Indian Engineering Services (IES) exam of Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) generally conduct in June/July .

IES Exam:
Eligibility Criteria :
Age-limits:
21-30 years

Educational Qualifications :
Candidate must have degree in Engineering from a recognized university or equivalent.
M.Sc degree or its equivalent with:
Wireless Communications,
Electronics,
Radio Physics or
Radio Engineering as special subjects also acceptable for certain Services/posts only.

Recruitment of qualified candidates made under the following categories:

Category – I Civil Engineering

(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers

(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service

(iii) Central Engineering Service

(iv) Military Engineer Service (Building and Roads Cadre)

(v) Central Water Engineering

(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer

(viii) Survey of India Service

Category – I Mechanical Engineering

(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers

(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service

(iii) Central Water Engineering Service

(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service

(v) Indian Naval Armament Service

(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)

(vii) Assistant Naval Store officer Grade I in Indian Navy

(viii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service

(ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Boarder Roads Engineering Service)

(x) Mechanical Engineer (in Geological Survey of India)

Category – I Electrical Engineering

(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers

(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service

(iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service

(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service

(v) Military Engineer Service

(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)

(vii) Assistant Naval Store (in Indian Navy)

Category – I Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers

(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service

(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service

(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service

(v) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)

(vi) Engineer in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation

(vii) Assistant Naval Stores officer (in Indian Navy)

(viii) Survey of India Service

Scheme of Examination

Written Examination:
Paper I (Objective type)
General Ability Test
(Part A: General English)
(Part B: General Studies)
200 Marks

Papers II & III (Objective type):
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering
200 Marks for each paper

Papers IV & V(Conventional Type):
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering
200 Marks for each paper

Total marks for written Examination :
1000 Marks

Personality Test :
200 Marks