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Best Books for UPSC Engineering Service Exam

UPSC ESE (Union Public Service Commission Engineering Service Examination) Exam is also known as IES Exam. The full form of IES is Indian Engineering Services. The UPSC ESE exam is conducted by the UPSC once a year to recruit Engineers in 4 domains namely Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & Telecommunications for Techno Managerial posts.

In this article, We covered a detailed Exam Syllabus, Exam Patterns, and the Best book for preparation for UPSC Engineering Service Exam 2023 Examination.

To qualify to take the UPSC Engineering Service Test in 2023, applicants must meet the requirements listed below:

  • Age: 21 to 30 years
  • Education Qualification: Degree in Engineering from a recognized university
  • Nationality: Indian

UPSC Engineering Service Exam Pattern 2023

The Exam Pattern Consists of two phases:

  • Prelims Exam
  • Mains Exam

Prelims Exam Pattern

Paper 1- General Studies & Engineering Aptitude
Total marks- 200
Total Time Duration- 02 hours

Paper 2- Concerned Engineering Stream(Civil/Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering)
Total marks- 300
Total Time Duration- 03 hours

  • Both these papers will be objective type.
  • Both papers will be in offline mode.
  • Every wrong answer will result in a 1/3rd mark deduction.

Mains Exam Pattern

Paper 1- Civil/Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics & Telecommunication
Total marks- 300
Total Time Duration- 03 hours

Paper 2- Civil/Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics & Telecommunication
Total marks- 300
Total Time Duration- 03 hours

UPSC Engineering Service Exam Syllabus 2023

Paper I

Current affairs (national and international), Environment: conservation, pollution, climate change, and so on, Construction and production, Maintenance, Importance of Safety, General Design & Drawing Principles, Material Science and relevant, Technologies of Information and Communication (ICT), Energy Basics Project Management, Ethics and Values in the Engineering Profession, Engineering Mathematics Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability

Recommended Books

You can use the best books on our list to help you study for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam sections

Network Analysis, Revised 3e
Number of Pages: 724
By M. E. Van Valkenburg/T.S. Rathore
Amazon Price ₹642
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits | 7th Edition
Number of Pages: 984
By Charles K. Alexander
Matthew N. O. Sadiku
Amazon Price ₹933
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AICTE Recommended| Communication Systems Engineering
Number of Pages: 816
By Proakis/Salenhi
Amazon Price ₹1200
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Probability, Random Variables and Random Signal Principles
Number of Pages: 480
By Peebles, Peyton
Amazon Price ₹800
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Computer System Architecture, Revised 3/e
Number of Pages: 616
By M Morris, Mano
Amazon Price ₹783
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Operating System Concepts
Number of Pages: 992
By Silberschatz, Abraham
Galvin, Peter B.
Gagne, Greg
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Microelectronic Circuits: Theory And Applications 7E (Ia)
Number of Pages: 1360
By Adel S. Sedra
Kenneth C. Smith
Arun N. Chandorkar
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Integrated Electronic 2/E
By Millman, Jacob
Halkias, Christos
Parikh, Chetan
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Switching and Finite Automata Theory
Number of Pages: 630
By Jha, Niraj K.
Kohavi, Zvi
Amazon Price ₹1734
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Automatic Control Systems
Number of Pages: 864
By Farid Golnarghi
Benjamin C. Kuo
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Control Systems Engineering (Old Edition)
Number of Pages: 912
By Nagrath, I. J.
Gopal, Madan
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Principles Of Electromagnetics, 6E
Number of Pages: 908
By Matthew N.O. Sadiku
S.V. Kulkarni

Solid State Electronics: Devices and Circuits
Number of Pages: 640
By Lackey, John E.
Massey, Jerry
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Solid State Electronic Devices, Global Edition
Number of Pages: 632
By Streetman, Ben
Banerjee, Sanjay

Signals and Systems (Prentice-Hall Signal Processing Series)
Number of Pages: 1000
By Oppenheim, Alan
Willsky, Alan
Hamid, with
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Digital Signal Processing, 4e
Number of Pages: 1156
By John G. Proakis
Dimitris G. Manolakis
Amazon Price ₹760
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DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING (SIE) | 4th Edition
Number of Pages: 1134
By Forouzan, Behrouz A.
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Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice
Number of Pages: 736
By Theodore S. Rappaport
Amazon Price ₹390
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Introduction to Nanotechnology
Number of Pages: 400
By Poole Jr., Charles P.
Owens, Frank J.

