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New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
The Union Public Service Commission mention the IES Syllabus for the prelims and Mains exam separately in the official notification. The candidates can see here the IES prelims syllabus for General Studies and Engineering Aptitude section.
General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper | |
|---|---|
Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial development | Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment |
Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability | Basics of Project Management |
Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis | Basics of Material Science and Engineering |
General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety | Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology-based education. |
Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services | Ethics and values in the engineering profession. |
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
The Union Public Service Commission conducted the IES 2024 prelims exam on February 18, 2024. In the normal circumstances, the IES prelims result is releasd within a fortnight of the exam. The Commission was expected to release the IES 2024 result in the first week of March but the result was not released.
It is expected that the UPSC will be required to take approval of the Election Commission before the release of the IES result 2024. This is causing the delay in the IES 2024 result.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
The Union Public Service Commission notified 167 IES vacancies in the official notification. The Commission accept the vacancy requisition till the prelims exam. The IES 2024 vacancies are expected to increase to 180.
This will be in line with the past year trends.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
Yes, the IES vacancies for 2023 were increased. Initially, the vacancies were announced as 327, but they were later increased to 337 through an addendum to the original notification, as mentioned in the sources.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 9
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
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