UPSC ESE Prelims 2025 Answer Key and Solutions

UPSC ESE Prelims 2025 Exam Solutions

ESE 2025 Prelims Paper I and Paper II Answer Key with Detailed Solutions

Dear ESE 2025 aspirants, a huge congratulations on completing the first stage of the UPSC ESE preliminary stage.

As you have been working hard since you decided to choose the ESE journey, your dedication and strategic planning to achieve the best result will positively reflect.

Although your journey to ESE 2025 has just begun, after the official preliminary results, candidates will be selected for the mains exam, which will be conducted on 10^th August 2025. Till then, ESE prelims examinees must be looking for the answer key and solutions. Rest assured, UPSC will be releasing the preliminary results soon.

ESE Prelims Questions and Solutions

ESE Prelims 2025 Question Papers and Exam Solutions

In addition to being a very demanding exam, the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) expresses candidates’ desire to pursue careers in engineering.

If you’re interested in pursuing a career in engineering, particularly in fields like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, ESE can help you achieve your goals and use your skills for the good of society.

MADE EASY faculties have come up with the answer key and solutions for ESE 2025 prelims questions for the examinees, who must be eagerly waiting to know the solutions and the right choices for the questions attempted.

The solutions will calm your nerves and help you get clarity in your answers. The ESE prelims were in two stages, comprising Paper I- General Studies and Engineering Aptitude with 2 hours of duration and Paper II- Engineering Discipline with 3 hours of duration. The preliminary exam had a total of 500 marks and was held on Sunday, June 8^th, 2025, in two slots, i.e.

10 a.m. to 12 Noon	General Studies And Engineering Aptitude Paper (Paper-I) (Objective)
2.00 P.M. To 5:00 P.M.	Discipline- Specific Paper (Paper-II) (Objective)

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ESE Prelims 2025 LIVE SOLUTIONS- MADE EASY EXPERTS

As ESE prelims are concluded, MADE EASY expert faculty will be providing solutions to all four streams, including general studies Paper I, on the official YouTube MADE EASY channel. Our experts will also be analyzing the difficulty level of the preliminary exam.

• ▶️ General Studies Prelims Paper 1 Solutions
• ▶️ Civil Engineering Paper 2 Solutions
• ▶️ Mechanical Engineering Paper 2 Solutions
• ▶️ Electrical Engineering Paper 2 Solutions
• ▶️ Electronics and Communication Engg Paper-2 Solutions

ESE 2025 Prelims Paper I and Paper II Answer Key with Detailed Solutions

MADE EASY experts are working on providing comprehensive solutions for the ESE Prelims exam for all four engineering subjects. You can check the solutions for all papers of the ESE Prelims 2025 exam by clicking on the link given below.

ESE 2025 Prelims Exam: Detailed Solutions

Branches	Detailed PDF
General Studies & Engineering Aptitude	👉🏻 LINK
Civil Engineering	👉🏻 LINK
Mechanical Engineering	👉🏻 LINK
Electrical Engineering	👉🏻 LINK
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	👉🏻 LINK
All Stream Solutions	👉🏻 LINK

 

Difficulty level of UPSC ESE 2025 Prelims CE, ME, EE and E&T

We organized a live poll in which ESE examinees cast their votes on the difficulty level of the preliminary exams for Paper I (GS) and Paper II (engineering streams). Aspirants gladly engaged in the poll and voted, suggesting that the exam, including both papers, was of moderate difficulty. The images down below are for reference.

Paper II Civil Engineering

Paper II Mechanical Engineering

Paper II Electrical Engineering

Paper II E&T Engineering

ESE 2025 Prelims: Expected Cut Off

The ESE 2025 cut-off will be announced soon; in the meantime, review the other years’ cut-offs and their comparisons to get a general understanding of all the years’ marks.

Below is the cutoff of last year’s ESE 2024 Prelims, from which you will be able to estimate what the cutoff for the ESE exam might be in 2025.

