UPSC Indian Engineering Service (IES)

Name: UPSC IES 2023: Exam Date, Full Form, Notification, Form, Fees, Pattern, Admit Card & Result
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UPSC IES 2023:

UPSC IES 2023 Exam is the best exam for engineering graduates to get into the Government sector. UPSC IES Exam 2023 is conducted by UPSC and is also known as UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2023.

UPSC releases the IES official notification for UPSC IES 2023 Exam in the last week of September 2023. Candidates belonging to the Indian nationality and are between the age of 21 to 30 years are eligible to apply for the UPSC IES Exam 2023. The UPSC will also release the UPSC IES Exam Application Form 2023 along with the notification on its official website, i.e., upsc.gov.in. Students who want to appear for the IES Exam 2023 should submit the ESE application forms before the last date.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Engineering Services Exam 2023 and is also known as IES or ESE Exam. UPSC IES 2023 Exam is scheduled to be conducted on September 3, 2023, tentatively. UPSC IES Prelims Exam 2023 is conducted for the recruitment of tentative 450 vacant posts in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

All the aspirants should start covering the UPSC IES 2023 Exam Syllabus as early as possible to clear the IES exam with good marks. UPSC IES Recruitment 2023 will be done to the Services/ Posts under the below-given categories:

➣ Civil Engineering

➣ Mechanical Engineering

➣ Electrical Engineering

➣ Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

UPSC IES 2023 Exam Post Details

Category I- Civil Engineering (Group A Services/Posts)

Indian Railway Service of Engineers
Indian Railway Stores Services (Civil Engineering Posts)
Central Engineering Service
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts)
Indian Ordnance Factories Services. AWM/JTS (Civil Engg. Posts)
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A. (Civil Engg. Posts)
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) P & T Building Works Gr. ‘A’ Service
Assistant Executive Engineer (QS & C) in Military Engineer Service (MES) Surveyor Cadre

Category II- Mechanical Engineering (Group A Services/Posts)

Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Central Power Engineering Service Group ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Indian Ordnance Factories Service. AWM/JTS (Mechanical Engineering Post)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Assistant Executive Engineer Group ‘A’ (Mech. Engg. Posts) in the corps of EME, Ministry of Defence
Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering posts)

Category III- Electrical Engineering (Group A Services/Posts)

Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engg. Posts)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Indian Ordnance Factories Service. AWM/JTS (Electrical Engineering Post)
Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Electrical Engineering Posts)
Assistant Executive Engineer Gr. ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence

Category IV- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (Group A & B Services/Posts)

Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/ Electronics Engineering Posts)
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts)
Assistant Executive Engineer Group ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence
Central Power Engg. Service, Group ‘A’ [Electronics and Telecommunication Engg. Service]
Indian Inspection Service (Asst. Dir. Grade-I)
Indian Telecommunication Service Gr. ‘A’

Junior Telecom Officer [General Central Service Group ‘B’ Gazetted Non-Ministerial]

UPSC IES 2023 Exam
Exam Name	Union Public Service Commission's Indian Engineering Services/ Engineering Services Examination
Conducting body	Union Public Service Commission
Website	www.upsc.gov.in/
Mode of Test	Offline
Frequency	Once a year
Eligibility	Must be a citizen of India Must be an engineering graduate from a government recognized university or college.
Age Limit	21-30 years
Marking Pattern (Prelims)	Category (Civil, Mechanical, EEE, Electronics, and Telecommunication) Paper-I 200 marks Paper-II 300 marks
Marking Pattern (Mains)	Category (Civil, Mechanical, EEE, Electronics, and Telecommunication ) Paper-I 300 marks Paper-II 300 marks
Negative Marking	No negative marking for Prelims

UPSC IES Exam Dates (Tentative)
The official notification for IES Exam 2023 to be released on	4th week of September 2023
Starting Date to Apply Online for IES Exam 2023	4th week of September 2023
Last Date to Submit the IES Application form	4th week of October 2023
Release of IES Exam Admit Card	2nd week of December 2023
Engineering Services Examination 2023 (Preliminary)	January 3, 2023
Declaration of IES Prelims Result	March 2023
Engineering Services Examination 2023 (Main)	June 27, 2023
Declaration of Final Result	September 2023

UPSC IES Application Form:

One of the most important processes for the aspirants to get selected in the UPSC IES Exam 2023 is to fill the UPSC IES Application Form. The UPSC IES 2023 Application Form contains the general information about the candidates along with their choices and their preferences that will be recorded in their UPSC IES Exam Result and based on that details further recruitment process will take place.

