Rachit Kumar SaxenaManager-Editorial
The UPSC ESE 2025 notification was released online on September 18, 2024. The Commission released the IES 2025 application form was released with the official notification. The candidates can fill the application form online. The last date to apply online for the IES 2025 exam was October 8, 2024. The official notification mentioned the important dates, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern, selection process and the rules that will govern the IES exam 2025. The notification is the official document which has legal validity. The IES notification 2025 notified 232 IES vacancies for the exam. The candidates are suggested to read and understand all the clauses given in the official notification so they can understand all the eligibility conditions required to be fulfilled.
The official notification will be called in the Court of Law in case of any legal conflict. The UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 exam will be conducted on February 9, 2025, based on the syllabus and exam pattern mentioned in the official notification.
Q: When will UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Notification be released?
The Union Public Service Commission released the IES 2025 notification on September 18 as per the exam calendar. The Commission also activated the IES 2025 online application link with the notification. The last date to apply online for the IES 2025 exam is October 8, 2024. The Commission will also provide the IES 2025 application correction facility from October 9 to 15, 2024.
The IES 2025 prelims exam will be conducted on February 9, 2025.
Q: What will be the last date to apply for UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Exam?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 notification online on September 18, 2024. The Commission provides 20 days to fill out the IES applications online. The last date to apply for the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 exam is October 8, 2024.
The Commission will conduct the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 prelims exam on February 9, 2025.
Q: How many vacancies are notified in the UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 notification?
The Union Public Service Commission notified 167 vacancies in the ESE (IES) 2024 exam. The Commission will conduct the IES 2024 prelims exam on Februayr 18, 2024. The Commission issued the IES 2024 notification on September 6 and the last date to apply online for the UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 is September 26.
The Commission will also provide the opportunity to change the IES 2024 application details once in the within a week after the closing of UPSC IES 2024 applications.
IES 2025 Posts
The Union Public Service Commission will mention the following posts in the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 notification:
CATEGORY I—CIVIL ENGINEERING
Group-A Services/Posts
- Central Engineering Service (Civil)
- Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
- Survey of India Group 'A' Service
- *AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
- Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
- AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
- Indian Skill Development Service.
- Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.
CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Group-A/B Services/Posts
- Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
- Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
- Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A'(Mechanical Engineering Posts)
- Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
- AEE ( Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
- Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
- Indian Skill Development Service
CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Group-A/B Services/Posts
- Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
- Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
- Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
- Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
- Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
- Indian Skill Development Service.
- IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electrical Trade
- IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electrical Trade
CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Group-A/B Services/Posts
- Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
- Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).
- (Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
- Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
- Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electronics & Tele).
- Indian Skill Development Service.
- Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
- IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I(IEDS) Electronics Trade.
- IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II(IEDS) Electronics Trade
The eligibility of transgender for AEE (Civil) and AEE {(Electrical and Mechanical) (Mechanical Engg Posts)} in Border Road Engineering Service shall be as per the decision taken by the Government in due course.
IES 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IES 2025 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
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09 Feb '25 | UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Prelims Exam Day |
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
18 Sep '24 - 08 Oct '24 | UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Application Dates |
23 Jun '24 | UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 Main Exam Day |
28 Mar '24 | UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 Result |
IES 2025 Vacancies
The Union Public Service Commission notified the total number of vacancies in the official notification. IES 2025 vacancies will have a profound effect on the cutoff of each stage.The Commission notified 232 vacancies for the IES 2025 exam.
IES 2025 Notification
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 notification online on September 18, 2024, its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates are required to refer to the official notification for all the information related to the exam.
UPSC ESE (IES) Eligibility 2025
The Commission mentioned the IES 2025 eligibility criteria in the official notification. The Commission provides the details about the age limit, educational qualification and relaxation provided to different categories in the official notification. The Commission mentioned the following detials.
Criteria |
Eligibility |
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Nationality |
Candidates should be:
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. |
Age Limit |
Aspirants must have attained an age of 21 years and must not have attained an age of 30 years on January 1, 2025. Candidates should not be born earlier than January 2, 1995, and not later than January 1, 2004. |
Physical Examination |
Candidates must be physically fit for the admission to Engineering Service Examination as per the guidelines mentioned |
Educational Qualification |
A candidate must possess:
For Naval Armament Service – MSc degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject. For Indian Radio Regulatory Service – MSc degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject or MSc with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject. |
IES 2025 Age Limit & Relaxations
The Union Pubic Service Commission mentioned the age criteria for all the posts and categories in the official notification. We are summarising the same for easy understanding of the candidates:
The upper age limit of 30 years is relaxable up to 35 years with government servants serving in the following categories:
Department/Office under the control of the authorities mentioned in the below table:
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) |
IRSE /IRSME /IRSEE /IRSSE /IRSS |
Directorate General Ordnance Factories |
IOFS Group ‘A’ |
Central Electricity Authority |
CPES Gr ‘A’ & CPES Gr ‘B’ |
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Gr. ‘A’ |
Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, Deptt. of Telecommunication |
Engineer in Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’ Indian Telecommunication Service Group ‘A’, J.T.O. (G.C.S. Gr. ‘B’) |
Central Water Commission |
Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ |
Border Roads Organisation |
BRES Gr. ‘A’ |
Military Engineer Services |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (lDSE) Group ‘A’ |
The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Min of Defence. |
AEE Gr ‘A’(Elect. Engg. Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence. |
Min of Defence, Deptt. of Defence Production, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service(DAQAS) Gr ‘A’ |
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship |
Indian Skill Development Services |
Indian Navy |
Indian Naval Armament Service, Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I |
Note: Relaxation will not be considered to probationary officers appointed against a permanent post. However, relaxation in case of probation will be considered if the officer appointed already retains a lien on a permanent post in a Department/Office under the control of authorities as listed above.
