Engineering Service Examination 2008

Application invited for the engineering service examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission [UPSC]. It is to select the engineering graduates for certain technical jobs in different departments under the government of India. Eligibility: a degree in engineering or equivalent or MSc with wireless communication, electronics, radio physics or radio engineering. Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services/posts under the following categories:-
Category I—Civil Engineering.
Category II—Mechanical Engineering.
Category III—Electrical Engineering.
Category IV—Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Services or posts under each category given:

CATEGORY I - CIVIL ENGINEERING
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Engineering Service.
(iv) Indian Defense Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts).
(v) Central Water Engineering (Gr. 'A') Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vi) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in the Border Roads Engineering Service, (Gr. 'A')
(viii) Survey of India Service (Gr. 'A') (Civil Engineering Posts).
(ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P&T Building Works (Gr.'A') Service.
CATEGORY II - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of MECHANICAL Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Water Engineering (Gr. 'A') Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Central Power Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(v) Indian Ordinance Factories Service.
(vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of EME, Ministry of Defence.
(viii) Assistant Naval Store officer Grade I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Boarder Roads Engineering Service, Group 'A'
(xi) Drilling Engineer (Junior) (Grade A) in the Geological Survey of India.
(xii) Indian Inspection Service, Gr.'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xiii) Indian Supply Service, Gr.'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
(xiv) Indian Defense Service of Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
CATEGORY III - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(v) Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vi) Indian Defense Service of Engineers (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group A (Electrical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E, Ministry of Defence.
(viii) Assistant Naval Store officer Grade I (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Indian Inspection Service, Gr.'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts).
(x) Indian Supply Service, Gr.'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts).
CATEGORY IV - ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Tele-communication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electronics Engineering Posts).
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts).
(v) Central Power Engineering Service (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts)
(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer Group ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
(vii) Engineer (GCS-Gr."A") in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation; M/o Communication and Information Technology (D/o Telecommunication)
(viii) Assistant Naval Stores officer Grade I (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
(ix) Survey of India Service (Gr. 'A') (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).
(x) Indian Inspection Service, Gr.'A' (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).
(xi) Indian Supply Service, Gr.'A' (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).

Pattern of the examination [paper, hours and marks given]
General Ability Test - 2 hrs 200
(Part A: General English)
(Part B: General Studies)
Civil Engineering Paper I - 2 hrs 200
Civil Engineering Paper II - 2 hrs 200
Civil Engineering Paper I - 3 hrs 200
Civil Engineering Paper II - 3 hrs 200

Last date to submit the application: 11th February 2008.

Application can be purchased from the prescribed post offices given in the websiteFor details you may log into www.upsc.gov.in