I completed engineering degree and want to become a Indian Engineering Services Officer. Will you tell what the life of an Indian Engineering Services Officer also tells IES Officer Salary?

ESE is an annual examination conducted by the UPSC to recruit the best engineers of the nation that meet the technical and managerial qualities needed to work in various fields of Engineering of the Government of India.

Life of IES:

The Training:

The training for the IES officers is an amazing experience in its own. The trainees are treated like a royalty, providing them with all the amenities like good housing, food, pay, best class travelling and a chance to visit the president house where at the end of the training the President addresses all the officers and encourages them to work with full enthusiasm and fearlessly for the betterment of the nation.

Pay and perks:

The pay of an IES officer is comparable or sometimes more than the private sector

IES Officer Salary

IES Officer Salary at Entry-Level
Like all other government and private jobs, entry-level salary of an IES officer is different from those who are highly experienced and working on this post for a longer tenure.

Basic Salary: INR 15600 – INR 39100
Grade Pay: INR 5400
Net Salary: INR 21000
DA (Dearness Allowances): 113% of net salary i.e. 113% of INR 21000 equals to INR 23730
HRA: 30% of Net Salary + DA i.e. 30% of INR (21000 + 23730) equals to INR 13419
Transport Allowance: INR 6600 (for type 1 cities)
Gross Salary: INR 64,749 (Addition of the above)

Various Allowances & Privileges to IES Officers

Apart from salary, an IES officer will also get various allowances and privileges including:

Residential Quarters or HRA
Dearness Allowance
Leave Travel Allowance/ Tour Allowance
Official Vehicle
Gratuity
CGHS medical facility
Provident Fund
Personal Assistant
Peon
Leave Encashment
Driver
Domestic Servant

The organizations or cadres where IES officers get recruitment are:

Central Power Engineering Services
Indian Telecommunication Service
Indian Navy Armaments Service
Border Roads Engineering Service
Indian Railways Service
Central Engineering Service for Roads
Central Water Engineering
Geological Survey of India
Indian Ordnance Factory
Indian Supply Service
Defence service engineering corps
Central electrical and mechanical service
Indian Army Engineering Service