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IES Selection Procedure

Engineering Services Examination 2025 Selection Procedure:

The selection procedure is based on the results of this examination 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

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 232 including 12 Vacancies for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (7 Vacancies for Locomotor Disability including Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy and 5 Vacancy for Hard of Hearing. The Number of vacancies is liable to alternation.

Reservations will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Physically Disabled Category in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government of India.

Services/Posts for various categories:

Category Post
Category I - Civil Engineering
Group‐A Services/Post Central Engineering Service (Civil)
Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
Survery of India Group 'A' Service.
*AEE (Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service.
Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
Central Water Engineering (Group 'A') Science
Indian Skill Development Service.
Category II - Mechanical Engineering
Group‐A/B Services/Posts Indian Defence Science of Enigneers
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service / SSO-II (Mechanical).
AEE (Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Indian Skill Development Service
Category III - Electrical Engineering
Group‐A/B Services/Posts Indian Defence Services of Engineers.
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrial Enigneering Posts).
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electrical)
Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts
Indian Skill Development Service
IEDS/Assistant Director Grade - I (IEDS) Electrical Trade
IEDS/Assistant Director Grade - II (IEDS) Electrical Trade
Category IV - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Group‐A/B Services/Posts Indian Telecommunication Service Gr 'A'
Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service / SSO-II (Electronics & Tele)
Indian Skill Development Service
Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr 'A'
IEDS/Assistant Director Grade - I (IEDS) Electrical Trade
IEDS/Assistant Director Grade - II (IEDS) Electrical Trade

Note:

  1. Recruitment to the Services/Posts mentioned above will be made on the basis of the scheme(s) of examination prescribed in official notification.

    The candidates who are declared qualified on the result of Preliminary/Stage‐I Examination will be required to indicate their preference for Services/Posts at the appropriate time in the Detailed Application Form.

  2. The departmental candidates are the candidates admitted to the examination under age relaxation vide rule 5(B). Such candidates may give their preferences for the services/posts in other ministries/departments also.
  3. The candidates admitted to the examination under the eligibility criteria will be considered only for the posts mentioned in the official notification and their preference for other Services and Posts, if any, will be ignored.
  4. The candidates will be allotted to various Services/Posts strictly in accordance with their merit position, preferences exercised by them and number of vacancies, subject to their medical fitness.
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