SYLLABUS OF INDIAN ENGINEERING SERVICES-IES (UPSC)

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

-: ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION:-

• • Category I—Civil Engineering.

  • Category II—Mecahnical Engineering.

  • Category III—Electrical Engineering.

  • Category IV—Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

   
• CATEGORY I-CIVIL ENGINEERING
  Group A Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Services (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Engineering Service.
(iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordance Factories Services.
(vi) Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A. (Civil Engg. Posts)
(viii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Post) (in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr. 'A').

• CATEGORY II-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  Group A Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Central Power Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service.
(vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group
'A' (Mech. Engg. Posts) in the corps of
EME, Ministry of Defence.
(viii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer, Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) [Mechanical Engineering post] in Border Roads
Engineering Service Group 'A').
(xi) Indian Supply Service, Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xiii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group 'A' [Mechanical Engg. posts].

• CATEGORY III-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  Group A Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engg.Posts).
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service.
(vi) Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(viii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer, Grade-I (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Indian Supply Service Group 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' [Electrical Engg. post] in the corps of EME, Ministry of Defence.

• CATEGORY IV-ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
  Group A & B Services/Posts

(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service(Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iv) Assistant Executive Engineer Group'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
(v) Central Power Engg. Service, Group 'A' [Electronics and Tele Communication Engg. Service].
(vi) Engineer (GCS-Gr-'A') in Wireless Planning and Co-ordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation. (M/o Communications & I.T., D/o Telecommunications).
(vii) Assistant Naval Stores Officer Grade-I (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(viii) Indian Supply Service, Group 'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).
(ix) Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' [Electronics and Telecommunication Engg. Posts].
(x) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr. 'A'.
(xi) Junior Telecom officer [General Central Service Group 'B' Gazetted Non-Ministerial].


NOTE:-The candidates will be allotted to various Services/Posts strictly in accordance with their merit position, preferences exercised by them and number of vacancies, subject to their medical fitness.

DEPARTMENT WISE SERVICES

Railway Department 
I.R.S.E.
I.R.S.M.E.
I.R.S.E.E.
I.R.S.S.E.
I.R.S.S.

Central Public Works Department
C.E.S.—Group ‘A’

Military Engineer Services (MES)
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE) Group A.

The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engg  Min. of Defence
AEE, Gr. 'A' , (Mech. Engg.) in the Corps of EME, .
AEE, Gr. 'A' (Electrical Engg.Post) in the Corps of EME,
AEE, Gr. 'A' (Elecronics & Telecommunication Engg. Post) in the Corps of EME,

Directorate General Ordnance Factories
Indian Ordnance Factories Service (I.O.F.S.) Group A

Central Water Commission
 C.W.E. Service (Group A)

Central Electricity Authority
C.P.E. Service (Group 'A')

Wireless Planning  and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation, 
Engineer Group 'A'

Indian Navy
Indian Naval Armament Service,
Assistant Naval Stores Officer, Grade-I

Border Roads Organisation
BRES

Directorate General of Supply and Disposals
I.S.S. Gr. 'A',
I.I.S. Group 'A'

Department of Telecom
ITS Gr. 'A';
JTO [GCS] Gr 'B'

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group 'A'

PLAN OF EXAMINATION

1. The Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:-

Part I

The written Examination will comprise two sections—

Section I-consisting only of objective types of questions and 

Section II of conventional papers. 

Both Sections will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. Civil Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. The standard and syllabi prescribed for these papers are given in Schedule to the Appendix. The details of the written Examination i.e. subject, duration and maximum marks allotted to each subject are given in para 2 below.

Part II

Personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the basis of the
written examination.