What is the procedure of IES exam?

The selection for IES officer depends upon three stages i.e. Prelims, Main, and Interview.

Prelims-Stage:

It is the first stage in the form of a written examination. There are 2 objective papers here.

• General Studies & Engineering Aptitude: Marks- 200, Duration- 2 hours.
• Technical Paper (CSE/ ME/ EE/ ECE): Marks- 300, Duration- 3 hours.
• To hit the stump at prelims-stage, you need to clear the cut-offs. For this, you need at least 15% marks in each paper and target an aggregate mark of 250+.

Mains-Stage:

Here, the exam has two conventional papers: (as per the engineering field).

• Paper-I (CSE/ ME/ EE/ ECE)- Marks- 300, Duration- 3 Hours
• Paper-II (CSE/ ME/ EE/ ECE)- Marks- 300, Duration- 3 Hours

• To clear the cut-offs at Mains-Stage, you need to score at 20% marks in each paper and hit the overall marks of 300+.

Personal Interview-Stage:

• Here out of the total score of 200, the average score to get selected is 100-120 but your target should be 140+.
• The interview is conducted by a panel of 3-4 experts who are usually retired officers. The panel is headed by a chairman.

Out of the aggregate score of 1300, the top 10 rankers usually score around 60-65% of the aggregate. 

Tentative Timetable:

• Notification: 3 months before Prelims (September end or 1st week of October)
• Prelims: 1st or 2nd Sunday of January
• Prelims Result: 3rd week of February
• Mains: 3rd week of May
• Mains result: End of August
• Personal Interview: 1st week of October to mid - November
• Final Result: 2 weeks from the last interview date.

The final selected candidates undergo medical fitness tests and thereafter are issued the appointment letter.