{"id":18523,"date":"2026-02-09T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.madeeasy.in\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:58:53","slug":"upsc-ese-prelims-answer-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/blog\/upsc-ese-prelims-answer-key","title":{"rendered":"UPSC ESE Prelims 2026 Answer Key and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>UPSC ESE Prelims 2026 Exam Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ESE 2026 Prelims Paper I and Paper II Answer Key with Detailed Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Engineering Services Prelims examination 2026 was successfully conducted on 8th Feb 2026 at multiple centres across the country. MADE EASY offers a huge congratulations to all the aspirants on completing the first stage of the <strong>UPSC ESE preliminary stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Your hard work since choosing the ESE journey, along with your dedication and strategic planning, will positively reflect in your results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2026 Preliminary Result was declared on 26 February 2026<\/strong>, followed by the Main Examination on 21 June 2026. The UPSC declared the <strong>ESE 2026 Main Examination Result on 24 July 2026.<\/strong> Candidates who qualified in the Mains are now shortlisted for the Interview\/Personality Test.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ESE Prelims 2026 Question Papers and Exam Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to being a very demanding exam, the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) expresses candidates&#8217; desire to pursue careers in engineering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re interested in pursuing a career in engineering, particularly in fields like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics &amp; Telecommunication Engineering, ESE can help you achieve your goals and use your skills for the good of society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MADE EASY faculties have come up with the answer key and solutions for <strong>ESE 2026 prelims questions<\/strong> for the examinees, who must be eagerly waiting to know the solutions and the right choices for the questions attempted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The solutions will calm your nerves and help you get clarity in your answers. The ESE prelims were in two stages, comprising Paper I- General Studies and Engineering Aptitude with 2 hours of duration and Paper II- Engineering Discipline with 3 hours of duration. The preliminary exam had a total of 500 marks and was held on Sunday, February 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026, in two slots, i.e.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">General Studies And Engineering Aptitude Paper (Paper-I) (Objective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2.00 p.m. To 5:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Discipline- Specific Paper (Paper-II) (Objective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"melinkbtn\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.madeeasy.in\/ese-online-courses-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">?? ESE, GATE, and SES 2026-27 Online Courses: What do you need to know?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"live-solution\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ESE Prelims 2026 LIVE SOLUTIONS- MADE EASY EXPERTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As ESE prelims are concluded, MADE EASY expert faculty will be providing solutions to all four streams, including general studies Paper I, on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MADEEASYEducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube MADE EASY channel<\/a>. Our experts will also be analyzing the difficulty level of the preliminary exam.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=751A1owvaxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6\ufe0f General Studies Prelims Paper 1 Solutions<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b0fO5J-6k7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6\ufe0f Civil Engineering Paper 2 Solutions<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m5Q6ywK12rU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6\ufe0f Mechanical Engineering Paper 2 Solutions<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EbfjgttIFxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6\ufe0f Electrical Engineering Paper 2 Solutions<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZXPway9UHtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6\ufe0f Electronics and Communication Engg Paper-2 Solutions <\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ESE 2026 Prelims Paper I and Paper II Answer Key with Detailed Solutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MADE EASY experts are working on providing comprehensive solutions for the ESE Prelims exam for all four engineering subjects. You can check the solutions for all papers of the ESE Prelims 2026 exam by clicking on the link given below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/upsc-ies-ese-prelims-answer-key-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESE 2026 Prelims Exam: Detailed Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Branches <\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Detailed PDF<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>General Studies &amp; Engineering Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">?? LINK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Civil Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">?? LINK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mechanical Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">??LINK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Electrical Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">??LINK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Electronics &amp; Telecommunication Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">?? LINK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ESE 2026 Prelims: Expected Cut Off<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The ESE 2026 cut-off will be announced soon; in the meantime, review the other years&#8217; cut-offs and their comparisons to get a general understanding of all the years&#8217; marks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below is the cutoff of last year&#8217;s ESE 2025 Prelims, from which you will be able to estimate what the cutoff for the ESE exam might be in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESE 2025: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ME<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>EE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>E&amp;T<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>233<\/td>\n<td>238<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<td>176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>498<\/td>\n<td>570<\/td>\n<td>484<\/td>\n<td>447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>719<\/td>\n<td>758<\/td>\n<td>686<\/td>\n<td>661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>EWS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<td>208<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>443<\/td>\n<td>419<\/td>\n<td>330<\/td>\n<td>327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>662<\/td>\n<td>632<\/td>\n<td>527<\/td>\n<td>602<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>OBC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>230<\/td>\n<td>236<\/td>\n<td>209<\/td>\n<td>167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>498<\/td>\n<td>511<\/td>\n<td>475<\/td>\n<td>422<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>704<\/td>\n<td>709<\/td>\n<td>678<\/td>\n<td>605<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<td>197<\/td>\n<td>177<\/td>\n<td>135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>441<\/td>\n<td>425<\/td>\n<td>359<\/td>\n<td>270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>633<\/td>\n<td>662<\/td>\n<td>587<\/td>\n<td>506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>ST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>216<\/td>\n<td>211<\/td>\n<td>194<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>466<\/td>\n<td>468<\/td>\n<td>404<\/td>\n<td>270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>664<\/td>\n<td>698<\/td>\n<td>646<\/td>\n<td>512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>PH-1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>237<\/td>\n<td>243<\/td>\n<td>246<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>449<\/td>\n<td>487<\/td>\n<td>423<\/td>\n<td>374<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>PH-3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<td>291<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>271<\/td>\n<td>605<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>ESE 2024: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>CE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>ME<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>EE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>E&amp;T<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">174<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">217<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">199<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">510<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">537<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">489<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">691<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">725<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">655<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>EWS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">167<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">202<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">180<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">478<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">519<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">432<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">641<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">702<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">632<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>OBC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">172<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">217<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">198<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">480<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">521<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">444<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">667<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">701<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">625<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">545<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">184<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">178<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">411<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">450<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">415<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">576<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">658<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">601<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>ST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">160<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">153<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">159<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">437<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">348<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">407<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">626<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">491<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">568<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">389<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>PH-1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">71<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">106<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">202<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">231<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">391<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">361<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>PH-3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">77<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">203<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ESE 