Engineering Services Examination
AcronymESE
TypePaper-based standardised test
Developer / administratorUnion Public Service Commission
Knowledge / skills tested
PurposeRecruitment of engineers
DurationStage I (5 hours)
Stage II (6 hours)
OfferedOnce a year
Countries / regionsIndia
LanguagesEnglish
Prerequisites / eligibility criteriaEngineering graduate
Fee200

The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is an annual combined standardized exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit officers to various engineering services under the Government of India. It is held in four categories: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication. The exam has three stages comprising objective, subjective and personality tests.[1] The various services are often informally known as Indian Engineering Services (IES).

Officers recruited through ESE are mandated to manage and conduct activities in diverse technical fields. Government infrastructure includes railways, roads, defence, manufacturing, inspection, supply, construction, public works, power, and telecommunications.[2] Appointments to these services are made by the President of India.[3]

List of Services

Source:[4]

Civil Engineering

Name of the Service Ministry/Department/Organization
Central Engineering Service Central Public Works Department
Central Engineering Service (Roads) (Group A) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Survey of India Service (Group A) Department of Science and Technology
AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service Border Roads Organisation
Indian Defence Service of Engineers Military Engineer Services
AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre Military Engineer Services
Central Water Engineering Service (Group A) Central Water Commission
Indian Skill Development Service Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Mechanical Engineering

Name of the Service Ministry/Department/Organization
AEE in GSI Engineering Service (Group A) Geological Survey of India
Indian Defence Service of Engineers Military Engineer Services
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical) Indian Navy
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical) Indian Navy
Central Water Engineering Service (Group A) Central Water Commission
Indian Skill Development Service Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Services/SSO‐II (Mechanical) Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence
Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical) Central Public Works Department
Central Power Engineering Service (Group A) (Mechanical) Central Electricity Authority
AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering Border Roads Organisation

Electrical Engineering

Name of the Service Ministry/Department/Organization
Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical) Central Public Works Department
Indian Defence Service of Engineers Military Engineer Services
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical) Indian Navy
Central Power Engineering Service (Group A) (Electrical) Central Electricity Authority
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical) Indian Navy
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electrical) Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence
Indian Skill Development Service Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Name of the Service Ministry/Department/Organization
Indian Radio Regulatory Service (Group A) Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
Indian Telecommunication Service (Group A) Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecommunication) Indian Navy
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecommunication) Indian Navy
Junior Telecom Officer (Group B) Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electronics & Telecommunication) Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence
Central Power Engineering (Group A) (Electronics & Telecommunication) Central Electricity Authority
Indian Skill Development Service Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Functions of officers

The work performed by these officers largely depends on their engineering branch and service (or cadre). However, they can move to any cadre, organization, agency, department, ministry or public sector undertaking of the government of India. They are appointed to posts analogous to their present one, either on a fixed-term deputation basis (at least five years and extensible, after which the officer returns to their parent cadre) or an absorption basis where the official leaves the parent cadre for the new one.[5][6]

Eligibility

Candidates must be a citizen of India or Nepal or a subject of Bhutan, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

The minimum educational requirement is a bachelor's degree in engineering (B.E. or B.Tech) from a recognised university or the equivalent. An M.Sc. degree or equivalent with wireless communications, electronics, radio physics or radio engineering as special subjects is also acceptable for certain services or posts.[7]

The age range is 21–30 years on 1 January of the year of the Engineering Services Examination.[7] The upper age limit is relaxed as follows:

  • A maximum of three years for Other Backward Class candidates (non-creamy layer only)
  • A maximum of four years for Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and discharged as a consequence
  • A maximum of five years for:
    • Candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
    • Candidates who resided in Jammu and Kashmir from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989
    • Ex-servicemen (including commissioned officers and ECOs or SSCOs) with at least five years of military service by 1 August
    • Candidates already in a permanent post of the Central Government Engineering Department

Examination

Candidates are required to apply on the UPSC website. The application fee for general-category male candidates is 200. No fee is required for female and reserved-category applicants. Stage 1 of the test is conducted during the first week of January; Stage 2 is conducted in June and July across India. The government of India changed the Engineering Services Examination in 2017.

Revised examination[8]
Stage Type Time Marks
I General studies and engineering aptitude paper 2 hours 200 (maximum)
Engineering discipline-specific paper 3 hours 300 (maximum)
II Discipline-specific paper I 3 hours 300 (maximum)
Discipline-specific paper II 3 hours 300 (maximum)
III Personality test 200 (maximum)

Candidates who qualify at Stage I are permitted to appear for the Stage II examination, and those who qualify at Stage II are permitted to appear for the Stage III examination. Candidates qualifying at all three stages are included on the examination's final merit list. The maximum score is 1300.

The personality test is an interview which assesses the candidate's suitability for a career in public service by a board of unbiased observers. The interview also assess social traits and interest in current affairs. Qualities judged include mental alertness, critical ability, clear and logical exposition, judgment, variety and depth of interests, social cohesion and leadership, and intellectual and moral integrity.

Notable officers

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