ESE

On September 18, 2024, the UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) announcement for 2025 was formally made public. The application procedure was launched with this notification and was open until October 8, 2024. In order to sit for the exam, candidates must first take the preliminary exam on February 9, 2025, and then the main exam on June 26, 2025. The notification gives candidates thorough information about eligibility requirements, test trends, and other pertinent factors. Applicants are urged to visit the official UPSC website for additional information about the test and any updates.Interested candidates are urged to check the official UPSC website for updates and additional exam information.

The total number of vacancies notified in IES 2023 exam notification was 327. It was the highest in recent years. As per information released, the mechanical engineering branch has the highest number of posts and the civil engineering has the highest number of vaccancies in the IES 2023. The posts for civil engineering and mechanical engineering branches are as follows:Civil Engineering BranchGroup-A Services/PostsCentral Engineering ServiceCentral 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’) ServiceMechanical EngineeringGroup-A/B Services/PostsAEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.Indian Defence Service of Engineers.Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Services/SSO-II (Mechanical).Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engg.)Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)Assistant Development Officer (Engineering).Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts)

There are chances of increasing the number of IES vacancies after the announcement of final results. The Union Public Service Commission notified 232 vacancies for the Engineering Service Exam 2025. The Commission did not mention the post-wise vacancies for the candidates. The number of IES vacancies are tentative only and can be change before the final result. The Commission accept the vacancy requisition from the concerned departments till the IES prelims exam that is till February 9 which means that the Commission will accept the requisitions from the departments till the mentioned date. The Union Public Service Commission released the IES 2025 notification on September 18, 2024.

The UPSC ESE 2025 applications are closing soon. The candidates should note that the IES 2025 applications can be filled online only at upsc.gov.in. The candidates should note that the Union Public Service Commission released the IES 2025 notification on September 18, 2024. Candidates will be required to pay the IES application fee as per their category. The fee exemption provided for the female candidates, SC, ST,  PwBD candidates is such that they do not wanted to pay any fees. On the other hand, other candidates must pay an application fee of INR 200. The fee can be paid online (through SBI Net Banking/ debit card/ credit card) or offline (by cash through SBI bank challan) mode.