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.

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Career in Indian Forest Service (IFoS)

 Indian Forest Service (IFoS) is one among the three All India Services of the government of India. The main responsibility of the IFS is to implement the National Forest Policy. The National Forest Policy aims to ensure the ecological stability of the country through participatory sustainable management and protection of natural resources. Usually, an IFS officer supposed to take various positions in state forest departments. The highest-ranking of IFS officials in each state is called as the Head of Forest Forces. It is one of the productive and prosperous careers that offer permanent jobs to qualified persons and attractive salary packages. In this article, you will get to know about how to become IPS officer, Job Profile, Life, Duties, perks and Responsibilities.

HOW TO BECOME AN IFoS OFFICER:

Firstly, one must complete graduation in science stream to become an IFS officer and then one must appear for IFS examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The recruitment process involves 3 stages, i.e., written exam prelims, written exam mains and an interview. One must clear all the rounds of the above mentioned recruitment process to become an IFS officer. The selected candidates will be trained for 2 years at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy(IGNFA). Some of the key elements of the training are as following:

1. Capacity building by imparting technical knowledge and skills needed in forestry sector.
2. Enhancing your management skills.
3. The personality development as a member of Indian Forest Service(IFS).

The candidates must have at least Animal Husbandry or Veterinary Science/ Botany/ Chemistry/ Geology/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Statistics/ Zoology as one of the subjects in Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institute to be eligible to appear for IFS exam.

After completion of their training, the officers are awarded a master’s degree in Science of Forest Research Institute. The officers are taught more than 56 subjects of life sciences in these two years of training.

After completing training at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, candidates go through a year of on-the-job field training in the state to which he or she is assigned, during which they are posted as Assistant Conservators of Forests or Deputy Conservator of Forests. 

After 4 years of service in the junior scale, which includes a professional training phase and foundational courses, officers are appointed to the Senior Time Scale and are entitled to be posted as Deputy Conservators of Forests or Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) in charge of forest/districts divisions.

A common myth about Indian Forest Service is that it is for the jungles and an officer has to reside there in. NO!! Most Indian Forest Service(IFoS) officers do not reside in jungles, those serving in the districts get accommodation in district headquarters, same as IAS and IPS officers do. But if the district itself is a forest area like in Jharkhand or MP cadres, then all three (IAS, IPS and IFS) will have to live in that area itself only.

A career as an IFoS:

The initial position of the impact an IFoS officers takes is at the level of district administration is the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO). Generally, DFO assumes an important position.

He/She is among the top five officials of the district, i.e District Magistrate (DM), Superintendent of Police (SP),Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and District Judge (DJ). She/He acts as the ex-officio Secretary of various government committees and plans, with DM as Chairman. Of late it has been a practice in many states that if the position of DM falls vacant, DFO takes over the charge.

After the level of DFO, an IFoS moves up as Conservator of forests and works in various domains ranging from crafting working plans, implementation of various schemes, wildlife conservation, forestry research and development, training of forest cadres etc. 

Next up the hierarchy, as Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), an IFoS officer gets more involved with policy formulation. Finally, a state’s forest department is headed by a Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) who is the senior-most IFoS officer in the state.

Types of Job Roles Indian Forest Service Officer:

The main job roles of an IFS Officer are described below:

• Conservator of Forest: Conservator officer is also called as the head of forest force. The key responsibility of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest is to manage the forests, environment and wildlife issues of a state of India. It is considered as the highest post/ Principal Chief position in Indian Forest Service in a state.
• Additional Chief Conservator of Forest: The additional conservator of forest plays a key role in assisting the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. She/He is directly answerable to the Principal Chief and must carry out the responsibilities assigned by the chief.
• Deputy Conservator of Forest: A deputy conservator of the forest is also considered as Divisional Forest Officer. The major responsibility of these officials is to manage the forest, environment and wildlife related issues in Forest Division of a state.
• Assistant Conservator of Forest: The key responsibility of these officers is to assist the higher-level officials in the department and completing the tasks assigned by them. They also carry out certain responsibilities applicable to their post.
• Forest Range Officer (FRO): A forest range officer is responsible for the efficient management of the respective forest range, act as custodian of all government property associated with the respective forest range and follow the instructions or Divisional/Deputy Conservator of Forest.

Payscale:

 

Job Profile	Salary Per Annum
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest	Rs. 15,00,000
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest	Rs. 14,00,000
Inspector General of Forest (Chief Conservator of Forest)	Rs. 13,00,000
Deputy Inspector General of Forest (Deputy Conservator of Forest)	Rs. 12,00,000
Assistant Inspector General of Forest	Rs. 10,00,000

The salaries of IFS Officers were hiked with the implementation of the 7th Central pay Commission. And many perks also will be there as same as like any civil servant get.

