UPSC ESE 2018 Cutoff | Engineering Services Examination
ESE 2018 Cutoff: UPSC declared final results of Engineering Services Examination (ESE) – 2018 on 9th November 2018 and after declaration of result UPSC has released category wise cut off marks for every branch.
ESE has three stages and each stage is a knockout stage. In ESE a candidate has to score minimum qualifying marks in every subsequent stage from Prelims stage in order to reach to the final and third stage of the exam i.e. the interview. Hence qualifying Prelims is very important. After prelims there is sufficient gap of six months for Main examination. Candidates scoring well in Main are called for the Personality test. Then the final result is declared out of total marks 1300. The marks secured by last recommended candidate are the cut off marks for Engineering Services Exam.
Cut-off marks of three stages of ESE-2018 for respective branches are as follows:
ESE 2018 Cut off Preliminary (Stage-1) Objective Type Paper
| Discipline | GENERAL | OBC | SC | ST | PH-1 | PH-3 |
| Civil Engineering | 207 | 194 | 169 | 188 | 114 | 87 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 256 | 255 | 220 | 223 | 138 | 98 |
| Electrical Engineering | 230 | 218 | 190 | 191 | 127 | 71 |
| Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 213 | 206 | 173 | 155 | 125 | — |
ESE 2018 Cut off marks Main Stage (Stage-2) Conventional Type Paper
| Discipline | GENERAL | OBC | SC | ST | PH-1 | PH-3 |
| Civil Engineering | 546 | 502 | 467 | 513 | 308 | 161 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 611 | 611 | 542 | 564 | 374 | 288 |
| Electrical Engineering | 541 | 488 | 452 | 481 | 303 | — |
| Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 504 | 476 | 405 | 403 | 301 | — |
ESE 2018 Main Cut off Final (Stage-3) After Personality Test
| Discipline | GENERAL | OBC | SC | ST | PH-1 | PH-3 |
| Civil Engineering | 710 | 679 | 609 | 671 | 476 | 425 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 767 | 782 | 699 | 699 | 505 | 551 |
| Electrical Engineering | 711 | 691 | 603 | 624 | 473 | — |
| Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 660 | 648 | 567 | 524 | 429 | — |
Cut Off marks for ESE (IES) is decided by UPSC which is set on the basis of number of factors namely total number of vacancies, total number of candidates appeared, reservation rules of government of India, etc.
Seeing high cut off marks it’s quite obvious every aspirant should put in their best efforts from beginning itself and score high in every stage for a better cumulative total and thereby a sure shot selection for the prestigious engineering services of our country.
Why cut off marks is of OBC candidate is higher than general candidate in ESE Mechanical 2018 resut ( UPSC).
I am studying b.tech 3rd year everyone. Am I eligible to write ese/ies exam in my fourth year
Dear Vineeth,
Thanks for writing to us. Yes, you are eligible to apply for ESE/IES in the final year of your graduation. The only clause regarding this is that you should have completed your graduation while fulfilling the required eligibility criteria at the time of joining.
For detailed information regarding the eligibility criteria, please visit the following link:
https://www.madeeasy.in/ese
Regards,
Team MADE EASY
There has been no guidance for 3rd students from MADE EASY team of how to start sidewise;for ese !
Like starting preparation in your 3rd year because most of the subjects are from your 3rd year if college ;please do make a video on that
Dear Muzamil,
Thanks for writing to us. We will take your suggestion into consideration while making future videos.
Regards,
Team MADE EASY
Please correct it. Cutoff for civil engg ST candidate is 188 not 169 in prelims.
Dear Pushpendra,
Thanks for writing to us. Your observation is correct. There has been a slight mistake from our side. We will rectify it at the earliest.
Regards,
Team MADE EASY
Sir, why did there is no cutoff provided for ECE in PH3 category for last two years in IES.
Sir one eyed person are eligible for ese in ee
Dear Candidate,
Thanks for writing to us. The following is an excerpt from the medical standards required by UPSC:
“If a person has one eye or if he/she has one eye which has normal vision and the other eye is ambiopic or has subnormal vision, the usual effect is that the person lacks stereoscopic vision for perception of depth. Such vision is not necessary for many civil posts. ”
The medical board may recommend as fit such person provided the normal eye has
(i) 6/6 distant vision and J-I near vision with or without glasses, provided the error in any meridian is not more than 4 diopters for distance vision.
(ii)full field of vision
(iii) Normal colour vision wherever required”
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Team MADE EASY