Notifications
Apart from this engineering service notification of UPSC also releases other notifications like combined defence services, combined medical services, combined geo scientist and geologist exam, Economic services, etc. Drona provides all the essential information that will help the aspirants in their preparation of these exams.
Current Notification
Introduction
The history of civil services in India can be traced back to Mauryan Empire and Mughal Empire. The current Civil Service examination conducted in the country is based on the Imperial Civil Service tests conducted during British era. Union public service commission conducts Engineering Services Examination for the recruitment of eligible candidates to services or posts of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. RRB also releases recruitment notification of RRB engineers to select eligible engineers for the government posts. Indian Navy and Indian air Force are other central government employers of engineers.
Positions
Recruitment of the selected candidates will be made to the Services/Posts under the following categories
- Category I‐ Civil Engineering
- Category II‐ Mechanical Engineering
- Category III‐ Electrical Engineering
- Category IV‐Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Below listed are the services
CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING
Group-A Services/Posts
- (i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
- (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
- (iii) Central Engineering Service.
- (iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Civil Engineering Post)
- (v) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
- (vi) Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Civil Engineering Posts)
- (vii) Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
- (viii) AEE(Civil Engg Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
- (ix) AEE(Civil) of P&T Building Works Gr ‘A’ Service.
- (x) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
- (xi) AEE(QS&C) in Military Engineer Service(MES) Surveyor Cadre
CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Group-Services/Posts
- (i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
- (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (iv) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (v) AEE in Geological Survey of India Gr ‘A’ Engineering Service.
- (vi) Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (vii) AEE (Mech Engineering Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
- (viii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (ix) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- (x) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Group-A/B 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 Engineering Posts).
- (iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electrical Engineering Posts).
- (v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
- (vi) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
- (vii) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electrical Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
- (viii) AEE Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engg. Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence.
- (ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Group-Services/Posts
- (i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
- (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
- (iii) Indian Inspection Service (Asst. Dir. Grade-I).
- (iv) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
- (v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts). (vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts
- (vii) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
Eligibility Criteria
Age
- The Aspiring candidates must not be older than 30 years and less than 21 years of age
Education
Must have obtained a degree in Engineering from any recognized University or incorporated by Act of the State or Central Legislature in India or from other Educational Institutions which are established by Act of Parliament or Deemed Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (or)
Must have passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations conducted by Institution of Engineers (India); (or)
An Engineering degree from foreign University/College/Institution recognised by the Government (or)
A pass in Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India); or (e) a pass in Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or (f) a pass in Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London which was held after 1959 November and for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts) and the Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’ aspiring candidates must possess M.Sc. degree or its equivalent in Radio Physics, Electronics, Wireless Communication/Radio Engineering.
Candidates must be physically fit as per the Rules of Engineering Services Examination, 2017 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 28.09.2016.
Relaxations
- The upper age‐limit will be relaxed to a maximum of five years if the candidates belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
- Three years for Other Backward Classes
- Up to five years for the candidates who had domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.
- Ten years for deaf‐mute and Orthopedically handicapped persons.
Details about rules of relaxations will be notified in the official notification.
How To Apply
- Aspiring Candidates need to apply online through the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in
- Detailed instructions will be given in the website.
- Candidates need to pay the requisite fee and should submit the application.
Selection Procedure
The Engineering Services Examination has three stages.
- a. Preliminary Examination
- b. Main Examination
- c. Interview
The preliminary Examination consists of two papers which are of objective type and carries 500 marks (200+300). The marks obtained in the mains exam will be considered for the final selection of the candidate. The Engineering Services Mains Examination consists two conventional type papers which will be from Engineering Discipline. Each paper carries 300 marks and three hours duration will be given and final stage personality test carries 200 Marks.
Examination Pattern
Preliminary Examination
The Examination consists of two papers of multiple choice questions. First paper carries 200 marks and the second paper 300 marks.
| Paper | Name of Paper | Time | Allotted marks |
| Paper I | General Studies and Engineering Aptitude | 2 hr | 200 marks |
| Paper II | For Category I – Civil Engineering
Category II- Mechanical Engineering Category I – Electrical Engineering Category I – Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
2 hr | 300 marks |
| Total | 400 marks |
Mains
Main exam consists of two papers and the details are given in the below table.
| Paper | Name of Paper | Time | Allotted marks |
| Paper I | For Category I – Civil Engineering
Category II- Mechanical Engineering Category I – Electrical Engineering Category I – Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
3 hr | 300 marks |
| Paper II | For Category I – Civil Engineering
Category II- Mechanical Engineering Category I – Electrical Engineering Category I – Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
3 hr | 300 marks |
| Total | 400 marks |
For all the papers compensatory time of 20 minutes will be given to the physically challenged candidates.
Interview/Personality Test
The UPSC board calls the qualified candidates for interview. The interview panel tests the suitability of the candidates for the post and assesses their personality, attitude, etc., and maximum marks allotted will be 200. Based on the total marks obtained in both written examination and personality test the candidates will be given ranks.
Syllabus
For detailed syllabus click the below link
Exam Resources
Previous Papers
2014
UPSC Indian Engineering Services General Ability Paper
Conventional Papers
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Civil Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Civil Engineering Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Electrical Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Electrical Engineering Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Mechanical Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Conventional Mechanical Engineering Paper-II
Objective Papers
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Electrical Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Electrical Engineering Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Paper-II
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Mechanical Engineering Paper-I
- UPSC Indian Engineering Services Mechanical Engineering Paper-II
2015
UPSC Engineering Services General Ability Paper
Conventional Papers
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Engg Paper-II
Objective Papers
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Paper-II
2016
UPSC Engineering Services General Ability Paper
Conventional Papers
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Engg Paper-II
Objective Papers
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Civil Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electrical Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Electronics and Telecommunication Engg Paper-II
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Paper-I
- UPSC Engineering Services Mechanical Paper-II