Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Vacancy Name : Engineering Service Examination 2016
Educational Qualification : B.E/B.Tech, M.E/M.Tech, M.Sc
Total No Of  Vacancy : 602 Posts
Salary :NA
Job Location : Across India
Last Date To Apply For This Job :  25/03/2016

1. Total No of Post : 602 Posts
2. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS (I) Nationality: A candidate must be either: (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated  from   Pakistan,   Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently setting in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/ her by the Government of India.
3. 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, 2016 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1986 and not later than 1st January, 1995. (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. (i) A candidate who holds substantively a permanent post in the particular Department/Office concerned. This relaxation will not be admissible to a probationer appointed against a permanent post in the Department/Office during the period of his probation. However, this relaxation will be admissible to a probationer so appointed provided he/she already retains a lien on  permanent post in a Department/Office under the control of any of the authorites mentioned in column 1 below. (ii)   A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular Department/Office for at least 3 years on the 1st January, 2016
4. Minimum 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 ofIndia; or (f)       passed Graduate   Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November, 1959 Provided that a candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts) and Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’ may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely:‐  M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.

1. 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.   Note  : 1 Applicants who opt for “Pay by cash” mode should print the system generated Pay‐in slip during Part‐II reg‐ istration   and  deposit  the  fee  at  the counter  of  SBI  Branch  on  the  next working   day   only.   “Pay   by   cash”mode  option  will be  deactived  at 23.59  hours  of  24.03.2016  i.e.  one day before the closing date ; however, applicants who have generated their Pay‐in‐slip before it is de‐activated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking  hours  on  the  closing  date. Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e. during banking hours to SBI Branch, for reason whatsoever, even if holding a valid Pay‐in‐slip, will have no other offline option but to opt for online Debit/Credit Card or Internet Banking Payment mode  on  the   closing  date  i.e.  till 23.59 hours of 25.03.2016
2. Candidates are required to apply Online using the link  www.upsc online.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are avail‐ able on the above mentioned website.
3. 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.
4. 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. Persons, already in Government service whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work‐charged employees other than causal or daily rated employees or those serving under public enterprises are, however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. Candidates should note that in case communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the Examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/ candidature will be liable to be cancelled
5. The candidates applying for the Examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the written examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature of the Examination will be cancelled by the Commission. Candidates are requested to keep ready the attested copies of the following documents for submission to the Commission soon after the declaration of the results of the written Examination which is likely to be declared in the month of December, 2016. 1.        Certificate of Age. 2.        Certificate of Educational Qualification. 3.    Certificate in support of claim to belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, wherever applicable. 4. Certificate in support of claim for age/ fee concession, wherever applicable.
6. Immediately after the declaration of the written results successful candidates will be intimated by the Commission electronically and they shall be asked to submit Detailed Application Form (DAF) online. The successful candi‐ dates have to send the printout of this DAF with each page duly signed along with the attested copies of the above mentioned certificates to the Commission at that time. Orginals will have to be produced at the time of interview. The interview letter to the candidates may also be issued electronically. If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of Rule 11 of the Rules for Engineering Services Examination, 2016 notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 27th February, 2016 and also reproduce below: A Candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :—   (i) obtaining support for his candidatures by any means; or   (ii) impersonating; or   (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or   (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or  (v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or   (vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or   (vii) using unfair means during the examination; or   (viii) writing irrelevant matter including obscene language or pornographic matter in the script(s); or   (ix) misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall; or
   (x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of their examination; or   (xi) being in possession of or using any cellular/mobile phone/pager/bluetooth or any electronic equipment or device or any, other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or   (xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates alongwith their admission certificate permitting them to take the
   examination; or   (xiii) attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses.   May in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution be liable— (a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he is a candidate; and/or   (b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period—   (i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;   (ii) by the Central Government, from any employment under them; and   (c) if he is already in service under the Government, to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules :   Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after— (i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as he may wish to make in that behalf; and   (ii) taking the representation if any submitted by the candidate, within the period allowed to him, into consideration.
7. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: The Online Applications can be filled upto 25thMarch, 2016 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.
8. Candidates are advised to read carefully “Special Instructions to the candidates for Conventional Type Tests and Objective Type Tests” (Appendix III Part A and Part B). For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet [Answer Sheet] in objective type papers, candidates must use black ball pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or ink pen.
9. Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates in the Category of visually impaired are advised not to apply for this examination as no vacancies are earmarked/identified for them for the Services/Posts included in Engineering Services Examination, 2016.