Does IOE publish model questions for the entrance exam?
Yes. The official booklet contains model questions, and their section headers confirm the paper structure: Section A is 1 mark × 60, Section B is 2 marks × 40.
The booklet carries a set of official model questions. Their headers are the clearest statement of how the paper is built that exists anywhere: Section A is 1 mark × 60 for 60 marks, Section B is 2 marks × 40 for 80 marks, totalling 140.
| Section A | Section B | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 60 | 40 |
| Marks each | 1 | 2 |
| Section total | 60 | 80 |
Scroll the table sideways for Section B.
Both sections mix all four subjects
The model questions run Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English items consecutively rather than in separate blocks. Expect to switch subject question by question rather than working through one subject at a time, and practise that way.
What the questions actually look like
Section A includes items like finding the value of k for which one root of a quadratic equals zero, the validity domain of an inverse hyperbolic function, and the integrating factor of a first-order differential equation. Section B, at two marks, includes multi-step items: a probability calculation from a stated lottery composition, a vector projection, a bulk-modulus depth calculation, and stoichiometry requiring a molecule count from given masses and concentrations. English appears in both sections, including phonetics and a full comprehension passage.
Use them under the real constraint
One hundred questions in 120 minutes is about 72 seconds each, including the two-mark items. Most candidates who know the material still lose marks to pace. Practise deciding fast when to leave one blank, because 10% of the marks comes off a wrong answer.
The model questions are inside the booklet itself, at the end of the syllabus section.
Sources
- IOE B.E./B.Arch Booklet 2083 · published 7 August 2026 · read 18 August 2026
Last reviewed by Ram Raj Thapa, Admissions Officer, Imperial College of Engineering. Every figure on this page is cited to the document it came from.