All about Indian Engineering Services (IES Exam)

 

IES (Indian Engineering Services) Exam is conducted by Union Public Services Commission usually in the month of June. Indian Engineering Services refers to the services that cater to the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. The Union Government of India appoints IES officers based on the recommendations made by the Union Public Services Commission. Every year, lakhs of engineering graduates compete in this exam for a few hundred jobs which are associated with the public sector units including roads, railways, inspection, manufacturing, power, public works, and telecommunication.

Eligibility:

• A Bachelors degree in Engineering (equivalent B.E/B.Tech) from a recognized university. Engineering discipline to be chosen from the following only - Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.
• An M.Sc degree or equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subjects are acceptable for certain job posts.
• While coming to age criteria, the candidate can be of any age between 21-30 years as on 1 January (for general candidates) of the year they are taking the exam. The upper limit is relaxed for certain sections of the candidates.

There are three stages to be considered to become IES officer: -.

1.Preliminary Exam:

The preliminary exam or Prelims is basically divided into two sections:

• General Ability (GA),
• Engineering Branch Section.

Exam Pattern is as follows:

Paper Number	Subject	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Total Duration (in hours)
Paper 1	General Studies and Engineering Aptitude	100	200	2
Paper 2	Engineering Stream Specific	150	300	3
Total		250	500	-

 After clearing the Prelims Exam, candidates are eligible to appear  for the Mains Exam.

2. Mains Exam:

Exam Pattern is as follows:

Paper 3	Conventional Mains Exam	300 Marks
Paper 4	Conventional Mains Exam	300 Marks
Total Marks		600 Marks

 After clearing the Mains Exam, candidates are eligible to appear  for the Personality Test.

 3. Interview (Personality Test):

The interview is more focused on the personality of the candidate, rather than the technical knowledge that candidate possesses. It is of 200 marks, and the overall selection of the candidate is done based on the aggregate of the marks obtained in the written exams and the interview as well.

let’s have an overview of the list of the organizations/departments under which the candidates are being recruited through IES Recruitment:

•  Border Roads Engineering Service
• Central Electrical and Mechanical Service
• Central Engineering Service for Roads
• Central Power Engineering Service
• Central Water Engineering
• Defence Service Engineering Corps
• Geological Survey of India
• Indian Army Engineering Service
• Indian Navy Armaments Service
• Indian Ordnance Factory
• Indian Railways Service
• Indian Supply Service
• Indian Telecommunication Service

IES/ESE Exam Group-A Services/Posts:

 The recruitment of qualified candidates is made under the following 4 main categories:

  1. Civil Engineering:

•  Indian Railway Service of Engineers
•  Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
• Central Engineering Service
•  Central Engineering Service (Roads),  Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts)
•  Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service
• AEE (Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers
• AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre
• Central Water Engineering (Group 'A') Service.
• Indian Skill Development Service.

2. Mechanical Engineering:

• Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
• Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
• AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
• Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
• Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy
• AEE (Elec & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
• Central Water Engineering (Group 'A') Service.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
• Indian Skill Development Service.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'B' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).

3. Electrical Engineering:

• Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
• Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
• Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers
• Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts).
• Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
• Indian Skill Development Service.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'B' (Electrical Engineering Posts).

 4. Electronics & Telecommunication:

• Engineering Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
• Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts)
• Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
• Indian Telecommunication Service Gr 'A'
• Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
• Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I(Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Electronics & Telecom Engineeering Posts).
• Indian Skill Development Service.
• Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’ .
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'B' (Electronics & Telecom Engineering posts).

IES Salary Details:

At initial stage, the IES In Hand salary was RS.42,000/-. But after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, the approximate IES Salary is Rs.55,135/-. The IES Salary and Pay Scale for different posts are tabulated as follows:

Level	Pay Scale	Grade Pay
Junior level	INR 15,600 – INR 39,100	INR 5400
Senior Scale	INR 15,600 – INR 39,100	INR 6600
Junior Administrative Grade	INR 15,600 – INR 39,100	INR 7600
Selection grade scale (Chief Engineer L2 / Jt. G M )	INR 37400 – INR 67000	INR 8700
Super time grade (Chief Engr. /Additional GM)	INR 37400 – INR 67000	INR 8700
Cabinet Secretary Grade	INR 90,000	N/A
Apex Pay Scale	INR 80,000	N/A

IES Salary at Entry Level:

The IES Entry-level salary will depend upon the candidate’s location where they are getting posted. The IES has divided cities into 3 classes and candidates will receive the salary according to the class of the city they are posted in. The three classes are listed below: 

•       Class A: Metropolis
•          Class B: Metropolis + Other Big Cities
•          Class C: Village + Small Cities

Component	Class A Cities	Class B Cities	Class C Cities
Basic Pay	15,600	15,600	15,600
Grade Pay	5,400	5,400	5,400
Net Basic Pay	21,000	21,000	21,000
Dearness Allowance (125% of Basic)	26,250	26,250	26,250
House Rent Allowance	6,300 (30% of Basic)	4,200 (20% of Basic)	2,100 (10% of Basic)
Transport Allowances ((15% of Basic + DA)	7,087	7,087	7,087
IES Gross Salary	60,637	58,537	56,437
IES Deductions (Approx.)	10,000	10,000	10,000
IES Salary in Hand	50,637	48,537	46,437

IES Salary Deductions:

According to the various government policies, some amount of salary will be deducted. The IES Salary deductions are listed as follows:

•  10% of gross pay is deducted for PF
•  The employees must pay Rs.325/- under Central Government Employees Group Insurance.
•  NPS Payment – 10% of Basic + Dearness Allowance
•  Income Tax Deductions.

IES Officer Allowances & Benefits:

The list of allowances and benefits enjoyed by an IES Officer is listed as follows:

• CGHS medical facility
• Dearness Allowance
• Domestic Servant
• Driver
• Gratuity
• Leave Encashment
• Leave Travel Allowance/ Tour Allowance
• Official Vehicle
• Peon
• Personal Assistant
• Provident Fund
• Residential Quarters or HRA

IES Salary Promotions:

• In the starting of their career after selection, they are designated as an Assistant Executive Engineer or Assistant Director.
• After the experience of 3 to 4 years, they are promoted to executive engineer, director or work manager. 
• In completion of 8 years of services, they become deputy general manager or joint director.
• Over 13 years of experience, they are able to get promoted to joint general manager or chief engineer of level 2.
• After 20 years of experience is enough to become a chief engineer or additional general manager.
• Providing 30 years of services to the government of India able them to be in the position of senior general manager or engineer-in-chief.
• The best performance of the IES officers with experience of 34 years leads them to become chairman or managing director of a governmental organisation.