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IES Exam
Indian Engineering Services Exam
What is IES Exam?
Indian Engineering Services (IES) or Engineering Services Examination (ESE) comprise of engineers who work under the government of India and designated as Class – 1 officer. They administer a large segment of the public sector economy, which constitutes of Indian Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Central Water engineering, Defence service of Engineers, Central Engineering Service, namely.
The nature of work performed by these bureaucrats largely depends on their engineering branch and the service or cadre they are recruited in. The career progression goes smoothly attaining high esteem. The first position offered is that of Asst. Executive engineer and the hierarchy ends at the position of Chairman/ Managing Director.
IES Exam Details
| Exam | Engineering Services Examination (ESE) |
| Conducted by | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam level | National |
| Frequency | Once in a year |
| Educational qualifications | Engineering |
| Age limit | 21-30 years |
| Number of vacancies | 495 |
| Selection process | Preliminary, Main Exam & Interview |
| Preliminary exam | Objective-type |
| Main exam | Conventional |
| Admit card availability | 3 weeks before the exam |
| Withdrawal of application | Yes |
| Application fee | Rs 200 |
| Official website | www.upsc.gov.in |
UPSC Engineering Services (Preliminary) Result 2020
The UPSC has declared the Indian Engineering Services (IES) Preliminary exam result 2020. Candidates who have appeared for the written test held on January 5 can visit the official site to check the result. Candidates can check their result through roll number and name. It is advised to download the result pdf and keep the hard copy for future reference. The qualified candidates have to appear for the ESE Main exam which scheduled on June 28, 2020.
Download ESE (Preliminary) result 2020
Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is responsible for conducting the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) also known as Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020. The Commission will shortlist the candidates for the posts through Preliminary and Main Examination. The Online Applications can be filled from 25th September 2019 to 15th October 2019 till 6.00 PM after which the link will be disabled. The Engineering Services Prelims examination is going to be held on January 5, 2020, and the Main will be conducted on June 28, 2020.
Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020 Exam Date
| IES notification 2020 | September 25, 2019 |
| Online application starting date | September 25, 2019 |
| Last date to apply online | October 15, 2019 |
| Preliminary exam date | January 5, 2020 |
| Preliminary result date | February 2020 |
| Main exam date | August 9, 2020 |
| Main exam result | September 2020 |
| Interview | October 2020 |
| Final result | December 2020 |
Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020 Notification
The UPSC will release Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020 notification for over 580 vacancies. Interested candidates can check all the details about the exam in the IES 2020 notification pdf. One should explore the IES notification meticulously that describes all the key details such as exam pattern, eligibility, number of vacancies, syllabus, etc. The official notification will also assist the candidates with the registration process and withdrawal of an application.
Click here for Indian Engineering Services Exam 2020 Notification
Indian Engineering Services – IES Vacancy 2020
The Commission has released the notification for a total of 495 vacancies. The total number of vacancies to be filled for the post will include vacancies for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). However, the number of vacancies is liable to alteration.
| IES Vacancy 2020 | Vacancies |
| Vacancies excluding PWD | 474 |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | |
| (i) Low vision | 03 |
| (ii) Locomotor disability | 11 |
| (iii) Hard of hearing | 07 |
| Total | 495 |
Note: Reservation is also provided for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and Physically Disabled categories.
ESE Exam Group-A Services/Posts
A combined competitive examination is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services. The recruitment of qualified candidates is made under the following categories:
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
| Category | Group-A Services/Posts |
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Category I Civil Engineering |
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Category II Mechanical Engineering |
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Category III Electrical Engineering |
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Category IV Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering |
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ESE Online Application Form 2020
Candidates who satisfy all the eligibility conditions set by the UPSC should visit its official website to apply. The ESE online application form 2020 will be available on the Commission's website between September 25 and October 15, 2019.
We have described the IES registration steps briefly. Candidates can refer the IES Application Forms and Procedure page for detailed information.
