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UPSC Engineering Service Exam 2025: The Union Public Service Commission has announced notification for the Engineering Service Examination 2025 with 232 vacancies. Candidates with B.E/B.Tech qualifications in the respective disciplines can apply for this examination. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 18 September 2024 to 08 October 2024. The detailed eligibility and application process for the UPSC Engineering Service Exam 2025 are given below. Interested candidates can also try the CTET Exam.

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UPSC IES 2025 for Engineering Service Exam:

Name of Examination	UPSC Engineering Service Exam (ESE)
Qualification	B.E/B.Tech
Experience	Freshers
Total Vacancies	232 Posts
Salary	As per Rules
Job Location	Across India
Start Date	18 September 2024
Last Date	08 October 2024

Detailed Eligibility for UPSC Engineering Service Exam:

Educational Qualification:

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 Sections 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 recognized by the Government for the purpose from time to time or
Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution 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 Engg Posts) and Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group ‘A’ may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely:

For Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engg Posts): M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Engineering or Radio Physics as a special subject.

For Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group ‘A’: M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Engineering or Radio Physics as a subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Telecommunication or Electronics as a special subject

Age Limit (As on 01 January 2025): A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years (he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1995 and not later than 1 st January, 2004).

Age Relaxation:

For SC/ ST Candidates: 5 years
For OBC Candidates: 3 years
For PwBD (Gen/ EWS) Candidates: 10 years
For PwBD (SC/ ST) Candidates: 15 years
For PwBD (OBC) Candidates: 13 years
For Ex-Servicemen Candidates: 5 years

Note: For more age relaxations refer to the official notifications

UPSC IES 2025 – Total UPSC Vacancy: 232 Posts

Recruitment on the results of this Engineering Services 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 various posts for each category are listed below.

CATEGORY I – CIVIL ENGINEERING

Group‐A Services/Posts

Central Engineering Service (Civil)
Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group‐A (Civil Engineering Posts).
Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
AEE (Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service.
Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
Indian Skill Development Service.
Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service

CATEGORY II – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Central Power Engineering Service Group ‘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 Service of Engineers.
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
Central Power Engg Service Group ‘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 AND 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 Engg Posts).
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics & Telecom Engg 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) Electronics Trade.
IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electronics Trade

Selection Process for UPSC Engineering Service Exam 2025:

The selection process will be based on a Written Examination & Personal Interview.

Stage – I: Preliminary Exam – 500 Marks
Stage – II: Main Exam (600 Marks) & Personality Test (200 Marks)

Stage-I (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination:

The Preliminary exam consists of two objective types (multiple choices) question papers with a duration of five hours
Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary/Stage-I Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination.
The Marks obtained in the Preliminary/Stage-I Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination will be counted for determining their final order of merit.
There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (1/3rd) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty

Subject	Marks
Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude)	200
Paper-II (Engineering Subject/ Category chosen by candidates)	300

Stage-II (Main/Stage-II) Examination:

The Main Exams consist of two conventional-type papers in Engineering Discipline-specific with a duration of six hours and maximum marks of 600 (300 Marks in each paper).

Subject	Marks
Paper-I Engineering Subject/ Category chosen by candidates	300
Paper-II Engineering Subject/ Category chosen by candidates	300

Personality Test:

The Stage-III will consist of Personality Test carrying 200 Marks.
Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the Stage-I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) and Stage-II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage-II) Examination as may be fixed by the Commission as per its discretion, shall be summoned by them for Stage-III (Personality Test).
The number of candidates to be summoned for the Personality Test will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled.
The Personality Test will carry 200 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
Marks obtained by the candidates in the Stage-I:(Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination, Stage-II:(Main/Stage-II) Examination and Stage-III (Personality Test) would determine their final ranking.

Application Fee:

For ST/SC/Female/PWD Candidates – Nil
For other candidates: Rs. 200/-

Payment Mode: Candidates can pay the fees by any Branch of the State Bank of India or by using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment or by using Internet Banking of any Bank.

How to Apply for UPSC IES 2025 – Engineering Service Exam (ESE 2025)?

All interested and eligible candidates can apply online on their official website from 18 September 2024 to 08 October 2024 (6.00 PM). The applicant must register first at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed to fill out the online application for the examination.

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