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ESE Exam Pattern w.e.f 2017

Mechanical Engineering

▪ Stage-I (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination :-

(Objective Type Paper)

MAX.
SUBJECT DURATION
MARKS

Paper-I (General Studies and 200

2 hrs.
Engineering Aptitude) (100 Ques.)

300
Paper-II (ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE) 3 hrs
(150 Ques.)

TOTAL 500

*Candidate is eligible for Stage-II after qualifying the Stage-I

 ESE Exam Pattern w.e.f 2017
Mechanical Engineering

▪ Stage-II(Main/Stage-II) Examination:-
(Conventional Type Paper) MAX. No. of
SUBJECT DURATION
MARKS Questions
Paper-I (ENGINEERING Total Ques – 8*
3 hrs. 300
DISCIPLINE) Attempt only 5
• EIGHT QUESTIONS are divided into 2 sections,
• QUESTION NO. 1 & 5 are compulsory,
• THREE QUESTIONS are to be attempted choosing atleast ONE QUESTION
From each Section.
Paper-II (ENGINEERING Total Ques – 8*
3 hrs 300
DISCIPLINE) Attempt only 5
TOTAL 600

▪ Stage-III Personality Test – 200 marks

Eligibility – Qualifying Stage-I + Stage-II ( marks secure out of 1100)
Candidates Qualified (Stage I + Stage II + Stage III (1300 marks)) will be included in final list
 General Information

▪ Age Limit : Minimum age 21 year

Maximum age 30 year
▪ Age Relaxation – SC/ST, OBC, Ex-Serviceman & PwBD

▪ How to Apply for UPSC ESE 2021

Visit - www.upsconline.nic.in.

▪ Application Fee – 200/-

No fees for Women/SC/ST/Ex-serviceman and Persons with
Disabilities (PWD) candidates

▪ Education Qualification – BE/B.Tech

 ESE Minimum Qualifying Marks – 2019
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Stage – I Stage – II Stage – III

S.No Category (Out Of 500) (Out Of 1100) (Out Of 1300)

1 General 187 539 704

2 OBC 187 529 709

3 SC 166 450 649

4 ST 169 487 639

* ESE 2020 Minimum Qualifying Marks not yet declared
UPSC Engineering Services Exam (ESE) 2021: Important Dates

Important Events Dates

Release of UPSC ESE Notification 2021 April 2021

Start of ESE Online Application 7th April 2021

Last date of Online Application 27th April 2021

ESE Prelims Exam Date 18th July 2021

ESE Mains Exam Date 10th October 2021

 Syllabus
Of
ESE
General Studies & Engineering Aptitude
(Common)
 Stage-I, Paper I General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic

