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Exam Pattern for Electronics Engineers:IES
exam consists of a total 1200 mark selection process, which consists of
a written test for 1000 marks and a 200 mark Interview for those
shortlisted. Out of the total 1000 marks in the written test, 600 marks
are for Objective test and 400 marks for Conventional test.
Plan of IES written test along with mark distribution paper-wise is given below: IES Objective Test Papers: 600 marks General Ability Test: 2 hrs duration: 200 marks Electronics Engineering Paper I: 2 hrs duration: 200 marks Electronics Engineering Paper II: 2 hrs duration: 200 marks General Ability Test consists of: Part A: General English & Part B: General Studies. There
are 120 questions in each of the above three papers – thus you have one
minute for each question of average worth 1.67 marks.
Objective
type test consists of multiple-choice questions with four options, in
which you have to choose the correct option and mark the same in the
answer booklet with an HB pencil, by darkening the circle (representing
the correct option) completely.
Negative marking: Beware - for each wrong
answer of a question, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as penalty. Hence encircle the correct answer
properly and also make wise-guesses!
IES Conventional Test Papers: 400 marks Electronics Engineering Paper I: 3 hrs duration: 200 marks Electronics Engineering Paper II: 3 hrs duration: 200 marks These papers consists of descriptive (i.e. essay) type questions. Depending
on the relative performance by the IES candidates, UPSC decides the
cut-off (minimum qualifying marks) in the Objective test and the papers
of Conventional test is evaluated only for those above this cut-off.
IES exam cut-off in the Objective test is approximately 60%.
IES Exam-2010 Dates:
- IES Exam-2010 Notification: 9th January, 2010 (Saturday)
- IES Exam-2010 last date of form receipt: 8th February, 2010 (Monday).
- IES Exam-2010 Written Exam date: 5th June, 2010 (Saturday)
IES Exam-2011 Dates:
- IES Exam-2011 Notification: 8th January, 2011 (Saturday)
- IES Exam-2011 last date of form receipt: 7th February, 2011 (Monday).
- IES Exam-2011 Written Exam date: 4th June, 2011 (Saturday)
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