Basic Details – IES Examination

Total Papers: 6

Total Marks: 1000

• PAPER 1 – General English (100 Marks)
• PAPER 2 – General Studies (100 Marks)
• PAPER 3 – General Economics – I (200 Marks)
• PAPER 4 – General Economics – II (200 Marks)
• PAPER 5 – General Economics – III (200 Marks)
• PAPER 6 – Indian Economics (200 Marks)

Examination Time Table (3-Day Schedule)

Exam Day 1

Exam Name	Time	Shift	Marks
General English	9 AM – 12 Noon	Morning	100
General Studies	2 PM – 5 PM	Evening	100

Exam Day 2

Exam Name	Time	Shift	Marks
General Economics – I	9 AM – 12 Noon	Morning	200
General Economics – II	2 PM – 5 PM	Evening	200

Exam Day 3

Exam Name	Time	Shift	Marks
General Economics – III	9 AM – 12 Noon	Morning	200
Indian Economics	2 PM – 5 PM	Evening	200

Paper 1 – General English

Books to Refer

• A.P. Bhardwaj – Compulsory English
• 151 Essays – S.C. Gupta
• Essay Writing – DNA
• Idioms & Phrases – S.P. Malik

Exam Pattern

• Essay Writing – 30 Marks
• Precis Writing – 30 Marks
• Paragraph Writing – 10 Marks
• Idioms (5×2) – 10 Marks
• Sentence Making (5×2) – 10 Marks
• Editing Errors (5×2) – 10 Marks

Paper 2 – General Studies

Paper Consists of 4 Parts

• History
• Indian Polity
• Indian Geography
• Indian Economy

Books to Refer

• History: NCERTs (Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Post-Independence)
• Polity: Current Affairs + NCERT
• Geography: Arvind Kumar + Current Affairs
• Economy: NCERT + Current Affairs

Exam Pattern

Each section contains 5 questions × 5 marks:

• History – 25 Marks
• Polity – 25 Marks
• Geography – 25 Marks
• Economy – 25 Marks

Paper 3 – General Economics I

Sections Covered

PART A – Microeconomics (5 sub-sections)

PART B –

• Mathematical Methods
• Statistics
• Econometrics

Books to Refer

A) Microeconomics

• H.L. Ahuja
• Nicholson & Snyder
• Hal Varian
• Koutsoyiannis
• Schaum’s by Salvatore

B) Statistics

• Business Stats – J.K. Thukral
• S.P. Gupta
• Schaum’s – Salvatore

C) Econometrics

• Schaum’s – Salvatore
• Gujarati

D) Mathematical Methods

• RS Bhardwaj
• Schaum’s – Edward Dowling

Paper 4 – General Economics II

Books to Refer

• Macroeconomics – H.L. Ahuja
• Growth & Development – M.L. Jhingan
• International Economics & BOP – D.N. Dwivedi
• Financial Markets – Mishkin / L.M. Bhole

Paper 5 – General Economics III

Environment Economics

• Charles Kolstad
• Current Affairs

Public Finance

• H.L. Bhatia

Paper 6 – Indian Economics

Books to Refer

• Uma Kapila – Indian Economy
• Dutt & Sundaram
• Indian Financial System – Pathak
• Indian Economy – Misra & Puri
• NCERT
• Economic Survey
• Union Budget
• Government Schemes
• Current Affairs