UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis, Check Detailed IES 2022 Exam Analysis

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UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis

The Union Public Service Commission has conducted Engineering Services Exam 2022 on 20th February 2022. The candidates clearing this preliminary exam would have to appear for the mains exam and the interview. The candidates appeared in the UPSC ESE Prelims Exam 2022 risking themselves of Covid Virus as they have to grab their career opportunities. In this article, we have provided the detailed UPSC ESE prelims 2022 Exam Analysis. The candidates shall read the full article to know the difficulty level and the first impression of the first shift UPSC ESE prelims 2022 Exam. Stay tuned for Engineering job updates.

UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis Overview

Name of Authority	Union Public Service Commission
Name of Exam	Engineering Services Examination
Prelims Exam date	20th February 2022
Mains Exam Date	26th June 2022
Official website	@upsc.gov.in

UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Live Updates

According to the students who appeared for the examination, all the safety measures were carried out at the examination center, candidates were thermally screened for their temperature levels. As mentioned in the UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Guidelines, all the aspirants were made to follow the covid-19 protocol at the exam center. The conducting body kept all the measures to keep the aspirants safe from the virus.

UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis

UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis is based on the students’ reactions who appeared for the exam, Adda247’s team did a ground report on the different centers allotted for candidates appearing for UPSC ESE prelims 2022 Exam Analysis. According to the students, the difficulty level for the paper was moderate to difficult. Students found the paper of a bit tough level compared to the last year’s paper.

Overall on the basis of the opinions of different students the paper can be considered to be moderate to tough in difficulty level. According to some students, we can see a rise in the cutoff this year with respect to the last year due to high level of competition.

UPSC IES Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis Detailed

The total marks for paper 1 are 200. The difficulty level for paper 1 is moderate to difficult.

Paper	Streams/Subjects	Difficulty Level
Paper 1	General Studies and Engineering Aptitude	Moderate to Difficult

The total marks for paper 2 are 300 for each discipline.

Paper 2	Civil Engg	300	Easy to Moderate
	Mechanical Engg	300	Moderate to Difficult
	Electrical Engg	300	Easy to Moderate
	Electronics & Telecom Engg	300	Easy to Moderate

UPSC ESE Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis (20th February 2022) Paper-1 Topic Wise Analysis

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

Topic Name	No. of Questions
Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic, and industrial development	15
Engineering Aptitude covering Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability	15
Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis	14
General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety	10
Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services	5
Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment	8
Basics of Project Management	8
Basics of Material Science and Engineering	6
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e‐governance and technology-based education	10
Ethics and values in the Engineering profession	9
Total	100

Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecom Engg.

Category‐I Civil Engineering

Topic Name	No of Questions	Difficulty Level
Strength of Materials	14	Easy
Soil Mechanics	12	Easy
Engineering Hydrology	2	Easy
Highway Engineering	10	Moderate
Surveying	11	Moderate
Irrigation Engineering	11	Difficult
Building Materials	11	Easy
Construction Planning and Management	12	Easy
Design of Steel Structures	14	Difficult
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics	14	Easy
Open Channel Flow	1	Easy
Railways, Airport and Tunneling	1	Easy
Structural Analysis	9	Moderate
Design of Concrete Structures	16	Moderate
Environmental Engineering	12	Moderate
Overall	150	Easy to Moderate

Category‐II Mechanical Engineering

Topic Name	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Thermodynamics	5	Moderate
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning	9	Easy
Power Plant	14	Moderate
IC Engines	1	Easy
Heat Transfer	12	Moderate
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery	23	Difficult
Engineering Mechanics	4	Moderate
Strength of Materials	10	Moderate
Theory of Machines & Vibrations	13	Moderate
Machine Design	11	Difficult
Manufacturing & Engineering Materials	20	Difficult
Industrial Engineering	4	Easy
Renewable Source of Energy	12	Easy
Mechatronics & Robotics	12	Difficult
Overall	150	Moderate to Difficult

Category‐III Electrical Engineering

Topic Name	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Digital Electronics	0	N/A
Analog Electronics	8	Moderate
Electric Circuits	11	Easy
Signals & Systems	12	Moderate
Control Systems	12	Moderate
Electromagnetic Fields	2	Moderate
Measurements	12	Moderate
Material Science	13	Difficult
Microprocessors	1	Easy
Basic Electronics Engineering	8	Easy
Communication Systems	11	Moderate
Computer Fundamentals	11	Moderate
Electrical Machines	13	Difficult
Power Electronics	13	Difficult
Power Systems	11	Easy
Engineering Mathematics	12	Difficult
Overall	150	Easy to Moderate

Category‐IV Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Network Theory	12	Easy
Basic Electronics Engineering	9	Easy
Analog Circuits	1	Easy
Digital Circuits	15	Moderate
Material Science	14	Moderate
Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation	12	Moderate
Basic Electrical Engineering	10	Difficult
Control Systems	14	Easy
Electromagnetics	13	Easy
Computer Organization and Architecture	11	Moderate
Microprocessor and Microcontrollers	4	Moderate
Analog and Digital Communication Systems	11	Easy
Advanced Communication	16	Easy
Advanced Electronics	8	Moderate
Overall	150	Easy to Moderate