- Visit the official website of UPSC – www.upsc.gov.in
- Go to ''Apply Online''
- Click on ''Online Application for Various Examinations''
- Find the ESE online application form.
- Start filling-up all the details such as name, address, age, etc. in the Part I registration.
- Under the Part-II registration, upload the documents such as photograph and signature.
- Pay the prescribed application fee amount.
- Submit the IES application form.
- Download the ESE application form and take a printout of the same for future reference.
IES Application Fee
Candidates are required to pay Rs 200 as application fee to successfully submit the application form. One can pay IES application either by depositing the money in any SBI branch by cash or through an online payment. Female/ SC/ ST/ PH candidates are exempted from the payment of IES application fee.
Note: In the case of withdrawal of the application, the fees will not be refunded.
ESE Exam Pattern
Aspirants should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria and admission at all the stages of the examination. Candidates are advised to check the complete details about IES Exam Pattern before kick-starting the application form and preparation. The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:
- Stage-I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers) for the selection of candidates for the Main Exam
- Stage-II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage-II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers)
- Stage-III: Personality Test.
IES Preliminary Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Question-type | Marks | Duration |
| Paper I | General Studies And Engineering Aptitude | Objective | 200 | 2 hours |
| Paper II | Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics and Telecommunication) | Objective | 300 | 3 hours |
| Total | 500 | 5 hours |
IES Main Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Question-type | Marks | Duration |
| Paper I | Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics and Telecommunication) | Descriptive | 300 | 3 hours |
| Paper II | Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics and Telecommunication) | Descriptive | 300 | 3 hours |
| Total | 600 | 6 hours |
Eligibility Criteria
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Physical Criteria
1. Medical Examination
- Candidates finally recommended by the Commission on the basis of Engineering Services Examination, 2020 shall be required to undergo a medical examination.
- Every candidate, on being finally recommended by Commission will be required to undergo a medical examination as and when so decided by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) irrespective of the fact that he/she has appeared for such medical examination in the past and found the fit/unfit on the basis of earlier examination.
- The medical examination will be conducted at various Railway Hospitals under the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). Other additional instructions for candidates are listed in the official notification of UPSC. The findings of the Railways Medical Board will be taken as final and binding for all allotment purposes
2. Physical standards
- Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Engineering Services Examination, 2020 as per guidelines are mentioned in official notification of the Rules for the Engineering Services Examination, 2020 which is going to be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary.
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Nationality:
A candidate must be either:
(a) a Citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.Note:
- Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India
- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India
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Educational Qualification:
A candidate must have:
- Obtained a degree in Engineering from a university incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as universities under section-3 of the university grants commission act, 1956 or
- Passed Section A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India) or
- Obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time or
- Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India) or
- Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India or
- Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959
- Provided that a candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts and Engineer Group 'A' in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organization) may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely: M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject
- For Indian Radio Regulatory Service - M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject
Age Limit :
A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st January, 2020. i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1990 and not later than 1st January, 1999.
The upper age limit of 30 years will be relaxable up to 35 years in the case of Government servants of the following categories, if they are employed in a Department/Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in column 1 below and apply for admission to the examination for all or any of the Service(s)/Posts mentioned in column 2, for which they are otherwise eligible.A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular mentioned below Department/Office for at least 3 years on 1st January, 2020.
List of Departments:
Department Post in Each Department Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) I.R.S.E.
I.R.S.M.E.
I.R.S.E.E.
I.R.S.S.E.
