Engineering Service exam (ESE)
ESE - Engineering Services Exam
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Engineering Services Examination as a combined competitive examination for recruitment to the services or posts of Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.
The exam is conducted for selection engineers for Government of India's engineering organizations, such as Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), Central Engineering Service (CES), Military Engineering Services (MES), etc.
UPSC ESE/IES 2016
Important Dates
- Date of Notification: 27 February, 2016
- Last Date to Apply: 25 March, 2016
- Date of Exam: 27 May 2016 (3 days exam)
Eligibility
Age Eligibility: You need to be between 21 years to 30 years as on 1st January of the exam year. Age relaxations exist as per the government rules.
Academic Qualification Eligibility: You must be a graduate in Engineering from a recognized university. Final year students can also appear in IES exam.
Exam Pattern
The written exam comprises of 2 sections. Section I consists of only objective type questions and section II comprises conventional papers. Both the papers cover entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines. If you qualify the written examination, personality test of 200 marks is conducted.
| Section/Paper | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Section I (Objective) | ||
| General Ability Test | 2 Hours | 200 |
| Engineering Paper I | 2 Hours | 200 |
| Engineering Paper II | 2 Hours | 200 |
| Section II (Conventional) | ||
| Engineering Paper I | 3 Hours | 200 |
| Engineering Paper II | 3 Hours | 200 |
