UPSC Engineering Services Number Of Attempts

How many times a candidate can appear in Engineering Service exam of Union Public service commission (UPSC)?

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Union Public service commission (UPSC) conduct Engineering Service exam every year .

Engineering Service Exam Eligibility
Nationality :
A candidate must be either :
A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee

Number of attempts :-
Civil Service Examination –
General-4,
OBC-7,
SC/ST- No restriction

IFS Examination-
General-4,
OBC-7,
SC/ST-No restriction

There is no restriction on number of attempts in any other Examination conducted by the Commission.

Age Limits:
21 years -30 years

Qualification:

Candidate possessing a degree in Engineering in any discipline is eligible for taking Engineering Service Examination.

Categories of which recruitment is made through the Examination

i. Civil Engineering

ii. Mechanical Engineering

iii. Electrical Engineering

iv. Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering

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