Indian Engineering Services (IES/ES) constitute of engineers that work under the government of India to manage a large segment

of public sector economy which constitutes of Railroads, Public works, Power, Telecommunications, etc. A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services. The examination constitutes of a written examination followed by an interview for personality test. For detailed instructions about Application Procedure and Examination click on one of links in the left column. The approximate number of vacancies, for the year 2007: 294 The recruitment of qualified candidates are made under the following categories: Category I Civil Engineering (i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (iii) Central Engineering Service (iv) Military Engineer Service (Building and Roads Cadre) (v) Central Water Engineering (vii) Assistant Executive Engineer (viii) Survey of India Service Category I Mechanical Engineering (i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (iii) Central Water Engineering Service (iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (v) Indian Naval Armament Service (vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence) (vii) Assistant Naval Store officer Grade I in Indian Navy (viii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Boarder Roads Engineering Service) (x) Mechanical Engineer (in Geological Survey of India) Category I Electrical Engineering (i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (v) Military Engineer Service

(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence) (vii) Assistant Naval Store (in Indian Navy) Category I Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (iv) Indian Naval Armament Service (v) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence) (vi) Engineer in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation (vii) Assistant Naval Stores officer (in Indian Navy) (viii) Survey of India Service IMPORTANT DATES Date of Notification: 5th January 2008 Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 4th February 2008 Date of commencement of Examination: 7th June 2008 Duration of Examination: 3 Days

EXAMINATION PATTERN The entrance for Indian Engineering Service comprises of a Written Exam (section I and II) and an Interview. The details follow:

One Engineering Discipline should be chosen from the following categories: o Civil Engineering o Mechanical Engineering o Electrical Engineering o Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering The written examination will comprise two sections: o Section I - objective types questions o Section II conventional (essay) type questions papers. Both Sections will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering subject. Written Examination Category Section Subject Duration Max Marks

Civil / Mechanical / Section I Objective Electrical / Electronic Paper and Telecommunication Engineering

General Ability Test: Part A General English

2 hours

200

Part B General Studies Paper I Paper II Section II Paper I Conventional Paper Paper II Total
Interview

2 hours 2 hours 3 hours 3 hours

200 200 200 200 1000

Interview for Personality test of selected candidates: 200marks General (but important) instructions

All Question Papers must be Answered in English. Question Papers will be set in English only. Candidates must write the papers themselves. They will not be allowed a scribe to write the answer for them under "any circumstances". Points (upto 5%) may be deducted from the total points of a candidate if his/her handwriting is not easily legible. Put in a serious and sincere effort. o Marks are not allotted for mere superficial knowledge. Orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words will be rewarded. SI units will be used in the papers and Candidates should use only International form of Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers. The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. o The Objective Type papers will be evaluated first and evaluation of the Conventional Type papers is done only for those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Objective types papers, as fixed by the Commission.

For more detailed exam instructions for Conventional and Objective type papers go through Exam instructions For Syllabus of the papers check the ES Subject list. More on Interviews in Interview Section.__________________________________ EXAMINATION CENTERS

AGARTALA AHMEDABAD AIZAWL ALLIGARH ALLAHABAD BANGALORE BAREILLY BHOPAL CHANDIGARH CHENNAI CUTTACK DEHRADUN DELHI DHARWAR

DISPUR GANGTOK HYDERABAD IMPHAL ITANAGAR JAIPUR JAMMU JORHAT KOCHI KOHIMA KOLKATA LUCKNOW MADURAI MUMBAI

NAGPUR PANAJI (GOA) PATNA PORT BLAIR RAIPUR RANCHI SAMBALPUR SHILLONG SHIMLA SRINAGAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TIRUPATI UDAIPUR VISHAKHAPATNAM

The centres mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the commission. In such case the commission will inform the admitted candidates. No request for change of centre is normally be granted.

A request in change if center should be addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission giving full justification as to why he/she desires a change in centre. Objective type tests Articles permitted inside Examination Hall

Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality H.B. pencil for making responses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or black ink.

Articles not permitted inside examination hall

Any article other than those specified above, e.g., books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets and rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s). Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the Invigilator.

Penalty for wrong answers [There will be negative marking for wrong answers]

There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question. If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Answer Sheet particulars

Write in ink or ball point pen your Centre and subject followed by test booklet series (in bracket), subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the answer sheet at the top. Encode (in pencil) your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be), subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the answer sheet. In case the booklet series is not printed on the test booklet or answer sheet is unnumbered, please report immediately to the Invigilator and get the test booklet/answer sheet replaced. All corrections and changes in writing the roll number must be initialed by the candidates as well as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information asked for, on the answer sheet/test booklet/sheet for rough work. Do not fold or damage or put any other marking in the Answer Sheet. Do not write anything on the reverse of the answer sheet.

Use HB pencil to mark answer

HB pencil should be used only to darken the circles. Mark your response by completely blackening with pencil to indicate your response. