The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2027 through Examination Notice No. 02/2027-ENGG. The examination will be conducted for recruitment to various Group A and Group B engineering services under Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication disciplines. Approximately 480 vacancies are expected, including 19 vacancies for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD).
Post Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organization | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Examination | Engineering Services Examination 2027 |
| Notice Number | 02/2027-ENGG. |
| Engineering Categories | Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication |
| Expected Vacancies | Approximately 480 |
| PwBD Vacancies | 19, including 11 Locomotor Disability, 6 Hard of Hearing, 1 Low Vision, and 1 Specific Learning Disability/Multiple Disability |
| Qualification | Engineering Degree or equivalent prescribed qualification |
| Application Start Date | 16/09/2026 |
| Last Date | 06/10/2026 up to 06:00 PM |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Official Website | https://upsc.gov.in |
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 16/09/2026 |
| Online Application Start Date | 16/09/2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | 06/10/2026 up to 06:00 PM |
| Engineering Services Preliminary Examination | 31/01/2027 |
| Engineering Services Main Examination | 18/06/2027 |
| Age Calculation Date | 01/01/2027 |
Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General, OBC and EWS | ₹200 |
| Female Candidates | Exempted |
| SC/ST Candidates | Exempted |
| PwBD Candidates | Exempted, subject to prescribed eligibility |
The fee can be paid through net banking, Visa/Master/RuPay credit or debit card, or UPI. The fee once paid will not be refunded and cannot be reserved for another examination.
Age Limit
The candidate must have attained 21 years and must not have attained 30 years as on 01/01/2027. The candidate must have been born between 02/01/1997 and 01/01/2006.
The applicable upper-age relaxations are as follows:
- Government servants fulfilling the prescribed departmental conditions: up to 35 years.
- SC/ST candidates: 5 years.
- Eligible OBC candidates: 3 years.
- Defence personnel disabled during hostilities or in a disturbed area: 3 years.
- Eligible Ex-servicemen, ECOs and SSCOs: up to 5 years.
- PwBD candidates, including Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Locomotor Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness: up to 10 years.
Age relaxation benefits will be available only on production of valid certificates in the prescribed format.
Vacancy Details
The vacancies are expected to be approximately 480 and may be altered by the Government. Reservations will be applicable for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwBD categories as per Government of India rules.
| Engineering Category | Major Services/Posts |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | Central Engineering Service, Central Engineering Service (Roads), Survey of India Group A Service, AEE in Border Roads Engineering Service, AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre, Central Water Engineering Group A Service, Indian Skill Development Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Civil/Stores), Indian Defence Service of Engineers |
| Mechanical Engineering | AEE in GSI Engineering Service, Indian Naval Material Management Service, Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service, AEE in Border Roads Engineering Service, Indian Skill Development Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Mechanical/Stores), Indian Defence Service of Engineers, Indian Naval Armament Service, Central Water Engineering Service, Central Power Engineering Service |
| Electrical Engineering | Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service, Indian Naval Material Management Service, Central Power Engineering Service, Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service, Indian Skill Development Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Electrical/Stores), Indian Defence Service of Engineers, Indian Naval Armament Service |
| Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | Indian Radio Regulatory Service, Indian Telecommunications Service, Indian Naval Material Management Service, Indian Naval Armament Service, Indian Skill Development Service, Junior Telecom Officer, Indian Railway Management Service (Signal and Telecommunication/Stores), Central Power Engineering Service |
A candidate may apply for only one engineering category: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.
Eligibility / Qualification
Nationality
A candidate must be an Indian citizen or must belong to one of the other nationality categories permitted under the examination rules, including a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, certain Tibetan refugees, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from specified countries with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates requiring an eligibility certificate must obtain it from the Government of India before appointment.
Educational Qualification
The candidate must possess any one of the following qualifications:
- Degree in Engineering from a recognised Indian university or institution.
- Passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India), subject to applicable rules.
- Engineering degree or diploma from a recognised foreign university or institution under conditions specified by the Government.
- Passed the Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India).
- Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III or Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India.
- Passed the Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London, held after November 1959.
For the Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts), an M.Sc. or equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject may also be accepted. For the Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group A, an M.Sc. or equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering, or a Master's Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication, Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject may be accepted.
Candidates who have appeared in or intend to appear in the qualifying examination may be admitted provisionally, subject to producing proof of qualification within the prescribed period if called for the Personality Test/Interview.
Medical and Physical Standards
Candidates finally recommended by UPSC must undergo medical examination as prescribed by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications. The medical findings will be final for service allocation. Candidates must also satisfy the physical standards prescribed in the Rules for the Engineering Services Examination 2027.
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities must have a disability of 40% or more for consideration against reserved vacancies and must meet the functional classification and physical requirements prescribed for the relevant service. No vacancies are earmarked for the Blindness category in the services/posts covered by this examination.
