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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level, Weightage, Answer key
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023

UPSC ESE 2023 prelims examination for Civil Engineering has successfully been completed today. There were two papers in the ESE Prelims examination, Paper I, which was held in the morning shift, and Paper II in the afternoon shift. ESE Prelims Exam Paper II includes subjects related to Civil Engineering, whereas ESE Paper I includes General Studies and Engineering Aptitude topics. UPSC ESE 2023 civil paper analysis contains information about the subject weightage, difficulty level, expected cutoff, etc.
BYJU’S Exam Prep provides the complete UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis for Civil Engineering paper with the answer key provided by our experts. This article provides the UPSC ESE 2023 civil paper analysis of Paper II along with important highlights, exam pattern, difficulty level, reasonable attempts, expected cutoff, and questions asked in the exam.
Table of content
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Paper I Session and Blog Link
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Paper 2 Live Session Link
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Exam Pattern
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Overall Analysis
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UPSC IES Civil Prelims Exam 2023: Major Highlights
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil paper Analysis: Subject Wise Analysis
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ESE CE Prelims Exam: Comparision with Last 4 Years
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ESE CE Prelims Answer Key 2023
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UPSC ESE Civil Prelims Paper II Expected Cut off 2023
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UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Paper I Session and Blog Link
UPSC ESE 2023 civil paper analysis was conducted on the BYJUS Exam Prep official youtube channel just after the exam. The link to the Paper I analysis session is provided below. In this analysis session, BYJUS Exam Prep expert faculties discussed the topic-wise weightage, difficulty level etc., for the paper I of the ESE 2023 exam.
ESE 2023 Prelims Paper 1 Question Paper | Pdf download
ESE 2023 Prelims Paper 1 Detailed Solution | Pdf download
ESE 2023 Prelims Paper 2 Civil Question Paper | Pdf download
Check the Blog for UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis Paper I
Join Live Session for UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis Paper I
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Paper 2 Live Session Link
In this live session, UPSC ESE 2023 Civil paper analysis will be conducted by the expert faculties on BYJUS Exam Prep. The live session link for the UPSC ESE 2023 Civil paper analysis for Paper 2 is shared below on the page. This session was conducted on the BYJU’S Exam Prep GATE ESE Youtube channel. The faculties will provide the ESE Civil paper answer key and expected cutoff in the session below.
Session Link:
Join Live Session for ESE Prelims 2023: Civil Paper Analysis
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Exam Pattern
UPSC ESE 2023 exam is conducted in two shifts having two papers consisting of the general awareness and engineering discipline. More details about the UPSC ESE 2023 exam are shared below.
ESE CE 2023 | Paper I | Paper II |
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Subjects | General Studies and Engineering Discipline | Technical Paper – Civil |
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 | 1/3rd of the marks allotted to a question | 1/3rd of the marks assigned to a question |
Difficulty Level | Moderate to Tough | Moderate |
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Overall Analysis
The IES Prelims Paper II for Civil Engineering was held in the afternoon. Candidates thought this paper was Moderate level in terms of overall difficulty level. The major topics covered are listed below, along with a detailed analysis.
More highlights of the Civil Engineering paper are discussed in the UPSC ESE 2023 Civil paper analysis on BYJUS Exam Prep’s official youtube channel.
UPSC IES Civil Prelims Exam 2023: Major Highlights
The major highlights, like the overall difficulty level, paper questions and their levels shared in the form of points below. These points are provided based on the UPSC ESE 2023 paper analysis and the reviews by our candidates who have given the examination.
- The overall paper was moderate.
- Questions are an almost equal number of theoretical and numerical questions.
- There were 6 Assertion – Reason type questions asked in the paper.
- ESE CE 2023 Prelims paper was almost similar to the previous year. It consists of more weightage from SOM and Building materials and less weightage from geotechnical and hydraulic machines compared to last year.
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil paper Analysis: Subject Wise Analysis
The table below discusses the subjects, their major topics, difficulty level, number of questions asked, and weightage per the ESE 2023 exam for the Civil Engineering Paper. Here is the Subject-wise weightage of the ESE prelims Civil exam.
Subject |
No of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Strength of Materials |
18 |
Easy |
Soil Mechanics |
14 |
Moderate |
Engineering Hydrology |
1 |
Moderate |
Highway Engineering |
10 |
Easy |
Surveying |
10 |
Moderate |
Irrigation Engineering |
12 |
Easy |
Building Materials |
13 |
Tough |
Construction Planning and Management |
12 |
Moderate |
Design of Steel Structures |
12 |
Tough |
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics |
12 |
Moderate |
Open Channel Flow |
1 |
Easy |
Railways, Airports and Tunneling |
1 |
Easy |
Structural Analysis |
7 |
Moderate |
Design of Concrete Structures |
13 |
Moderate |
Environmental Engineering |
13 |
tough |
Total |
150 |
Moderate But Calculative |
ESE CE Prelims Exam: Comparision with Last 4 Years
Compression with the previous year’s data gives the overall trend of the examination, which helps to analyse the exam’s expected cutoff and difficulty level, .etc.
Subject |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Strength of Materials |
18 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
Soil Mechanics |
14 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
Engineering Hydrology |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
Highway Engineering |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
Surveying |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
Irrigation Engineering |
12 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
Building Materials |
13 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
Construction Planning and Management |
12 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
Design of Steel Structures |
12 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics |
12 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Open Channel Flow |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
Railways, Airports and Tunneling |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Structural Analysis |
7 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Design of Concrete Structures |
13 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
Environmental Engineering |
13 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
ESE CE Prelims Answer Key 2023
After the final result, the commission will upload ESE Civil Answer Keys for Prelims Exam on the official website. Meanwhile, candidates can download the UPSC ESE civil answer key for the prelims exam below. This answer key is prepared after the solutions provided by our faculties just after the exam.
Download ESE Prelims Answer Key for Paper 1 Civil Engineering (To be Updated)
Download ESE Prelims Answer Key for Paper 2 Civil Engineering (To be Updated)
UPSC ESE Civil Prelims Paper II Expected Cut off 2023
According to the analysis, the expected cutoff for UPSC ESE Prelims Paper II Civil Engineering will be updated soon. The official cutoff for the IES Preliminary exam 2023 will be announced during the final result declaration after the prelims exam. These cutoff marks will be based on the candidates who had attempted the ESE Prelims examination 2023 exam for civil engineering.
The following factors determine the cutoff:
- The total number of students who took the ESE exam.
- The total number of open positions
- The Engineering Services Examination difficulty level for the year.
- According to the performance of the appeared candidates.
You can check in detail here about the IES previous year’s Cutoffs
UPSC ESE 2023 Civil Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level
As per the UPSC ESE Civil paper analysis, listed below are the essential points about the level and type of questions that were asked in the ESE Paper-2 Civil Engineering exam.
- 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.
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