UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2026

Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2026 by UPSC

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Engineering Services Examination (ESE), 2026 on 8th February 2026 for the recruitment of various Group-A and Group-B (approx. 474 (including PWD-26)) Sarkari Naukri Vacancy posts of Engineers in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering disciplines under the Indian Engineering Service Examination 2026. (Advertisement No. 02/2026‐ENGG.)

The Engineering Services Recruitment Examination 2026 will be held at various centres across the country.

Categories of Engineering Service Exam 2025 Disciplines 

1. Category I - Civil Engineering
1. Central Engineering Service (Civil) 
2. Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts)
3. Survey of India Group 'A' Service 
4. AEE (Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service
5. AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre
6. Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service  
7. Indian Skill Development Service
8. Indian Railway Management Service (Civil)
9. Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Civil Engineering Posts
2. Category II - Mechanical Engineering
1. AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’
2. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
3. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Services/SSO‐II (Mechanical)  
4. AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
5. Indian Skill Development Service
6. Indian Railway Management Service (Mechanical)
7. Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Mechanical Engineering Posts
8. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Mechanical Trade 
9. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Mechanical Trade 
10. AEE Gr ‘A’(Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Corps of EME, Ministry of Defence
3. Category III - Electrical Engineering
1. Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
2. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) 
3. Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts)
4. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical)
5. Indian Skill Development Service 
6. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electrical Trade 
7. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electrical Trade 
8. Indian Railway Management Service (Electrical) 
9. Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Electrical Engg. Posts
10. AEE Gr ‘A’(Electrical Engineering Posts) in Corps of EME, Min of Defence
4. Category IV - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
1. Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’ 
2. Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’
3. Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
4. Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electronics & Tele)
5. Indian Skill Development Service 
6. Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’
7. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) Electronics Trade
8. Indian Enterprises Development Service/Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) Electronics Trade
9. Indian Railway Management Service (Signal &Telecommunication)
10. Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – S&T Engg. Posts
11. AEE Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) in Corps of EME, Ministry of Defence 

Eligibility for Engineering Services Examination 2026

• Age: 21-30 years as of 01/01/2026. The upper age is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.
• Educational Qualification: Candidate must hold a degree in Engineering or equivalent OR passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of  Engineers  (India) OR passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution 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 applying for the posts of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts) and Engineer Group A in Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing/ Monitoring Organisation may possess M.Sc. Degree or it's equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject. Candidates who qualify on the results of the written part of the examination will be summoned for a personality test.
• Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in the recruitment notice.

Vacancies exist in various Engineering Services: 474 vacancies (Approximately)

Application Fee

An application fee of ₹200/- (excepting Female/SC/ST/PwBD who are exempted from payment of fee), either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using the net banking facility of   State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card.

How To Apply for UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2026?  

Suitable and desirable Engineering candidates should Apply Online in the prescribed format at the UPSC recruitment website from 26/09/2025 to 16/10/2025 at https://upsconline.nic.in for UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2026. The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the application.  

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Detailed information for Engineering Services Examination 2026

Desirable candidates can obtain details of the examination and can get information about registration of their applications, venues of the examination and syllabus, etc., for UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2026 at the website of the UPSC at upsconline.nic.in=>Examination=>View Examination Notices

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