UPSC Engineering Service Examination – Mechanical Engineering Exam Pattern

The UPSC Engineering Service Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:-

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

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

The Part – I, 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 following is the exam pattern for the Mechanical Engineering Category

CATEGORY II

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Section I - Objective Papers
General Ability   (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 Hrs	200
Mechanical Engineering - Paper I	2 Hrs	200
Mechanical Engineering - Paper II	2 Hrs	200
Section II - Conventional Papers
Mechanical Engineering - Paper I	3 Hrs	300
Mechanical Engineering - Paper II	3 Hrs	300
TOTAL		1000

Conventional papers must be answered in English. Question papers will be set in English only.

Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, an extra time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotors disability/cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment) in the conventional type paper.

In the Part-II, Personality Test special attention will be paid to assessing the candidate’s capacity for leadership, initiative and intellectual curiosity, tact and other social qualities, mental and physical energy, powers of practical application and integrity of character.