UPSC All India Engineering Services

Very soon, I will write the UPSC All India Engineering Services exam. I am very nervous for the exam. There is tough competition. Please give me some tips which I should keep in mind for the UPSC All India Engineering Services exam?

Can you tell me important dates for Indian Engineering Services (IES) Examination 2020 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

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Indian Engineering Services (IES) or Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is a national level recruitment exam organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for engineering positions for the various departments working under the Government of India.

The Engineering Services Examination is conducted for 4 branches of engineering namely:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering


Important Dates 2020

Notification Sep, 2019
Applications Sep - 15 Oct 2019
Application Withdrawal dates 22 - 28 Oct 2019
Preliminary exam 5 Jan 2020
IES Prelims Result 2020 20 Feb 2020
Main Exam 28 Jun 2020


IES Exam Eligibility Criteria 2020


Minimum Educational Qualifications

Engineering degree holder from a University recognized under the Act of the Central or State Legislature in India.

An engineering degree holder from any other Educational Institutions set up under an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities u/s 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.

Engineering students who have cleared Sections A & B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India).

One who has secured an Engineering degree or diploma from a foreign University or College and Institution recognized by the Government of India

One who has cleared the Graduate Membership Exam of the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India)

One who has cleared the Associate Membership Exam Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India

One who has cleared Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959.


Nationality/Category

One should be a citizen of India, a subject of Nepal, a subject of Bhutan, a Tibetan Refugee who is permanently staying in India until January 01, 1962.

Indian origin individuals from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.


Age Limit

One must have completed the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on August 1, 2020.

Age Relaxation

Category Upper Age Limit
General 30 years
OBC 33 years
SC/ST 35 years