Selection Process
- Engineering Services Preliminary Examination, Stage I – Objective Type Papers.
- Engineering Services Main Examination, Stage II – Conventional Type Engineering Papers.
- Personality Test/Interview, Stage III.
- Medical Examination and verification of original documents.
- Final service allocation according to merit, preferences, number of vacancies and medical fitness.
Marks obtained in Stage I, Stage II and Stage III will be considered for final ranking. Approximately six to seven times the number of vacancies may be admitted to the Main Examination, and approximately twice the number of vacancies may be called for the Personality Test/Interview.
Exam Pattern
Stage I: Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination consists of two objective papers carrying a total of 500 marks.
| Paper | Subject | Duration | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | General Studies and Engineering Aptitude | 2 hours | 200 |
| Paper II | Engineering Discipline-specific Paper | 3 hours | 300 |
| Total | 5 hours | 500 |
Paper II will be based on the selected discipline: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.
Stage II: Main Examination
The Main Examination consists of two conventional-type papers in the selected engineering discipline.
| Paper | Subject | Duration | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | Selected Engineering Discipline | 3 hours | 300 |
| Paper II | Selected Engineering Discipline | 3 hours | 300 |
| Total | 6 hours | 600 |
Stage III: Personality Test/Interview
The Personality Test/Interview carries 200 marks and has no minimum qualifying marks. It assesses leadership, initiative, intellectual curiosity, practical application, social qualities, mental and physical energy, and integrity of character.
Negative Marking
There will be negative marking in the objective papers. One-third of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted for every incorrect answer. Selecting more than one option will be treated as an incorrect answer. No penalty will be imposed for an unanswered question.
Syllabus Details
General Studies and Engineering Aptitude
The common Paper I syllabus includes:
- Current issues of national and international importance related to social, economic and industrial development.
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
- Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
- General principles of design, drawing and safety.
- Standards and quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services.
- Energy and environment, conservation, pollution, climate change and environmental impact assessment.
- Basics of project management.
- Material Science and Engineering.
- Information and Communication Technology tools and engineering applications.
- Ethics and values in the engineering profession.
Civil Engineering
Major areas include Building Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Design of Steel Structures, Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Construction Practice and Management, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Machines, Hydropower, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Surveying, Engineering Geology, Transportation Engineering, Railways, Tunnelling, Harbours and Airports.
Mechanical Engineering
Major areas include Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Turbo Machinery, Power Plant Engineering, Renewable Energy, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Mechanisms and Machines, Machine Element Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial and Maintenance Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics.
Electrical Engineering
Major areas include Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Materials, Electric Circuits and Fields, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Computer Fundamentals, Basic Electronics, Analog and Digital Electronics, Systems and Signal Processing, Control Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Power Electronics and Drives.
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Major areas include Basic Electronics, Basic Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Network Theory, Analog and Digital Circuits, Analog and Digital Communication Systems, Control Systems, Computer Organisation and Architecture, Electromagnetics, VLSI, Digital Signal Processing, Microprocessors, Embedded Systems, Communication Networks, Cellular Networks, Microwave and Satellite Communication, and Fibre-Optic Communication.
Examination Centres
The Preliminary Examination will be conducted at centres including Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Agra, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Gaya, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Gorakhpur, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam, Ghaziabad and Varanasi.
The Main Examination will be held at Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Prayagraj, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dispur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam.
Centre allotment is generally made on a first-apply-first-allot basis, subject to capacity. Requests for change of examination centre will not ordinarily be entertained.
Important Instructions
- Applications must be submitted online through the UPSC online application portal.
- Candidates must create an account, generate a Universal Registration Number (URN), complete the Common Application Form and submit the examination-specific form.
- Applicants must upload a clear photograph and capture a live photograph as instructed.
- The signature must be made three times vertically on plain white paper using black ink and uploaded in the prescribed format.
- Scanned photograph and signature files should be in JPG format, generally between 20 KB and 300 KB each as prescribed in the online instructions.
- Candidates must keep their Matriculation Certificate, educational qualification certificate, category certificate, age-relaxation certificate and PwBD certificate, wherever applicable, ready for uploading or verification.
- A valid photo identity document such as Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, PAN Card, Passport or Driving Licence must be registered and carried to the examination.
- Applications cannot be withdrawn or corrected after final submission.
- The e-Admit Card will be available online before the examination; it will not be sent by post.
- Candidates must use a black ball pen for filling and marking the OMR answer sheet in objective papers.
- Mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices, calculators and other prohibited electronic devices are not allowed in the objective examination.
- Entry to the examination venue will close 30 minutes before the commencement of each session, and mandatory face authentication will be conducted at the venue.
- Candidates may submit representations on question papers and provisional answer keys only through the online representation portal within the prescribed five-day window.
Salary / Pay Scale
The notification does not specify a consolidated pay scale for all participating services. Pay and allowances will be governed by the rules applicable to the particular service or post allotted after final selection.