Indian Engineering Services

Introduction

Indian Engineering Services (IES) or Engineering Services Examination (ESE) selected candidates comprise of engineers who work under the government of India and designated as Class – 1 officer. They administer a large segment of the public sector economy, which constitutes of Indian Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Central Water engineering, Defence service of Engineers, Central Engineering Service, namely. The first position offered is that of Asst. Executive engineer and the hierarchy ends at the position of Chairman/ Managing Director.

Roles and Responsibilities

In the starting of their career after selection, they are designated as an Assistant Executive Engineer or Assistant Director After the experience of 3 to 4 years, they are promoted to executive engineer, director or work manager. In completion of 8 years of services, they become deputy general manager or joint director Over 13 years of experience, they are able to get promoted to joint general manager or chief engineer of level 2 After 20 years of experience is enough to become a chief engineer or additional general manager Providing 30 years of services to the government of India able them to be in the position of senior general manager or engineer-in-chief The best performance of the IES officers with experience of 34 years leads them to become chairman or managing director of a governmental organisation

Method of Examination & Selection

UPSC conducts the examination every year through national level advertisements. 

IES’s Preliminary Examination will be Multiple choice examination with negative marks. Main exam will be a descriptive type exam where the Commission will test the conceptual clarity of the candidates.

The examination is conducted by UPSC every year as a combined competitive examination for recruitment into various government engineering organisations like –

The examinations are conducted separately for the following disciplines –

The examination is conducted in three Stages –

Benefits

There are multiple benefits for students qualifying in ESE Exam

1. Structured Career growth: Students qualifying in ESE Exam are recruited in ‘Mid-Level Management Positions’ in prestigious Government Organisations. Thereafter, career growth is well defined with promotions and career advances planned at appropriate levels based upon performance. There is scope for IES qualified candidates to even rise to the Top Management with the right mix of intelligence, hard work and discipline. 

2. Attractive Salary Package with perks: IES recruits not only have attractive salaries, they also have other additional perks like house, health insurance, LTA and post retirement benefits. 

3. Mix of Technical & Managerial responsibilities: The job profile for IES officers has a good mix of technical and managerial responsibilities. The engineering students who have always liked their technical subjects will get a chance to continue working in the technical domain. They will also get to handle key functionalities and manage teams in an organization of national repute.

4. Opportunity to serve the nation: IES recruit officers also work towards the welfare of the country by working in pivotal organizations which contribute towards the development of the country. IES officers are exposed to almost all the sectors of government functioning. These officers also provide link and continuity in policy-making.

Next year’s examination, i.e., Engineering services Examination 2024 may be advertised well In advance and most probably during September – October and candidates have to apply for the examination online well within the deadline. Like all other All India Examinations, there will be age restrictions, limitation in number of attempts, etc.