UPSC ESE 2021: Check prelims UPSC ESE syllabus and exam pattern details

The UPSC ESE 2021 prelims exam will be conducted on July 18, 2021. Candidates can check the UPSC ESE 2021 general studies and engineering aptitude syllabus and exam pattern here.

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Piyush Chaudhary | May 24, 2021 | 08:49 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to conduct the UPSC ESE 2021 preliminary exam on July 18, 2021. Applicants who have successfully submitted the UPSC ESE 2021 application form will be issued the ESE 2021 prelims e-admit card online at upsc.gov.in, to appear for the exam. Candidates who have applied for the ESE exam for the first time can check the latest prelims UPSC ESE 2021 general studies and engineering aptitude syllabus and exam pattern here.

UPSC ESE exam dates 2021

ESE Events

UPSC ESE exam date 2021

UPSC ESE 2021 notification

April 7, 2021

UPSC ESE 2021 prelims exam

July 18, 2021

ESE 2021 mains exam

October 10, 2021 (onwards)

UPSC ESE exam pattern 2021

ESE Papers

Total Marks

ESE exam duration

Type of questions

ESE general studies - Paper I

200

2 hours

Objective type

ESE engineering aptitude - Paper II

300

3 hours

UPSC ESE 2021 general studies and engineering aptitude syllabus

ESE papers

ESE subjects

Topics

Paper I

General studies

Logical reasoning & Analytical ability

Engineering Maths & Numerical Analysis

National and International current events

Basics of Energy and Environment

Climate Change

Environmental impact assessment

Information & Communication Technologies

Ethics & value system in Engineering, etc

Paper II

UPSC ESE syllabus for electrical engineering

Electrical Materials

Electric Circuits and Fields

Electrical Machines

Power Electronics and Drives, etc.


UPSC ESE syllabus for mechanical engineering

Renewable Sources of Energy

Turbo Machinery

Fluid Mechanics

Mechatronics and RoboticsManufacturing, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering, etc.


UPSC ESE syllabus for civil engineering

Building MaterialsHydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Construction Practice, Planning and Management, etc.

Note: Paper I is common for all, but paper II varies as per applicants discipline.

Candidates can also download the complete UPSC ESE syllabus PDF and exam pattern at upsc.gov.in, along with the UPSC ESE notification 2021.

UPSC ESE 2021

The UPSC ESE selection process has three stages - prelims, mains and interview. Candidates clearing all the stages of the ESE 2021 recruitment process will be hired at engineering positions in different public sector undertakings such as the public works department, power and telecommunications, railways, highways, etc.

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