(Notification) UPSC IES (Engineering Services Examination) , 2025

(Notification) UPSC IES, Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025

No.F. 02/03/2024-E.1B: Preliminary/Stage-I Examination of the Engineering Services Examination for recruitment to the services/ posts mentioned in para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 9 February, 2025 in accordance with the Rules published by Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 18 September, 2024.

CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING

Group‐A Services/Posts

(i) Central Engineering Service (Civil)
(ii) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii) Survey of India Group 'A' Service.
(iv) *AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
(v) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(vi) AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
(vii) Indian Skill Development Service.
(viii) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.

CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

(i) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A'(Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
(v) AEE ( Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
(vi) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(vii) Indian Skill Development Service

CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

(i) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
(v) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vi) Indian Skill Development Service.
(vii) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electrical Trade
(viii) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electrical Trade

CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

(i) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
(ii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
(iv) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(v) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electronics & Tele).
(vi ) Indian Skill Development Service.
(vii ) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
(viii ) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I(IEDS) Electronics Trade.
(ix ) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II(IEDS) Electronics Trade

Educational Qualification:

For admission to the examination, a candidate must have –

For admission to the examination, a candidate must have –

(a) 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
(b) passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India); or
(c) obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, or
(d) passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India); or
(e) passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or
(f) 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 Engineering 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 Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject. For Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group ‘A’– M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.

Plan of Examination:

1. The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan :—
(i) Stage‐I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage‐I) Examination (Objective Type Papers) for the selection of candidates for the Stage‐II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage‐II) Examination;
(ii) Stage‐II: Engineering Services (Main/Stage‐II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) and
(iii) Stage‐III : Personality Test

Age Limits:

(As on 01/January/2025)

Minimum – 21 Years

Maximum – 30 Years

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

(b) The upper age-limit of 30 years will be relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Government servants of the following categories, if they are employed in a Department/ Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in column 1 below and apply for admission to the examination for all or any of the Service(s)/Post(s) mentioned in column 2, for which they are otherwise eligible.

Medical Examination :

Candidates finally recommended by the Commission on the basis of Engineering Services Examination, - 2025 shall be required to undergo medical examination.

(a) Every candidate, on being finally recommended by Commission will be required to undergo medical examination as and when so decided by the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications and in such manner as they deem appropriate irrespective of the fact that he/she has appeared for such medical examination in the past and found fit/unfit on the basis of earlier examination. The findings of the Medical Board will be taken as final and binding for all allotment purposes.

Physical standards :

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Engineering Services Examination, - 2025 as per guidelines given in Appendix-II of the Rules for the Engineering Services Examination, - 2025 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 18.09.2024

Application Fee:

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PwBD who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/‐ (Rupees T w o hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card.

HOW TO APPLY:

(a) Candidates are required to apply Online using the link www.upsconline.nic.in.

It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

(i) Modification in OTR Profile: In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 15.10.2024.

(ii) Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile): The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from .09.10.2024 to 15.10.2024 In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
Brief instructions are given in Appendix-IIA. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website.

(iii ) The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

8. MOBILE PHONES NOT PERMITTED:

(a)The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured