Indian Engineering Services

The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is conducted to recruit officers for the services which cater to the technical functions of the Government of India in the field of engineering. Many candidates take the exams, competing for a limited number of posts. Officers are selected by the union government on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A three-stage competitive examination (preliminary, main and personality tests), the Engineering Services Examination (ESE), is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Engineering Services.[1]

Officers recruited through ESE are mandated to manage and conduct activities in diverse technical fields.

Government spending makes up over 15 percent of India's gross domestic product in a broad segment of the economy and infrastructure, including railways, roads, defense, manufacturing, inspection, supply, construction, public works, power, and telecommunications.[2] Appointments to Group A services are made by the President of India, and appointments to Group B services are made by a competent authority of the relevant department.[3]

Several Posts offered for Departments

Civil Engineering

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

Mechanical Engineering

(i) AEE in Geological Survey of India Engineering Service (GSIES) Gr ‘A’.
(ii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(V) Border Roads Engineering Services.
(vi) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.
(vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(Viii) Indian Skill Development Service.
(ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(x) Military Engineer Services.

Electrical Engineering

(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
(v) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(vi) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Indian Skill Development Service.
(viii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(ix) Military Engineer Services.

Electronics and Communication Engineering

(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 Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
(v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
(vi) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I(Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
(vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).
(viii) Indian Skill Development Service.
(ix) Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’.
(x) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).
(xi) Military Engineer Services

Functions of officers

The work performed by these bureaucrats largely depends on their engineering branch and service (or cadre). However, they can move to any cadre, organization, agency, department, ministry or public sector undertaking of the government of India. They are appointed to posts analogous to their present one, either on a fixed-term deputation basis (at least five years and extensible, after which the officer returns to their parent cadre) or an absorption basis where the official leaves the parent cadre for the new one.[4][5]

Eligibility

Candidates must be a citizen of India or Nepal or a subject of Bhutan, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

The minimum educational requirement is a bachelor's degree in engineering (B.E. or B.Tech) from a recognised university or the equivalent. An M.Sc. degree or equivalent with wireless communications, electronics, radio physics or radio engineering as special subjects is also acceptable for certain services or posts.[6]

The age range is 21–30 years on 1 January of the year of the Engineering Services Examination.[6] The upper age limit is relaxed as follows:

  • A maximum of three years for Other Backward Class candidates (non-creamy layer only)
  • A maximum of four years for Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and discharged as a consequence
  • A maximum of five years for:
    • Candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
    • Candidates who resided in Jammu and Kashmir from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989
    • Ex-servicemen (including commissioned officers and ECOs or SSCOs) with at least five years of military service by 1 August
    • Candidates already in a permanent post of the Central Government Engineering Department

Examination

Candidates are required to apply on the UPSC website. The application fee for general-category male candidates is 200. No fee is required for female and reserved-category applicants. Stage 1 of the test is conducted during the first week of January; Stage 2 is conducted in June and July across India. The government of India changed the Engineering Services Examination in 2017.

Revised examination[7]
Stage Type Time Marks
I General studies and engineering aptitude paper 2 hours 200 (maximum)
Engineering discipline-specific paper 3 hours 300 (maximum)
II Discipline-specific paper I 3 hours 300 (maximum)
Discipline-specific paper II 3 hours 300 (maximum)
III Personality test 200 (maximum)

Candidates who qualify at Stage I are permitted to appear for the Stage II examination, and those who qualify at Stage II are permitted to appear for the Stage III examination. Candidates qualifying at all three stages are included on the examination's final merit list. The maximum score is 1300.

The personality test is an interview which assesses the candidate's suitability for a career in public service by a board of unbiased observers. The interview also assess social traits and interest in current affairs. Qualities judged include mental alertness, critical ability, clear and logical exposition, judgment, variety and depth of interests, social cohesion and leadership, and intellectual and moral integrity.

Notable officers

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