UPSC ESE (IES) Notification 2025 OUT: Download Official Notification PDF

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

1. Central Engineering Service (Civil)
2. Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
3. Survey of India Group 'A' Service
4. *AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
5. Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
6. AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
7. Indian Skill Development Service.
8. Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.

CATEGORY II—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

1. Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
2. Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
3. Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A'(Mechanical Engineering Posts)
4. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
5. AEE ( Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
6. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
7. Indian Skill Development Service 

CATEGORY III—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

1. Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
2. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
3. Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
4. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
5. Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
6. Indian Skill Development Service.
7. IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electrical Trade
8. IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electrical Trade

CATEGORY IV—ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

1. Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
2. Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).
3. (Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
4. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
5. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electronics & Tele).
6. Indian Skill Development Service.
7. Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
8. IEDS/Assistant Director Grade-I(IEDS) Electronics Trade.
9. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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:

Note: Candidates belonging to the reserved category and from any of the mentioned ex-servicemen categories will get cumulative age relaxation. 

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.

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:

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.

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

The candidates can see here important questions related to the UPSC ESE (IES) notification.