IES: Indian Engineering Service What is IES? IES, i.e., Indian Engineering Service.

Becoming an IES officer is the dream of every engineer. In India there are about 7000 Engineering colleges producing 25 lacs of engineering graduates every year. umber of vacancies is more than 500 every year in IES. Seats for any branch!year are not fi"ed. It depends on vacancy in that particular year. #herefore a systematic and foolproof methodology and guidance is must for becoming an IES. $de%uate preparation in accordance &ith the syllabus of the e"amination and an analytical approach considering the previous years %uestion papers &ill enable you to succeed in the e"amination. IES E"amination is conducted by '(S) every year in the month of *ay. #he e"amination has t&o parts+ , , -ritten e"amination and Intervie&

Written Examination #he &ritten covers t&o parts of .000 mar/s &hich is conducted in three days. (art I consists of ob0ective type %uestions and part II is of conventional papers. Both parts cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering branch. #here are three 1b0ective papers and t&o conventional papers in IES E"amination. In 1b0ective papers there is a .!2rd egative mar/ing for &rong ans&ers i.e. 22.223 of allotted mar/s &ill be deducted. #he e"amination of ob0ective paper &ill be conducted as+ 1st Day: 4eneral $bility #est of 2 hrs. &hich is consists of+ (art $+ 4eneral English 560 %uestions .00 mar/s7 (art B+ 4eneral Studies 560 %uestions .00 mar/s7 Part A: General English-#he %uestion paper in 4eneral English &ill be designed to test the candidate8s understanding of English and &or/manli/e use of &ords. Part B: General Studies-#he paper in 4eneral Studies &ill include /no&ledge of current events and of such matters as of everyday observation and e"perience in their scientific aspects as may be e"pected of an educated person. #he

paper &ill also include %uestions on 9istory of India and 4eography of a nature &hich candidates should be able to ans&er &ithout special study. 2nd Day: 1b0ective:I 52hrs.7, lunch brea/ . hr. and then 1b0ective:II 52hrs.7. Objective : #otal .20 ;uestions and 200 mar/s for .20 %uestions. #ime allo&ed 2 hrs. Objective : #otal .20 ;uestions and 200 mar/s for .20 %uestions. #ime allo&ed 2 hrs. #o prepare for the ob0ective paper you should focus on previous year<s papers. #ype and level of %uestions remains same. -henever you solve the previous year<s papers remember the formulae, type of %uestion and process for solving the same. ever memori=e %uestion &ith ans&er.

!rd Day: )onventional:I 52hrs.7, lunch brea/ . hr. and then )onventional:II 52hrs.7 "#nventi#nal : #otal 5 ;uestions have to be attempted of >0 mar/s for each %uestion of total 200 mar/s. #ime allo&ed 2 hrs. "#nventi#nal : #otal 5 ;uestions have to be attempted of >0 mar/s for each %uestion of total 200 mar/s. #ime allo&ed 2 hrs. ?or )onventional (aper you must practice &ith previous 25 yrs IES and 25 years )ivil Services 5main7 papers.

Interview Based on &ritten test '(S) &ill short list students and &ill call for Intervie&. umber of students called for intervie& is about 2.5 to 2 times the vacancy for particular year. #he intervie& &ill be of 200 mar/s. In intervie&, there is a panel of Intervie&. (anel constitutes three technical person and one 9@ person. #hey as/ technical as &ell as non:technical %uestions. Auration &ould be of around 20 minutes and mar/s e"pected &ould be 65 to .65. #hose &ho perform &ell in the &ritten e"amination and intervie& shall be placed in a higher position in the ran/ list prepared by the '(S). #here is no group discussion. $fter Intervie& final result &ill be published in '(S) &ebsite

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