IES 2020 Prelims Exam Analysis
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Mar 5, 2020
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Union Public Service Commission conducted IES 2020 (Prelims) on January 5, 2020. Engineering aspirants were surprised with the exam level as they felt that it was easy as compared to last year. There were two papers, conducted in different sessions. Paper 1 was conducted in the morning shift, whereas Paper 2 was conducted in the afternoon shift. As per the feedback of some students who attempted the exam, this article will help you get to know every tiny detail about UPSC IES 2020 Prelims. The result for Prelims has been out on February 20, 2020.
Highlights of IES 2020 are as follows:
| IES 2020 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | General Studies and Engineering Discipline | Technical Paper |
| Shift Timings | 10 am to 12 pm | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Mode of Examination | Offline | Offline |
| Total No. of Questions | 100 | 150 |
| Total Marks | 200 | 300 |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours | 3 hours |
| Negative Marking | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Difficulty Level | Moderate to difficult | easier than previous year |
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IES 2020 Paper I Analysis
IES Prelims Paper I was conducted in the morning session (10 am to 12 pm). Candidates were taken aback with the type of questions that were asked in the examination.
Paper 1 : Highlights
- The paper 1 was ‘easy to moderate’
- Mostly questions were asked from Projecty management and standard quality. Approx 19 questions were based on them.
- Around 22 questions were based on Engineering Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics.
- Level of questions was easy in comparison to last year’s paper. Check UPSC IES 2020 Syllabus
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Current issues of National and International importance relating to Social, Economic and Industrial development | 10 |
| Engineering aptitude covering Logical reasoning and analytical ability | 10 |
| Engineering Mathematics and Numerical analysis | 12 |
| General Principles of Design, Drawing, importance of safety | 9 |
| Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services | 10 |
| Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment | 10 |
| Basics of Project Management | 12 |
| Basics of Material Science and Engineering | 11 |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering | 11 |
| Ethics and values in Engineering profession. | 5 |
Given below is the sub-categorical analysis of topics which were covered in Paper I:
| Topic | Sub Topics | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Current issues | GST Bill | Easy |
| Digital India | ||
| Committees | ||
| Engineering Aptitude | Numerical computation | Moderate |
| Pendulum | ||
| Ages | ||
| Cartesian & Co-ordinate Geometry. | ||
| Work and men | ||
| Percentage | ||
| Ratio | ||
| Clock | ||
| Compression and string | ||
| Engineering Mathematics | System of Equation | Difficult |
| Maxima and Minima | ||
| Complete Integral and Definite Integral | ||
| Fourier series | ||
| Partial differentiation solution | ||
| Complex analysis | ||
| Chord of cone | ||
| General principles of Design, Drawing, and Importance of Safety | Centre of gravity | Difficult |
| Section plane cutting | ||
| Vertical and horizontal plane | ||
| Health safety | ||
| Building demolition | ||
| Policy of company | ||
| Development of lateral surfaces | ||
| Standards and quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services | Quality practices in construction | Moderate |
| Belts drive | ||
| Drilling | ||
| Cost factors | ||
| Reliability analysis | ||
| Industrial wastage and production | ||
| Defects | ||
| Efficiency of power plant | ||
| Pneumatic structure | ||
| Green public procurement. | ||
| Basics of Energy and Environment | Rotterdam convention | Difficult |
| Design | ||
| Sludge process | ||
| Ozone | ||
| Renewable and non-renewable energy resources | ||
| Pollution | ||
| SMOG | ||
| Bio-diversity | ||
| Water molecules | ||
| Global warming | ||
| Environmental consideration | ||
| Basics of Project management | Depreciation | Easy |
| Total quality management | ||
| Optimizing strategy | ||
| Fixation concept | ||
| Project execution | ||
| Basics of Material science and technology | Pressure theory, | Moderate |
| Shear stress | ||
| Material Recycling | ||
| Material products | ||
| Ionic theory | ||
| Crystalline & Non-crystalline structure | ||
| Resistance | ||
| I.C.T. | Internet of thingsHolostore | Moderate |
| Web content | ||
| Firewall (Networking) | ||
| Tools | ||
| Cost constructive Model | ||
| Ethics and values in engineering profession | Ethical judgement | Moderate |
| Ethical values | ||
| Pre- post justification | ||
| Ethical issues |
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As per the analysis, listed below are the important points informing about the level and type of questions that were asked in IES 2020 Paper 1:
- Basics of Material Science and Engineering carried the most weightage i.e. 11 questions were asked from this topic. Also, the questions were moderate.
- Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis had the easiest questions in the entire examination. One can score full marks from this section.
- Current issues of National and International importance relating to Social, Economic and Industrial development, had 10 questions in total. The best part about this was no questions were asked from international issues.
IES 2020 Paper II Analysis
Paper 2 : Highlights
- Paper II of IES Prelims is different for the different engineering disciplines.
- There was separate paper for Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication and Mechanical Engineering.
- Paper of all the engineering discipline was easier as compared to last year. Check UPSC IES 2020 Prelims Result
- There was total of 150 questions of 300 marks.
- All questions were calculative in nature.
What next after IES 2020 Paper I?
Candidates who qualify IES Prelims will have to appear for IES Mains 2020. Shortlisted candidates from IES Mains will then be called for personal interview session for final recruitment.
Listed below is a brief about the IES Selection Procedure:
IES Examination constitutes the following 3 stages carries a total of 1300 Marks:
- Stage 1: Preliminary Exam (500 marks)
- Stage 2: Mains Exam (600 marks)
- Stage 3: Personality Test (200 marks)
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
Preliminary Exam is Objective type and consist of 2 papers which will be conducted in different sessions.
- Paper-I General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper which carries a total of 100 Questions (200 Marks) and duration of the exam is 2 Hours.
- Paper-II is Engineering Discipline Paper which carries a total of 150 Questions (300 Marks) and duration of the paper is 3 Hours.
- Only candidates who will clear the cut off of Preliminary Exam will be eligible for Stage 2.
Stage 2: Mains Exam
- Mains Exam is the subjective/conventional type and consist of 2 papers which will be conducted in different sessions.
- Paper-1 and Paper-2 are of Engineering Discipline.
- Engineering Discipline Paper-1 and Paper-2 carry a total of 5 to 8 Question (300 Marks) each, and duration of both the paper is 6 Hours.
- Candidates who will qualify the Stage-1 and Stage-2 will be eligible for Stage 3.
Stage 3: Personality Test
- Candidates shortlisted after IES Mains round will be called for personal interview session officially known as ‘Personality Test’ round.
- A maximum of 200 marks is allotted to the personality test (interview test).
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The final results will be declared after preparing a Merit list based on candidate’s performance in each round. Top candidates in the merit list will be given an appointment letter and would be recruited in Engineering Services through UPSC IES.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.