IES Exam Eligibility 2021 | Age Limit, Nationality, and Educational Criteria

IES Exam Eligibility: Are you worried about the upcoming IES or Indian Engineering Services Exam? The preparations for the next round have already started and most of the IES aspirants are expressing concern regarding various issues. IES Exam Eligibility is one such issue that drives the candidates crazy.

Quite often the candidates appear for a competitive exam without knowing about the factors which are associated with IES Exam 2021 Eligibility and they feel bad after getting their application disqualified.

Read ahead to find detailed information on UPSC IES Exam Eligibility Criteria!

IES Exam Eligibility Criteria 2021

The IES Exam Eligibility basically depends on the following factors:

• Nationality,
• Age limit,
• Educational qualification, and
• Reservations

Cracking an exam like the Indian Engineering Service 2021 exam is not an easy task because there are different kinds of barriers and in this blog, we will try to focus on one such barrier i.e., IES Eligibility Criteria.

If you read all the parts carefully then all your doubts related to eligibility will be cleared. Go through all the sections slowly.

IES Exam Eligibility | Nationality Criteria

The very first UPSC IES Exam Eligibility requirements are the candidate’s nationality. 

An IES 2021 Applicant must be either: 

• a citizen of India, or 
• a subject of Nepal, or 
• a subject of Bhutan, or 
• a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or 
• a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently setting in India.

Provided that the candidates belonging to categories (2), (3), (4), and (5) produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India at the time of final allotment.

Know IES Exam Eligibility: Educational Criteria 2021

A candidate has to fulfill various requirements in order to appear for a competitive exam and the same holds true for IES. The IES Exam Eligibility process of elimination starts with Educational Qualification. Candidates fail to meet the minimum requirements and for this reason, considering all the relevant points of UPSC IES Educational Qualification becomes essential.

Don’t miss out on anything. Some candidates often think about the minimum IES Exam Eligibility Percentage for appearing for the IES exam. There is no such IES Exam Eligibility Percentage but there are other determining factors that require your attention. Take a look-

• Obtained a degree in Engineering from a university incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as universities under section-3 of the university grants commission act, 1956
• or, Passed Section A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India)
• or Obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions as may be recognized by the Government for the purpose from time to time
• or, Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India)
• or Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India
• or Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959 provided that a candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts and Engineer Group ‘A’ in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organization) may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely:

• • M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject For Indian Radio Regulatory Service
  • M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.

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Must-Know IES Age Criteria

Another IES Exam Eligibility criteria are Age Eligibility, which is something that you have to take care of while applying for a competitive exam like IES. No significant changes have been observed in age restrictions.  A lot of things happen while filling a form online and some of those things are embarrassing for the candidates.

Here we have provided some useful information regarding the 2021 Age Limit IES.

• A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st January 2021. 
• In other words, he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1990 and not later than 1st January 1999.

Age Relaxation

Now we will talk about the IES Age Relaxation part and these tiny details will help you to secure a place in this exam. Read it as many times as possible.

• The upper age limit of 30 years will be relaxable up to 35 years in the case of Government servants of the following categories if they are employed in a Department/Office under the control of any of the authorities
• A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular mentioned below Department/Office for at least 3 years on 1st January 2021.

There are reservations for some categories and you need to go through the table below-mentioned points for better understanding.

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
Candidate domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir during 1 January 1980 – 31 December 1989	5 Years
Defence Services personnel who got disabled in operations during hostilities	3 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
The person with Benchmark Disability	10 Years

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Key Points Related to Age Reservation

Check out few more points on IES Age Relaxation criteria:

• Maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/ SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as of 1st January 2021 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and they will be released on three months.

• Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of the age relaxation table above, will be eligible for grant of cumulative relaxation under both the
  categories.

• The term ex‐servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as Ex‐servicemen in the Ex‐servicemen (Re‐employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

• A candidate with Benchmark Disability will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Service/ Posts to be allocated to the Persons with Benchmark Disability candidate by the Government.

Note: A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government. 

