 2022 Prelims Exam Pattern

The ESE Prelims Exam consists of two papers, details are listed below.

• The first level of the selection procedure is the ESE Prelims Exam. Prelims Paper I and Paper II, there are objective questions.
• The ESE Exam has a total of 500 marks.
• Paper I is the same for all candidates, while Paper-II contains questions from the core engineering subject.
• For each wrong answer marked, one-third of marks are subtracted.

Paper	Marks	Duration
Paper I: General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper	200 Marks	2 Hours
Paper-II: Core Engineering Paper	300 Marks	3 Hours
Total	500 Marks	5 Hours

ESE 2022 Prelims Paper 1 Analysis 2022

Candidates can view a detailed analysis of the UPSC ESE 2022 here. Aspirants can check the difficulty level of the ESE IES 2022 test, the topics covered, and the number of questions asked in ESE 2022 General Studies & Engineering Aptitude paper. It will give an idea of future applicants’ possibilities of achieving a decent rank in the IES 2022 examination.

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ESE Paper 1 General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Analysis 2022: Highlights

• Overall Difficulty Level of ESE Paper 1 was Moderate to Difficult.
•  Current Affairs had the maximum weightage of 15 marks.
• ESE Paper-1 had mostly theoretical questions in the examination this time.
• The assertion and reasoning questions were very less compared to previous years ie. 4 questions were asked in the examination.
• A new type of question (Passage type question) was asked in the examination.
• The Paper structure was very similar to the previous year paper.
• Reasoning and Engineering Mathematics has a similar weightage of 15 and 14 marks each.

ESE Paper 1 Prelims Exam 2022 – Subject-wise Weightage

• Students always prefer to know the subject wise marks in ESE Paper 1 to know which subjects have the maximum weightage in the examination.
• This also helps the future aspirants to analyse which subjects are important to study for the coming years.

Topics	No. of Questions
Current issues of National and International importance	15
Engineering aptitude	15
Engineering Mathematics and Numerical analysis	14
General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of safety	10
Standards and Quality practices	5
Basics of Energy and Environment	8
Basics of Project Management	8
Basics of Material Science and Engineering	6
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	10
Ethics and values in the Engineering profession	9
Total	100

ESE IES Civil Paper Analysis 20th February 2022

Here is a detailed analysis of the UPSC ESE CE exam for the Civil Engineering aspirants. 

ESE IES Prelims Civil Paper 2022: Highlights

• Overall paper was Easy to Moderate.
• Questions are mostly theoretical.
• There were 6 Assertion – Reason type questions asked in the paper.
• The major subjects asked were RCC, SOM, Steel Structures.
• ESE CE 2022 Prelims paper was Easy compared to the previous year.

ESE IES Civil Prelims Exam 20th February 2022: Topic Wise Detailed Analysis

Subject	No of Questions	Difficulty Level
Strength of Materials	14	Easy
Soil Mechanics	12	Easy
Engineering Hydrology	2	Easy
Highway Engineering	10	Moderate
Surveying	11	Moderate
Irrigation Engineering	11	Tough
Building Materials	11	Easy
Construction Planning and Management	12	Easy
Design of Steel Structures	14	Tough
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics	14	Easy
Open Channel Flow	1	Easy
Railways, Airport and Tunneling	1	Easy
Structural Analysis	9	Moderate
Design of Concrete Structures	16	Moderate
Environmental Engineering	12	Moderate
Total	150	Easy to Moderate

ESE IES Mechanical Paper Analysis 20th February 2022

Candidates from the Mechanical Engineering background can check the UPSC ESE ME exam analysis in detail here.

ESE IES 2022 Mechanical Paper 20th February: Exam Highlights

• Technical paper of Mechanical Engineering was Moderate to Tough
• The technical paper of ESE 2022 of Mechanical this time was highly calculative and lengthy 
• Maximum questions were asked from Fluid Mechanics and Machinery which carried 23 questions.
• The manufacturing and Material Science Section had 20 questions in the paper which carried 13% of the total Paper.
• Numerical and theoretical questions were equally distributed this time. 
• Assertion Reasoning questions were 10 -12  this year.
• The level of questions was easy in comparison to last year’s paper. 

