UPSC Engineering Services Recruitment 2024 Preliminary Exam Notification [इंजीनियरी सेवा परीक्षा] Through Advertisement No. 1/2024-ENGG:
On the basis of the Written Exam of the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 held by the Union Public Service Commission (U.P.S.C.) on 18th February, 2024; selected candidates have qualified for the Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2024.
Engineering Services Exam 2024 LATEST UPDATE
Exam Date Notice
10.00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon– GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE PAPER (PAPER-I) (OBJECTIVE) (2 hours duration) ( 200 Marks)
2.00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.– CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS & TELECOM. ENGINEERING (DISCIPLINE- SPECIFIC PAPER) (PAPER-II) (OBJECTIVE) (3 hours duration) ( 300 Marks)
UPSC is inviting Online Applications from Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers to join approximately 167 vacancies in Engineering Services in the Central Government. The Online Applications can be filled from 06 September 2023 to 26 September 2023 till 6.00 PM. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e‐Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination.
Important Dates:
Starting Date for Submission of Online Application: 06 September 2023
Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 26 September 2023
Date of Written Exam: 18th February, 2024
Making correction(s) in Application Form: From 27.09.2023 to 03-October-2023
Details of List of Services to which the candidates will be subjected:
CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING Group-A Services/Posts
(i) Central Engineering Service
(ii) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts)
(iii) Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service
(iv) *AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service
(v) Indian Defence Service of Engineers
(vi) AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre
(vii) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service
CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Group A/B- Services/Posts
(i) AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
(ii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(v) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service
(vi) Indian Skill Development Service
(vii) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
(viii) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering)
CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Group-A/B Services/Posts
(i) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(ii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers
(iii) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(v) Indian Naval Armament Service
(vi) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical)
(vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electrical Engineering Posts)
CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Group-Services/Posts
(i) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
(ii) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(iv) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
(v) Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’
(vi) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electronics & Tele)
Number of vacancies: The expected numbers of vacancies would be around 215 including 34 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-Jan-2024 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 2023 Exam 1-2024-ENGG Notification