UPSC ESE 2027 Syllabus and Exam Pattern (Prelims 31 Jan 2027) - Time Table Out
Open official syllabusUPSC has put up the Examination Time Table for the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination 2027 on its What's New page; the Preliminary exam is on 31 January 2027 as per Examination Notice No. 02/2027-ENGG. The official syllabus and scheme are in Appendix-I of that notice. Stage-I (Prelims) has two objective papers for 500 marks: Paper-I General Studies and Engineering Aptitude (200 marks, common to all, 10 topics such as current issues, engineering aptitude, engineering mathematics, design and safety, quality practices, energy and environment, project management, material science, ICT tools and engineering ethics) and Paper-II in the candidate's discipline (300 marks). One-third mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Stage-II (Mains, 18 June 2027) has two 3-hour conventional discipline papers of 300 marks each, and Stage-III is a 200-mark Personality Test. Discipline syllabi are given for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. Please read the official notice and time table on upsc.gov.in. This site is not an official government website and does not host any exam document.
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