The UPSC IES Exam Application Form will start in the month of September 2023 and end by the fourth week of October 2023. There is a UPSC IES 2023 application Fee that the candidates have to submit in order to successfully complete the UPSC IES Exam Application Form.

UPSC IES Exam Admit Card 2023:

The UPSC IES Exam Admit Card 2023 releases in the month of December 2023 once the application process is successfully completed and has ended. It is very crucial for the candidates to get their UPSC IES Admit Card on time. The students without their UPSC IES 2023 Exam Admit Card will not be allowed to enter and appear for the exam. The UPSC IES Admit Card has some of the important guidelines as well as some basic information regarding the aspirant. The candidates can get their UPSC IES Admit Card online from the official website of UPSC.

UPSC IES Syllabus 2023:

The UPSC IES Syllabus was released on the official website of UPSC and candidates can download it from there. The syllabus of the UPSC IES Exam incorporates various subjects that the candidates have studied during their engineering course. The UPSC IES 2023 Syllabus is available in Pdf format for the candidates on the official website of UPSC. To get the UPSC IES Syllabus 2023, candidates can download it in an easy manner from the official web portal of UPSC. Aspirants can come across the UPSC IES Syllabus 2023 before they prepare for the UPSC IES Exam to ensure that they cover all the topics and subjects and also to plan their study according to the exam pattern.

UPSC IES Result:

The UPSC IES 2023 Result (Prelims) is released on the official website of UPSC in the month of March 2023. All the aspirants can get official notifications related to the IES results on the website of UPSC. To check the UPSC IES Exam Result, candidates have to visit the UPSC official website and then, do the login by the application id which was provided to them at the time of filling the UPSC IES Application Form 2023.

UPSC IES Exam Eligibility Criteria 2023:

Nationality

Candidates should be citizens of India/ Subject of Nepal/ Subject to Bhutan.
If the Tibetan refugee came to India before January 2, 1962, and are living permanently, and will live in India permanently, then they are eligible to sit in the IES exam.
If an Indian Citizen has migrated to Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, East African countries, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zaire, Malawi or to Vietnam, and if they are planning to settle in India permanently, then they can apply for the IES exam 2023.

Educational Qualification

To apply for the UPSC IES Exam 2023, the aspirants should have completed their Engineering degree from a renowned Institution or University.
If the candidates have qualified for the Section A and B exams of the Indian Institution of Engineers, then they can also apply for the IES Exam 2023.

Age Limitation

The age group of the aspirants must be in between 21 years to 30 years on January 1, 2023.
The aspirants should not be born before 2 January 1990 and not after 1 January 2023, if they are applying for the IES Exam 2023.

Department	Group of Posts
Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)	I.R.S.E. I.R.S.M.E. I.R.S.E.E. I.R.S.S.E. I.R.S.S.
Central Public Works Department	C.E.S. Group ‘A’, CE&MES Gr ‘A’
Directorate General Ordnance Factories	I.O.F.S. Group ‘A’
Central Electricity Authority	C.P.E. Service Gr ‘B’
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Central Engineering Service Gr. ‘A’ (Roads)
Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, Dept. of Telecommunication & Deptt. of Posts	AEE of P&T Building Works Gr ‘A’ Service, Engineer in Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals	I.I.S. Gr ‘A’,
Central Water Commission	Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
Geological Survey of India	Assistant Executive Engineer Gr ‘A’
Min of Science and Technology, Dept. of Science and Technology	Survey of India Gr ‘A’ Service
Border Roads Organisation	BRES Gr. ‘A’
Indian Navy	Indian Naval Armament Service, Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I
Military Engineer Services	Indian Defence Service of Engineers (lDSE) Group ‘A’ AEE(QS&C( in Military Engineer Service (MES) Surveyor Cadre
Corps of Mechanical and Electronics Engineering, Min of Defence.	AEE Gr ‘A’(Elect. Engg. Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence.

IES 2023 Exam Centres

UPSC IES Exam 2023 Centres
Agartala	Gangtok	Panaji ( Goa )
Ahmedabad	Hyderabad	Patna
Aizawl	Imphal	Port Blair
Aligarh	Itanagar	Raipur
Allahabad	Jaipur	Ranchi
Bangalore	Jammu	Sambalpur
Bareilly	Jorhat	Shillong
Bhopal	Kochi (Cochin)	Shimla
Chandigarh	Kohima	Srinagar
Chennai	Kolkata	Thiruvananthapuram
Cuttack	Lucknow	Tirupati
Dehradun	Madurai	Udaipur
Delhi	Mumbai	-------
DharwadIES 2019 Exam Centres	Nagpur	-------
Dispur (Guwahati)	Visakhapatnam	-------