The Combined Engineering Services' Examination is considered for recruitment to the following Services/Posts: 

CATEGORY I-Civil Engineering
Group A' Services/Posts

1. Indian Railway Service of Engineers
2. Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
3. Central Engineering Service
4. Military Engineer Services (IDSE-Building and Roads Cadre)
5. Military Engineer Service (Surveyor of Works Cadre)
6. Survey of India Service, Group 'A' (Civil Engineering Posts)
7. Central Water Engineering Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
8. Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P & T Building Works (Group `A') Service
9. Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group `A'; 
10. Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service Group `A'
11. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) 
(Civil Engineering Posts).


CATEGORY II-Mechanical Engineering
Group A' Services/Posts

1. Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
2. Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
3. Central Water Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
4. Central Power Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
5. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
6. Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
7. Military Engineer Service (IDSE-Electrical and Mechanical Cadre) (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
8. Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
9. Assistant Executive Engineer (Elect. & Mech.) (Mechanical Engineering Posts) Border Roads Engineering Service, Group 'A'; 
10. Assistant Manager (Factories). Department of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
11. Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group `A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
12. Assistant Executive Engineer Group `A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence
13. Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
14. Indian Supply Service Group' A' (Mechanical Engg. Posts). Group `B' Services/Posts 
15. Assistant Engineer Group 'B' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence. 


CATEGORY III-Electrical Engineering
Group 'A' Services/Posts

1. Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
2. Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
3. Central Electrical -& Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
4. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electrical Engineering Posts)
5. Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
6. Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
7. Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) in P &T Building Works (Group 'A') Service
8. Military Engineering Service (IDSE-Electrical and Mechanical Cadre) (Electrical Engineering Posts)
9. Assistant Manager (Factories), Department of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
10. Assistant Executive Engineer Group `A' (Electrical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence
11. Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts)
12. Indian Supply Service Group `A' (Electrical Engg. Posts). Group `B' Services/Posts
13. Assistant Engineer, Group `B' (Electrical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.


CATEGORY IV-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Group A' Services/Posts

1. Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
2. Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/ Electronics Engineering Posts)
3. Indian Telecommunication Service
4. Engineer in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/ Monitoring Organization; Ministry of Communications (Deptt. of Telecommunications)
5. Indian Broadcasting (Engineers) Service
6. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electronics Engineering Posts)
7. Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts)
8. Central Power Engineering Service (Telecommunication Engineering Posts)
9. Survey of India Service Group 'A' (Electronics and Telecom. Engineering Posts)
10. Assistant Manager (Factories), Deptt. of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
11. Indian Inspection Service, Group `A' (Electronics Engineering Posts)
12. Indian Supply Service; Group `A' (Electronics Engineering Posts)
13. Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' (Electronics Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.

Group `B' Services/Posts
14. Assistant Engineer Group 'B' (Electronics Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.

Examination:

The examination is held generally in the month of June. Blank application forms and other particulars are published in the Employment News generally in the month of December of previous year. The last date for the submission of applications to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi-110011 is third week of February.

Age: 

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 28 years on the first day of August of the year in which the Examination is being held. The upper age may be relaxed in respect of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and such other categories of persons as may from time to time be notified in this behalf by the Government of India, to the extent and subject to conditions notified in respect of each category. The upper age is also relaxable upto 33 years for departmental candidates.

Reservations: 

Reservations will be made for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

Educational Qualifications: 

A candidate must have: 

· 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
· Passed Section A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India); or
· Obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognized by the Government for the purpose from time to time; or
· Passed the Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers (India); or
· Passed Associate Membership Examination Part II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India
passed Associate Membership Examination (Sections A and B) of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India)
passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November, 1959.

Provided that a candidate for the posts of Engineer, Group 'A', in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organization, Ministry of Communications, Indian Broadcasting (Engineers) Service and Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts) may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below, namely,
M.Sc. Degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject. 

Plan of the Examination: 

The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:

PART I: The written examination will comprise two sections Section I consisting only of objective type questions and Section II of conventional papers. Both Sections will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines, viz., Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. The details of the written examination, i.e., subjects, duration and maximum marks allotted to each subject are given in the Para 7 below.

PART II: Personality Test carrying a maximum of 200 marks pertaining; to candidates who qualify on the basis of the written examination.

Examination Subjects: The following will be the subjects for the written examination:

CATEGORY I-Civil Engineering

Subjects Duration Max.Marks

Section I-Objective Papers 

General Ability Test 
(Part A: General English) 2 hours 200 
(Part B: General Studies) 
Civil Engineering Paper I 2 hours 200 
Civil Engineering Paper II 2 hours 200 

Section 11-Conventional Papers 

Civil Engineering Paper I 3 hours 200 
Civil Engineering Paper II 3 hours 200


CATEGORY II-Mechanical Engineering

Section 1-Objective Papers 

General Ability Test 
(Part A: General English) 2 hours 200 
(Part B: General Studies) 
Mechanical Engineering Paper I 2 hours 200 
Mechanical Engineering Paper II 2 hours 200 

Section 11-Conventional Papers 

Mechanical Engineering Paper I 3 hours 200 
Mechanical Engineering Paper II 3 hours 200 


CATEGORY III-Electrical Engineering

Section I-Objective Papers 

General Ability Test 2 hours 200 
(Part A: General English) 
(Part B: General Studies) 
Electrical Engineering Paper I 2 hours 200 
Electrical Engineering Paper II 2 hours 200 

Section II Conventional Papers 

Electrical Engineering Paper I 3 hours 200 
Electrical Engineering Paper II 3 hours 200 


CATEGORY IV-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Section I-Objective Papers 

General Ability Test 2 hours 200 
(Part A: General English) 
(Part B: General Studies) 
Electronics & Telecom Engg. Paper I 2 hours 200 
Electronics & Telecom Engg. Paper II 2 hours 200 

Section II Conventional Papers 

Electronics & Telecommunication
Engg. Paper I 3 hours 200 
Electronics and Telecommunication 
Engg. Paper II 3 hours 200