UPSC IES Selection Process 2021 | Know Detailed Selection Process

UPSC IES Selection Process: The IES Selection Process is something that every engineering candidate must go through if they wish to be selected by the UPSC. This process will be carried out through the normal hiring process carried out by the UPSC.

There will be 215 Engineering Services vacancies for the Prelims and Mains Exam across the country. Candidates should know that the selection will be based solely on their performance in the various stages of the process.

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IES Selection Process 2021

IES Exam consists of recruiting engineers who will work under the government of India in several sectors such as Indian Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Roadways, Construction. Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) conducts the IES Exam for the recruitment of engineers.

The IES exam Selection Process comprises of the following stages:

• Prelims Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview 

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The IES Selection Procedure contains the following steps to recruit engineers for Railways, Power, telecommunications, and Constructions.

1) Fill IES application form 2021

• The candidates have to fill the IES Application Form 2021 online on the official website of UPSC.
• The candidates must choose the preferred exam center at the time of filling the form.
• The candidates must submit the stipulated application fees as per their category.

2) Download IES Admit Card 2021

• The candidates can download the ESE Admit Card that will be issued on the official website with their application number and date of birth.
• UPSC admit card is an essential document that contains necessary information. It is advisable to preserve the admit card safely until the admission process will successfully be conducted.

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3) Attend IES Preliminary Exam 2021

• The candidates must appear for the IES 2021 preliminary entrance exam as per the schedule mentioned in the IES Important dates section.
• It is necessary to reach the exam center at least an hour before the commencement of the exam.

4) IES Preliminary Exam Result 2021

• UPSC will declare the results for IES 2021 preliminary exam on the official website.
• The candidates can check their IES 2021 preliminary results by simply submitting their application number and date of birth on the official website.
• After the IES Result for the preliminary exam 2021, the candidates who will clear the Prelims 2021, must fill the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for the IES Mains Exam 2021.

5) IES Mains Exam 2021

• The candidates who clear the IES preliminary examination will be allowed to appear for IES 2021 main entrance exam as per the schedule mentioned in the important date’s section
• It is necessary to reach the IES Exam center at least an hour before the commencement of the IES Main exam.

6) IES Main Result 2021

• UPSC will declare the results for IES 2021 main entrance exams on the official website.
• The candidates can check their ESE 2021 results for Mains by simply submitting their application number and date of birth on the official website.
• The candidates who clear the IES 2020 main exam will then be called for the interview round. This is the final stage of the written-exam IES selection process.

7) IES Interview 2021

• IES Selection Process consists of the Personal Interview round.
• The candidates who clear both IES preliminary and main examination are only allowed to participate in the final interview round.
• The candidates who clear the personal interview round will be qualified for the recruitment process.

8) IES Result 2021

• UPSC will start with the recruitment of IES 2021 qualified candidates at several government offices based on the selected branch if vacancies are available.
• After this last UPSC IES selection process, the candidates can join the government offices as executive engineers or mid-level managers.

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9) IES Cut-off and Reserve List

• IES cut-off will release after the final result.
• IES reserve list will also issue stating the number of candidates for each category and for each Engineering branch.

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IES Officer selection procedure

IES selection process 2021 will be made to the services/posts under the below categories on the basis of the results of this examination:

• Category I – Civil Engineering
• Category II ‐ Mechanical Engineering
• Category III ‐ Electrical Engineering
• Category IV ‐ Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

IES Exam Pattern

It is also recommended that candidates must check the complete details about the IES Exam Pattern before starting the application form and preparation. The examination will be conducted according to the following process:

Stage-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination	Paper-I	Objective	Engineering aptitude and General studies	2 hrs	200 marks
	Paper-II	Objective	Engineering discipline	3 hrs	300 marks
Total	500 Marks

Stage-II: Main Examination

Mains Examination	Paper-I	Conventional	Engineering Discipline – I	3 hrs	300 marks
	Paper-II	Conventional	Engineering Discipline – II	3 hrs	300 marks
Total	600 marks

Stage-III: Personality Test

Personality Test

200 marks

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IES Selection Criteria 2021

The candidates should fulfill some essential requirements for participating in the UPSC IES Selection Process:

• A candidate should be physically fit as per the physical standards for taking admission in IES Examination 2021
• A candidate must be a citizen of India for appearing in the IES exam.
• A candidate should obtain a degree in Engineering from a recognized university
• A candidate must be at least 21 years of age to participate in the IES selection process 2021 and must not be more than 30 years of age on the 1st January 2021.

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