Engineering Services Examination

General Studies Foundation Course

Engineering Services Examination

UPSC select candidates on the basis of marks obtained in mains & personality test. UPSC recommends selected candidates for the recruitment to the services mentioned below

GE LIMIT & EXAM FEES

Minimum age age limit for all categories are 21 years.
Max Age
for General – 30 years / 200 Rs. Exam Free 
for OBC – 33 years / 200 Rs. Exam Free 
for SC – 35 years / No Exam Free 
for ST – 35 years  / No Exam Free

ATTEMPTS

Up to a maximum of five years for Civilian Central Government Servants&Ex-Servicemen.

Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

 

ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATIONS IS CONDUCTED IN THREE STAGES:

Stage I – Engineering Services Preliminary Examination (Objective)

Stage II – Engineering Services Main Examination (Subjective) 

Stage III – Personality Test / Interview  

 

 STAGE I – ENGINEERING SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 

 

 PAPER I GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE – SYLLABUS 

1.  Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial development

2.  Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

3.  Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

4.  General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

5.   Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services

6.   Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment

7.   Basics of Project Management

8.   Basics of Material Science and Engineering

9.   Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based education.

10.  Ethics and values in engineering profession.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

PAPER 1 – Building Materials,  Solid Mechanics,  Structural Analysis,  Design of Steel Structures,  Design of Concrete and Masonry structures,  Construction Practice, Planning and Management.

PAPER 2 –  Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power:   (a) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow   (b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power,   Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering,  Environmental Engineering:  (a) Water Supply Engineering  (b) Waste Water Engineering  (c) Solid Waste Management (d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology,  Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering (a)Geo-technical Engineering  (b) Foundation Engineering,  Surveying and Geology    (a) Surveying  (b) Geology,  Transportation Engineering, Highways, Tunneling, Railways Systems, Harbours, Airports

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PAPER 1 –  Fluid Mechanics,  Thermodynamics and Heat transfer,  IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Turbo Machinery,  Power Plant Engineering,  Renewable Sources of Energy

PAPER 2 –  Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power:   (a) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow   (b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power,   Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering,  Environmental Engineering:  (a) Water Supply Engineering  (b) Waste Water Engineering  (c) Solid Waste Management (d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology,  Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering (a)Geo-technical Engineering  (b) Foundation Engineering,  Surveying and Geology    (a) Surveying  (b) Geology,  Transportation Engineering, Highways, Tunneling, Railways Systems, Harbours, Airports

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

PAPER 1 –  Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Materials, Electric Circuits and Fields, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Computer Fundamentals

PAPER 2 – Analog and Digital Electronics, Systems and Signal Processing, Control Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Power Electronics and Drives 

ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

PAPER 1 –  Basic Electronics Engineering,  Basic Electrical Engineering,  Materials Science,  Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Network Theory,  Analog and Digital Circuits 

PAPER 2 – Analog and Digital Communication Systems,  Control Systems,  Computer Organization and Architecture,  Electro Magnetic, Advanced Electronics Topics,  Advanced Communication Topics

 

STAGE II – ENGINEERING SERVICES MAIN EXAMINATION

SubjectDurationMax Marks
Category: (Any one subject)

· Civil Engineering

· Mechanical Engineering

· Electrical Engineering

· Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Paper-I (e.g. Civil Engineering)3 Hrs300
Paper-II (e.g. Civil Engineering)3 Hrs300
Total600

 STAGE III – PERSONALITY TEST / INTERVIEW – 200 MARKS 

 

Post fills through Engineering Services Examination

 

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Group-A Services/Posts
Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
Central Engineering Service
Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM / JTS (Civil Engineering Post)
Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service.
AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service.
Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Group-A Services/Posts
Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’.
Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
AEE(Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
ELECTRONIC & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’.
Indian Ordnance Factories Service AWM/JTS (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’.

Revised Exam Schedule for UPSC – 2020 Exam