IES Exam: Helpful Resources and Preparation Tips

Indian Engineering Services (IES Exam) also known as Engineering Services Exam is a national level entrance exam organized by UPSC (Union Public Service Exam). It is a gateway of various posts in Indian Engineering Services in government departments. Every year, around 1 lakh students (approx.) sit for IES Exam and only 0.5% of them qualify for the Prestigious Engineering Services Exam.  

• IES Mains 2020 Exam is scheduled for August 09, 2020.
• Candidates who will successfully qualify prelims are only eligible to apply for the Mains exam. Check How to Prepare for IES Interview Round?
• IES Syllabus is based on the graduate level. 
• The selection process of IES consists of the Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview round. 
• The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the overall performance of the candidates. Check IES Selection Process 2020

Thus, you can imagine how difficult it is to get selected in Central government departments through ESE. Also, the number of vacancies in ESE is close to 600. Among 1 lakh students, this number is less than 0.7%. Looking at these figures, it becomes evident that, if your aim is to get into these departments, you will have to work really hard.

About IES Exam

IES (Indian Engineering Services) are the civil services that meet the technical functions of the Government of India. The government of India recruits its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit. These positions in the bureaucracy are filled through competitive exams. Large numbers of candidates apply for these exams, competing for limited posts. IES officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations made by UPSC. 

Also Check How to prepare for IES Prelims and Mains?

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Important Books For UPSC IES

It is very important for a student preparing for IES that he/she must have a proper knowledge of books which he/she has to study course wise. Reading a proper book will definitely help the candidate for solving the papers easily in the exam. The list given below enlists all the important books which a candidate should study for the test.

For Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Also Read IES 2020 Exam Pattern 

For Electrical Engineering

Check IES Practice Papers

For Mechanical Engineering

For Civil Engineering

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Why to appear for UPSC IES?

Among all the career options available for engineers across the country, i.e. in private, public and government sectors still the prestigious and coveted career remains that of esteemed Indian Engineering Services (IES). Through Indian Engineering Services (IES) a candidate gets a career in most reputed government departments like Indian Railways, Military Engineering Services, Central Engineering Services, Telecommunication Department, Central Water Services and other such departments.

In Indian Engineering Services (IES), an Engineer gets an opportunity to handle difficult roles and tasks which has a direct effect on building up of infrastructure and services of our nation.

Check How to Prepare for IES Interview Round?

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Strategies to crack the IES Exam

The foundation of success can be laid on efforts and a sound strategy accompanied by never say die spirit that makes the recipe of success. Success can’t be achieved within a fraction of second hence a mature and perfect strategy matters a lot.

In Engineering Services Exam, a candidate is required to have excellent basic knowledge in the core subjects, along with update on general knowledge and current affairs. Following subsequent points are very important and the candidates should necessarily keep a note of them:

• Candidates should have the knowledge about the latest examination pattern and syllabus of the exam and must go through the previous year's question papers.
• It isn’t necessary to refer several books for same topic. A candidate should read one good book for each topic which clears all his/her basic concepts. Selective books are advisable for selected topics.
• For every candidate time management is very essential along with setting of the goal.
• A candidate should manage his/her time table such that it has good distribution of study hours for General Ability Section and technical papers.
• Prepare short time tables first, execute and align them with the long ones to succeed in the examination.
• While studying the technical subjects, don’t forget to make short notes of important topics. Make a separate list of formulae for each subject and revise the short notes and formulae list daily.
• Candidates should solve all the previous question papers and attempt mock tests online; this will help them to increase their level of understanding of the subjects.
• Candidates should set the time limit for the solving the questions and once finished solving they must ensure that the task was completed within the desired time.
• It is better to practice on OMR sheets for marking the answers. This will help to practice the marking of correct answers on OMR sheets quickly in the examinations.

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Preparation Tips for IES Examination

A candidate appearing IES Exam should follow the following tips for his/her preparation:

• ESE written exam consists of both objective and conventional type questions hence theory and problem solving techniques are equally important.
• A candidate should have good writing skills, perfect presentation, subjective theory, explanations, derivations, diagrams and equations.
• Students should be aware of exam pattern of UPSC IES that how many technical & non-technical questions are asked, negative marks, weight age, exam duration and marks per question.
• Prefer Reference books for derivations, equations, conceptual thinking, theory etc.

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Helpful Online Resources for IES Exam