UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2025 Apply Online - ReOpen

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the 2025 Engineering Services Examination notification. The examination offers approximately 232 vacancies across various engineering disciplines such as Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication. Interested candidates must ensure they meet the eligibility criteria, including a degree in engineering and age requirements (21-30 years). Applications are accepted online through UPSC's official website, with the last date for submission being October 8, 2024. Candidates will undergo a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview.

(i) Central Engineering Service (Civil)

(ii) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).

(iii) Survey of India Group 'A' Service.

(iv) *AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service.

(v) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.

(vi) AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.

(vii) Indian Skill Development Service.

(viii) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.

(i) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.

(ii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).

(iii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A'(Mechanical Engineering Posts)

(iv) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).

(v) AEE ( Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.

(vi) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)

(vii) Indian Skill Development Service

(i) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.

(ii) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)

(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)

(iv) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).

(v) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).

(vi) Indian Skill Development Service. (vii) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electrical Trade

(viii) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electrical Trade

(i) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.

(ii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).

(iii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).

(iv) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)

(v) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electronics & Tele).

(vi) Indian Skill Development Service.

(vii) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’

(viii) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I(IEDS) Electronics Trade.

(ix) IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II(IEDS) Electronics Trade

Candidates are required to apply Online only by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in.

Complete  One Time Registration (OTR) platform, then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination.

OTR has to be registered only once in life time.

If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the form.

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.

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. 

The cadidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

(a) The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (i.e. the application commencement date).

(b) Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

(c) The candidate’s face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.

(d) The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at each stage of the Examination Process i.e. at the time of Preliminary (stage-I), Main (stage-II) and Interview/Personality Test.

(e) For instance, if a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Preliminary, Main and Interview/Personality Test. Same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

There are four alternative for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (1/3rd) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

While filling in his/her application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the centre and engineering discipline for the examination.

The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination. No late entry will be allowed inside the Exam-venue under any circumstances.

A candidate who is otherwise qualified but who has taken a degree from a foreign University which is not recognised by Government, may also apply to the Commission and may be admitted to the examination at the discretion of the Commission.