2023: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>CE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>ME<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>EE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>E&amp;T<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">218<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">590<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">445<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">458<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">783<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">661<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">666<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">594<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">204<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">537<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">367<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">447<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">726<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">640<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">653<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">213<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">173<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">551<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">445<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">458<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">752<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">623<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">633<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">167<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">153<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">464<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">362<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">346<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">659<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">555<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">562<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ST<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">189<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">138<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">168<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">505<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">382<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">435<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">688<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">593<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">586<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">79<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">107<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">64<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">250<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">255<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">180<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">218<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">513<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">376<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">357<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">102<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">76<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">59<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">276<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">208<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">376<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">404<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ESE 2022: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ME<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>E&amp;T<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">233<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">236<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">231<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">551<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">581<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">552<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">756<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">745<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">714<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">233<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">236<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">231<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">534<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">571<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">538<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">711<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">735<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">729<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">233<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">232<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">231<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">525<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">524<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">509<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">434<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">729<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">716<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">697<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">197<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">211<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">194<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">474<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">490<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">452<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">394<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">646<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">660<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">650<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ST<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">198<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">170<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">230<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">476<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">440<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">532<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">698<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">592<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">658<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">127<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">120<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">345<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">506<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">443<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">077<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">107<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">263<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">519<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ESE 2021: Cut-off Marks (All Stages)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ME<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EE<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>E&amp;T<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">249<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">247<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">235<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">617<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">597<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">567<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">804<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">761<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">746<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">246<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">247<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">225<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">581<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">532<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">534<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">772<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">749<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">633<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">243<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">247<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">235<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">582<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">555<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">522<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">762<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">739<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">717<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">196<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">213<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">199<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">484<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">477<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">484<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">642<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">688<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">651<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ST<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">213<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">214<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">230<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">519<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">563<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">508<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">667<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">719<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">684<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">482<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">159<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">182<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">124<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">264<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">381<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">237<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">553<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">541<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">423<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PH-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">059<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">089<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">156<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">228<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stage III<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">272<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">356<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Important notes regarding ESE cut-off:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stage I:<\/strong> Preliminary Stage (Objective type papers) Minimum qualifying marks out of 500<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stage II:<\/strong> Mains Stage (Conventional type papers) Minimum qualifying marks out of 1100<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stage III:<\/strong> Final Stage (Interview) Minimum qualifying marks out of 1300 (Marks secured by the last recommended candidate for final selection).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FAQs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Below are some commonly asked questions related to ESE 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Q.1- What is the important date for ESE 2026?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> UPSC will be conducting ESE prelims on 8<sup>th<\/sup> Feb 2026 and mains exam is scheduled on 21<sup>th<\/sup> June 2026 as per the official schedule.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Q.2- How many vacancies are there for ESE 2026?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> There are in total 474 vacancies for ESE 2026.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Q.3- What is the pattern of ESE 2026?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The ESE 2026 is patterned in three stages &#8211; Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Interview Stage.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Q.4- Is there a negative marking in the UPSC ESE Prelims 2026?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Yes. 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