Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Total No of Posts: 588 

Name of the Exam: Engineering Service Examination 2018 

Name of the Category:
A. Civil Engineering (Category I)
1. 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 Engg Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
vii. Indian Defence Service of Engineers
viii. Indian Skill Development Service
B. Mechanical Engineering (Category II)
2. Group- A/ B 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)
C. Electrical Engineering (Category III)
3. 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
D. Electronics & Communication Engineering (Category IV)
4. Group- A/ B 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’

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 01-08-2018 i.e., he/ she must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-1997.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess 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 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 passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India); or passed Associate Membership Examination  Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject or M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Preliminary Examination, Main Examination & Personality Test.

Application Fee: Applicants required to pay Rs.200/- through the following modes and Female/ SC/ ST/ PH candidates are exempted from payment of fee.

1. Pay by cash Mode: Applicants required to pay the fee by cash Mode should print the system generated Pay in slip during Part II registration  and deposit  the money in any Branch of SBI on or before 22-10-2017 by 23:59 PM.
2. Net Banking Mode: Applicants required to pay the fee by using net banking facility of SBI.
3. Online Mode: Applicants required to pay the fee by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit card on or before 23-10-207 till 18.00 hours.

How to Apply: Eligible Candidates can apply Online form the website www.upsconline.nic.in from 27-09-2017 to 23-10-2017 till 1800 hrs.

Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying candidates have to scan photo and signature in .jpg format with file not exceeding 40 KB each and not less than 3 KB for Photo and 1 KB for Signature.
2. Candidates should have valid and active Email id.
3. Log on to the website www.upsconline.nic.in.
4. Click on the link “ONLINE APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF UPSC”.
5. Select the appropriate Post and click on “Click Here (Part -I)”.
6. Fill all the mandatory fields like name, gender, etc and click on “Continue”.
7. System will generate Registration-Id, retain it for further use.
8. Make payment as mentioned in application fee and retain the details for entering in Part -II registration.
9. Again Relogin and click on “Click Here (Part-II)”.
10. Login by using Registration-Id & Date of Birth.
11. Fill all the required details and upload scanned photo and signature and click on “Submit” Button.
12. After submission of Online Application take print out of finally submitted application and retain it for future use.

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Apply Online	27-09-2017
Last Date to Apply Online	23-10-2017 till 1800 hrs
Last Date for Fee Payment (by cash)	22-10-2017 by 23:59 PM
Last Date for Fee Payment (Online)	23-10-207 till 18.00 hours
Date for Preliminary Exam (Objective Paper)	07-01-2018
Date for Main Exam (Conventional Type Papers)	01-07-2018
Date for Personality Test/ Interview	November to December 2018