UPSC Engineering Services Exam 2018: Prelims On 7 January, Exam Details At Upsc.gov.in

New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission has released official notification for the Engineering Services Exam (ESE) 2018. Popularly known as IES 2018, the exam gets huge attention from engineering graduates, every year. Recruitment is made to civil, mechanical, electrical and electronics & telecommunications engineering. Though the Commission is likely to change the number of vacancies, the approximate number is 588, as of now. The preliminary examination will be held at 42 cities across the country on 7 January 2018. Official notification can be found at the upsc.gov.in.

'Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the centres except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the first apply first allot basis and once the capacity of a particular centre is attained, the same will be frozen.'

Applications must be sent online at the portal upsconline.nic.in.

'The standard of paper in General Studies and Engineering Aptitude (Preliminary Stage-I Examination) will be such as may be expected of an Engineering/Science Graduate. The standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be that of an Engineering Degree Examination of an Indian University. There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects,' reads the official notification.

The final result for ESE 2017 was released on 11 September 2017. Based on the performance in the Main exam and interview, UPSC has released the list of candidates selected for appointment to various Services/Posts in the Ministries/Departments concerned. In total, 500 candidates have been selected for appointment.

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