Applicants, The Union Public Service Commission holds the power to appoint Indian Engineering Services Exam officers. The officers are selected on the basis of their merit in the IES Exam. The UPSC has a three-stage competitive exam, which means the candidate has to undergo preliminary, main, and personality tests for the Engineering Services Examination (ESE).
The candidates must have their bachelor’s degree in the engineering field from a renowned institute with a minimum percentage. The candidates in the last semester of engineering are also eligible to take the IES exam in 2024.
What is IES?
The ESE stands for Engineers Engineering Services Examination. The IESE or ISE qualified applicants are known as the class-1 officer, work for the Indian government, and are respected members of the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) and Indian Engineering Services (IES).
They look after particular areas of the public sector economy, such as Power, Indian Railways, Telecommunications, Defense, and Central Water Engineering. Check out the below IES updates.
IES (UPSC ESE) 2024 Highlights
Here are the important highlights of the IES Exams:
| IES Full Form | Indian Engineering Services |
| Name of the organization | Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC) |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains and Interview |
| Exam Time | Once in a year |
| Level of Exam | National Level |
| Application Fee | INR 200 |
| Educational Qualification | Engineering |
| Age Limit | 21-30 Years |
| Official Website | www.upsc.gov.in |
IES (UPSC ESE)- Exam Schedule 2024
In the below table, the tentative dates for the IES exam are listed:
| Event | IES Exam Dates |
| Notification Release | September 6, 2023 |
| Online Application Date | September 6, 2023 |
| Last Date to apply | September 25, 2023 |
| IES Prelims Exam Date | February 18, 2024 |
| Prelims Result | April 2024 |
| IES Mains Exam Date | June 23, 2024 |
| Mains Result | August 2024 |
| Interview Result | September 2024 |
| Final Result | Till October 2024 |
IES (UPSC ESE) Notification 2024
Soon, UPSC will publish a notification for the IES 2024 exam on its official website. Applicants, you can easily check out the key facts and registration procedure.
IES (UPSC ESE) – Vacancies 2024 Available
The below are the specifics of the available positions:
| Civil Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| Indian Railway Store Services ( Civil) | Indian Railway Store Services ( Mechanical) |
| Central Engineering Service Roads, (Civil) | Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Mechanical) |
| Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Civil) | AEE (Mechanical posts) |
| Indian Defence Services (Engineering) | Central Engineering Service Roads, (Mechanical) |
| Central Water Engineering System | Defense Aeronautical (Mechanical) |
| Electrical Engineering | Indian Railway Services (ECE posts) |
| Indian Railway Stores Services (Electrical) | Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
| Indian Railway Service (Electrical posts) | Indian Ordnance services AWW |
| Indian Ordnance Services | Indian Radio Regulatory Services |
| Indian Defence Services (Electrical Engineering posts) | Indian Railway Stores Services (ECE posts) |
IES (UPSC ESE) Eligibility for the 2024 Exam
The candidate sitting in the exam must be : (a) an Indian citizen, (b) A Bhutanese subject, a Nepalese subject, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962.
Check out the detailed version of eligibility criteria
As far as the eligibility is concerned, the candidate must be 21 years of age and not more than 30 years as of January 1, 2024. The candidate applying for UPSC must have been born between January 1993, and January 1, 2002.
What are the IES (UPSC ESE) Educational Qualifications Required for an Applicant?
- An applicant applying for the IES (UPSC ESE) must have an engineering degree from a recognized university.
- The candidate must have an engineering degree/ diploma from a foreign college/university/institution.
- Passed out from the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Graduate Membership Examination (India).
- A candidate who has sat in the examination and qualified for it, but didn’t get any notification of the results, can apply for admission in UPSC.
IES (UPSC ESE) Application Form 2024
- The candidates are recommended to apply online on the official website of UPSC: www.upsconline.nic.in.
- Open the homepage, check out the link “Online Application for different UPSC examinations and click on it.
- Select the “New Users” option.
- A new window will come on the screen and will ask for your personal information.
- You need to write your name, gender, parent’s names, date of birth, nationality, email address, password, phone number, and other academic information.
- Pay the application fees as per the category you have selected.
What is the IES (UPSC ESE) Application fee for the 2024 Exam
The UPSC IES application fees are different for different categories.
| Category | Application Fee |
| General/EWS/OBC | INR 200 |
| SC/ST | Exempted |
IES (UPSC ESE) Admit Card 2024
Check out how to get IES 2024, Admit Card:
- Go and visit the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) website.
- From the drop-down menu, choose the “examination” tab.
- From the examinations section, select the “Active Examination”.
- Check out the link for Engineering Services Examination 2024.
- On the website page, click on IES admit card 2024.
- The IES admit card page will appear on the screen.
- Select “yes”, on the instructions page.
- Fill in your roll number/registration ID as well as other information.
- To view your IES admit card, click the submit button.
- Download the admit card and print it.