Age Relaxation in Case of Railways
Officers serving Indian Railways will also be treated at par with the Indian Railways officers for age relaxation. The upper age limit for various categories is given below:
Category |
Age Relaxation |
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SC/ST |
Upto 5 years |
OBC |
Upto 3 years |
Jammu and Kashmir domicile during |
Upto 5 years |
Defence Services personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof |
Upto 3 years |
ECOs/SSCOs served for 5 years in Military services (Completed the assignment or assignment has been extended and the Ministry of Defence has permitted him to apply for Civil Services) |
Upto 5 years |
Deaf/Mute and Orthopedically handicapped person |
Upto 10 years |
Note: Candidates belonging to the reserved category and from any of the mentioned ex-servicemen categories will get cumulative age relaxation.
IES 2025 Application Form
The UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 online applications started with the official notification. The candidates are required to apply online for the IES 2025 exam. The last date to apply for the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 exam was October 8, 2024.
UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Dates
The Union Public Service Commission mentioned all the important dates for the IES 2025 exam in the official notification. The Commission also mentioned the IES 2025 exam dates in the official notification. The Important dates are notified here:
UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 Event | Dates |
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Notification date | 18-Sep-2024 |
Last date for UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 application | 08-Oct-2024 |
IES Prelims 2025 | 09-Feb-2024 |
IES 2025 Syllabus
IES 2025 syllabus will be mentioned in the official notification. The Commission mentions the topic names only in the official syllabus. Union Public Service Commission will mention the IES 2025 syllabus for the prelims and main exam separately. The candidates will be required to prepare the horizontal and vertical expansion of the topic because the Commission can ask the question maintaining any depth.
The IES exam is a specialised service exam and hence it requires in-depth subjective knowledge to answer the questions asked in the IES exam. The IES exam is conducted in two stages. In the main exam ask descriptive questions. The candidates are required to prepare each of the topics given in the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 syllabus because no marks are assigned to any topic and the UPSC can ask any number of questions from any topic.
IES 2025 Exam Pattern
The IES notification outlines the exam pattern of the Engineering Service Exam and the candidates need to understand the syllabus and exam pattern fully to get selected in the IES exam. The IES exam pattern is distinct for each stage of the exam because both stages of the IES exam are different. The IES Prelims is an objective type exam, while the main exam is a descriptive type exam.
Download here: UPSC ESE (IES) 2024 Notification
IES 2025 Notification FAQs
The candidates can see here important questions related to the UPSC ESE (IES) notification.
Q: What will be the last date to apply for UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 Exam?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 notification online on September 18, 2024. The Commission provides 20 days to fill out the IES applications online. The last date to apply for the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 exam is October 8, 2024.
The Commission will conduct the UPSC ESE (IES) 2025 prelims exam on February 9, 2025.
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Answered 2 days ago
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC IES 2024 result on November 22, 2024. The Commission selected 206 candidates against the notified vacancies of 251. Rohit Dhondge topped the IES 2024 exam.
The Commission also maintained a reserve list of 82 candidates. These candidates can be ca
Answered 2 weeks ago
The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2025 prelims exam on June 8, 2025. The Commission will release the IES 2025 admit card three weeks before the exam date. The Commission mention the exam centre details and the reporting time for the candidates. The examination schedule is alr
Answered a month ago
The exact number of vacancies for the IES 2025 exam will be specified in the official notification. The notification will be released few days before the exam. However, the actual number of vacancies can vary each year depending on the requirements of various engineering services.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The IES (Indian Engineering Services) notification for 2025 has not been officially released yet. The Union Public Service Commission conducts the IES exam and releases the notification a few months before the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, the Union Public Service Commission released the IES 2025 notification on September 18, 2024. The IES 2025 application can be filled online only. The candidates should note that the last date to apply online is October 8, 2024. The UPSC will also provide the IES 2025 application correction fa
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