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(Notification) UPSC Engineering Services Examination, 2017

No.F. 2/2/2016-E.I(B): 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 8th January, 2017 in accordance with the Rules published by Ministry of Railways in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 28th September,2016.

2. (A) Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services/ Posts under the following categories:

Category I-Civil Engineering.
Category II-Mechanical Engineering.
Category III-Electrical Engineering.
Category IV-Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING

Group-A Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Engineering Service.
(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Civil Engineering Post)
(v) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vi) Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Civil Engineering Posts)
(vii) Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
(viii) AEE(Civil Engg Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
(ix) AEE(Civil) of P&T Building Works Gr ‘A’ Service.
(x) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(xi) AEE(QS&C) in Military Engineer Service(MES) Surveyor Cadre

CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Group-Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(v) AEE in Geological Survey of India Gr ‘A’ Engineering Service.
(vi) Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(vii) AEE (Mech Engineering Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
(viii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(ix) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(x) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.

CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vi) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(vii) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electrical Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
(viii) AEE Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engg. Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence.
(ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).

CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Group-Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Inspection Service (Asst. Dir. Grade-I).
(iv) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
(vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
(vii) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.

Educational Qualification:

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

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 (Mains/Stage-II) Examination;
(ii) Stage-II: Engineering Services (Mains/Stage-II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) and
(iii) Stage-III : Personality Test

Age Limits:

(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, 2017 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1987 and not later than 1st January, 1996.

(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, 2017 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 Railways (Railway Board) 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.
(b) The medical examination will be conducted at various Railway Hospitals under Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). Other additional instructions for candidates are listed at Annexure‐II. The findings of the Railways 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, 2017 as per guidelines given in Appendix‐II of the Rules for the Engineering Services Examination, 2017 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 28.09.2016.

Application Fee:

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/ PH who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs.200/‐ (Rupees Two 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/State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit card.

HOW TO APPLY:

(a) Candidates are required to apply Online using the link www.upsc online.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website.

(b) The applicants are advised to submit only single application; however, if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/ she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants' details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

(c) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment, should apply online direct to the Commission.