Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to conduct the Engineering Services Examination 2016 from May 27 for recruiting candidates into various vacant posts

Updated on: Thursday, May 05, 2016

upsc The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the Engineering Services Examination 2016 from May 27 for recruiting candidates into various vacant posts in the civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics , telecommunications engineering and other government departments.

UPSC Vacancy details

Total Posts: 602

Name of the posts:

Category I: Civil Engineering

Category II: Mechanical Engineering

Category III: Electrical Engineering

Category IV: Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Selection procedure for UPSC Engineering Services Examination

The eligible candidates will have to first clear the written examination, which comprises both conventional and objective type tests. Once the candidate clears the Engineering Services Examination, he/she will be called for an interview.

Paper pattern

The written examination will comprise two sections:

Section I: Consisting only of objective type of questions

Section II: Conventional papers

Both centres will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics and telecommunications engineering.

There would be negative marking for wrong answers in objective type tests.

Part II:

This will be a personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks. In it special attention will be paid to assessing the candidate's capacity for leadership, initiative and intellectual curiosity, tact and other social qualities, mental and physical energy, powers of practical application and integrity of character.

Conventional papers must be answered in English. Question paper will be set in English only.

General ability test for UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2016:

Part A: General English

The question paper will be designed to test the candidate' understanding of English and workman-like use of words.

Part B: General Studies

The paper will include knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The paper may also include questions on history of India and geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to conduct the Engineering Services Examination 2016 from May 27 for recruiting candidates into various vacant posts

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