UPSC IES Eligibility Criteria 2024

March 14, 2023 by Prachi Agarwal

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IES Exam 2024: Eligibility Criteria

In order to qualify all the eligibility standards candidates must fill the basic educational qualification required for the exam. The minimum educational qualification to appear for the UPSC IES exam 2021 is a degree in the engineering discipline from a recognized university.

The eligibility details are given below:

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have an Engineering degree from a recognized University.
Candidates with M.Sc degrees in Electronics, Radiophysics, and Wireless Communication are also eligible.

Post	Education Qualification
UPSC IES	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 Sections 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 recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, 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

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Education Qualification

UPSC IES

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 Sections 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 recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, 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

Age Limit

The minimum age is 21 years and the maximum age is 29 years
Age Relaxation for SC/ST, and government service candidates are 5 years.
Age Relaxation for OBC candidates is 3 years.

Post	Age Criteria
UPSC IES	Minimum Age: 21 years/ Maximum Age: 30 years on the 1st January, 2023 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1993 and not later than 1st January, 2002.

The upper age-limit of 30 years will be relaxable upto 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 mentioned in column 1 below and apply for admission to the examination for all or any of the Service(s)/Post(s) mentioned in column 2, for which they are otherwise eligible.

Column 1	Column 2
Central Public Works Department	C.E.S. Group ‘A’, CE&MES Gr ‘A’
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Central Engineering Service (Roads) Gr. ‘A’
Ministry of Communication, Deptt. of Telecommunication	Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group ‘A’ Indian Telecommunication Service Group ‘A’, J.T.O. (G.C.S. Gr. ‘B’)
Ministry of Defence, Deptt. of Defence Production, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance	Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service(DAQAS)Gr ‘A’
Ministry of Science and Technology, Deptt. of Science and Technology	Survey of India Gr ‘A’ Service
Geological Survey of India	Assistant Executive Engineer Gr ‘A’
Border Roads Organisation	BRES Gr. ‘A’
Indian Navy	Indian Naval Armament Service, Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade-I
Military Engineer Services	Indian Defence Service of Engineers (lDSE) Group ‘A’ AEE(QS&C) in Military Engineer Service (MES) Surveyor Cadre
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Deptt. of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Central Water Commission	Central Water Engineering Group-A Service.
Central Electricity Authority	CPES Gr ‘A’ & CPES Gr ‘B’.
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship	Indian Skill Development Service

Age Relxation

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Defence Services personnel	3 years
Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers	5 years
ECOs/ SSCOs	5 years
PwBD (Low vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Locomotor Disability including Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims, Muscular Dystrophy, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness	10 years

Nationality

The candidate must be a citizen of India
Citizens of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibetan refugees are also eligible who came to India before January 01, 1962.
Candidates of Indian origin who have migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar are also eligible.

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