ESE Paper 2 Mechanical 2022: Subject-wise Question Analysis

Subject	No. of Questions	Difficulty level
Thermodynamics	5	Moderate
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning	9	Easy
Power Plant	14	Moderate
IC Engines	1	Easy
Heat Transfer	12	Moderate
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery	23	Tough
Engineering Mechanics	4	Moderate
Strength of Materials	10	Moderate
Theory of Machines & Vibrations	13	Moderate
Machine Design	11	Tough
Manufacturing & Engineering Materials	20	Tough
Industrial Engineering	4	Easy
Renewable Source of Energy	12	Easy
Mechatronics & Robotics	12	Tough
Total	150	Moderate to Tough

ESE IES Electrical Paper Analysis 20th February 2022

Here is a detailed analysis of the UPSC ESE EE exam for the Electrical Engineering aspirants.

Important Highlights of ESE IES Electrical Exam 2022

• Paper for Electrical Engineering was Moderately Difficult.
• The level of questions was easier in comparison to last year’s paper. Check for UPSC IES EE Syllabus.
• Overall Paper 1 & 2 was easy, the cut off will be high.
• Zero questions in Digital electronics
• Less number of questions in EMFT & microprocessor
• Engineering Mathematics was Difficult
• 6 statement type questions
• More theoretical questions as compared to numerical questions
• No match the following questions
• Good attempts: 90 – 100 questions

ESE Prelims Electrical Engineering 2022 Detailed Analysis

Subject	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Digital Electronics	0	–
Communication Systems	11	Moderate
Measurements	12	Moderate
Power Electronics	13	Difficult
Basic Electronics Engineering	8	Easy
Electromagnetic Fields	2	Moderate
Power Systems	11	Easy
Electrical Machines	13	Difficult
Materials Science	13	Difficult
Microprocessors	1	Easy
Control Systems	12	Moderate
Signals and Systems	12	Moderate
Analog Electronics	8	Moderate
Computer Fundamentals	11	Moderate
Engineering Mathematics	12	Difficult
Total	150	Moderate to Difficult

ESE IES ECE Prelims Paper 2 Analysis 2022

Candidates from the Electronics background can check the UPSC ESE EC exam analysis in detail here.

Important Highlights of ESE IES Electronics Exam 2022

• Overall Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
• Subject wise difficulty level: Advanced Communication (16 Qs)
• Theoretical & Numerical: Mostly theoretical
• Assertion/Reason: 6
• New Qs: No new pattern question
• Comparison from last year: Same
• Good Score: 100+ questions

ESE Prelims Electronics Engineering 2022 Detailed Analysis

Subject	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Control Systems	14	Easy
Electromagnetic Field Theory	13	Easy
Networks	12	Easy
Analog Circuits	1	Easy
Basic Electronics	9	Easy
Microprocessor	4	Moderate
Digital Circuits	15	Moderate
Communication Systems	11	Easy
Material Science	14	Moderate
Advanced Electronics	8	Moderate
Advanced Communication	16	Easy
Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation	12	Moderate
Basic Electrical Engineering	10	Tough
Computer Organization and Architecture	11	Moderate
Total	150	Overall: Moderate

ESE Prelims 2022 Questions & Answer Key: Download PDF

Aspirants now can download ESE Prelims 2022 question paper for both Paper I and Paper II. BYJU’S Exam Prep is also providing the ESE Prelims 2022 answer key pdf for all the branches below.

Subjects	Question Paper and Answer Key
Prelims Paper I GS	Download Now
Prelims Paper II Civil	Download Now
Prelims Paper II Mechanical	Download Now
Prelims Paper II Electrical	Download Now
Prelims Paper II Electronics	Download Now

ESE IES Previous Year Cut Off

Candidates can check the ESE previous year cut-off marks for all the stages.

ESE 2020 Cutoff for Civil Engineering 

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Prelims + Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff  (Out of 1300)
General	238	651	807
EWS	238	600	759
OBC	238	576	762
SC	202	486	688
ST	227	575	725

ESE 2020 Cutoff for Mechanical Engineering 

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Prelims + Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	262	624	800
EWS	255	575	752
OBC	250	577	748
SC	214	545	698
ST	202	506	653

ESE 2020 Cutoff for Electrical Engineering

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Prelims + Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	238	578	746
EWS	226	548	693
OBC	229	550	718
SC	187	496	663
ST	194	510	655

ESE 2020 Cutoff for Electronics & Telecommunication

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Prelims + Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	245	516	677
EWS	226	459	606
OBC	245	491	645
SC	205	451	598
ST	202	442	554

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