Engineering Services Examination 2012-2013 @ upsc.gov.in/

No.F. 2/8/2011-E.I(B): A combined competitiveexamination for recruitment to the Services/posts mentioned in para 2 below willbe held by the Union Public Service Commissionat AGARTALA, AHMEDABAD,AIZAWL, ALIGARH, ALLAHABAD,BANGALORE, BAREILLY, BHOPAL,CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK,DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAD,DISPUR, GANGTOK, HYDERABAD,IMPHAL, ITANAGAR, JAIPUR, JAMMU,JORHAT, KOCHI (COCHIN), KOHIMA,KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MADURAI,MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PANAJI (GOA),PATNA, PORT BLAIR, RAIPUR, RANCHI,SAMBALPUR, SHILLONG, SHIMLA,SRINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR ANDVISHAKHAPATNAM commencing on 15thJune, 2012 in accordance with the Rulespublished by the Ministry of Railways (RailwayBoard) in the Gazette of India Extraordinarydated the 10th March, 2012.THE CENTRES AND THE DATE OFHOLDING THE EXAMINATION ASMENTIONED ABOVE ARE LIABLE TO BECHANGED AT THE DISCRETION OF THECOMMISSION. WHILE EVERY EFFORTWILL BE MADE TO ALLOT THECANDIDATES TO THE CENTRE OF THEIRCHOICE FOR EXAMINATION, THECOMMISSION MAY, AT THEIRDISCRETION ALLOT A DIFFERENTCENTRE TO A CANDIDATE WHENCIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT.CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THEEXAMINATION WILL BE INFORMED OFTHE TIME TABLE AND PLACE ORPLACES OF EXAMINATION.The candidates should note that no requestfor change of centre will be entertained.2. (A) Recruitment on the results of thisexamination will be made to the Services/Posts under the following categories:-Category I—Civil Engineering.Category II—Mecahnical Engineering.Category III—Electrical Engineering.Category IV—Electronics & TelecommunicationEngineering.The number of vacancies to be filled onthe results of the examination is expectedto be approximately 560 including 47 PHvacancies.The number of vacancies is liable toalteration.Reservations will be made for candidatesbelonging to Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes, Other BackwardClasses and Physically Disabled Categoryin respect of vacancies as may be fixed bythe Government of India.CATEGORY ICIVIL ENGINEERINGGroup A Services/Posts(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.(ii) Indian Railway Stores Services (CivilEngineering Posts).(iii) Central Engineering Service.(iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers(Civil Engineering Posts).(v) Indian Ordance Factories Services.(vi) Central Water Engineering Gr. 'A' Service(Civil Engineering Posts).(vii) Central Engineering Service (Roads)Group-A. (Civil Engg. Posts

Engineering Services Examination (Overview)

(A) Tentative Schedule
(i) Notification of Examination	January/February
(ii) Conduct of Examination	June/July

(B) Categories of which recruitment is made through the Examination

i. Civil Engineering

ii. Mechanical Engineering

iii. Electrical Engineering

iv. Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering

(C) Age-limits	21-30 years on 1st August of the year of Examination.
	certain categories of persons including departmental candidates as specified in the Commission's Notice as published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar are elgible for age relaxation.

(D) Educational Qualifications

A degree in Engineering from a recognised university or equivalent. M.Sc degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subjects also acceptable for certain Services/posts only.

Candidates appearing at their engineering degree or equivalent examination are also eligible to compete. Candidates qualifying on the result of the written part of the Examination will be required to submit the proof of passing the requisite examination along with their detailed application form to be filled up at that stage.

(E) Scheme of Examination

Written Examination
Paper I (Objective type)	General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)	200 Marks
Papers II & III (Objective type)	Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering	200 Marks for each paper
Papers IV & V(Conventional Type)	Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering	200 Marks for each paper
	Total marks for written Examination	1000 Marks
Personality Test		200 Marks

NOTE: For further details, please refer to the Commission’s Notice for the Examination when it is published in the Employment News and some of the daily newspapers.

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