A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services. The Examination constitutes of a written examination followed by an interview for personality test.this exam is conduct for various engineering services/posts in various Government Departments.The recruitment is done for three categories: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.These jobs are considered to be highly reputed therefore a large number of candidates appear for IES-ESE exam but there are only a limited vacancies so the selection is quite tough.
vacancies in 2013:nearly 560 including 47 PH Vacancy.
The approximate number of vacancies, for the year 2011: 745
vacancies in 2013:nearly 560 including 47 PH Vacancy.
The approximate number of vacancies, for the year 2011: 745
The recruitment of qualified candidates are made under the following categories:
CATEGORY I
IES- Department through CIVIL ENGINEERING Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Services (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Engineering Service.
(iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordance Factories Services.
(vi) Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A. (Civil Engg. Posts)
(viii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Post) (in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr. 'A').
CATEGORY II
IES- Department through MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Central Power Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service.
(vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' (Mech. Engg. Posts) in the corps of EME, Ministry of Defence.
(viii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer, Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) [Mechanical Engineering post] in Border Roads Engineering Service Group 'A').
(xi) Indian Supply Service, Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xiii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group 'A' [Mechanical Engg. posts].
CATEGORY III
IES- Department through ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engg. Posts).
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service.
(vi) Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(viii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer.
(ix) Indian Supply Service Group 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' [Electrical Engg. post] in the corps of EME, Ministry of Defence.
CATEGORY IV
IES- Department through ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Group A & B Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/ Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iv) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
(v) Central Power Engg. Service, Group 'A' [Electronics and Tele Communication Engg. Service].
(vi) Engineer (GCS-Gr-'A') in Wireless Planning and Co-ordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation. (M/o Communications & I.T., D/o Telecommunications).
(vii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer Grade-I (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(viii) Indian Supply Service, Group 'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).
(ix) Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' [Electronics and Telecommunication Engg. Posts].
(x) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr. 'A'.
(xi) Junior Telecom officer [General Central Service Group 'B' Gazetted Non-Ministerial].
Details of Examination:
The examination is conducted in two parts: Written Tests & Personality Test. Written Tests are of 1000 marks total consisting of 5 papers of 200 marks each. First paper is General Ability Paper consisting of objective type questions from General English and General Studies which includes knowledge of current events, Indian History and Geography. Rest 4 papers are specific to the relevant engineering discipline. Of these first two papers will be objective type and the rest two papers will be subjective type.
For objective type questions each question will have 4 options and there is a negative marking of 1/3rd marks allotted to the question for an incorrect answer.
Personality Test consists of an interview to judge the candidate's knowledge in the relevant engineering field and General Knowledge and other skills and requirements like the candidate's capacity for leadership, initiative and intellectual curiosity, tact and other social qualities, mental and physical energy, powers of practical application and integrity of character.
Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates applying for Engineering Sevices Exam should have an engineering degree from a recognized institute or be in their final year. Also candidates with MSc. Degree or equivalent in Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering will be eligible for certain posts only. A candidate should be more than 21 years and less than 30 years of age . There are relaxations in age limit for various reserved categories. A candidate should be medically and physically fit according to the specified requirements.
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