The IES EXAMINATION will be conducted according to the following pattern:
- 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 details of the written examination i.e. subject, duration and maximum marks allotted to each subject are given in table below.
Note: There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
- 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 following will be the subjects for the IES 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
II- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	I—Objective Papers	General Ability Test (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
	II--Conventional Papers	Mechanical Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Mechanical Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000
III- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	I—Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II- Conventional Papers	Electrical Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Electrical Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000
IV - ELECTRONICS & TELECOM ENGINEERING	I—Objective Papers	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) Part B: General Studies)	2 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper I	2 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper II	2 hrs	200
	II- Conventional Papers	Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper I	3 hrs	200
		Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper II	3 hrs	200
	TOTAL			1000

In the Personality Test of IES, 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.