Indian Engineering Service Examination

Introduction

Laymen explanation

If you are aspiring for officer level job in government establishment like Railway, you need to clear common entrance exam. This article helps in this regard.

Technical explanation

Indian Engineering Services abbreviated as IES are the civil services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. IES officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations made by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A combined three-stage competitive examination (comprising five tests), called the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services.[1]

ESE is therefore considered as the toughest exam in India and amongst the toughest in the world due to less number of posts having a selection ratio of 0.00275 (based on 2010 statistics) and its technical nature. Because of this difficult selection procedure, IES officers carry high respect and status in society and are able to manage activities in diverse areas.

Job done by these selected officer

The nature of work performed by these bureaucrats largely depends on their engineering branch and the service or cadre they are recruited in. However, they can move to any cadre, organisation, agency, department, ministry or PSU of the Government of India.

Preparation approach

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Selection Procedure

Educational qualifications

B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc

Application

Candidates are required to apply online only, using UPSC's official website.

Plan of examination

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Engineering_Services_(UPSC-Engineering_Services_Exam)

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-start-preparing-for-IES

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