Acronym | ESE |
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Type | Paper-based standardised test |
Developer / administrator | Union Public Service Commission |
Knowledge / skills tested | |
Purpose | Recruitment of engineers |
Duration | Stage I (5 hours) Stage II (6 hours) |
Offered | Once a year |
Countries / regions | India |
Languages | English |
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | Engineering graduate |
Fee | ₹200 |
The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is an annual combined standardized exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit officers to various engineering services under the Government of India. It is held in four categories: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication. The exam has three stages comprising objective, subjective and personality tests. [1] The various services are often informally known as Indian Engineering Services (IES).
Officers recruited through ESE are mandated to manage and conduct activities in diverse technical fields. Government infrastructure includes railways, roads, defence, manufacturing, inspection, supply, construction, public works, power, and telecommunications. [2] Appointments to these services are made by the President of India. [3]
Source: [4]
Name of the Service | Ministry/Department/Organization |
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Central Engineering Service | Central Public Works Department |
Central Engineering Service (Roads) (Group A) | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
Survey of India Service (Group A) | Department of Science and Technology |
AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service | Border Roads Organisation |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers | Military Engineer Services |
AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre | Military Engineer Services |
Central Water Engineering Service (Group A) | Central Water Commission |
Indian Skill Development Service | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
Name of the Service | Ministry/Department/Organization |
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AEE in GSI Engineering Service (Group A) | Geological Survey of India |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers | Military Engineer Services |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical) | Indian Navy |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical) | Indian Navy |
Central Water Engineering Service (Group A) | Central Water Commission |
Indian Skill Development Service | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Services/SSO‐II (Mechanical) | Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence |
Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical) | Central Public Works Department |
Central Power Engineering Service (Group A) (Mechanical) | Central Electricity Authority |
AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering | Border Roads Organisation |
Name of the Service | Ministry/Department/Organization |
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Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical) | Central Public Works Department |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers | Military Engineer Services |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical) | Indian Navy |
Central Power Engineering Service (Group A) (Electrical) | Central Electricity Authority |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical) | Indian Navy |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electrical) | Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence |
Indian Skill Development Service | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
Name of the Service | Ministry/Department/Organization |
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Indian Radio Regulatory Service (Group A) | Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications |
Indian Telecommunication Service (Group A) | Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecommunication) | Indian Navy |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecommunication) | Indian Navy |
Junior Telecom Officer (Group B) | Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electronics & Telecommunication) | Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence |
Central Power Engineering (Group A) (Electronics & Telecommunication) | Central Electricity Authority |
Indian Skill Development Service | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
The work performed by these officers largely depends on their engineering branch and service (or cadre). However, they can move to any cadre, organization, agency, department, ministry or public sector undertaking of the government of India. They are appointed to posts analogous to their present one, either on a fixed-term deputation basis (at least five years and extensible, after which the officer returns to their parent cadre) or an absorption basis where the official leaves the parent cadre for the new one. [5] [6]
Candidates must be a citizen of India or Nepal or a subject of Bhutan, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
The minimum educational requirement is a bachelor's degree in engineering (B.E. or B.Tech) from a recognised university or the equivalent. An M.Sc. degree or equivalent with wireless communications, electronics, radio physics or radio engineering as special subjects is also acceptable for certain services or posts. [7]
The age range is 21–30 years on 1 January of the year of the Engineering Services Examination. [7] The upper age limit is relaxed as follows:
Candidates are required to apply on the UPSC website. The application fee for general-category male candidates is 200. No fee is required for female and reserved-category applicants. Stage 1 of the test is conducted during the first week of January; Stage 2 is conducted in June and July across India. The government of India changed the Engineering Services Examination in 2017.
Stage | Type | Time | Marks |
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I | General studies and engineering aptitude paper | 2 hours | 200 (maximum) |
Engineering discipline-specific paper | 3 hours | 300 (maximum) | |
II | Discipline-specific paper I | 3 hours | 300 (maximum) |
Discipline-specific paper II | 3 hours | 300 (maximum) | |
III | Personality test | 200 (maximum) |
Candidates who qualify at Stage I are permitted to appear for the Stage II examination, and those who qualify at Stage II are permitted to appear for the Stage III examination. Candidates qualifying at all three stages are included on the examination's final merit list. The maximum score is 1300.
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