I.R.S.S.Central Public Words Department C.E.S. Group 'A', CE& MES Gr 'A' Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Central Engineering Service (Roads) Gr. 'A'. Ministry of Communication, Deptt. of Telecommunication Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group 'A' Indian Telecommunication Service Group 'A', J.T.O. (G.C.S. Gr. 'B') Min of Defence, Deptt. of Defence Production, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service (DAQAS) Gr 'A' Min of Science and Technology, Deptt. of Science and Technology Survey of Indian Gr 'A' Service Geological Survey of India Assistant Executive Engineer Gr 'A' Border Roads Organisation BRES Gr. 'A' Indian Navy Indian Naval Armament Service, Asstt. Naval Store Officer Military Engineering Services Indian Defence Service of Engineer (IDSE) Group 'A' AEE (QS&C) in Military Engineer Service (MES) Surveyor Cadre Min of Jai Shakti, Deptt of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Central Water Commission Central Water Engineering Group-A Service. Central Electricity Authority CPES Gr 'A' CPES Gr 'B' MInistry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Indian Skill Development Service Upper Age Limit prescribed above will be further relaxable:
- Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe
- Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to OBC category
- Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989.
- Up to a maximum of three years in the case of defence service personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof
- Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st Januray, 2020 and have been released (a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st January 2020) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or (c) on invalidment
- Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Services as on 1st January 2020, and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment
- Up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons
Roles and Responsibilities
- In the starting of their career after selection, they are designated as an Assistant Executive Engineer or Assistant Director
- After the experience of 3 to 4 years, they are promoted to executive engineer, director or work manager. In completion of 8 years of services, they become deputy general manager or joint director
- Over 13 years of experience, they are able to get promoted to joint general manager or chief engineer of level 2
- After 20 years of experience is enough to become a chief engineer or additional general manager
- Providing 30 years of services to the government of India able them to be in the position of senior general manager or engineer-in-chief
- The best performance of the IES officers with experience of 34 years leads them to become chairman or managing director of a governmental organisation
The UPSC has postponed the Engineering Services (Mains) exam 2020. The Commission has deferred the examination and exam date not announced yet. Candidates who have qualified in the IES Preliminary exam are advised to visit the official website to check the revised exam date.
The official website reads, "Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2020 scheduled on August 9, 2020 stand deferred till further notice."
Earlier, the UPSC has postponed the Engineering Service (Mains) exam 2020 scheduled on June 28 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The admit card and other dates will be announced soon.
2 July 2020
The UPSC has announced that Indian Engineering Services (Main) 2020 Examination. The IES Mains written test will be conducted on August 9, 2020. The sources suggest that the admit card will be released in July for the Main exam.
Earlier, the Commission held a special meeting on June 5 and released the revised exam calendar 2020. The new exam dates were also announced for Civil Services (Prelims) 2020 and others. The recruitment exams were postponed due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.
6 June 2020
The UPSC has declared the Engineering Services (Preliminary) 2020 result. Candidates who have appeared for the written exam held on January 5 can visit the official website to check their result.
The Commission has released the result in roll number and name-wise. Aspirants can check their result through the search option. It is advised to download the result pdf and retains until the final selection.
Download UPSC ESE (Prelims) result 2020
Candidates who stand out in Preliminary should appear for the Main exam scheduled on June 28, 2020. The admit card for the Main exam will be released at least three weeks before the exam date.
22 February 2020
UPSC has released the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) Preliminary 2020 admit card. Candidates who have registered online for the written examination can visit the official website of UPSC to download the admit card.
Candidates can access the ESE admit card until the exam date. One should use either their registration id or roll number to download IES admit card 2020. The Preliminary examination will be conducted on January 5, 2020.
The Commission is conducting the Engineering Service Exam for filling up 495 posts in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering categories.
12 December 2019
The UPSC has released the answer key of Engineering Services Examination (ESE) (Preliminary) examination 2019. The answer key is available on the Commission's website in online mode. The answer key is available for all the subjects in pdf format.
Candidates can access the keys under the ''Examination>Answer Keys'' on UPSC's homepage. The answer key is released for General Studies & Engineering Aptitude, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
Click here for ESE (Preliminary) 2019 answer keys
The Commission will release the answer keys only after the end of the examination process. Aspirants can check their answer keys and compare their score. The UPSC will take all the necessary precautions before publishing the answer keys. The ESE 2019 final result was declared on October 25.
15 November 2019