The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the schedule for the Engineering Services Mains Examination (ESE) 2025. The examination is set to take place on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Candidates who have registered and will be participating in this examination can view the timetable published on the official website at upsc.gov.in
The examination will occur in two shifts on the same day—the first shift is scheduled from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon (Paper—I), while the second shift will take place from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Paper—II). Both shifts will include discipline-specific papers for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, and Telecommunication Engineering. Each paper will last three hours and will be worth a total of 300 marks.
UPSC has also provided the Branch codes for the subjects, which are organized as follows:-
- Branch Subjects Code
- Civil Engineering CIVIL ENGG. Paper-I (conv.) 13
- CIVIL ENGG. Paper-II (conv.) 14
- Electrical Engineering ELECTRICAL ENGG. Paper-I (conv.) 33
- ELECTRICAL ENGG. Paper-II (conv.) 34
- Mechanical Engineering MECHANICAL ENGG. Paper-I (conv.) 23
- MECHANICAL ENGG. Paper-II (conv.) 24
- Electronics & Telecommunication ELECTRONIC & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGG. Paper-I (conv.) 43
- Engineering ELECTRONIC & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGG.Paper-II (conv.) 44
This examination is conducted for aspiring engineers who wish to enter various government services. For further updates, candidates are encouraged to check the official website.












