UPSC ESE/IES 2024 Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

UPSC ESE/IES 2024: The Union Public Service Commission conducts the engineering services examination for the recruitment of various posts in engineering departments of the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, Central Public Works Department, Ministry of Railways, Geological Survey of India, Military Engineer Services, and many others. Candidates interested in applying need to fill out the application form online. The application form will be released in September 2023. To get complete details of the ESE Exam 2024, check the given article.

UPSC ESE 2024 Notification:

• UPSC IES 2024 Notification will be released on 6th September 2023.

IES 2024 Recruitment:

• Category I: Civil Engineering
• Category II: Mechanical Engineering
• Category III: Electrical Engineering
• Category IV: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

UPSC ESE/IES 2024: Highlights

Exam Name	Indian Engineering Services/ Engineering Services Examination
Commonly Known as	IES
Conducting Authority	Union Public Service Commission
Exam Level	National
Frequency	Once a year
Vacancies	—–
Application Mode	Online Mode
Exam Mode	Online Mode
Official Website	https://www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC ESE 2024 Exam Date:

The dates for the UPSC ESE exam are provided below. Interested candidates can check the tentative schedule from the table:

Events	Exam Dates
Announced date of IES Exam 2024 Notification:	6th September 2023
Application Form Released	6th September 2023
Deadline to submit Online Application Form	26th September 2023
Preliminary exam Admit Card Released	—
Preliminary Exam of ESE / IES2024 (Objective Paper):	18th February 2024
Admit Card released for Mains Exam:	—
Preliminary result date	—
Main Exam ESE /IES2024:	23rd June 2024 (1 Day)
Main exam date	—
Interview	—
Final Result	—

UPSC ESE/IES 2024 Application Form:

To apply for ESE 2024, fill out the application form. The application form will be released in online mode. First, go to the official website of UPSC, i.e., www.upsconline.nic.in. Now, click on the notifications and read the instructions carefully. As soon as you have checked the instructions, click ‘New Registration’. Make sure to enter all the crucial details asked for in the application form and upload the scanned documents mentioned in the application form. Most likely, submit the signature and latest photograph. Besides this, pay the application fee, and lastly, submit the duly filled-out application form. It is advised to take a printout of the application form for further use.

ESE Application Fee:

All the candidates (except females, SC, ST, and PH, who are exempted from application fee payment) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200 either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI via cash or by using the net banking facility of State Bank of India.

ESE Exam 2024 Eligibility Criteria:

The candidates are suggested to check their ESE Eligibility before applying for the exam. The ESE Eligibility criteria have been given in the following points:

• All the citizens of India are eligible to apply for the ESE 2024.
• Candidate must have done engineering/diploma from a recognized university or Institute.
• Candidates IES Age Limit 2024 must be 21 to 30 years.
• Candidates belonging to the reserved category will be offered relaxation in the upper age.
• The age relaxation in the upper age will be 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for the SC and ST candidates.
• Applying Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards set by UPSC for the Engineering Services Examination, 2024.

UPSC ESE/IES 2024 Exam Pattern:

The ESE examination would be held in three stages. The details of the Exam Pattern has been given below:

• The first stage of the ESE examination is the Preliminary examination.
• The duration of the exam is of 2 hours.
• The Preliminary examination will be an objective-type paper with 2 sections.
• The total questions will be 500 marks of which 200 Marks are for Paper 1 and 300 marks for Paper-II.
• The second stage of the examination will be the Mains Exam.
• The ESE Mains 2024 will be a descriptive test of subjects having 2 question papers.
• The total marks for the Mains exam will be 600 of which, 300 marks are for each question paper.
• The Final Stage will be the Personality Test of 200 marks which must be qualified by the candidates.

Stage-I: Preliminary Examination (Objective Papers)

STAGE-I	PAPER TYPE	DURATION	MARKS
PAPER-I	GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE	02 HOURS	200
PAPER-II	ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE (CE/ ME/EE/E&T)	03 HOURS	300
TOTAL MARKS			500

ESE / IES 2024 Syllabus:

Find below the IES Syllabus according to below topics candidates can prepare for IES Exam 2024 Examination:

• Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
• Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability.
• Basics of Project Management.
• Basics of Engineering and Material Science.
• Quality practices and standards in Production, Construction Maintenance, and Services.
• Information and Communication Technologies based applications and their Tools in Engineering such as E-governance, Technology-based Education, Networking.
• Values and ethics in the profession of Engineers.
• Basics of Energy & Environment: Environment Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment, Conservation, Degradation, and Climate Change.
• Current topics of national and international importance related to economic, social, and industrial development.
• General Principles of Design, Drawing, and Importance of Safety.

UPSC ESE/IES 2024 Admit Card:

The UPSC IES 2024 Admit Card of pre and mains will be released separately. The admit card won’t be sent to any candidate through the post. Candidates can download it from the official site. The admit card will get released a few days before the examination. The candidates can download the admit card using the application number and password/date of birth. The candidate needs to carry the admit card along with them to the examination venue. Also, carry any ID proof along with you.

Exam Center:

Centres of Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination:

• AGARTALA
• CHENNAI
• ITANAGAR
• MUMBAI
• SHIMLA
• AHMEDABAD
• CUTTACK
• JAIPUR
• NAGPUR
• SRINAGAR
• AIZAWL
• DEHRADUN
• JAMMU
• PANAJI (GOA)
• THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
• ALIGARH
• DELHI
• JORHAT
• PATNA
• TIRUPATI
• ALLAHABAD
• DHARWAD
• KOCHI (COCHIN)
• PORT BLAIR
• UDAIPUR
• BANGALORE
• DISPUR(GUWAHATI)
• KOHIMA
• RAIPUR
• VISHAKHAPATNAM
• BAREILLY
• GANGTOK
• KOLKATA
• RANCHI
• BHOPAL
• HYDERABAD
• LUCKNOW
• SAMBALPUR
• CHANDIGARH
• IMPHAL
• MADURAI
• SHILLONG

Centres for Engineering Services (Main) Examination:

• AHMEDABAD
• CHANDIGARH
• DISPUR(GUWAHATI)
• LUCKNOW
• SHILLONG
• AIZAWL
• CHENNAI
• HYDERABAD
• MUMBAI
• SHIMLA
• ALLAHABAD
• CUTTACK
• JAIPUR
• PATNA
• THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
• BANGALORE
• DEHRADUN
• JAMMU
• RAIPUR
• VISHAKHAPATNAM
• BHOPAL
• DELHI
• KOLKATA
• RANCHI

Admit Card:

• The IES 2024 Admit Card for Prelims and Mains will be released separately.
• The Engineering Services Examination admit card for the main exam will be released in May 2023.
• The admit card won’t be sent to the candidate through the post. A candidate has to download it from the official site.
• The candidates are requested to kindly read the guidelines before downloading the admit card.
• The admit card can be downloaded using the application number, password, and date of birth.
• A candidate without an admit card will not be allowed to attend the exam.
• Carry your ID proof along with you.

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Result:

The ESE 2024 Result will be declared on the official website after the completion of each phase. Candidates need to visit the official website of UPSC to check the result. All the candidates can check their results by entering the roll number and password.