What are the preparation tips for Indian Engineering Services (IES) exam? What is the eligibility criteria?

Hello, The recruitment of government civil servants and technical officials is performed under union public service commission (UPSC) and the managerial and technical functions are performed by the candidate who gets selected in Indian engineering services (IES), India's highest level of engineering exam. The eligibility criteria is as follows 1. You must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st January, of the exam year (Age relaxation for category). 2. You must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized university or equivalent (B.E/B.Tech) in one of four streams of engineering - Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics and telecommunication or an M.Sc degree equivalent with wireless communications, electronics, radio physics or radio engineering as special subjects are acceptable for certain services / posts. Preparation tips: Refer to basic English grammar books and have a clear concept about the usage of words, parts of speech and tenses. A. English: 1. Try learning few new words on a daily basis along with their antonyms and synonyms for your vocabulary 2. Start reading an English newspaper daily. 3. Solve as many past question papers as possible, as they will give an idea of what to expect in the exam. B. General knowledge: 1. Keep yourself updated and be aware of what is happening in the country and across the world basically Read newspapers and watch the news on TV regularly. 2. Refer to as many latest GK books as possible. C. Technical; 1. For your specific subjects, a detailed syllabus is taken under concern and the preparation should be such that not a single topic is left out. 2. Stick yourself in a routine which must allow you to complete the syllabus thoroughly and even revise it. Lastly, take speed tests and solve previous year’s question papers.

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Hello, Indian Engineering Services Exam is conducted by UPSC and follows the same pattern that UPSC follows for civil services exam. Of course, as the name suggests one should be a graduate in engineering in certain branches or M.Sc in some cases. Also, the candidate should be less than 30 years of age which is relaxable in certain cases., but I will not bore you with all this mundane information since it is available in detail on the website of UPSC in downloadable PDF form.Let us turn to the main issue of preparation for the exam. It is considered as one of the toughest exams of UPSC. If successful, one gets the opportunity to join GoI service with possibility to rise to the level of Secretary in the GoI. The fundamentals remain same. One must be clear in concepts. One must be clear in the English language. One must be adept in personal interviews. The syllabus is quite vast but then one has passed engineering and questions are from that branch only. So, those who have studied well will find it very easy. English and general knowledge can be brushed up. I would advise aspirants to join a good coaching class since these classes prepare you with tricks of answering which is quite valuable. Also, they will conduct mock exams and mock interviews that are a must. To conclude, I will say that for an engineer, it is not tough but the nuances need to be studied and assimilated.

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Indian Engineering Services abbreviated as IES are the civil services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. Like most countries, the Government of India recruits its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit, the middle management positions in the bureaucracy are buried through competitive exams. Large number of candidates take these exams, competing for limited posts. IES officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations made by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A combined three-stage competitive examination (comprising five tests), called the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services. General English: Refer to basic English grammar books and have a clear concept about the usage of words, parts of speech and tenses. Try learning few new words on a daily basis. This will help increase your vocabulary. General Knowledge: To prepare for this section, be aware of what is happening in the country and across the world. Read newspapers and watch the news on TV regularly so that you are updated on what is happening around you. Refer to past question papers as it will give you an idea of what to expect and also familiarize you with the pattern of occurrence of the questions. Try to take a few mock tests, if possible. They help a lot in preparing you for the main exam. IES personal interview: Some of the questions will be about yourself - like the subjects of your interest, your educational background, your positive and negative traits, how you would solve certain problems arising under certain situations, overall career objective, etc. Sharpen and harness your logical thinking and reasoning.

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IES Indian Engineering services exam conducted by UPSC every year, lakhs of engineering graduates compete in the IES exam for a few hundred seats. Perhaps, this is why IES exam is considered to be a very tough exam not just in India. *Eligibility criteria: 1. Educational qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized university or equivalent (B.E/B.Tech) An M.Sc degree with some special subject acceptable for certain services / posts 2. Age criteria: The candidate can be of any age between 21-30 years as on 1 January (for general candidates) of the year they are taking the exam. Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electrical and Telecommunications Engineer and their sub branches. Pattern of exam: Stage-I: Engineering Services (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination (Objective Type Papers) Paper-I General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper Maximum 2hrs and maximum 200 marks Paper-II: Engineering Discipline-specific Paper Maximum 3 hours 300 Marks (max.) Stage-II: Engineering Services (Mains / Stage-II) Paper-I: Engineering Discipline-specific Maximum 3hrs and 300 max no. Paper-II: Engineering Discipline-specific 3hrs and 300 max no. Stage-III: Personality Test 200 Marks Result declared by addition of 500+600+200=1300 1300 full marks and what students get is the result. Tips for IES exam: 1. Collect the handwritten notes from any good institute. And buy/hire some standard books. 2. Take one subject at a time. Read the theory from the notes. 3. Finish the subject, mark the topics you didn't understand. Then read them from any standard book. If you get it, it's fine. If not discuss those with teachers/friends. 4. Now solve previous years' objective questions for that subject (GATE+ESE both). Mark those questions you could not solve, and read the related theory from the book. 5. Write the formulae in a different sheet which you are unable to recall while solving the question papers. 6. Then go for previous years' subjective questions. Practice the derivations repeatedly. Follow 4 and 5 again. And yes don't get panic if you could not solve some of the questions. Every year there are such types of odd/difficult questions. 7. Try to solve examples from the standard books, and if time allows go for some important unsolved questions from the standard books.

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Hi, For preparation for IES exam, you should have to focus on three things: General English, General knowledge, & subject means your branch subject. For General English, candidates who are needed to study from the basic knowledge in English to fluent speakers, grammar strength skills are required from every aspirant. Read daily English newspaper, clear grammar doubts from the usage of words, parts of speech and tenses. Solved many previous question paper English sections to know complete knowledge from Vocabulary, Antonyms, Synonyms to get a more score in this section without any confusion. General knowledge section is commenced to find the skills of general things of the society, current events from polity, environment, Indian economy, day to day life. And the questions are asked from the related topics of Geography, History and other subjects prepare, candidates need to reading newspaper and TV news to know the current affairs forget up to date updates. The way of what happening in the country and across the world. Use many latest information GK materials for reference. Make practice with self-mock test honestly to find the accurate preparation strength of the candidates In subjective type section to find from subject knowledge based on the pursed stream like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. Most of the candidates are clear to tough to secure qualified marks in this section. For eligibility criteria & age factor, follow this link <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://madeeasy.in/home/IES" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://madeeasy.in/home/IES</a>

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