Dear Muralik,
The IES remain one of the most sought-after careers for the engineering graduates in India.
The exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in order to fulfil the requirements of various central government departments like Railways, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Water Commission, Power Sector, Ordnance, Defence Sector , Border Roads and so on. The task of those selected for IES is to manage a large segment of Public sector economy which comprises of Railroads, Public works, Power, Telecommunications etc.
Recruited as Grade 1 Officers of the Government of India, they play an instrumental role in
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Dear Muralik,
The IES remain one of the most sought-after careers for the engineering graduates in India.
The exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in order to fulfil the requirements of various central government departments like Railways, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Water Commission, Power Sector, Ordnance, Defence Sector , Border Roads and so on. The task of those selected for IES is to manage a large segment of Public sector economy which comprises of Railroads, Public works, Power, Telecommunications etc.
Recruited as Grade 1 Officers of the Government of India, they play an instrumental role in development and planning of their respective departmental activities like new project conceptualizing, tender estimation, passing of new projects, framing of policies, initiating foreign technology ventures etc. Hence, IES is easily one of the toughest exams to crack in India.
INDIAN ENGINEERING SERVICES (IES) 2014 ENTRANCE EXAM will be conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 20th June, 2014 and it is 3 day long process. The application form and notifications will be released on 15th March, 2014 and the last date for applying for IES 2014 entrance Exam is 14th April, 2014. The entrance Exam of IES is conducted once in a year.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF IES 2014 ENTRANCE EXAM:
The candidate must be an Indian Citizen, subject to Nepal and Bhutan.
The candidate applying for IES 2014 Entrance Exam must have attained age of 21 years but should not be older than 30 years.
APPLICATION FORM AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURE OF IES 2014 ENTRANCE EXAM:
For availing the application form of IES 2014 the candidates have to visit the UPSC official website and go to UPSC online application link. The registration for IES 2014 Entrance Exam has to be made online only although the payment can be made in online and offline mode. The online mode is related to making transaction through online gateways and Offline mode is related to making payment at any branch of SBI bank.
APPLICATION FEE OF IES 2014 ENTRANCE EXAM:
The fee for application form for the General Category and OBC category student is Rs. 200 where as,
Candidates of SC, ST, PH, female are exempted from paying the application fee.
The payment of application fee can be made in online and offline modes and no other mode can be used by the candidates.
Selection is done on the basis of (i) Entrance and (ii) PI.
Hope this helps.
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