Indian Engineering Services (IES) is considered as the most respected career option available for B.Tech or BE Graduates in India. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruits candidates for IES through an all India level combined competitive examination popular as Engineering Services Examination (ESE). The recruitment will be carried as per vacancies requirement which UPSC receives from various departments of Govt. of India. Recruitment will be done in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering branches. Important eligibility for UPSC ESE is B.Tech in respective branches / allied branches and equivalent qualifications.
ESE is considered as one of the toughest examination in India. candidates need excellent preparation plan to crack this exam. Following is the scheme and structure of ESE. The examination will have two sections with objective and conventional papers. Here is the scheme of the examination:
Marks and Scheme of UPSC – ESE :
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies) |
2 Hrs |
200 |
Objective Paper I |
2Hrs |
200 |
Objective Paper II |
2Hrs |
200 |
Conventional Paper I |
3Hrs |
200 |
Conventional Paper II |
3Hrs |
200 |
Personality Test |
—– |
200 |
Total |
1200 |
ESE 2012 Total Vacancies : 560 (Branch-wise details not available yet)
ESE Vacancies from 2007 – 2012:
Year |
Civil |
Mech. |
Elect. |
EC. |
Total |
2007 |
168 |
87 |
45 |
52 |
352 |
2008 |
160 |
174 |
68 |
80 |
482 |
2009 |
205 |
130 |
59 |
75 |
469 |
2010 |
199 |
158 |
117 |
183 |
657 |
2011 |
269 |
169 |
125 |
182 |
745 |