Engineering Services Examination, 2012 (Eligibility Conditions)

Nationality:

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appintment may be given only after the necesary eligibility certificate has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limits:

• 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 Ist January, 2012 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1982 and not later than 1st January, 1991.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

For admission to the examination, a candidate must have

• 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 recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, or
• Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute 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 Engineering Posts) and Engineer, Gr. 'A' in Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing/ Monitoring Organisation may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely:-

M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.

Physical Standards

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Engineering Services Examination, 2012 as per guidelines given in Appendix-II of the Rules for the Engineering Services
Examination, 2012 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 10th March, 2012.

Courtesy :upsc.gov.in