and industrial development
2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability
3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety
5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and
services
6. Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and
degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment
7. Basics of Project Management
8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering
9. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their
applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based
education.
10. Ethics and values in Engineering profession.
 Syllabus
COMPARISON
B/W
ESE & GATE
Mechanical Engineering
(Pre & Mains)
 FLUID MECHANICS:
GATE ESE
Fluid Mechanics - Fluid statics, properties, Basic Concepts and Properties of Fluids,
manometry, buoyancy, stability of floating Manometry, Fluid Statics, Buoyancy,
bodies, forces on submerged bodies, Equations of Motion, Bernoulli’s equation
control-volume analysis of mass, fluid and applications, Viscous flow of
acceleration, momentum and energy,
incompressible fluids, Laminar and Turbulent
differential equations of continuity and
flows, Flow through pipes and head losses in
momentum, dimensional analysis, Bernoulli’s
equation, viscous flow of incompressible pipes.
fluids, elementary turbulent flow, boundary
layer, flow through pipes, bends and fittings
and head losses in pipes, ; basics of
compressible fluid flow
 BASIC THERMODYNMICS:
GATE
Thermodynamic systems and processes;
properties of pure substances, behavior of
ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of
thermodynamics, calculation of work and
heat in various processes; second law of
thermodynamics; thermodynamic property
charts and tables, availability and
irreversibility; thermodynamic relations.
ESE
Thermodynamic systems and processes;
properties of pure substance; Zeroth, First and
Second Laws of Thermodynamics; Entropy,
Irreversibility and availability; analysis of
thermodynamic cycles related to energy
conversion: Rankine, Otto, Diesel and Dual
Cycles; ideal and real gases; compressibility
factor; Gas mixtures.
 Strength of Material:
GATE ESE (Engineering Mechanics)
Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; friction and its Analysis of System of Forces, Friction,
applications including rolling friction, belt-pulley, Centroid and Centre of Gravity, Dynamics;
brakes, clutches, screw jack, wedge, vehicles, etc.;
trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and
Stresses and Strains-Compound Stresses and
dynamics of rigid bodies in plane motion; impulse and Strains, Bending Moment and Shear Force
momentum (linear and angular) and energy Diagrams, Theory of Bending Stresses- Slope
formulations; Lagrange’s equation and deflection-Torsion, Thin and thick
Stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio; Cylinders, Spheres.
Mohr’s circle for plane stress and plane strain; thin
cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams;
bending and shear stresses; concept of shear centre;
deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler’s
theory of columns; energy methods; thermal stresses;
strain gauges and rosettes; testing of materials with
universal testing machine; testing of hardness and
impact strength.
 Heat Transfer:
GATE ESE
Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat Modes of heat transfer, Steady and unsteady
conduction, resistance concept and electrical heat conduction, Thermal resistance, Fins,
analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady heat Free and forced convection, Correlations for
conduction, lumped parameter system, Heisler's convective heat transfer, Radiative heat
charts; thermal boundary layer, dimensionless
transfer – Radiation heat transfer co-efficient;
parameters in free and forced convective heat
boiling and condensation, Heat exchanger
transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over
flat plates and through pipes, effect of performance analysis
turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD
and NTU methods; radiative heat transfer,
Stefan- Boltzmann law, Wien's displacement law,
black and grey surfaces, view factors, radiation
network analysis
 Thermal Application:
GATE
Power Engineering: Air and gas
compressors; vapour and gas power
cycles, concepts of regeneration and
reheat. I.C. Engines: Air-standard Otto,
Diesel and dual cycles. Refrigeration
and air-conditioning: Vapour and gas
refrigeration and heat pump cycles;
properties of moist air, psychrometric
chart, basic psychrometric processes.
Turbomachinery: Impulse and reaction
principles, velocity diagrams, Pelton-
wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines;
steam and gas turbines
ESE
SI and CI Engines, Engine Systems and Components, Performance
characteristics and testing of IC Engines; Fuels; Emissions and
Emission Control. Vapour compression refrigeration, Refrigerants and
Working cycles, Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators and Expansion
devices, Other types of refrigeration systems like Vapour Absorption,
Vapour jet, thermo electric and Vortex tube refrigeration. Psychometric
properties and processes, Comfort chart, Comfort and industrial air
conditioning, Load calculations and Heat pumps.
Reciprocating and Rotary pumps, Pelton wheel, Kaplan and Francis
Turbines, velocity diagrams, Impulse and Reaction principles, Steam
and Gas Turbines, Theory of Jet Propulsion – Pulse jet and Ram Jet
Engines, Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors – Theory and
Applications
Rankine and Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat, Fuels and
their properties, Flue gas analysis, Boilers, steam turbines and other
power plant components like condensers, air ejectors, electrostatic
precipitators and cooling towers – their theory and design, types and
applications;
 Production Engineering &IEOR: GATE
Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, phase diagrams, heat treatment,
stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials. Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Different types
of castings, design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design.
Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for
bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming
processes; principles of powder metallurgy. Principles of welding, brazing, soldering and adhesive
bonding. Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools; single
and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining;
principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, jigs and fixtures; abrasive
machining processes; NC/CNC machines and CNC programming. Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits
and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; interferometry; form and finish
measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly; concepts
of coordinate-measuring machine (CMM). Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of
CAD/CAM and their integration tools; additive manufacturing. Production Planning and Control:
Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning; lean
manufacturing. Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems.
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow
models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.
Production Engineering & IEOR-ESE:
Basic Crystallography, Alloys and Phase diagrams, Heat Treatment, Ferrous
and Non Ferrous Metals, Non metallic materials, Basics of Nano-materials,
Mechanical Properties and Testing, Corrosion prevention and control Metal
casting-Metal forming, Metal Joining, Machining and machine tool
operations, Limits, fits and tolerances, Metrology and inspection, computer
Integrated manufacturing, FMS, Production planning and Control, Inventory
control and operations research - CPM-PERT. Failure concepts and
characteristics-Reliability, Failure analysis, Machine Vibration, Data
acquisition, Fault Detection, Vibration Monitoring, Field Balancing of
Rotors, Noise Monitoring, Wear and Debris Analysis, Signature Analysis,
NDT Techniques in Condition Monitoring.
 Theory of Machine & Machine Design- GATE :
Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of
plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of linkages; cams; gears and gear
trains; flywheels and governors; balancing of reciprocating and rotating
masses; gyroscope. Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree
of freedom systems, effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance;
critical speeds of shafts. Machine Design: Design for static and dynamic
loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles
of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded
joints; shafts, gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and
clutches, springs.
 Theory of Machine & Machine Design-ESE:
Types of Kinematics Pair, Mobility, Inversions, Kinematic Analysis, Velocity and
Acceleration Analysis of Planar Mechanisms, CAMs with uniform acceleration and
retardation, cycloidal motion, oscillating followers; Vibrations –Free and forced
vibration of undamped and damped SDOF systems, Transmissibility Ratio, Vibration
Isolation, Critical Speed of Shafts. Gears – Geometry of tooth profiles, Law of
gearing, Involute profile, Interference, Helical, Spiral and Worm Gears, Gear Trains-
Simple, compound and Epicyclic; Dynamic Analysis – Slider – crank mechanisms,
turning moment computations, balancing of Revolving & Reciprocating masses,
Gyroscopes –Effect of Gyroscopic couple on automobiles, ships and aircrafts,
Governors. Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength
and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as riveted,
welded and bolted joints. Shafts, Spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings,
Brakes and clutches, flywheels.
 Engineering Mathematics (GATE):
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear
equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity
and differentiability, mean value theorems, indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and
improper integrals; double and triple integrals; partial derivatives, total derivative, Taylor series
(in one and two variables), maxima and minima, Fourier series; gradient, divergence and curl,
vector identities, directional derivatives, line, surface and volume integrals, applications of
Gauss, Stokes and Green’s theorems. Differential equations: First order equations (linear and
nonlinear); higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients; Euler-Cauchy
equation; initial and boundary value problems; Laplace transforms; solutions of heat, wave and
Laplace's equations. Complex variables: Analytic functions; Cauchy-Riemann equations;
Cauchy’s integral theorem and integral formula; Taylor and Laurent series. Probability and
Statistics: Definitions of probability, sampling theorems, conditional probability; mean, median,
mode and standard deviation; random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations;
integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules; single and multi-step methods for differential
equations.
Mechatronics and Robotics - ESE:

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers: Architecture, programming,

I/O, Computer interfacing, Programmable logic controller. Sensors
and actuators, Piezoelectric accelerometer, Hall effect sensor, Optical
Encoder, Resolver, Inductosyn, Pneumatic and Hydraulic actuators,
stepper motor, Control Systems- Mathematical modeling of Physical
systems, control signals, controllability and observability. Robotics,
Robot Classification, Robot Specification, notation; Direct and
Inverse Kinematics; Homogeneous Coordinates and Arm Equation of
four Axis SCARA Robot
Renewable Sources of Energy – ESE :
Solar Radiation, Solar Thermal Energy collection - Flat Plate
and focusing collectors their materials and performance. Solar
Thermal Energy Storage, Applications – heating, cooling and
Power Generation; Solar Photovoltaic Conversion; Harnessing
of Wind Energy, Bio-mass and Tidal Energy – Methods and
Applications, Working principles of Fuel Cells.
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