UPSC Indian Engineering Services (IES) Examination - Eligibility

Indian Engineering Services or IES are the civil services examination, conducted by the Government of India for the recruitment of its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit. Government of India conduct this competitive exam to fill the middle management positions in the bureaucracy. It is a dream of every engineer to become an IES officer.

A systematic and proper guidance of an expert is a must for becoming an IES officer. Lakhs of engineering graduates from all over the country compete in the IES exam for a few hundred seats, every year. IES is one of the toughest and most competitive exams of India. As cut throat competition is there so adequate preparation with the proper syllabus of the examination and an analytical approach considering the previous year’s question papers will help in achieving success in the examination. IES Examination is conducted by UPSC every year.

A coaching class with professors experienced in the field can ensure you to clear examinations like GATE, PSU, IES, and IAS in different streams like Mechanical, Information Technology, Electronics, Civil, Computer and Electrical streams. An IES candidate also needs various courses for their special requirements such as, aptitude and reasoning courses, general studies courses and knowledge of current events with focus on honing the interview and group discussion skills.

Candidate’s IES Eligibility is from 21 to 30 years of age. IES examination includes written and oral exam, written exams consists of both objective and conventional type of questions. Therefore theoretical, conceptual knowledge and problem solving techniques are important equally.

IES examination needs a candidate to be prepared with good writing skills, good presentation, explanations, subjective theory, derivations and diagrams for subjective paper. Technical & non-technical questions are being asked and negative marking is also there. A habit of referring to previous years question papers is better for a candidate. Short cut techniques can help a candidate in solving numerical problems to save time during examination. Good grip on English language and current affairs will help in scoring more marks in General Ability paper carrying 200 marks.

Clear concepts, deep knowledge of the subject, sound technical knowledge and strong basics helps in better understanding of the subjects and for all of this need a proper guidance from an IES expert.