IES | ESE
EXAM CENTERS | EXAM CITIES
[2023-2024]
IES 2023 Exam Centers / ESE 2023 Exam Cities – Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi conducting Indian Engineering Services(IES)/Engineering Services Examination(ESE) on 19 February, 2023 & 25 June, 2023. Nearly 2 lakh candidates wll appear for IES/ESE examination on various exam centers across the whole country.
Here in the below list we are providing list of cities in which IES preliminary & main exam would be held. Candidates may check their nearest exam city which they will fill as first choice while filled IES application form. Here in the below table the tentative list of the cities in which IES preliminary & main exam will be held is given. State names are also listed corresponding to their exam centers.
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IES 2023 Highlights
| IES 2023 Conducting Body | UPSC |
| IES 2023 Total Subjects | 4 (CE, ME, EE, EC) |
| IES 2023 Total Vacancy | 327 |
| IES 2023 (Prelims) Exam Date | 19.02.2023 (Sunday) |
| IES 2023 (Mains) Exam Date | 25.06.2023 (Sunday) |
| IES 2023 Selection | Preliminary, Mains and Interview |
| IES 2023 Preliminary exam | Objective Type |
| IES 2023 Mains exam | Conventional Type |
| IES 2023 Exam Mode | Offline |
There are two separate lists of exam centres one for prelims and one for mains exam. The Preliminary examination of IES will be conducted across 42 centres across various cities of India and the Mains examination will be conducted across 24 centres. Candidates are advised to apply early since the allotment of centres will be made on the first-apply-first-allot basis.
IES 2023 Exam Centers List – Prelims
The following list contains the name of the exam centres where the preliminary examination of IES 2023-2024 will be conduct.
| S. NO. | CITIES OF EXAMINATION | STATE |
| 1. | Agartala | Tripura |
| 2. | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 3. | Aizwal | Mizoram |
| 4. | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5. | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6. | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| 7. | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh |
| 8. | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 9. | Chandigarh | Punjab |
| 10. | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 11. | Cuttack | Odisha |
| 12. | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 13. | Delhi | New Delhi |
| 14. | Dharwad | Karnataka |
| 15. | Dispur | Guwahati |
| 16. | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 17. | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
| 18. | Imphal | Manipur |
| 19. | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 20. | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 21. | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 22. | Jorhat | Assam |
| 23. | Kochi (Cochin) | Kerala |
| 24. | Kohima | Nagaland |
| 25. | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 26. | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 27. | Madhurai | Tamil Nadu |
| 28. | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 29. | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| 30. | Panaji | Goa |
| 31. | Patna | Bihar |
| 32. | Port Blair | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 33. | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 34. | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 35. | Sambalpur | Odisha |
| 36. | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 37. | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh |
| 38. | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 39. | Thiruvanathapuram | Kerala |
| 40. | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh |
| 41. | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| 42. | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
IES 2023 Exam Centers List – Mains
The following list contains the name of the exam centres where the main examination of IES 2023-2024 will be conduct.
| S. NO. | CITIES OF EXAMINATION | STATE |
| 1. | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 2. | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| 3. | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4. | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| 5. | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 6. | Chandigarh | Punjab |
| 7. | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 8. | Cuttack | Odisha |
| 9. | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 10. | Delhi | New Delhi |
| 11. | Dispur | Guwahati |
| 12. | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
| 13. | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 14. | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 15. | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 16. | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 17. | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 18. | Patna | Bihar |
| 19. | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 20. | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 21. | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 22. | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh |
| 23. | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 24. | Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
IES 2023 Exam Centers/Cities Selection – Instructions
(1) Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the centres except Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the first‐apply‐first‐allot basis and once the capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their choice
(2) Candidates should choose the exam centres carefully. No request for change of exam centres will be entertained.
IES 2023 Exam Centers FAQs
How can I change my exam Centre in IES 2023?
The IES 2023 exam centre cannot be changed, once allotted.
Where are the centers of the UPSC IES exam 2023?
The UPSC IES exam centers are in major cities in India, 42 for preliminary and 24 for mains.
How many stages are there in UPSC ESE 2023?
There are 3 stages in the UPSC ESE 2023 - preliminary, mains and personality test.
Is there negative marking in the UPSC ESE?
Yes, there is negative marking in the UPSC ESE preliminary exam.
On what basis the UPSC Exam Center is allotted?
The seats are allocated to candidates on a first-come-first basis. Thus, candidates applying for the UPSC Exam are advised to fill up the application form as soon as possible.
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