Part I- The written examination will comprise two sections-Section I consisting only of objective types of questions and Section II of conventional papers. Both Sections will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. The standard and syllabi prescribed for these papers are given in Schedule to the Appendix. The details of the written examination i.e. subject, duration and maximum marks allotted to each subject are given in para 2 below.

Part II- Personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the basis of the written examination.

Category Section Subject Duration Maximum Marks I-CIVIL ENGINEERING I—Objective Papers General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies) 2 hrs 200 Civil Engineering Paper I 2 hrs 200 Civil Engineering Paper II 2 hrs 200 II– Conventional Papers Civil Engineering Paper I 3 hrs 200 Civil Engineering Paper II 3 hrs 200 TOTAL 1000

UPSC - IES Syllabus - Civil Engineering Paper I

UPSC - IES Syllabus - Civil Engineering Paper II Category-I    Civil Engineering Group A Services/Posts Indian Railway Service of Engineers Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts) Central Engineering Service Military Engineer Services (IDSE-Building and Roads Cadre) Military Engineer Service (Surveyor of Works Cadre) Survey of India Service, Group 'A' (Civil Engineering Posts) Central Water Engineering Service (Civil Engineering Posts) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P & T Building Works (Group `A') Service Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group `A'; Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service Group `A' Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch)