Indian Engineering Services (भारतीय अभियांत्रिकी सेवाएं) or Engineering services exam IES/ESE are the top most engineering jobs in India, that meet the technical and managerial
functions of the Government of India. IES is middle management positions in the bureaucracy are filled through IES exam.Every year large no of candidate from different branches of engineering appear for the exam for limited no of seat. IES officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations
made by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC).
A combined four-stage competitive examination (comprising six tests), called the Engineering
Services Examination (ESE) is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the
Indian Engineering Services.
IES
2012 Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates
applying for Engineering Services Exam should have an engineering degree from a
recognized institute or be in their final year. Also candidates with MSc.
Degree or equivalent in Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or
Radio Engineering will be eligible for certain posts only. A candidate should
be more than 21 years and less than 30 years of age as on 1st August, 2015.
There are relaxations in age limit for various reserved categories. A candidate
should be medically and physically fit according to the specified requirements.
The candidates have to be a citizen of India and that he or she should be
mentally as well as physically sound during the recruitment process.
Observation of any time of trauma related o body or brain will directly result
in terminating of the recruitment call.
IES 2015
Important Dates / Notification
DATE OF
NOTIFICATION: Generally Feb to March
LAST
DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS One month after the notification
UPSC
Indian Engineering Service Examination – IES 2015 Exam Date: Visit UPSC
The
Engineering Services Examination is a two stages process i.e. Written Tests
& Personality Test. Exam is conducted all over India on various center for
03 days. Candidates those who qualify the written Exam are called for
personality test/Interview which usually taken at Dohlpur house Delhi. The written tests are of 1000
marks while personality test is of 200 marks. There is minimum cutoff in
general ability paper for your reference visit this link
Selections
are made for the following services and posts, two additional departments are
added i.e sl no (ix) and (x) since 2013
(i)
Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii)
Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii)
Central Engineering Service.
(iv)
Indian Defense Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts).
(v)
Central Water Engineering (Gr. ‘A’) Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vi)
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A (Civil Engineering posts).
(vii)
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in the Border Roads Engineering Service,
(Gr. ‘A’)
(viii)
Assistant Executive Engineer (QS&C) in Military Engineering Service,
Gr.’A’.
(ix)
Survey of India Gr ‘A’ service
(x)
Indian inspection Service (Asst.Dir. Grade-1)
Exam Details:
1. Structure
of exam: It contains 5 papers (3 objective papers of 2 hours duration each + 2
descriptive papers of 3 hours duration each), out of which one objective paper
with General Studies, 2more objective papers with Engineering and 2 descriptive
papers with Engineering.
a. Day-1 :
General Studies(60question) + General English(60 question) objective paper (01),
for 200 marks, Duration 02 hours 120 questions
b. Day-2 : Paper
I for 200 marks/120 question and Paper II for 200 marks/120 question of
Objective type branch paper, Duration 02 + 02 hours for each paper,
c. Day-3 : Paper
I for 200 marks and Paper II for 200 marks of Subjective type.total duration of
exam 03+03 hurs for each paper.
d. The
final stage of exam i.e personality test carries 200 marks.
e. Total
marks 1000 written + 200 Interview/personality test
Frequently
Asked Questions:
1. Is there any constraint on
No. of attempts?
There is no constraint on Number of attempts.
You can write any number of times if you are in the age limit specified by
UPSC. Presently as is: 30 years for General candidates, 33 years for OBC, and
35 years for SC/ST and other relaxations are also there. Visit www.upsc.gov.in for complete details.
2. Is preparation for GATE is
enough?
In one way YES. Around 60% of IES syllabus
will be GATE syllabus. So, you need to prepare extra subjects. As in gate you
may prepare in depth only few papers to achieve 95 percentile above but here in
IES it needs a greater coverage as well as depth knowledge to answer the subjective
paper. The interesting thing in IES is there is more repetition in all papers, so to score a good mark it is must
to solve at least 10 year papers and most importantly subjective practice.
3. How much preparation is sufficient?
Well
this vary considerably from candidate to candidate, if you are good at your
branch papers then a consistent preparation of 4-6 months is enough. Daily 2
hours 6months before the exam, 5 hours before 3 months and 8 to 9 hours before
one month is hopefully sufficient.
4. How to prepare for the
general aptitude test?
Many of
us really worried for this paper,well in my point of view you can take it
little light as more labor less mark but try to at least score 60 marks above.
It is best to give equal importance to this paper also. There are many
materials available from reputed coaching classes are available in market and
that is sufficient.
5. When will we get results?:
i.
Notification around January- March of every year
ii.
Written exam will be in the month of June every year
iii.
Written results will be in the month of January
iv.
Interview conduction at UPSC will be in the month of March
v.
Final selection of candidates will be in the month of May/June
vi.
Medical fitness test will be in the month of September
vii.
Training will start from mostly in November/December for IRSE. For others it
depends upon Department of allocation.
6. How many marks should we
score to get selected?
a. For
Civil engineering if you score more than 350 out of 1000 marks you will
definitely get a call for interview but difficult to make in to the final list visit link ,
so try to score above 430-450 above to make into final list.
b. Here
one important thing is, you have to score maximum marks in Objective only. If
you can score 120 to 140 marks in objective papers, stress will be less on
Descriptive papers.
c. In
subjective correct answer with proper explanation, can fetch you good marks.
Don’t waste your time by bluffing unsure answer, write in legible handwriting
with figures.
7. To work for Indian Railways,
how much rank I should get?
Up to 40-50th
rank for Civil General Merit candidates can expect from Indian Railways.
Considerably less i.e. up to 10-20th rank for other branches.
8. Am presently studying
B.Tech/B.E., in which way should I prepare for ES?
If you are in final year/pre final year now,
you can start preparing for ES exam. Otherwise, my opinion is you better
concentrate on building of basics. Normally 2nd year and 3rd syllabus of your
university will be UPSC syllabus. So, concentrate well on those subjects.
That’s enough.
9. Can I work in my home state
if I get selection?
Initially
No. but after serving a minimum time period of 03 years you can ask for
transfer to home state in CWES, but in other departments like BRES chances are
very less.
10. Will they give salary
immediately after joining or after completion?
Yes..
Your entry pay is of scale Rs.15600-39100 and Grade pay 5400 Approx. 50,000 as
on June 2014
11. Is it facilities like car, bungalow
will be given as soon as one completes the training and join the service?
Type -4
quarters will be provided in any service depending on availability and place of
posting , and remaining like Car and all will be provided if work necessitates.
Railways, CPWD,MES is known for good facilities .
12. Do we have group discussions
in Personal Interview? NO
13.Can I write IES in computer
science?
NO. You
have select one group from Telecommunications/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil.
14. How
many number of seats for each branch?:
It
varies time to time. This year they notified 582 posts for all branches. Out of
which around 200 can be expected for each branch for Civil.
15 What is the order of preference
applicants prefer?
First
Railways. After that, CPWD,MES,NHAI,CWC,BRO etc., Facilities are better in
Railways and MES. But work wise hectic and more responsible jobs. Its a 24 hrs
job in Railways. Even taking of leave in some places also would be difficult.
In the sense, more responsible and powerful post.
16. What are the physical
standards we need to meet?
Eye
power should be within + or -4, and there should not be color blindness for
Railways. Color blinded people may be allotted for Stores.
17. Scope of IES for Girls?
Scope
for girls is fine. All services may not fit for girls. Good services for girls,
CWC, P&T(Telecom)etc.,
18. All about Personality Test?
1.The
interview/personality test generally condoucted in UPSC Dohlpur house Delhi.
2. The
interview panel generally keeps you comfortable and more liberal. They expect
you to be strong in your present area. You are required to be strong in basic
concepts, for civil engineering they may ask RCC PSC and mostly from Fluid
Mech, Current affairs..
3. They
start with generally question like tell your roll no, date of birth, and about
yourself basically to make you comfortable with panel.
4.
Interview panel contains 5 members (4+1) 4 tech persons and 1 Panel Head.
Continue your explanation till you ask you to stop. Answer Boldly. Maintain
good Communication. They may give some white sheets and may ask you to
write/draw/explain something. Please don’t even try to bluff, if you have no
idea about the topic.
5. The
interview is mostly technical in nature with some mix of non technical.
19. For candidates presently
working with PSU/Govt. Organization targeting IES?
NOC is
required if you are working in a Public Sector companies. NOC is not required
for guys working with Pvt., sector. Bond transfer is not possible with UPSC.
You have to clear NOC from your present organization and then join afresh in
IES. If you are central govt. employee to get service continuity and pay
protection required to apply through proper chancel.
20. Designation and carrier
Growth?
First
designation would be Assistant Director/AEE or equivalent. Your first promotion
will be on basis of IES Rank but in some dept. like CWES it is time bound
irrespective of IES rank. You can except your first promotion after 3-4 of your
service including years of probation. After that promotions will depend on
Seniority and other factors like confidential reports. Growth will be faster in
some departments like Railways and slower in others like CWC.
21. Already I am working in
PSUs/Govt. sector. Is it a good idea of writing ES exam?
Well it
is the social status and view point, IES is more of Management of technical
matters. If you like only technical you can stay with present job only. If you want
to enjoy some Authority/power/Management etc., you can try for IES.
22. About Physical Tests?:
It is
generally test like Eye/Urine/Inhale/Exhale/B.P/Weight/height. For Railways Eye
power should be within +/- 4.No blood test is done.
23. I got GATE rank. Should I
pursue M.Tech or continue my preparation for IES?
It advisable
to get into Masters and continue your preparation, if you make in ES you can
ask for job extension else you have your degree great!!
24. I got less percentage in
B.Tech. Can I try for IES?:
YES you can try..
25. If I donot get selection,
will all of my efforts go in vain?
NO. All most 90% of Public Sector Units are
following ES exam pattern to recruit their engineers. If you prepare for IES,
you can crack most of the PSUs/Govt., sector jobs. Most of PSUs give questions
from old question papers of ES exam.
26. What is the duration of Training
period after selection?
This
depends on allocated Department. Generally varies from six months to one year.
Some
preparation tips:
1. Old Question Papers:
Very
good source to know about the exam. Normally there will not be any considerable
twists/difficulty compared to old question papers. 30 to 35% of the questions
will be repetitive (At least same models) even. You will get an idea about
important subjects/topics. For objective papers try to study everything in the
syllabus and for descriptive see old question papers and decide important
subjects/topics. Ultimately we require around 430-450 marks not 1000 out of
1000. So, be practical and decide. Especially for General Studies and General
English paper, old question papers are must. See question papers from 2000
onwards. For General Studies part, see conventional part (Geography,History,Polity),
and don’t forget to check with current affairs only from old question papers.
2. About postal course:
Its fine
if you are a working professnal and can’t quit job and good at basics. But it
always better choice if can join a coaching. You may make into IES through
postal Course but getting a good rank is bit tough.
3. About Class room course:
Right now you need not join for class room
training, if you are targeting in 2010. They may not be able to complete
syllabus in time, and for your preparation also time will be less. YES, if you
are targeting for IES 2011, you can join in one of the good coaching centers.
Then will complete the syllabus. Time will be there for you to practice. Many
tests you can write. You can compare with others. You can get good funda.
Ultimately, when you write the Engg Services exam, you should feel as if its a
practice paper. You should do regular practice like that.
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Syllabus 2012 Civil Engineering:-
Civil
Engineering Paper 1:-
1.
BUILDING MATERIALS
Timber
: Different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture
relationship, strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects
on permissible stress, preservation, dry and wet rots, codal provisions for
design, Plywood.
Bricks
: Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor,
strength in masonry, influence of morter strength on masonry strength.
Cement
: Compounds of, different types, setting times, strength.
Cement
Mortar : Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and
masonry.
Concrete
: Importance of W/C Ratio, Strength, ingredients including admixtures,
workability, testing for strength, elasticity, non-destructive testing, mix
design methods.
2.
SOLID MECHANICS
Elastic
constants, stress, plane stress, Mohr’s circle of stress, strains, plane
strain, Mohr’s circle of strain, combined stress; Elastic theories of failure;
Simple bending, shear; Torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple
members.
