Indian Engineering Services(IES)
Indian Engineering Services(IES)
IES (Indian Engg, Services) Examination is
conducted by UPSC every year in the month of May. The examination has two
parts:
Written examination and
Interview
Written Examination
The
written covers two parts of 1000 marks which is conducted in three days. Part I
consists of objective type questions and part II is of conventional papers.
Both parts cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering branch.
There
are three Objective papers and two conventional papers in IES Examination. In
Objective papers there is a 1/3rd Negative marking for wrong answers i.e.
33.33% of allotted marks will be deducted. The examination of objective paper
will be conducted as:
1st
Day: General Ability Test of 2 hrs. which is consists of:
Part
A: General English (60 questions 100 marks)
Part
B: General Studies (60 questions 100 marks)
Part
A: General English-The question paper in General English will be designed to
test the candidate's understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
Part
B: General Studies-The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of
current events and of such matters as of everyday observation and experience in
their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The paper
will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which
candidates should be able to answer without special study.
2nd
Day: Objective-I (2hrs.), lunch break 1 hr. and then Objective-II (2hrs.).
Objective
–I: Total 120 Questions and 200 marks for 120 questions. Time allowed 2 hrs.
Objective
–II: Total 120 Questions and 200 marks
for 120 questions. Time allowed 2 hrs.
To
prepare for the objective paper you should focus on previous year’s papers.
Type and level of questions remains same. Whenever you solve the previous
year’s papers remember the formulae, type of question and process for solving
the same. Never memorize question with answer.
3rd Day: Conventional-I (3hrs.), lunch break 1
hr. and then Conventional-II (3hrs.)
Conventional
–I: Total 5 Questions have to be attempted of 40 marks for each question of
total 200 marks. Time allowed 3 hrs.
Conventional
–II: Total 5 Questions have to be attempted of 40 marks for each question of
total 200 marks. Time allowed 3 hrs.
For
Conventional Paper you must practice with previous 25 yrs IES and 25 years
Civil Services (main) papers.
2. Interview
Based
on written test UPSC will short list students and will call for Interview. Number of students called for interview is
about 2.5 to 3 times the vacancy for particular year. The interview will be of
200 marks. In interview, there is a panel of Interview. Panel constitutes three
technical person and one HR person. They ask technical as well as non-technical
questions. Duration would be of around 30 minutes and marks expected would be
65 to 165.
Those
who perform well in the written examination and interview shall be placed in a
higher position in the rank list prepared by the UPSC. There is no group
discussion. After Interview final result will be published in UPSC website and
Employment news.
Those
who obtain a higher rank in the Engineering Services Examination will be placed
for following posts/services:
Category
I
Civil Engineering:
Group A Services/Posts
(i)
Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii)
Indian Railway Stores Services (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii)
Central Engineering Service.
(iv)
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts).
(v)
Indian Ordnance Factories Services (Engineering Branch) (Civil Engineering
Posts).
(vi)
Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vii)
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A. (Civil Engg. Posts)
(viii)
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Post) (in Border Roads
Engineering Service Gr. 'A').
(ix)
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P&T Bldg. Works (Gr. 'A') Service.
Basic
pay will start from Rs. 21000/- 39000/- per month+ DA etc.
Number
of vacancy, application, Examination schedule, and more details available at
UPSC website (click here) on month of May
Civil Engineering syllubus for IES exam
Objective:
- 120 Questions
Subjective:
- 6 Questions
Paper- I
Building Materials
Timber:
Different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture
relationship, strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects
on permissible stress, preservation, dry and wet rots, codal provisions for
design, plywood.
Bricks:
Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength
in masonry, influence of morter strength on masonry strength.
Cement:
Compounds of, different types, setting times, strength.
Cement
Mortar: Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and
masony.
Concrete:
Importance of W/C Ratio, Strength, ingredients including admixtures,
worksability, testing for strength, elasticity, non-destructive testing, mix
design methods.
Solid Mechanics
Elastic
constants, stress, plane stress, Mohr’s circle of stress, strains, plane
strain, Mohr’s circle of strain, combined stress; Elastic theories of failure;
Simple bending, shear; Torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple
members.
Structural Analysis
Analysis
of determinate structures – different methods including graphical methods.
Analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames - moment distribution,
slopedeflection, stiffness and force methods, energy methods, Muller-Breslau
principle and application. Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple
frames - shape factors.
Design of Steel Structures
Principles
of working stress method. Design of connections, simple members, Built-up
sections and frames, Design of Industrial roofs. Principles of ultimate load
design. Design of simple members and frames.
Design of Concrete and Masonry
Structures
Limit
state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces. Codal
provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings. Working stress method of
design of R.C. members. Principles of prestressed concrete design, materials,
methods of prestressing, losses. Design of simple members and determinate
structures. Introductions to prestressing of indeterminate structures. Design
of brick masonry as per I.S. Codes.
Construction Practice, Planning and
Management
Concreting
Equipment: Weight Batcher, Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, concrete pump.
