IES

Yes, the UPSC mentions the job positions in the IES notification. The notification provides details about various posts offered under IES, such as Central Engineering Service (Roads), AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service, Indian Defence Service of Engineers, AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre, Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service, Indian Skill Development Service, and more.

Candidates can refer to the official IES 2024 notification for a comprehensive list of job positions available for recruitment through the IES exam.

Yes, there is a specific format for uploading documents for the IES application. Candidates need to upload their photograph and signature in JPG format (20-300 KB) and their photo ID proof in PDF format, as outlined in the provided sources.

The Commission mention all these details in the official notification every year and notify any changes in the notification itself.

Candidates for the IES 2026 exam will be able to correct their application details only once after the last date of application, as mentioned in the provided sources. The Commission will release the UPSC IES 2026 applications on September 17, 2025. The Commission will provide around 20 days for IES application filling process. The Union Public Service Commission will also provide the IES 2026 application correction facility.

Yes, the Commission provided the IES application correction facility for the IES 2024 exam, allowing candidates to change their application details once only. The candidates were not allowed to change their UPSC registration details.

The Commission do not charge the application correction fee for such changes. The IES 2024 exam application correction facility on September 27, 2023.

Yes, the IES application process starts with the release of the official IES notification. The Commission releases the UPSC ESE (IES) notification online on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates are required to fill out the IES applications online only.

The IES 2024 applications were started in September 2023. The IES 2024 prelims exam was conducted on February 18, 2024.

The Commission conduct the exam to recruit candidates for the position of IES. The candidates can see below the four Engineering streams for which the exam was notified. The names of the services are given below: 
•    Civil Engineering
•    Mechanical Engineering
•    Electrical Engineering
•    Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

To apply for the IES exam, candidates must meet the following nationality requirements:
The candidate must be either:

1. A citizen of India.
2. A subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
3. A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India.
4. A person of Indian origin who migrated from specific countries with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Candidates falling under categories (2), (3), and (4) need to produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India at the time of final allotment

The Union Public Service Commissionwill release the Engineering Service Exam Notification 2026 on September 17, 2025. The Commission will provide around 20 days to fill out the IES applications. The last date to fill out the IES 2026 application form is October 7, 2025. Candidates must complete the application process within this deadline to be considered for the exam.

The Commission will conduct the IES 2026 prelims exam on February 8, 2026 as per the exam pattern and rules provided in the official exam pattern.

The IES notification released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) contains comprehensive details about the exam, including key information such as the exam pattern, eligibility criteria, number of vacancies, syllabus, and more. Candidates can find the following details in the IES notification:

• Exam Pattern
• Eligibility Criteria
• Number of Vacancies
• Syllabus
• Application Process
• Important Dates
• Salary Structure
  
  

The notification serves as a guide for candidates interested in applying for the IES exam, providing them with all the necessary information to understand the exam requirements and prepare effectively

The candidates should note that as per the feedback of the candidates appeared in the IES prelims 2025 Shift 1 the overall difficulty level is moderate. Maths was scoring and easy. In Biology, questions asked was of class 12 level and easy. Some candidates felt that ethics section was challenging. 

Based on the exam's difficulty level, the IES 2025 prelims cutoff is expected to remain high based on the difficulty level of the question paper.