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UPSC ESE Mechanical Exam Pattern For Prelims

The ESE Prelims Exam consists of two papers, details are listed below.

The first level of the selection procedure is the ESE Prelims Exam. Prelims Paper I and
Paper II, there are objective questions.
The ESE Exam has a total of 500 marks.
Paper I is the same for all candidates, while Paper-II contains questions from the core
engineering subject.
For each wrong answer marked, one-third of marks are subtracted.

Paper Marks Duration

Paper I: General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper 200 Marks 2 Hours

Paper-II: Core Engineering Paper 300 Marks 3 Hours

Total 500 Marks 5 Hours

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UPSC ESE 2023 Prelims Paper 1 Analysis – Subject-wise

Weightage
The major highlights of Prelims Paper 1 including the overall difficulty level, type of questions
from each topic is shared in the below-mentioned points. The gist is provided based on the
UPSC ESE Mechanical 2023 prelims paper 1 analysis. It also has the reviews added by the
candidates who appeared for the examination.

Overall difficulty level of UPSC ESE Mechanical Paper 1 was moderate to difficult.
Current affairs had the maximum weightage of overall marks.
UPSC ESE 2023 Prelims paper-1 had equal weightage for numerical and theoretical
questions in the examination.
The assertion and reason-based questions were fewer (four) in comparison to previous
years.
As compared to last year, the weightage for standard quality and management was also
less.
Engineering aptitude Ethics and Moral values had good weightage.
The Paper pattern was quite similar to the previous year paper.
Current Affairs, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Aptitude, Numerical Analysis, had
the maximum weightage of 15 marks each.

The table below represents the UPSC ESE Mechanical Subject Wise Weightage 2024
described as per UPSC ESE ECE 2023 Prelims Paper 1 Analysis for the General Awareness and
Engineering Aptitude Paper.

S.
Subjects 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
No.

1. Current Affairs 15 16 18 10 8

2. Engineering Aptitude 15 11 15 10 10

3. Engineering Mathematics Numerical Analysis 15 14 15 12 5

4. Basics of Project Management 4 9 7 9 6

5. Material Science 7 5 7 10 9

6. Ethics Values 10 8 6 10 12

7. Design, Drawing Importance of Safety 8 8 4 12 12

8. Energy Environment 9 6 8 11 14

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S.
Subjects 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
No.

Information Communication Technologies

9. 11 10 10 11 10
(ICT)

10. Standards and Quality Practices 6 13 10 5 14

Total 100 100 100 100 100

UPSC ESE Mechanical Exam Analysis for Electrical

Engineering Paper
UPSC ESE Mechanical Prelims exam was conducted for the candidates who successfully
registered for the Prelims examination. Read the analysis to get information about difficulty
level, good attempts, topic-wise weightage, and so on.

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Que in Que in Que in Que in
Subject in
2023 2022 2021 2019
2020

Fluid Mechanics 17 23 23 – –

Thermodynamics 9 5 12 – –

Heat transfer 4 12 3 – –

Refrigeration and Air

2 9 6 – –
conditioning

I. C. Engines 12 1 7 – –

Power Plant Engg. 22 14 14 – –

Engineering Mechanics 6 4 5 – –

Strength of Materials 13 10 9 – –

Theory of Machines &

11 13 13 – –
Vibrations

Machine Design 12 11 11 – –

Manufacturing &
11 20 18 – –
Engineering Materials

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Industrial Engineering 8 4 5 – –

Renewable Sources of
9 12 12 – –
Energy

Mechatronics & Robotics 14 12 12 – –

Total 150 150 150 150 150

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