Why to Join Indian Engineering Services

After completing my engineering I am looking forward to join IES services as I am very much passionate about this. As I am appearing in this examination for the very first time I am not aware about this examination. So tell me what are the benefits to join this examination for me?

Hello sir, after graduation my father is forcing me to join Indian Engineering Services. Is this good for me? Why to join Indian Engineering Services?

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The Indian Engineering Services is providing you good jobs and secure life. The Indian Engineering Services are the civil services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India.

The Government of India recruits its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit, the middle management positions in the bureaucracy are filled through competitive exams.

Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is conducted every year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services.

The examination constitutes a two stage written examination and followed by an interview.

Indian Engineering Services body plays a very important role in Infra, where it is directly looks after the existing and new road routes and projects and involved from very first step of land acquisition to completion of the project and cater the demand of the transport industry of the country.

The Indian Engineering Services department is fulfilling the demand of road routes, it is simply playing as important role in Indian railways too, where not only the upliftment of existing railways infra is under process but they are also responsible for the safety and punctuality of Indian Railway.

Important dates:

Date of Notification: 26-09-2018
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 22-10-2018
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination : 06-01-2019
Engineering Services (Main) Examination : 30-06-2019

Pros of IES:

Serve the Country:
Working with the railways is considered as a genuine opportunity to serve the nation.

Job Security:
You will have absolute security.

Equal Pay:
Since the structure of the payment is a matter of public record, there wont be any insecurity as to who is earning more and who is earning less among colleagues.

Housing: Depending on where you are posted, you can be assured of a very decent housing and rest house facility available at your disposal.

Travel Perks: Subject to some terms and conditions, you and your family have the privilege to travel in trains anywhere in India, even after retirement. You are also eligible for emergency staff quotas, which will make you a very important member of the community.

Career Growth Opportunities: If you are good or very good at what you do, then sky is the limit when it comes to growth and opportunities.

Reasonable pay: The pay scale of an engineer in the railways is reasonably high, even though you will probably get more money if you work in the private sector; the perks and stature attached with this line of work will more than make up for it.

Standing in Society: The respect and the admiration in working for railways as an engineer will be unmatched.

Networking: You will come across and rub shoulders with some of the most influential and key personalities who are engaged in various roles of significance.