How many questions are in the ESE Prelims Paper I exam?

100 questions in 120 minutes for 198 marks. That's how the newest past paper was set.

Is there negative marking in ESE Prelims Paper I?

Yes: a wrong answer costs 0.67 marks, and a question left blank costs nothing.

Where can I find ESE Prelims Paper I previous year papers with answer keys?

Right here: 8 official papers from 2017 to 2024, each with the final answer key. They open without an account: take one as a timed test and see your score at once.

Are the ESE Prelims Paper I mock tests free?

Yes, and every ESE Prelims Paper I paper opens without an account.

Is the ESE Prelims Paper I mock test like the real exam?

Yes. Each test runs on a screen built like the real ESE Prelims Paper I one, with the same timer, sections, question palette and marking, and you see your result as soon as you submit.

Engineering

ESE Prelims Paper I

UPSC Engineering Services (Preliminary) · Paper I: General Studies & Engineering Aptitude

8 previous-year papers, on the screen you'll meet on exam day.

Every paper opens without an account.

Exam pattern

Questions: 100
Minutes: 120
Marks: 198
Negative: −0.67

As in the newest past paper. Negative marks are per wrong answer.

Previous year papers 8

Official papers from 2017 to 2024, newest first. Free, with no account needed.

About the ESE Prelims Paper I exam

ESE Prelims Paper I (UPSC Engineering Services (Preliminary) · Paper I: General Studies & Engineering Aptitude) has 100 questions in 120 minutes for 198 marks, with −0.67 for a wrong answer. Practise it here with 8 previous year papers, on the same screen, timer and marking as exam day.