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UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025 - Check UPSC ESE Answer key PDFs

UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025 - Check UPSC ESE Answer key PDFs

Edited By Vishnukumar V | Updated on Oct 21, 2024 05:15 PM IST | #UPSC ESE

UPSC ESE 2025 Answer Key - UPSC will release the official UPSC ESE answer key 2025 in online mode. UPSC ESE answer key will be released at upsc.gov.in. However, some coaching institutions also release the unofficial answer key of UPSC ESE 2025 after the conclusion of the exam. The official answer key of ESE 2025 will be released after the completion of the UPSC ESE exam recruitment process.

Candidates will be able to check the UPS ESE answer key along with the UPSC ESE question papers. The answer key of UPSC ESE exam 2025 consists of all the correct answers to the questions asked in the UPSC ESE exam. Candidates who appear in UPSC ESE 2025 can check the UPSC ESE 2025 answer key PDF and calculate the marks that they will be getting in the exam. Check all details related to the UPSC ESE exam answer key 2025 here.

UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025 Dates

From the following table, candidates can check the UPSC ESE answer key dates.

UPSC ESE Answer Key Dates 2025

Events

Dates

ESE 2025 Prelims Exam Date

June 8, 2025 (revised date)

ESE 2025 Prelims Unofficial Answer Key

To be announced

ESE Prelims result 2025

To be announced

ESE 2025 Mains Exam Date

August 10, 2025 (revised date)

ESE 2025 Prelims Official Answer Key

To be announced

UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025 - Highlights

  • The unofficial UPSC ESE 2025 answer key will be released by coaching centres - MADE EASY, IES Master etc.,

  • The official answer key of UPSC ESE 2025 will be released in PDF format after the complete recruitment process is over.

  • Candidates can match the answers mentioned in the UPSC ESE answer key 2025 to the ones they have attempted in the exam to spectate the marks they will score in the exam.

Quick Links:

How to Download UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025?

From the following steps, candidates can download the UPSC ESE 2025 answer key.

Step 1 - Visit the official website of UPSC - upsc.gov.in

Step 2 - In the header click on "Answer Key"

Step 3 - Click on "Engineer Services Examination - ESE (Prelims) Examination, 2025"

Step 4 - The link will be opened in a new window that comprises ESE 2025 answer key set-wise.

Step 5 - Download the UPSC ESE answer key PDF file.

Direct link to download the UPSC ESE answer key 2025 will be shared in the table below.

UPSC ESE Answer Key 2025 for All Sets (official)

Question paper Sets

Answer key download links

Set A

To be available soon

Set B

To be available soon

Set C

To be available soon

Set D

To be available soon

ESE Answer key previous years

Download UPSC ESE Answer Key 2022 (Unofficial)

From the following table, candidates can download the unofficial answer key of UPSC ESE 2022 from IES Master.

UPSC ESE 2022 Answer Key by IES Master

Subjects

Answer Key

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

ALL SETS

Civil Engineering

SET D

Electrical Engineering

SET C

Electronics and Communication

SET A

Mechanical Engineering

SET B

UPSC ESE 2021 Unofficial Answer Key by IES Master

UPSC ESE Answer Key 2021 (Unofficial)

Download links

UPSC ESE unofficial answer key for Prelims

Download UPSC ESE answer key

UPSC ESE unofficial answer key for Mechanical Engineering

Download UPSC ESE Mechanical answer key

UPSC ESE unofficial answer key for Civil Engineering

Download UPSC ESE Civil answer key

UPSC ESE unofficial answer key for Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Will be available soon

UPSC ESE unofficial answer key for Electrical Engineering

Will be available soon

UPSC ESE Question Paper 2020 for All Sets

Download UPSC ESE Answer Key 2020 (unofficial)

From the following table, candidates can download the unofficial answer key of UPSC ESE 2020.