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IES Exam Eligibility: Physical Standards 

You must be physically fit as per the standards defined by the exam authority for admission to Engineering Services Examination 2021, as mentioned in the below table:

Sl. No.	Name of Services	Functional Classification	Physical Requirements
Category I-Civil Engineering
1.	Central Engineering Service	OA or OL or Hard Hearing	As per MOSJ & E instructions
2.	Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Civil Engg.)	PD or OA	B,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW
3.	Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’	OA or OL, Leprosy Cured, Acid Attack Victims, Dwarfism, HH, SLD, OA&PD, OL&PD	S, ST,BN,W,SE,MF,C,R,W&RW
4.	Central Engineering Service (Roads) Gr. A	OA or OL or PD/Hard Hearing	B,S,ST,W,SE,H,RW,D,&W
5.	AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Organization	OA	B,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW, C, KC
6.	AEE (QS&C) in Military Engineer Service(MES) Surveyor Cadre	PD or OA	B,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW
7.	Indian Skill Development Service	OA or OL	As per MOSJ & E instructions
8.	Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service	PD	F,PP,L,KC,B,S,ST,W,SE & RW
Category II-Mechanical Engineering
1.	Central Water Engineering Service Gr ‘A’	OA or OL, Leprosy Cured, Acid Attack Victims, Dwarfism, Hard Hearing, Specific Learning Disability OA&PD, OL&PD.	S,ST,BN,W,SE,MF,C,R,W&RW
2.	Central Power Engg. Service Gr. A&B (Mech. Engg. Posts)	OL	ST,S,SE,MF,BN,KC,H&C
3.	Indian Naval Armament Service	OL	S,SE,H&RW
4.	Indian Naval Material Management Service	OL	S,SE,H&RW
5.	Geological Survey of India Engineering Service Gr ‘A’	OL, Hard Hearing	S, ST, MF, SE, BN, KC, H, C
6.	Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Mech. Engg.)	PD or OA	B,S,ST,B,W,SE,H&RW
7.	Assistant Executive Engineer Group ‘A’ (Electrical &Mechanical) (Mechanical Engineering Post) in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr. ‘A’	OA	B,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW, C, KC
8.	Indian Skill Development Service	OA or OL	As per MOSJ & E instructions
Category III-Electrical Engineering
1.	Central Elect. & Mech. Engg. Service (Elect. Engg.)	OL or Hard Hearing	As per MOSJ&E instructions
2.	Central Power Engg. Service Gr. A&B (Elect. Engg. Posts)	OL or Hard Hearing	S, ST,BN,SE,W,MF,PP,L,KC,C&RW
3.	Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Elect. Engg.)	PD or OA	B,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW
4.	Indian Naval Material Management Service	OL	S,SE,H&RW
5.	Indian Skill Development Service	OA or OL	As per MOSJ & E instructions
Category IV-Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
1.	Indian Naval Armament Service	OL	S,SE,H&RW
2.	Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’	OA or OL	S, H&RW/Speaking
3.	Indian Naval Material Management Service	OL	S,SE,H&RW
4.	Indian Telecom Service, Group A	LV, OL or OA, or MW	F,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW
5.	Junior Telecom Officer Group B in ITS	LV, OL or OA, or MW	F,S,ST,W,SE,H&RW
6.	Central Power Engineering Service Gr. A&B (Elec. & Telecom)	OL, Hard Hearing	S,ST,BN,SE,W,MF,PP,L,KC,C&RW
7.	Indian Skill Development Service	OA or OL	As per MOSJ&E instructions

Abbreviations used in the above table:

• OA=One Arm affected,
• OL=One Leg affected,
• HI=hearing Impaired,
• PD=partially Deaf,
• MW=Muscular Weakness
• S=Sitting,
• BN=Bending,
• SE=Seeing,
• RW=Reading & Writing,
• C=Communication,
• MF=Manipulation by Fingers,
• PP=Pulling & Pushing,
• L=Lifting,
• KC=Kneeling & Crouching,
• ST=Standing,
• W=Walking,
• H=Hearing,
• JU=Jumping,
• H(Acceptable with Hearing Aids)=Should be able to hear up to 25 decibels.
• OH=Orthopaedically Handicapped, LD=Locomotor Disability, CP=Cerebral Palsy

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Must-Read IES Application Form 2021

UPSC has started the online portal for registration for the IES Exam for the session of 2021 on April 7, 2021. There will be no change in the last date for submission of the application form that is April 27, 2021. Candidates can register from the official portal of UPSC.

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