IES Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

• Age limits: 21-30 years on 1st August of the year of Examination. (Upper age limit relax able for SCs/Sts, OBCs and certain other categories as specified in Para 3(ii) of Notice).
• Educational Qualifications: A degree in Engineering from a recognised university or equivalent. M.Sc degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subjects also acceptable for certain Services/posts only.
  Candidates appearing at their engineering degree or equivalent examination are also eligible to compete. Candidates qualifying on the result of the written part of the Examina tion will be required to submit the proof of passing the requisite examination along with their detailed application form to be filled up at that stage.
• Fee: Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only)
  (No fee for SCs/STs/Physically Handicapped only).
  (Ref. Para 4 of Notice).
  Instructions to candidates for filling up the Application Form for the Engineering Service Examination, 2005.

Side 1 of Application Form

Column 1: Examination for which applying

Darken the circle against "ENGG", in the box pertaining to Name of examination, write ENGG starting from the first box on the left. Also write 2005 in the boxes meant for year of examination.

Candidates are advised to ensure that the name of examination viz. ENGG is correctly written by them in the box. Any error in this regard may result in rejection of their application form.

Column 2: Fee

• If you have paid the requisite fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One hundred only), darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
• If you have not paid the fee and are claiming fee remission as SC, ST or Physically Handicapped, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box.
• N.B.: Fee is payable only in the form of Central Recruitment Fee Stamp, as per instructions against Column 12.

Column 3:

(I) Whether Physically Handicapped?

 

• If you are not a physically handicapped person, darken circle 1 for No and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are a physically handicapped person, darken circle 2 for yes and write 2 in the box.

(II) If yes, indicate category

 

• Fill up this Column only if your answer to Column 3 (I) is yes.
• If you are Orthopaedically handicapped, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are Blind, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box; or
• If you are Deaf-Mute, darken circle 3 and write 3 in the box.

Column 4: Community

• If you belong to SC, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
• If you belong to ST, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box; or
• If you belong to OBC, darken circle 3 and write 3 in the box; or
• If you belong to General Category (Others), darken circle 4 and write 4 in the box.
• Note 1: Candidates belonging to OBCs but coming in the Creamy Layer and thus not being entitled to OBC reservation should indicate their community as General Category (Others) Code No. 4".
• Note 2: Candidates belonging to neither SC, ST, nor OBC communities should write Code No. 4 (General Category) against the Column for Community and not leave it blank.
• Note 3: No change in the community status indicated by a candidate in his/her application form for the Examination will ordinarily be allowed by the Commission at a subsequent stage.

Column 5: Sex

• If you are Male, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are Female, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box;

Column 6: Nationality

• If you are an Indian national, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are not an Indian national, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box.

Column 7: Name of the candidate

• For filling up this column, first write in the boxes your full name (in English) in capital letters exactly as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Write a single letter in a box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Then darken the corresponding circle below each letter. Do not darken a circle below a blank box. Do not overshoot the boxes. Abbreviate name only if necessary. Do not use any prefix such as shri, Kum., Dr. etc with your name.
• See sample filled up form in the information brochure for guidance.

Column 8: Date of Birth

• Darken the appropriate circles for the day, month and year of your birth as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Then write in the boxes using numerals 01 to 31 for day; numerals 01 to 12 for month and the last two digits for the year of birth.
• See sample filled up form in the -information brochure for guidance.

Column 9: Father's Name

• Write your father's name (in English) in capital letters. Write a single letter in each box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Do not use any prefix such as Shri, Dr. etc.

Column 10: Address

• Write your complete mailing address including your name in English capital letters or Hindi within the box provided for the purpose. Also write the PIN Code therein. Write with blue or black ball pen only. Do not write outside the box. Please note that this address will be photocopied as such in all letters to be sent to you and therefore, it should be very clearly and legibly written.
• If you make any mistake in writing the address, cover the whole box with an exact sized white paper slip and rewrite your address on that.

Column 11: Photograph

• Paste firmly in the space provided your recent photograph of 4 cm. x 5 cm. size (preferably in black & white). Do not staple the photograph. Photograph should neither be signed by you nor it should be got attested.

Column 12: Space for CRF Stamp

• Fee to be paid for the Engineering Service Examination is Rs. 100/- (Rupees One hundred only). SC/ST and Physically Handicapped candidates are not required to pay any fee. No fee exemption is however available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed full fee.
• Fee is payable only through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp (Not postage stamps). No other mode of payment is acceptable. Obtain only one single CRF Stamp of Rs. 100/- denomination from the post office and paste it firmly within the box. After pasting the CRF Stamp on the form, get it cancelled from the post office of purchase in the space provided. Do not staple the CRF Stamp.