Particulars there on the IES 2024 Admit Card
The below details are there on IES admit card:
- Name of the candidate
- D.O.B
- Roll Number
- Gender Category
- Id of Registration
- Father’s name
- Candidate’s city
- Examination time
- Date Signature
- Photograph
IES (UPSC ESE)Prelims Exam Centers 2024
IES 2024 will be held in various Indian cities! The candidates have the option to select their nearby exam center. Some of the exam holding cities are given below:
| Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Aligarh | Aizawl |
| Bangalore | Prayagraj |
| Bhopal | Bareilly |
| Chennai | Chandigarh |
| Dehradun | Cuttack |
| Dharwad | Delhi |
| Dispur | Gangtok |
| Imphal | Hyderabad |
| Itanagar | Port Blair |
| Jhansi | Raipur |
| Jammu | Jorhat |
| Tirupati | Lucknow |
| Kolkata | Kohima |
IES (UPSC ESE) Mains Exam Centers 2024
Check out the list of cities, where IES Mains will be conducted.
| Ahmedabad | Aizawl |
| Delhi | Cuttack |
| Raipur | Dehradun |
| Hyderabad | Ranchi |
| Bangalore | Bhopal |
| Kolkata | Chandigarh |
| Shillong | Lucknow |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Shimla |
| Mumbai | Visakhapatnam |
| Jaipur | Patna |
IES (UPSC ESE) Exam Pattern 2024
- Stage 1 : (Preliminary / stage- 1)
- Examination ( MCQ) for the selection of candidates for stage-11.
- Stage -11: Engineering Services (Main/stage-11) Examination
- Personality Test
Exam Pattern for the Preliminary Stage of the IES Exam
For the right answer 2 marks will be given, for the incorrect answer ⅓ marks will be deducted.
| Papers | No of Questions | Total Marks |
| Paper 1 (General Studies & Engineering Aptitude) | 100 | 200 |
| Paper 11 (Engineering field) | 150 | 300 |
| Total | 250 | 500 |
Exam Pattern for the IES Mains 2024
| Papers | Total Questions | Marks |
| Paper 1 (Engineering Stream) | 5 | 300 |
| Paper – 11 (Engineering Stream) | 5 | 300 |
| Total | 10 | 600 |
There is no negative marking in the mains!
IES Prelims Syllabus 2024
Paper 1 is the same for all the branches, while Paper 2 is different as per the candidate’s course selection.
| Papers and Subjects | Topics |
| Paper 1 | Current affairs (national and international) Environment: conservation, pollution, climate change, and so on. Maintenance Importance of Safety, General Design & Drawing Principles Material Science and relevant Technologies of Information and Communication (ICT) Energy Basics Project Management Ethics and Values in the Engineering Profession. Engineering Mathematics Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability |
| Paper-II (Civil Engineering) | Solid Mechanics Building Materials Steel Structures Design Construction Practice and Management Concrete design and Masonry structures |
| Paper-II (Mechanical Engineering) | Power Planting Engineering Fluid Mechanics IC Engines Refrigerations Turbo Machinery Thermodynamics and Heat Paper |
| Paper -11 (Electrical Engineering) | Engineering Mathematics Electrical Materials Electronic Measurements Electric Circuits Computer Fundamentals Basic Electronic Engineering |
| Paper-11 (Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering) | Analog and Digital Circuits Network Theory Basic Electronics Engineering Materials Science Basic Electrical Engineering Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements. |
IES Mains 2024 Syllabus
The only difference between prelims and mains is – Prelims has MCQ questions and mains has subjective type questions.
| Papers and Subjects | Topics |
| Paper-11 (Civil Engineering) | Geotechnical Engineering Foundation Engineering Geology and Surveying Transportation Engineering Water Resource Engineering Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower |
| Paper-11 (Mechanical Engineering) | Design of Machine Elements Engineering Materials Industrial and Maintenance Engineering Mechatronics and Robotics Mechanisms and Machines Engineering Machines |
| Paper -11 (Electrical Engineering) | Systems and Signal Processing Digital and Analog Electronics Electrical Machines Control Systems Power Drive and Electronics |
| Paper -11 (Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering) | Advanced Electronics Topics Advanced Communication Digital and Analog Communication Systems Electro Magnetics Architecture and Computer Organization Control Systems |
What is the selection procedure for IES (UPSC ESE) 2024?
The IES selection is based on two stages:
Written Examination: It’s the first stage in the ESE/IES 2024 application process. Those who want to get selected, have to clear both IES Prelims and IES Mains exams. For the preliminary exam, General ability and Engineering subjects are two components. The only candidate who qualifies the paper 1 and paper 2 of the preliminary exam, will sit in the IES Mains exam.
Personality Assessment by IES (Interview)
The candidate who qualifies for both prelims and mains will be invited to take part in the IES personality test. The personality interview round will be 200 points. After the applicant has cleared the personality test, his/her documents and eligibility will be tested.
What are the special allowances for an IES officer?
HRA or Residential Quarters: It depends upon whether an officer has his/her lodging or uses the allocated quarters.
- Allowances for Dearness
- An extra incentive, Tour Allowance/Travel Allowances is provided
- The official vehicle is provided
- Medical Assistant
- Domestic Helpers are Drivers
This is one of the respectful jobs, you will gain lots of respect. Firstly, you will be getting a position in Asst. Executive Engineer and the hierarchy ends at the position of MD/Chairman.
Conclusion
The above are the details about the IES (UPSC SE) 2024 exam. We wish you all the luck with your exam. Start your preparations, take coaching or online classes, mock tests, participate in previous year tests and prepare for the 2024 exam.