ESE 2025 Prelims: 3 Things to Do a Day before the Exam

The clock is ticking, and finally, exam day has finally arrived!. Now, only one day stands between you and the country’s most prestigious engineering exam — the Indian Engineering Services Exam or ESE. After months of hard work, sleepless nights, countless mock tests, and endless revisions, you’re at the threshold of the final stretch. This is not the time to panic or cram; rather, it’s the time to strategies smartly, stay calm, and walk confidently towards the ESE Prelims 2025.

The days before the exam are crucial not for learning new topics but for getting into the right mindset, optimizing your energy, and setting yourself up for success. We at MADE EASY make sure that students receive the required exam motivation with subject-related guidance.

Now that we are with you, so, in this post, we’ll share the three most important things you should do before the ESE 2025 Prelims, a simple yet powerful strategy to keep you calm, confident, and ready to give your best on exam day, as you’re just one day away from the exam that could shape your future. Let’s make this last lap count.

The ESE 2025 preliminary, or ESE Prelims 2025, will be administered by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on June 8, 2025. You must have a strong belief in yourself and keep yourself motivated even until the last day before the Engineering Services Examination (ESE). ESE 2025 preparation without proper execution simply negates the effort that you have put into your competitive exam preparation.

Strategy is Important for ESE 2025 Prelims:

We all know how important it is for competitive exam aspirants to memorize all the facts and formulas for ESE Prelims 2025.

However, the ESE 2025 preparation also requires the timely development and application of analytical skills.

A common mistake made by candidates is to dedicate the final few days to a week to memorize key formulas from their particular disciplines. They believe that doing this will help them in remembering those formulas the following day. Sounds like a great plan. Yes? However, it is not.

The smart candidates, the ones who will get to see their names on the final merit list, keep the last day to make a strategy about the next day, i.e., a plan that will ensure you deal with the actual question papers with ease.

You must have practiced and experienced the competitive exam environment in the form of the Offline/Online Test Series. It applies to Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering streams.

Now is the time to sit down, focus, and think about that particular strategy once again. Brainstorm and find out the aspects that worked for you and the ones that did not work as expected.

Make a robust plan and prepare your brain for the same. Your brain needs a certain amount of calmness to get prepared for the final battle. Therefore, rest and keep rehearsing with the exam-related concepts inside your brain.

Essentials:

Make sure you have all the essentials with you a day before the ESE 2025 Prelims. Get the printout of your admit card well in advance of the exam day. Most preferably, get it done in the morning itself, as the outlets for printouts get crowded in the evening, as most students prefer to get the printouts in the evening.

Read the ESE 2025 Prelims admit card carefully to know about the specific details related to the exam. It includes the reporting time, guidelines/instructions, venue details, essential document(s), and other important information required for the exam.

It is always a good idea to go to your exam center in advance so you can estimate how long it will take to get there on test day. Even if the majority of students frequently overlook such minute things, you need to keep them in mind and in written format to avoid unnecessary panic on exam day.

Give well-deserved attention to your body:

The competitive exam pressure creates a lot of chaos and panic among most exam takers. Apart from this, the first thing that all students tend to neglect is taking good care of their health.

In the above two points, we talked about the ways to keep the mind calm with the right way to stay composed on exam day.

To perform to the best of their abilities in the forthcoming competitive exam, candidates for the ESE 2025 preliminary exam must maintain good health. The night before the exam and the morning on the day of the exam are the two crucial periods.

You have to take special care of yourself and stay in the best frame of mind. Make sure you eat healthy and nutritious food for your breakfast and dinner.

Go for productive walks and relax.

Go to bed early at night so that you can have an ample amount of sleep before the exam. Sacrificing sleep a day before the exam to read something new or revising things that you have already revised several times is not a fruitful idea.

Take proper care of yourself and make sure that you go fresh and healthy into the exam room. In this way, you can keep track of the ESE 2025 prelims performance in the best possible manner.

Below, B. Singh Sir (Ex-IES), Chairman & Managing Director (MADE EASY Group), shares some important tips in the video that you should watch before appearing for the ESE Prelims 2025 exam.

