UPSC Recruitment Engineering Services Examination 2024 : Union Public Service Commission

Organisation : Union Public Service Commission UPSC
Recruitment Name : Engineering Services Examination 2024 Recruitment
Application Last Date : 8th October 2024
Apply Online here : https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/
Website : https://upsc.gov.in/whats-new/Engineering%20Services%20%28Preliminary%29%20Examination%2C%202025/Exam%20Notification

UPSC Engineering Services Examination Recruitment

Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services/ Posts under the following categories
** Category I-Civil Engineering.
** Category II-Mechanical Engineering.
** Category III-Electrical Engineering.
** Category IV-Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
Preliminary/Stage-I Examination of the Engineering Services Examination for recruitment to the services/ posts will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 9 February, 2025.

Number Of Vacancies

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 232 including 12 vacancies for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) ( 7 vacancies for Locomotor Disability including Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims and Muscular Dystrophy and 5 vacancies for Hard of Hearing The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Age Limits

a) A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st January, 2025 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1995 and not later than 1st January, 2004.

b) The upper age-limit of 30 years will be relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Government servants of the following categories,
(i) A candidate who holds substantively a permanent post in the particular Department/Office concerned. This relaxation will not be admissible to a probationer appointed against a permanent post in the Department/Office during the period of his probation.
(ii) A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular Department/Office for at least 3 years on the 1st January, 2025.

c) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be further relaxable:
(i) Up to maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) Up to maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
(iii) Up to maximum of three years, in the case of Defence Services personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof.
(iv) Up to maximum of five years in the case of Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs) / Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs).

Minimum Educational Qualification

For admission to the examination, a candidate must have –
(a) obtained a degree in Engineering from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
or
(b) passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India); or
(c) obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, or
(d) passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India); or
(e) passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or
(f) passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November, 1959.

How To Apply?

(a) Candidates are required to apply Online using the link www.upsconline.nic.in.
** It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination.
** OTR has to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

(i) Modification in OTR Profile:
** In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform.
** The change in OTR profile data shall be available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission.
** In the case, the candidate after registration of OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 15.10.2024.

(ii) Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
** The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination.
** This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from .09.10.2024 to 15.10.2024 In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly.
** In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.

(iii ) The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

(b) The applicants are advised to submit only single application; however, if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/ she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants’ details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc.

The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

(c) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment, should apply online direct to the Commission.

What is the Last Date For Submission Of Applications?

Last Date For Submission Of Applications is 8th October, 2024 till 6:00 PM after which the link will be disabled.

Detailed Recruitment Notification Download here : https://www.indianin.org/uploads-new/pdf2024/5440-r.pdf