ESE / IES Civil Engineering Mock Tests
Subject-wise practice for the UPSC Engineering Services Examination, Civil Engineering stream. Every question carries a worked solution citing the relevant IS code, standard formula or first principle — so a wrong answer teaches you something rather than just costing a mark.
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Mock Tests
Practice ESE Civil one subject at a time. Paper 2 is objective, broad and carries 1/3 negative marking, so codal recall and accuracy decide the score more than speed on long numericals. Each test is timed, scored instantly, and every solution cites the IS code clause or formula that settles the answer.
Study Material
ESE Prelims — the two papers, as notified by UPSC
| Paper | Content | Marks | Duration | Negative marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | General Studies & Engineering Aptitude | 200 marks | 2 hours | 1/3 negative |
| Paper II | Civil Engineering (objective) | 300 marks | 3 hours | 1/3 negative |
Mock Test Mitra is a practice platform, not a conducting authority. Verify marks, duration and negative marking against the current UPSC notification.
Syllabus coverage
- Building Materials — Cement, concrete mix design (IS 10262), mortar, lime, timber, bricks and stones.
- Strength of Materials — Stress-strain, SFD/BMD, bending and shear stresses, deflection, torsion, columns, Mohr's circle.
- Theory of Structures — Determinate and indeterminate analysis, influence lines, energy methods, matrix stiffness.
- Design of Structures — RCC limit state design (IS 456:2000) and steel design (IS 800:2007) — beams, slabs, columns, footings.
- Geotechnical Engineering — Soil classification, permeability, consolidation, shear strength, bearing capacity, pile foundations.
- Hydraulics & Fluid Mechanics — Fluid properties, hydrostatics, Bernoulli, pipe flow, open channel flow, hydraulic machines.
- Engineering Hydrology — Precipitation, runoff, hydrographs, flood routing, groundwater.
- Irrigation Engineering — Crop water requirements, canal design, cross-drainage works, dams.
- Environmental Engineering — Water quality, coagulation, filtration, chlorination, sewage treatment and disposal.
- Transportation Engineering — Highway geometric design, pavement design (IRC:37, IRC:58), traffic engineering, railways.
- Surveying — Levelling, theodolite, traversing, triangulation, curves, total station and GPS.
- CPM & PERT — Network diagrams, critical path, float, crashing and PERT probabilistic timing.
About ESE / IES Civil Engineering Mock Tests
Is ESE Civil practice on Mock Test Mitra subject-wise or full-length?
Subject-wise. Practice is organised by ESE Paper 2 subject — Strength of Materials, Geotechnical, Hydraulics and the rest — so you can test one subject right after you revise it, instead of waiting until you are ready for a full 300-mark paper.
How is ESE Civil different from GATE Civil preparation?
GATE rewards depth on a narrower numerical syllabus with no negative marking on numerical-answer questions. ESE Prelims Paper 2 is objective, broader, and carries 1/3 negative marking, so accuracy and codal recall matter more. The same subject banks serve both; ESE practice weights conceptual and IS-code questions more heavily.
Do the solutions cite IS codes?
Yes. Explanations reference the governing IS code clause (IS 456:2000, IS 800:2007, IS 10262 and others), the standard formula, or the conceptual reasoning — whichever actually decides the answer.
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