ESE Prelims
ABOUT ESE EXAM:
Indian Engineering Services remains the most prestigious job for the engineering graduates in India. Engineering Services Examination commonly known as ESE is conducted annually by UPSC to recruit engineers in four domains i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & Telecommunications for the technical posts. The examination constitutes a two-stage written examination followed by an interview.
These candidates after the final selection are posted in various Ministries and Departments of GOI such as Railways, Telecom, Border Roads, CPWD, CWC, CPES, NHAI, Naval Armaments, IDSE, MES, Ordnance Factories etc., however, they can move to any cadre, organisation, agency, department, ministry or PSU of the Government of India. All these final selected candidates are designated as class-1 officers.
ELIGIBILITY:
A candidate must be either:
(a) A citizen of India or
(b) A subject of Nepal or A subject of Bhutan or
(c) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(d) 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 settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
A candidate must
à 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
àPassed Section A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India) or
àObtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognized by the Government for the purpose from time to time or
àPassed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India) or
àPassed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India or
àPassed 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 Engineer Group 'A' in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organization) may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely:
àFor Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engg. Posts) - M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.
àFor Indian Radio Regulatory Service – M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.
ESE EXAM PATTERN:
There are 3 stages before the final selection in the exam. They are Stage – I: Preliminary examination (Objective papers), Stage-II: Mains Examination (Conventional Papers) and Stage-III: Personality Test
STAGE-I: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE PAPERS)
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STAGE-I |
PAPER TYPE |
DURATION |
MARKS |
|
PAPER-I |
GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE |
2 HOURS |
200 |
|
PAPER-II |
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE |
3 HOURS |
300 |
|
TOTAL MARKS |
500 |
||
NOTE:
1.Minimum qualifying marks for each paper will be at the discretion of the UPSC.
2. Only those candidates qualifying at this stage are permitted to appear for Stage – II examination.
|
STAGE-II |
PAPER TYPE |
DURATION |
MARKS |
|
PAPER-I |
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE-I |
3 HOURS |
300 |
|
PAPER-II |
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE-II |
3 HOURS |
300 |
|
TOTAL MARKS (MAINS) |
600 |
||
|
TOTAL MARKS (MAINS + PRELIMS) |
1100 |
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STAGE-II: MAINS EXAMINATION (CONVENTIONAL PAPERS)
NOTE: Only those candidates qualifying at this stage are permitted to appear for Stage – III (Personality Test)
STAGE-III: PERSONALITY TEST
|
STAGE-III |
MARKS |
|
PERSONALITY TEST |
200 |
|
STAGE-I+ STAGE-II+STAGE III |
1300 |
NOTE: Only those candidates qualifying at this Stage (Stage I + Stage II + Stage III) are included in the final selection list of Engineering Service Examination.
AGE LIMIT:
(i) A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years
(ii) 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.
(a) 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 a permanent post in a Department/Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in column 1 below.
(b) A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular Department/Office for at least 3 years
The upper age-limit prescribed above will be further relaxable:
· Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe.
· Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to OBC category.
· Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.
· Upto a maximum of three years in the case of defence service personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof.
· Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st January, and have been released.
(a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st January) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or
(b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or
(c) on invalidment;
· Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Services as on 1st January, and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
· Up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of candidates of PwBD (viz. Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims & Muscular Dystrophy and Hard of Hearing).