Side 2 of Application Form

Column 13:

(I) Are you residing in a remote area or abroad

 

• If you are residing in a remote area specified in Para 6 of the Notice of the Examination or abroad, darken circle 1 against Yes and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are not residing in a specified remote area/abroad, darken circle 2 against No and write 2 in the box.
• N.B.: Candidates residing in a remote area specified in the Notice of the Examination or abroad are entitled to one week's additional time for submission of application form.

(II) If yes, indicate area code:

 

• Darken the appropriate circles for the area code as given below and then write the same code in the boxes.
• Area code remote areas and abroad:

   

  Area	Code
  Assam	01
  Meghalaya	02
  Arunachal Pradesh	03
  Mizoram	04
  Manipur	05
  Nagaland	06
  Tripura	07

  Area	Code
  Sikkim	08
  Jammu & Kashmir	09
  Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh	10
  Andaman & Nicobar Islands	11
  Lakshadweep	12
  Abroad	13

Column 14: Examination Centre Code

• Choose the Examination Centre from the list given below where you wish to appear and see its code. Darken the appropriate circles and then write the same code in the boxes. Do not indicate more than one centre.
• List of centres of Examination:

   

  Centre Code Agartala 45 Ahmedabad 01 Aizawl 47 Aligarh 21 Allahabad 02 Bangalore 03 Bareilly 54 Bhopal 04 Chandigarh 35 Chennai 12 Cuttack 07 Dehradun 14 Delhi 08 Dharwar 39 Dispur (Guwahati) 09

  Area Code Gangtok 42 Hyderabad 10 Imphal 44 Itanagar 48 Jaipur 11 Jammu 34 Jorhat 46 Kochi 24 Kohima 43 Kolkata 06 Lucknow 26 Madurai 40 Mumbai 05 Nagpur 13 Panaji ( Goa ) 36

  Area Code Patna 15 Port Blair 37 Raipur 49 Ranchi 41 Sambalpur 53 Shillong 16 Shimla 17 Srinagar 18 Thiruvananthapuram 19 Tirupati 50 Udaipur 52 Vishakhapatnam 51

Column 15: Educational Qualification Code

Codes prescribed for educational qualification are as follows:

Choose the correct code applicable in your case and darken the appropriate circles. Write the same code in the boxes.

Column 16:

(I) Whether claiming age relaxation

 

• If you are claiming age relaxation, darken circle 1 for Yes and write 1 in the box; or
• If you are not claiming age relaxation, darken circle 2 for No and write 2 in the box.

(II) If Yes, indicate category code

 

• Fill up this Column only if your response to Column 16(I) is Yes.
• Darken the appropriate circles for category code given below and then write the same code in the boxes.
• Category - Codes for Claiming Age Relaxation
• (Refer Para 3(ii) (b)&(c) of Commission's Notice published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar as amended)

   

  Code No.	Category	Extent of Age Relaxation Permissible
  01	SC and ST	5 years
  02	OBC	3 years

Columns 17 to 20:

Candidates applying for the Engineering Service Examination are not required to fill any of these columns. They should therefore, leave these columns blank.

Columns 21: Engineering Services Examination

Darken circle against the branch of Engineering (i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering) for which you wish to compete at the examination (only one Branch of Engineering to be specified) and write the appropriate code in the box.

Columns 22:

Candidates appearing for the Engineering Services Examination are not required to fill this column. They should, therefore, leave this Column blank.

Column 23: Declaration

The candidate must read the declaration carefully before signing. In Sub-Para (I), the candidates must fill up the Examination Notice number viz. 05/2005 and date of publication of Notice in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar viz., 22.01.2005 in the spaces provided before the asterisk marks.

Column 24: Signature of candidate

Make your usual signature in blue or black ball pen within the box provided. Your signature must not overflow or touch the border of the box provided. Do not merely write your name in capital letters in place of signature. Unsigned applications will be rejected.

Also write the place and date of signing the form in the spaces provided for the purpose.

Verify the following before mailing the application

 

• That you have used the application form purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices only.
• That you have filled in all the relevant columns of the application form by blackening the appropriate circles and also writing the corresponding code(s) in boxes. It may be carefully checked that there is no variation between the entries made by you by darkening the circles and those written in the accompanying boxes.
• That you have affixed your recent photograph preferable in Black and White (unsigned and unattested) in column 11 of the application form.
• That in case you are required to pay fee, you have affixed a Central Recruitment Fee Stamp of Rs. 100/- denomination in column 12 of the application form and have got it cancelled from the Post Office.
• That you have signed in column 24 of the application form.
• That only one application form and one acknowledgement card is being mailed in the envelope supplied to you with the Brochure and no other enclosure is attached therewith.
• That you have written the name of examination viz., "Engineering Service Examination, 2010" on the envelope meant for dispatch of application form and acknowledgement card.