Last Day Dos & Don’ts for ESE Prelims 2025

Now, let us find out the answers to some questions associated with the ESE 2025 Prelims.

FAQs:

1. What do I study a week before the ESE 2025?

Ans. For those preparing for the ESE 2025, the week leading up to the exam is crucial. The following are some strategies you should use to perform exceptionally well on the test and receive the necessary scores:

• First, filter your mind.
• Then, you need to ensure that you do not get many books for the final study and revision phase.
• Keep your focus on the ESE 2025 attempt.
• If possible, isolate yourself until your exam is over. In this way, you will ensure that external factors/aspects do not distract from the respective exam goals and efforts.
• You must utilize your revision notes to stay on track with the right set of resources.

2. What are the three stages of the ESE 2025?

Ans. The three stages of the ESE 2025 include the Prelims exam, Mains exam, and Interview round.

3. When is the ESE Mains 2025?

Ans. The ESE Mains 2025 will be conducted on August 10, 2025.

4. What is the weightage of marks for the ESE 2025 Prelims?

Ans. The marks weightage of the ESE 2025 Prelims exam is 500 marks. (Paper-I and Paper-II maximum marks – 200 marks and 300 marks, respectively).

5. What are the two papers of the ESE 2025 Prelims?

Ans. The ESE 2025 Prelims comprises General Studies and Engineering Aptitude and Engineering Discipline as Paper-I and Paper-II, respectively.

6. What are the eligible engineering streams for the ESE 2025?

Ans. The four eligible Engineering streams for the ESE 2025 include Civil Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (E&T).

7. What is the timetable for the ESE 2025?

Ans. The ESE 2025 timetable is as follows:

Date and Day	Time	Subject
8th June 2025 (Sunday)	10.00 AM to 12.00 PM	General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper (Paper-I) (Objective)
	2.00 PM to 5.00 PM	Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Telecom Engineering (Discipline-related paper) (Paper-II) (Objective)

8. How do I prepare for the ESE interview round?

Ans. Reaching the ESE interview round takes a lot of patience and dedication. Therefore, it becomes more important to take the right guidance to clear the ESE interview round with the required scores. If you want to prepare for the ESE interview round and stay updated, you must ensure that you opt for the MADE EASY Interview Guidance Program.

9. How do I download the ESE Prelims 2025 admit card?

Ans. To appear for the ESE 2025 Prelims, you will need the ESE Prelims 2025 admit card. If you have not yet downloaded the admit card, you must follow certain steps to download it. Firstly, you need to visit the official website of the UPSC e-Admit Card, where there are two options. You can either use your ESE Preliminary 2025 registration ID or roll number. If you have forgotten the registration ID, you can refer to the respective ID from the Forgot ID segment on the same official website.

10. What benefits will I get with the help of the MADE EASY Interview Guidance Programme for ESE and PSUs?

Ans. MADE EASY Interview Guidance Programme for ESE and PSUs offers several benefits in the form of its most beneficial features. This includes personality development, Human Resources (HR) sessions, Detailed Application Form (DAF), personal profile, and previous interview questions. Apart from this, sessions on General Awareness and Current Affairs, Mock Interviews, and Feedback Analysis are also included in the MADE EASY Interview Guidance Programme for ESE and PSUs.

Conclusion

Thus, you can utilize the above-mentioned things to give your best shot and prepare yourself for the ESE. Always remember that one who can keep himself focused on the ESE 2025 preparation and execute the decided strategy in the exam hall efficiently is the one who will emerge victorious in the exam.

We believe that if you have given the required time to read this blog post, then you are one of them. You must believe that you are in the right direction, and we are here to guide and support you throughout your preparation journey. Take action and implement the above-mentioned activities with the required focus and energy. After this, you will observe a significant improvement in your ESE preparation and attempt at the same time. These small tips and tricks will give you a certain edge over other exam takers, thus helping you achieve the desired scores in this competitive exam.

Keep in mind that a war is won through many small battles before the actual war is fought, and one emerges victorious in the ultimate battle.

All the best for the ESE 2025 Prelims!