UPSC Engineering Services (Prelims) Exam 2026 Question Papers – Download Free PDFs Here | Education and Career News
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UPSC ESE Prelims: Candidates who appeared for the exam held on February 8, 2026 can use the question papers to review the questions asked and assess their preparation.
Candidates are advised to download the UPSC ESE PDFs and save them for future reference.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination for candidates seeking recruitment to engineering posts across various government departments and organisations. Candidates who appeared for the exam held on February 8, 2026 can use the question papers to review the questions asked and assess their preparation.
The UPSC Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination is conducted for recruitment in four engineering disciplines—Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. The preliminary examination consists of two papers, covering General Studies and Engineering Aptitude in Paper I and the respective engineering discipline in Paper II.
Candidates can download the UPSC ESE Preliminary Examination 2026 question papers in PDF format for free. The papers are useful not only for candidates who appeared for the exam but also for future aspirants preparing for ESE.
The question papers allow candidates to understand the overall difficulty level of the examination, examine the type of questions asked and identify important topics covered in different sections. Aspirants can also use the papers as practice material while preparing for upcoming exams.
The Preliminary question papers for 2026 are available for all four engineering disciplines. Candidates can download the paper relevant to their branch and use it for self-assessment.
UPSC ESE Preliminary 2026 Question Papers
Candidates can download the question papers for the following subjects:
Civil Engineering: The paper covers questions related to the Civil Engineering syllabus prescribed for the preliminary examination.
Mechanical Engineering: Candidates can use the Mechanical Engineering paper to review questions from the core areas of the subject.
Electrical Engineering: The paper contains questions based on various topics included in the Electrical Engineering syllabus.
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: The paper covers important areas of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering included in the examination syllabus.
The General Studies and Engineering Aptitude paper is common to candidates across all four engineering disciplines.
Paper – I General Studies and Engineering Aptitude PDF here
Paper – II Electrical Engineering
Paper – II Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Paper – II Mechanical Engineering
Candidates are advised to download the PDFs and save them for future reference.
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