Textbook Of Electrical Technology : Ac And Dc Machines (volume - 2)
Number of Pages: 1568
By B L Theraja
AK Theraja
Amazon Price ₹500
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Electric Machines
Number of Pages: 698
By Ashfaq Husain
Harroon Ashfaq

General Studies & Engineering Aptitude




General Studies and Engineering Aptitude [Paperback]
Number of Pages: 532
By Er. R.K. Jain
Amazon Price ₹381
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Mechanical Engineering Books for Prelims and Mains

Syllabus

Prelim
Power Planting Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, IC Engines, Refrigerations, Turbo Machinery, Thermodynamics and Heat Paper

Main

Design of Machine Elements, Engineering Materials, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics, Mechanisms and Machines, Engineering Machines

Recommended Books

You can use the best books on our list to help you study for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam’s Mechanical Engineering sections


Internal Combustion Engines
By Mathur, M.L. & Sharma, R.P.


Fluid Mechanic
Number of Pages: 1076
By R.K. Bansal
Amazon Price ₹819
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Electrical Engineering Prelims and Mains Books

Syllabus

Prelim
Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Materials, Electronic Measurements, Electric Circuits, Computer Fundamentals, Basic Electronic Engineering

Main
Systems and Signal Processing, Digital and Analog Electronics, Electrical Machines, Control Systems, Power Drive and Electronics

Recommended Books

You can use the best books on our list to help you study for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam’s Electrical Engineering sections

Network Analysis, Revised 3e
Number of Pages: 724
By M. E. Van Valkenburg/T.S. Rathore
Amazon Price ₹642
Save: ₹28.00 (4%)

Engineering Electromagnetics|9th Edition
Number of Pages: 744
By Jr, W H Hayt
Buck, J A
Akhtar, M Jaleel
Amazon Price ₹670
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Electrical Machinery (Fully Revised Edition 2021)
Number of Pages: 1084
By Dr. P.S. Bimbhra
Amazon Price ₹747
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Best Books for UPSC Engineering Service Exam

Power System Engineering | 3rd Edition
Number of Pages: 1192
By D. P. Kothari;I. J. Nagrath
Amazon Price ₹751.74
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Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Books for Prelims and Mains

Syllabus

Prelim
Analog and Digital Circuits, Network Theory, Basic Electronics Engineering, Materials Science, Basic Electrical Engineering, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements

Main
Advanced Electronics Topics, Advanced Communication, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Electro Magnetics, Architecture and Computer Organization, Control Systems

Recommended Books

You can use the best books on our list to help you study for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam’s Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering sections


Integrated Circuits [Paperback]
Number of Pages: 1120
By K.R. Botkar
Amazon Price ₹359
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Digital Logic & Computer Design
Number of Pages: 560
By Mano
Amazon Price ₹699
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Civil Engineering Books For Prelims & Mains

Syllabus

Prelim
Solid Mechanics, Building Materials, Steel Structures Design, Construction Practice and Management, Concrete design and Masonry structures

 

Main
Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Geology and Surveying, Transportation Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower

Recommended Books

You can use the best books on our list to help you study for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam’s Civil Engineering sections


Indeterminate Structural Analysis | e
Number of Pages: 848
By Dr. K.U. Muthu, Dr. H. Narendra, Dr. Maganti Janardhana, M. Vijayanand
Amazon Price ₹700
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Design of steel structures|2nd Edition
Number of Pages: 884
By Duggal, S
Amazon Price ₹753
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Best Books for UPSC Engineering Service Exam


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