UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts Engineering Services Exam (ESE) every year which is also popularly known as IES (Indian Engineering Services) to recruit engineers for the post of Group- ‘A' Officers who work under various departments of the Government of India. The various departments are:
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India Railways
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Department of Telecommunication
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Defence Service of Engineers
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PWD (Public Work Division)
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Power
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Central Water Engineering
Indian Engineering Services Examination conducted by UPSC to recruit the Engineers in the following four specializations:
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Civil Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
The Exam consists of a written test and a personal interview. The written exam is divided into two parts
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Preliminary Examination: It is further subdivided into two parts Part – I & Part II, both are Objective type exams.
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Mains Examination: It is further subdivided into two parts Part – I & Part II, both are conventional type exams.
Based on the specialization, the nature of the work assigned to the recruited Engineers.