 

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Career in Indian Police Service (IPS)

 

Indian Police Service is the elite bureaucracy responsible for providing commanders and leaders to state police setup or the central forces. Becoming an IPS officer, is one of the biggest dreams of every Indian youth. The job duty of an IPS officer is mainly related to law and order, detection of crime and prevention, management and control of traffic, and many more. In this article, you will get to know about how to become IPS officer, Job Profile, skills, Duties, perks and Responsibilities.

HOW TO BECOME AN IPS OFFICER:

Firstly, you need to clear Indian Police Services Exam which is very competitive and held by UPSC every year. Only candidates who score top will be selected. that consists of three stages – Prelims, Mains, and Interview.

The eligibility criteria for the IPS examination is the same as for other civil services conducted by UPSC. One of the primary criteria is that candidate must hold Bachelors degree in any stream from a recognized university and final year students can also eligible to apply. State Police Service Officers can alo become IPS by promotion.

For the new IPS officers, there is almost two years of training or probationary period. The first part of the Foundation Course is of three months duration and is common to all the new UPSC CSE recruits. After the foundation course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, the IPS probationers go to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad.

Apart from the district training for IPS officers, there will be different indoor and outdoor subjects which you need to clear and score well.

For syllabus and more details about physical standards, age limit, attempts, cadre allocation you can contact us.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• One has to be hard-working, have strong will power and determination
• Must have clarity of thought and an ability to analyze a situation to take a just decision
• Must be sensitive to the aspirations of people
• Must have good listening and communication skills
• Thorough grounding in the  law of the land
• Despite the demands of the job one has to focus on physical fitness and stay mentally alert

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Indian Police Service is a place where you really can make a difference to society at all levels, with direct interaction with the public.

The IPS is one of the three All India Services. Its officers can be employed by both the Union Government and the individual States, at senior administrative / management positions. The cadre controlling authority for IPS is the Ministry of Home Affairs.

IPS is a highly respected and revered service in the internal security system of India. And as Sardar Patel put it, Indian Police Service along with Indian Administrative Service is the most fundamental pillar of Indian democracy and extremely crucial to for the maintenanc of Law and Order, Peace, Sovereignty and Integrity of India.

• The entry-level designation of an IPS Officer would be ASP (Additional Superintendent of Police) rank. Progressively the officer is promoted to the next level as SP (Superintendent of Police) within 2-4 years of service which is the most crucial of an IPS officer’s career due to the field role he plays in District administration. Further senior levels are – DIG (Deputy Inspector General) Police, IG (Inspector General) Police, Additional DG (Police) and DG (Director General) of Police.
•  An IPS officer is the ex-officio head of all the district level officers and Police Stations, including Home guards, Fire services, Armed Police, Unarmed units, VIP Protection units etc..
• Day-to-day duties, particularly in the areas of maintenance of public peace and order, crime prevention, investigation, and detection, collection of intelligence and counter intelligence, VIP security, border policing, railway policing, smuggling, drug trafficking, economic offenses, corruption in public life, disaster management, enforcement of socio-economic legislation, bio-diversity and protection of environmental laws, anti-drugs campaigns, and anti-trafficking operations etc..
• Leading and commanding the Elite Central Police Organizations like Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation, RAW and National Security Guard etc.
• Leading and commanding the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) which includes the Central Police Organizations (CPO) such as Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Vigilance Organizations and Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies etc..
• IPS officers are often responsible for the security of VIP’s especially for the protection of Chief Ministers and Prime minister as well.
• It is the responsibility of an IPS officer to make sure the crisis situation is managed effectively by identifying the cause of the Disaster and to make sure of the security of the people.
• IPS officers have to make sure that there is no physical or economic harm to properties or people in their allotted area. In order to do that IPS officers have to collaborate with local police services to stay proactive and prevent such mishaps from happening.
• IPS posts in commissionerate system acquire magisterial powers as well within CrPC of India, and the officers are referred to as ACP, DCP, JCP or CP (Commissioner of Police).

SALARY & PERKS:

The salaries of IPS Officers were hiked with the implementation of the 7th Central pay Commission.

The monthly pay scale of an officer of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) rank starts at Rs. 56,100.

For officers of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) designation, the pay scale starts at Rs. 67,700, while for officers of Superintendent of Police (SP), it starts from Rs. 78,800.

Coming to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) officers, pay scale starts at Rs. 1,18,500; for Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) officers, it starts from Rs. 1,31,100, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) officers get Rs. 1,44,200 (entry pay).

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Director General of Police (DGP) rank officers earn monthly salaries starting at Rs. 2,05,400 and Rs. 2,25,000, respectively.

IPS Officers enjoy a range of perks including a rent-free accommodation, an official vehicle and driver, security guards, and domestic helpers.

Other facilities include free electricity, free telephone connection, and medical treatment expenses.

The officers also enjoy benefits like abroad study options, retirement perks/benefits, and a lifetime pension. Holding a prestigious position, they also have a high level of job security and social respect.

Being an IPS officer is a matter of great pride and an opportunity to serve the people of the country. Apart from this, the perks and salary of IPS officers in India is also one factor which attracts youngsters.

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