UPSC Recruitment 2017-2018 For Engineering Services Exam 2018 [इंजीनियरी सेवा परीक्षा] Through Advertisement No. 1/2018-ENGG:
Latest Update: Engineering Services (Preliminary) Written Exam 2018 Result Announced
Selected candidates on the basis of the written examination of the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Exam 2018 held by Union Public Service Commission on 7th January, 2018; have qualified for Engineering Services (Main) Exam 2018.
UPSC Engineering Services Preliminary Written Exam 2018 Results [Roll Numbers of Selected Candidates]
The candidates declared qualified are required to appear in the Engineering Services (Main) Exam 2018 to be held on 1st July, 2018.
Important Dates to reckon for:
Last Date of Submission of Online Application: 23-October-2017 till 18:00 Hours
Date of Preliminary/Stage‐I Examination of the Engineering Services Examination: 07-January-2018
Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Engineering Services Examination 2018 at various Centres/sub-Centres all over India. Engineering Services Examination 2018 will be conducted on 07-January-2018. The admitted candidates are advised to download their e-Admit Cards for examination.
UPSC is inviting Online Applications from Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers to join approximately 588 vacancies in Engineering Services in the Central Government. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e‐Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The details of the vacancies and criteria for eligibility are as under:
Details of List of Services to which the candidates will be subjected:
CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING Group-A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Civil Engineering Post)
(iv) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group‐A (Civil Engineering Posts)
(v) Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Civil Engineering Posts)
(vi) AEE (Civil Engineering Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers
(viii) Indian Skill Development Service
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 Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(v) AEE (Mech Engineering Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
(vi) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(vii) AEE Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of EME, Min of Defence
(viii) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Mechanical)
(ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(x) Indian Skill Development Service
(xi) Indian Naval Armament Service
(xii) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Mech. Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy
(xiii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
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) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(v) AEE Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engg. Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence
(vi) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electrical)
(vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(viii) Indian Skill Development Service
(ix) Indian Naval Armament Service
(x) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Electrical Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy
(xi) 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 Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(v) AEE Gr ‘A’(Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence
(vi) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electronics & Telecom.)
(vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(viii)Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’
(ix) Indian Skill Development Service
(x) Indian Naval Armament Service
(xi) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Electronics & Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy
(xii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(xiii)Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’
Number of vacancies: The expected numbers of vacancies would be around 558 including 18 vacancies for PH candidates. Reservation to the upcoming vacancies will be made as per the central government regulations for SC, ST, OBC and PWD candidates.
Age Requirement: The candidates should have attained minimum age of 21 years and should not have crossed the max age of 30 years as on 1-August-2018 to be considered eligible to apply. However, there will be relaxation for Scheduled (SC/ST) and other privileged category of candidates as per the rules of the government.
Minimum Educational Requirements:
A candidate must completed a Bachelors Degree in Engineering in the concerned disciplines of Engineering Studies, OR,
A candidate should have completed Section-A and Section-B of the Examination conducted by Institute of Engineers (India), OR,
A candidate should have completed Degree/Diploma from a foreign University which is recognized by Indian Government, OR,
A candidate should have passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecomm Engineers (India), OR,
A candidate should have passed Associate Membership Exam Part-II/Part-III (Section A & B) from the Aeronautical Society of India, OR,
A candidate should have passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers (London) after 1959, OR,
A candidate should have completed MSc. Degree or equivalent with Wireless Communication, Radio Physics, Radio Engineering, Electronics as a special subject (only for Indian Naval Armament Service)
NOTE: The candidates applied for the examination and awaiting results may also apply for these examinations, provided they are able to prove their qualification by the time of filling up detailed application after the qualification in the preliminary examination.
Application Fees:
All applicants (except Female/ SC/ ST/ PH Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or any of its associate banks by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit Card.
For SC, ST, Women, PH candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.
Application who opt for “Pay by cash” mode should print the system generated Pay-in slip during Part-II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. Pay by Cash mode will be deactivated 1 day before the final submission of application.
Plan of Examination: The Engineering Services Examination will consist of three successive stages:
- 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.
Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination will be of 500 marks (Paper 1- 200 Marks and Paper 2- 300 Marks). There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers. candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary/Stage-I Examination will be eligible for admission to the Mains/Stage-II Examination.
- Stage-II: Engineering Services (Mains/Stage-II) Examination (Conventional Type Papers).
The Engineering Services (Mains/stage-II) Examination will consist two conventional type papers in Engineering Discipline specific with duration of three hours and maximum marks of 600 (300 Marks in each paper).
- Stage-III : Personality Test carrying 200 Marks.
How to Apply: Candidates must apply online through the website of UPSC at upsconline.nic.in, or upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php
The applicants are advised to submit a single application only. After submitting the Online Application, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application and keep that with them for future reference. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. No e-Admission Certificate will be sent by Post. Candidates should also note down their RID number for future reference. For complete detail on this recruitment, please go through official recruitment notification from UPSC at UPSC Engineering Services Recruitment 2018 Exam Notification