Combined Engineering Subordinate Services Examination
 

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Exam conducts for
Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering,

Electrical Engineering and

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Eligibility
1. Educational Qualification
Candidates must possess an B.E degree or equivalent in the relevant branch. Candidates who are yet to appear in the final examination of the B.E/B.Tech may also be allowed to appear in the Examination provisionally.

2. Age Limits
A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of Minimum 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st August, of the year he is taking the exam.

3. Nationality:
A candidate must be either:
A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee

Exam pattern
IES Exam comprising of two types of paper and Personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks. Candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for the second stage of the selection process.

1. Objective papers consists of
(a) General Ability Test - Common for the candidates of all the trades:
Part A General English 2Hrs. 200
Part B General Studies

(b) Relevant Trade Paper - Covering whole of the syllabus of the particular trade. For example for Civil Engineering it would be:
Civil Engineering Paper I 2 Hrs 200
Civil Engineering Paper II 2 Hrs 200

2. Conventional Papers consists of
Civil Engineering Paper I 3 Hrs 200
Civil Engineering Paper II 3 Hrs 200

Total Marks for the whole Exam: (200+200+200+200+200=1000 Marks)

Personality Test /Interview (200 Marks)
Candidates who are short listed in the Written Examination are required to appear for an Interview which carries maximum marks of 200.

Medical Examination
Candidates selected in the Interview are required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare before being appointed to the different positions as mentioned above.