New Delhi, Feb 18: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the results of 2018 Indian Engineering Services (IES) prelims exam. The results could be viewed at the commission's official website - upsc.gov.in. Candidates who have cleared the preliminary examinations would be eligible to appear for the Mains later this year.

The prelims for IES were conducted on January 7 this year. The results have been declared by Commission within 11 days after conducting the exams. Candidates who get selected are advised to download their e-admit cards for the Mains exam at least three weeks before it is to be held. According to reports, the Mains will be held on July 1, 2018.

UPSC 2018 Recruitment: How to check the IES Prelims Results?

- Visit upsc.gov.in. Click on the result tab. Select 'Written Result: Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018'.

- On the page that follows, click on the 'Download PDF' tab. The file will get downloaded on your device.

- Open the PDF document and check the roll-numbers of candidates who have cleared the prelims exam.

Candidates are recommended to save PDF or take a screenshot of the results for interim use.

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