3.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Analysis
of determinate structures - different methods including graphical methods.
Analysis
of indeterminate skeletal frames - moment distribution, slope-deflection,
stiffness and force methods, energy methods, Muller-Breslau principle and
application.
Plastic
analysis of indeterminate beams and simple frames - shape factors.
Principles
of working stress method. Design of connections, simple members, Built-up
sections and frames, Design of Industrial roofs. Principles of ultimate load
design. Design of simple members and frames.
5.
DESIGN OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES
Limit
state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces. Codal
provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings. Working stress method of
design of R.C. members.
Principles
of prestressed concrete design, materials, methods of prestressing, losses.
Design of simple members and determinate structures. Introductions to
prestressing of indeterminate structures.
Design
of brick masonry as per I.S. Codes.
6.
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Concreting
Equipment:
Weight
Batcher, Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, concrete pump.
Cranes,
hoists, lifting equipment.
Earthwork
Equipment :
Power
shovel, hoe, dozer, dumper, trailers and tractor, rollers, sheep foot rollers,
pumps.
Construction,
Planning and Management :
Bar
chart, linked bar chart, work-break down structures, Activity - on - arrow
diagrams. Critical path, probabilistic activity durations; Event-based
networks.
PERT
network: Time-cost study, crashing; Resource allocation.
Civil
Engineering Paper 2:-
1. (a)
FLUID MECHANICS, OPEN CHANNEL FLOW, PIPE FLOW:
Fluid
Properties, Pressure, Thrust, Buoyancy; Flow Kinematics; Integration of flow
equations; Flow measurement; Relative motion; Moment of momentum; Viscosity,
Boundary layer and Control, Drag, Lift; dimensional Analysis, Modelling;
Cavitation;
Flow oscillations; Momentum and Energy principles in Open channel flow, Flow
controls, Hydraulic jump, Flow sections and properties; Normal flow, Gradually
varied flow; Surges; Flow development and losses in pipe flows, Measurements;
Siphons; Surges and Water hammer; Delivery of Power Pipe networks.
(b)
HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND HYDROPOWER:
Centrifugal
pumps, types, performance parameters, scaling, pumps in parallel; Reciprocating
pumps, air vessels, performance parameters; Hydraulic ram; Hydraulic turbines,
types, performance parameters, controls, choice; Power house, classification
and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.
2. (a)
HYDROLOGY :
Hydrological
cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, PMP, unit and synthetic
hydrographs; Evaporation and transpiration; Floods and their management, PMF;
Streams and their gauging; River morphology; Routing of floods; Capacity of
Reservoirs.
(b)
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING :
Water
resources of the globe: Multipurpose uses of Water: Soil-Plant-Water
relationships, irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Storages and their
yields, ground water yield and well hydraulics; Waterlogging, drainage design;
Irrigation revenue; Design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey’s and Tractive force
concepts in canal design, lining of canals; Sediment transport in canals;
Non-Overflow and overflow sections of gravity dams and their design, Energy
dissipators and tailwater rating; Design of headworks, distribution works,
falls, cross-drainage works, outlets; River training.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
3. (a)
WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING :
Sources
of supply, yields, design of intakes and conductors; Estimation of demand;
Water quality standards; Control of Water-borne diseases; Primary and secondary
treatment, detailing and maintenance of treatment units; Conveyance and
distribution systems of treated water, leakages and control; Rural water
supply; Institutional and industrial water supply.
(b)
WASTE WATER ENGINEERING:
Urban
rain water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and disposal; Design of
sewers and sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its
treatment, Disposal of products of sewage treatment, streamflow rejuvenation
Institutional and industrial sewage management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and
semi-urban sanitation.
(c)
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sources,
classification, collection and disposal; Design and Management of landfills.
(d) AIR
AND NOISE POLLUTION AND ECOLOGY:
Sources
and effects of air pollution, monitoring of air pollution; Noise pollution and
standards; Ecological chain and balance, Environmental assessment.
4 (a)
SOIL MECHANICS:
Properties
of soils, classification and interrelationship; Compaction behaviour, methods
of compaction and their choice; Permeability and seepage, flow nets, Inverted
filters; Compressibility and consolidation; Shearing resistance, stresses and
failure; soil testing in laboratory and in-situ; Stress path and applications;
Earth pressure theories, stress distribution in soil; soil exploration,
samplers, load tests, penetration tests.
(b)
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING :
Types
of foundations, Selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement, laboratory
and field tests; Types of piles and their design and layout, Foundations on
expansive soils, swelling and its prevention, foundation on swelling soils.
5. (a)
SURVEYING :
Classification
of surveys, scales, accuracy; Measurement of distances - direct and indirect
methods; optical and electronic devices; Measurement of directions, prismatic
compass, local attraction; Theodolites - types; Measurement of elevations -
Spirit and trigonometric levelling; Relief representation; Contours; Digital
elevation modelling concept; Establishment of control by triangulations and
traversing - measurements and adjustment of observations, computation of
coordinates; Field astronomy, Concept of global positioning system; Map
preparation by plane tabling and by photogrammetry; Remote sensing concepts,
map substitutes.
(b)
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING :
Planning
of highway systems, alignment and geometric design, horizontal and vertical
curves, grade separation; Materials and construction methods for different
surfaces and maintenance: Principles of pavement design; Drainage.
Traffic
surveys, Intersections, signalling: Mass transit systems, accessibility,
networking.
Tunnelling,
alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting and
ventilation, traffic control, emergency management.
Planning
of railway systems, terminology and designs, relating to gauge, track,
controls, transits, rolling stock, tractive power and track modernisation;
Maintenance; Appurtenant works; Containerisation.
Harbours
- layouts, shipping lanes, anchoring, location identification; Littoral
transport with erosion and deposition; sounding methods; Dry and Wet docks,
components and operational Tidal data and analyses.
Airports
- layout and orientation; Runway and taxiway design and drainage management;
Zoning laws; Visual aids and air traffic control; Helipads, hangers, service
equipment.
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Preparation Tips & Tricks:-
· Selection of Books:- It is advisable not to go
through a lot of books. Instead go through one quality book on each topic, which
clarifies your basic concept Selective books are necessary for selected topics.
· Practice:- All you have to do is
practice that’s all for IES. You have to do same example problems thrice. You
have to read same topic in the SAME book thrice. You are done. You can expect
IES. Frankly IES don’t need any talent, but perseverance and consistency in
preparation.
· Practice full-length mock test,
comprising of all the sections, within the fixed time period.
· Get acquainted with the latest
examination pattern and syllabus of the exam.
· Divide your time efficiently.
Make sure that sufficient time is dedicated to prepare each paper.
· Go through the previous years’
question papers. Compare them and see what types of questions are repeated
every year.
· Read Newspaper and articles,
watch TV news especially the morning bulletin, quiz contests, etc, surf
websites in order to prepare for General Ability Test section, and pay
attention to grammar, in order to minimize mistakes.
· General studies preparation is
not much difficult task to do. We need to prepare last 10 years question papers
for conventional side (Polity, Geography, History etc.,). Get an idea. Take
year book and prepare least those mentioned topics from that. For current
affairs, take Civil Services Chronicle from January to April. Prepare NCERT
9thstandard and 10 standard Geography books.
Books Suggested for preparation
· Strength of Materials: B C Punamia,S Ramamurtham,Gere & Temoshenko
· Structural Analysis: Negi, S
Ramamurtham, C K Vang
· Concrete Structures: Punamia
& Jain, H J Shah
· Prestressed Concrete : Krishna
raju
· Steel Structures: S.K Duggal
(based on IS 800:2007)
· Soil Mechanics & Foundation
Engineering: B.C Punamia
· Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics:
Modi & Seth, R K Bansal, Subramanyam
· Hydrology: Subramanyam
· Irrigation: S K Garg
· Highway Engineering: Khanna
& Jasto, Kadiyali
· Airport Engineering: S.P bindra
· Railway Engineeing: S.C. Saxena & S.P.Arora
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