ESE 2024: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)

Stream		CE	ME	EE	E&T
General	Stage I	174	217	199	129
	Stage II	510	537	489	343
	Stage III	691	725	655	546
EWS	Stage I	167	202	180	82
	Stage II	478	519	432	280
	Stage III	641	702	632	461
OBC	Stage I	172	217	198	129
	Stage II	480	521	444	343
	Stage III	667	701	625	545
SC	Stage I	151	184	178	76
	Stage II	411	450	415	225
	Stage III	576	658	601	426
ST	Stage I	160	153	159	76
	Stage II	437	348	407	230
	Stage III	626	491	568	389
PH-1	Stage I	71	—	106	54
	Stage II	202	—	231	159
	Stage III	391	—	361	499
PH-3	Stage I	—	—	77	62
	Stage II	—	—	203	318
	Stage III	—	—	—	455

ESE 2023: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)

Stream		CE	ME	EE	E&T
General	Stage I	218	173	173	124
	Stage II	590	445	458	372
	Stage III	783	661	666	594
EWS	Stage I	204	173	173	77
	Stage II	537	367	447	258
	Stage III	726	640	653	534
OBC	Stage I	213	173	173	118
	Stage II	551	445	458	360
	Stage III	752	623	633	566
SC	Stage I	167	153	151	77
	Stage II	464	362	346	241
	Stage III	659	555	562	463
ST	Stage I	189	138	168	77
	Stage II	505	382	435	241
	Stage III	688	593	586	490
PH-1	Stage I	79	107	64	102
	Stage II	250	255	180	218
	Stage III	513	376	357	323
PH-3	Stage I	102	76	59	—
	Stage II	276	208	—	—
	Stage III	376	404	—	—

 

ESE 2022: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)

Stream		CE	ME	EE	E&T
General	Stage I	233	236	231	184
	Stage II	551	581	552	479
	Stage III	756	745	714	651
EWS	Stage I	233	236	231	184
	Stage II	534	571	538	459
	Stage III	711	735	729	631
OBC	Stage I	233	232	231	184
	Stage II	525	524	509	434
	Stage III	729	716	697	610
SC	Stage I	197	211	194	158
	Stage II	474	490	452	394
	Stage III	646	660	650	524
ST	Stage I	198	170	230	169
	Stage II	476	440	532	397
	Stage III	698	592	658	520
PH-1	Stage I	127	–	120	114
	Stage II	345	–	201	210
	Stage III	506	–	443	334
PH-3	Stage I	077	–	107	–
	Stage II	263	–	201	–
	Stage III	519	–	–	–

 

ESE 2021: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)

Stream		CE	ME	EE	E&T
General	Stage I	249	247	235	208
	Stage II	617	597	567	449
	Stage III	804	761	746	617
EWS	Stage I	246	247	225	200
	Stage II	581	532	534	428
	Stage III	772	749	633	579
OBC	Stage I	243	247	235	208
	Stage II	582	555	522	449
	Stage III	762	739	717	606
SC	Stage I	196	213	199	202
	Stage II	484	477	484	403
	Stage III	642	688	651	553
ST	Stage I	213	214	230	155
	Stage II	519	563	508	358
	Stage III	667	719	684	482
PH-1	Stage I	159	182	124	132
	Stage II	264	381	237	257
	Stage III	553	541	423	421
PH-3	Stage I	059	–	089	–
	Stage II	156	–	228	–
	Stage III	272	–	356	–

 

Important notes regarding ESE cut-off:

• Stage I: Preliminary Stage (Objective type papers) Minimum qualifying marks out of 500
• Stage II: Mains Stage (Conventional type papers) Minimum qualifying marks out of 1100
• Stage III: Final Stage (Interview) Minimum qualifying marks out of 1300 (Marks secured by the last recommended candidate for final selection).

FAQs:

Below are some commonly asked questions related to ESE 2025.

Q.1- What is the important date for ESE 2025?

Ans. UPSC will be conducting ESE prelims on 8^th June 2025 and mains exam is scheduled on 10^th August 2025 as per the official schedule.

Q.2- How many vacancies are there for ESE 2025?

Ans. There are in total 457 vacancies for ESE 2025.

Q.3- What is the pattern of ESE 2025?

Ans. The ESE 2025 is patterned in three stages – Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Interview Stage.

Q.4- Is there a negative marking in the UPSC ESE Prelims 2025?

Ans. Yes. Negative marking is present in the UPSC ESE Prelims 2025. Therefore, you need to attempt your answers accordingly in this examination.

Q.5- When will I receive the UPSC ESE 2025 Prelims result?

Ans. As per the latest updates, it is expected that the UPSC ESE 2025 Prelim exam results will be available in June 2025 (tentative).

Q.6- What is the age limit for the ESE exam?

Ans. The age limit of the ESE exam starts from 21 years and continues until 30 years for unreserved candidates.

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