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ESE Prelims Paper I

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

Previous year papers8

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Questions: 100
Time: 120 min
Marks: 198
Negative marking: −0.67

Negative marks are per wrong answer.

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Previous year papers 8

Official papers, newest first. All papers are free.

18 Feb 2024
100 questions120 min
19 Feb 2023
100 questions120 min
20 Feb 2022
100 questions120 min
18 Jul 2021
100 questions120 min
5 Jan 2020
100 questions120 min
6 Jan 2019
100 questions120 min
7 Jan 2018
100 questions120 min
8 Jan 2017
100 questions120 min