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 |
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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.