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Dear sir,

I am mechanical engineer. pls give me some ideas and tips for IES prepration.and which one is the best reference books according to sylabus?
and pls mail me last years question papers if possible.and if u know any big store for purchase these refernce books in heavy discount..pls give me the details....

thank you.

IES Stands for Engineering Service Examination and this examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission Once in a year .

To apply for this examination , candidate should have a completed engineering degree of a recognized University or equivalent qualification and candidate age should be between 21 years and 30 years . Upper age limits is applicable .

Books for IES Examination :-



Chapter Wise Solutions Of UPSC IES GENERAL ABILITY.
by Panel Of Experts
Publisher: oswaal books



UPSC ES Mechanical Engineering Solved Papers
by G K P
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd
Price: Rs. 595



IES-2012 : Mechanical Engineering Objective Solved Paper-I
by Made Easy Team
Publisher: Made Easy Pblication
Price: Rs. 375



IES Mechanical Engineering Objective Paper-1 & 2
by Trump Gates, Vaibhav Jain
Publisher: Arihant Publications
Price: Rs. 275



IES: Mechanical Engineering; Previous Conventional Solved Paper- I & II
by Made Easy Team
Publisher: Made Easy Pblication
Price: Rs. 475



Ies Mechanical Enginnering Objective Paper-2
by Prashant Kumar
Publisher: Arihant Books
Price: Rs. 125

Previous year question papers are available in the official website of Union Public Service Commission :- Click here !!!

You can refer the following Books for IES Examination as under-

1. Chapter Wise Solutions Of UPSC IES GENERAL ABILITY.
by Panel Of Experts
Publisher: oswal books

2. UPSC ES Mechanical Engineering Solved Papers
by G K P
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd
Price: Rs. 595

3. IES-2012 : Mechanical Engineering Objective Solved Paper-I
by Made Easy Team
Publisher: Made Easy Pblication
Price: Rs. 375

4. IES Mechanical Engineering Objective Paper-1 & 2
by Trump Gates, Vaibhav Jain
Publisher: Arihant Publications
Price: Rs. 275

5. IES: Mechanical Engineering; Previous Conventional Solved Paper- I & II
by Made Easy Team
Publisher: Made Easy Pblication
Price: Rs. 475

6. IES Mechanical Enginnering Objective Paper-2
by Prashant Kumar
Publisher: Arihant Books
Price: Rs. 125

Following are some of the books you can use as reference:-

Electrical Engg. Material by S.P.Seth

Electrical & Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation by A.K.Sahney

Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Application by Ramesh S. Gaonkar

Elements of Engg. Electromagnetics by N.N.Rao

Engg. Thermodynamics by P.K.Nag

Production Engg by Kalpkjian Schmid

Heat Mass And Transfer by J.P.Hollman

Power Electronics by PS Bhimra

Electronic Instrumentation by H.S.Kalsi

Railway Engg. by Saxena & Arora

Plastic Analysis by Manicka Selvam

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engg. by Venkat Ramaiha

Originally Posted by cngdpk

Dear sir,

I am mechanical engineer. pls give me some ideas and tips for IES prepration.and which one is the best reference books according to sylabus?
and pls mail me last years question papers if possible.and if u know any big store for purchase these refernce books in heavy discount..pls give me the details....

thank you.

Exam pattern

There will be 2 sections. One section consist of objective papers and other section consists of conventional papers.

There will be 3 objective papers - general ability test (which includes general english and general studies) , mechanical engineering paper 1 and mechanicam engineering paper 2.

Each paper will be of 200 marks and time allotted for each paper will be 2 hours

There will be 2 conventional papers - mechanical engineering paper 1 and mechanicam engineering paper 2.

Each paper will be of 200 marks and time allotted for each paper will be 3 hours

Reference books

For General studies exam you should refer to these books

- For History you should refer to NCERT books for studying Ancient India,
Medieval India and Modern India

-For Indian Geography you should refer to the NCERT books and for World Geography you can refer to Gohcheng- Leong

-You should also study Atlas

-Constitution of India by Subhash Kashyap

- For Life science also you should refer to the NCERT books

- For current affairs you must keep yourself updated with newspapers and magazines

Reference books for Mechanical engineering-

ENGINEERING Thermodynamics - P.K. Nag



Fluid Mechanics - D.S. Kumar



Heat and Mass Transfer - JP Hollman



I.C. Engine - R.P. Sharma

Compressible Flow - S.M. Yahya

After studying these you can refer to books which provide previous year solved papers There are many publications for these.

I am attaching a complete list of standard books for Mechanical engineering used for IES
There will also be a separate syllabus for Mechanical engineering paper 1 and Mechanical engineering paper 2.

Dear sir,
I am mechanical engineer. pls give me some
ideas and tips for IES prepration.and which
one is the best reference books according
to sylabus?
and pls mail me last years question papers if
possible.and if u know any big store for
purchase these refernce books in heavy
discount..pls give me the details....
thank you.

Books for IES Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering
- Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal
- Principle of Communication System: Taub & Schilling
- Communication System: A. Bruu Carlson
- Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems: Jardon & Balmain, JD Kraus


Books for IES Mechanical Engineering
- Heat and Mass Transfer: JP Hollman, RC Sachdeva
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: CP Arora, Domkundwar
- Fluid Machinery: Jagdish Lal, RK Bansal



Books for IES Civil Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Modi & Seth, R K Bansal, Subramanyam
- Irrigation: S K Garg
- Highway Engineering: Khanna & Jasto, Kadiyali


Books for IES Electrical Engineering
- Automatic Control System: Benjamin C. Kuo
- Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal
- Electrical & Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation: AK Sawhney
- Digital Logic & Computer Design: Morris Mano
- Power Electronics: PS Bhimra

sir,i am studying 3rd year of Electrical engineering . i want apply for ies exam how i have to prepare for exam and which books i have to reffer for that . I mean i am expecting complete co-operation from u that i want clear view about subject wise that which books i have to reffer . and in which way i have to prepare for ies exam a complete clarifycation . can u please help me in my preparation...

Sir i am from ece department can u pls afford in formation about reference books ,clear details 2015ies syllabus