Subject

Answer Key

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

Download Here

Civil Engineering

Download Here

Mechanical Engineering

Download Here

Electrical Engineering

Download Here

Electronics & Telecom Engineering

Download Here

UPSC ESE 2020 Answer Key by IES Master

Subjects

Answer Key

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

Click Here for All Set

UPSC ESE Marking Scheme 2025

The preliminary exam consists of two papers - 1 & 2. Paper 1 is General Studies and Engineering Aptitude while the second one is Engineering Discipline. ESE Prelims exam is of 500 marks and the Main exam carries 600 marks. 1/3rd marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the ESE Prelims exam. There is no negative marking in the main exam.

UPSC ESE Question Papers 2025

The UPSC ESE question papers are released stage-wise, prelims and mains on its official website. Candidates who are planning to prepare for the UPSC ESE exam must download the question papers and practice them. The previous year question papers of UPSC ESE will help candidates know about the question trends, types of questions asked in the exam and difficulty level of the exam.

Also read:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How to download the UPSC ESE answer key 2025?

The steps to download the ESE answer key are mentioned in the article above.

2. When will the UPSC ESE 2025 answer key release?

The UPSC ESE answer key 2025 will be released after the conclusion of the examination process.

3. Is there a negative marking in the UPSC ESE exam?

Yes, there is a negative marking in the exam and one-third of the marks allotted to the specific question will be deducted as negative marking.

4. What is the cut off of UPSC ESE?

You can check the cut off marks here - UPSC ESE cut off marks.

5. When is the UPSC ESE 2025 prelims exam scheduled to be held?

UPSC ESE 2025 prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on June 8, 2025 (revised date)

6. In how many stages UPSC ESE answer key to be released?

The UPSC ESE answer key 2025 will be released only for the ESE prelims exam.

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Questions related to UPSC ESE

Have a question related to UPSC ESE ?

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing absolutely great.

So with regard to your query, YES for the ESE (Engineering Service Examination) exam any student who is a graduate of engineering can apply for this exam. If you had graduated from Btech course, then you are eligible for the exam.

Hope this helps you!!

Hello Aspirant,

Eligibility criteria for IES or ESE are

Candidate must have received a degree in Engineering from a university integrated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or acknowledged as deemed to be universities under section-3 of the university grants commission act.

As NMIMS Mumbai is a private deemed university, you are eligible for this exam.

It came to be a deemed university organized under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.

I hope it helps.


Hello,

No there is no information regarding the extension of ESE 2022 application date so no officials will not extend the dates for registration. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) closed the ESE application form 2022 in online mode on the official website upsc.gov.in. The UPSC ESE withdrawal window will be open from October 20, 2021 to October 26, 2021. The UPSC IES form 2022 has been released on September 22, 2021.The basic educational qualification required to be eligible for UPSC ESE exam is graduation in engineering.

Hello candidate,

Here are a few criteria for a candidate while he is appearing for the union public services examination-

1. Regarding the age criteria for a General candidate the minimum age limit for appearing in this examination is 21 years where as the upper age limit for an eligible Candidate is 35 years.

2. Secondly, the candidate must have a graduation degree from any recognised college irrespective of which stream in order to appear for the examinations.

3. A General candidate has a lifetime opportunity of of a total of 6 attempts to appear in these examinations.

Hope you found it helpful!!

For any further queries feel free to post it here!!


Hello,

IES or ESE is engineering service exam, hence as per the norms  laid out by UPSC, candidates need to pass degree or diploma in engineering from a recognized university, other than this some of the other fulfilling eligibility criteria are as follows;

Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India)

Passed Associate Membership exam which is parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India

Passed Graduate Membership test of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959.

For applying in Indian Radio Regulatory Service or Indian Naval Armament Service  a postgraduate degree or equivalent in Wireless Communication Electronics/ Radio Physics/Radio Engineering as a special subject, Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication /Electronics /Telecommunication as a special subject is also applicable for India Radio Regulatory Service.

For more details regarding this, visit our page at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ese-eligibility-criteria

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