Cranes, hoists, lifting equipment. Earthwork Equipment : Power shovel, hoe,
dozer, dumper, trailers and tractor, rollers, sheep foot rollers, pumps.
Construction, Planning and Management Bar chart, linked bar chart, work-break
down structures, Activity - on - arrow diagrams. Critical path, probabilistic
activity durations; Event-based networks. PERT network: Time-cost study,
crashing; Resource allocation.
Paper—II
Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow,
Pipe Flow
Fluid
Properties, Pressure, Thrust, Buoyancy; Flow Kinematics; Integration of flow
equations; Flow measurement; Relative motion; Moment of momentum; Viscosity,
Boundary layer and Control, Drag, Lift; dimensional Analysis, Modelling;
Cavitation; Flow oscillations; Momentum and Energy principles in Open channel
flow, Flow controls, Hydraulic jump, Flow sections and properties; Normal flow,
Gradually varied flow; Surges; Flow development and losses in pipe flows, Measurements;
Siphons; Surges and Water hammer; Delivery of Power Pipe networks.
Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower
Centrifugal
pumps, types, performance parameters, scaling, pumps in parallel; Reciprocating
pumps, air vessels, performance parameters; Hydraulic ram; Hydraulic turbines,
types, performance parameters, controls, choice; Power house, classification
and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.
Hydrology
Hydrological
cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, PMP, unit and synthetic
hydrographs; Evaporation and transpiration; Floods and their management, PMF;
Streams and their gauging; River morphology; Routing of floods; Capacity of
Reservoirs.
Water Resources Engineering
Water
resources of the globe: Multipurpose uses of Water: Soil-Plant-Water
relationships, irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Storages and their
yields, ground water yield and well hydraulics; Waterlogging, drainage design;
Irrigation revenue; Design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey’s and Tractive force
concepts in canal design, lining of canals; Sediment transport in canals;
Non-Overflow and overflow sections of gravity dams and their design, Energy
dissipators and tailwater rating; Design of headworks, distribution works,
falls, cross-drainage works, outlets; River training.
Environmental Engineering
Water
Supply Engineering: Sources of supply, yields, design of intakes and
conductors; Estimation of demand; Water quality standards; Control of Water-borne
diseases; Primary and secondary treatment, detailing and maintenance of
treatment units; Conveyance of treatment units; Conveyance and distribution
systems of treated water, leakages and control; Rural water supply;
Institutional and industrial water supply. Waste Water Engineering: Urban rain
water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and disposal; Design of sewers and
sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its treatment,
Disposal of products of sewage treatment, streamflow rejuvenation Institutional
and industrial sewage management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and semi-urban
sanitation.
Solid
Waste Management: Source, classification collection and disposal; Design and
Management of landfills.
Air
And Noise Pollution and Ecology: Sources and effects of air pollution,
monitoring of air pollution; Noise pollution an standards; Ecological chain and
balance, Environmental assessment.
Soil Mechanics
Properties
of soil, classification and interrelationship; Compaction behaviour, methods of
compaction and their choice; Permeability and seepage, flow nets, Inverted
filters; Compressibility and consolidation; Shearing resistance, stresses and
failure; soil testing in laboratory and in-situ; Stress path and applications;
Earth pressure theories, stress distribution in soil; soil exploration,
samplers, load tests, penetration tests.
Foundation Engineering
Types
of foundations, Selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement, laboratory
and field tests; Types of piles and their design and layout, Foundations on
expansive soils, swelling and its prevention, foundation on swelling soils.
Surveying
Classification
of surveys, scales, accuracy; Measurement of distances – direct and indirect
methods; optical and electronic devices; Measurement of directions, prismatic
compass, local attraction; Theodolites - types; Measurement of elevations -
Spirit and trigonometric levelling; Relief representation; Contours; Digital
elevation modelling concept; Establishment of control by triangulations and
traversing - measurements and adjustment of observations, computation of
coordinates; Field astronomy, Concept of global positioning system; Map
preparation by plane tabling and by photogrammetry; Remote sensing concepts,
map substitutes.
Transportation Engineering
Planning
of highway systems, alignment and geometric design, horizontal and vertical
curves, grade separation; Materials and construction methods for different
surfaces and maintenance: Principles of pavement design; Drainage. Traffic
surveys, Intersections, signalling: Mass transit systems, accessibility,
networking.
Tunnelling, alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage,
lighting and ventilation, traffic control, emergency management. Planning of
railway systems, terminology and designs, relating to gauge, track, controls,
transits, rolling stock, tractive power and track modernisation; Maintenance;
Appurtenant works; Containerisation. Harbours - layouts, shipping lanes,
anchoring, location identification; Littoral transport with erosion and
deposition; sounding methods; Dry and Wet docks, components and operational
Tidal data and analyses. Airports - layout and orientation; Runway and taxiway
design and drainage management; Zoning laws; Visual aids and air traffic
control; Helipads, hangers, service equipment.
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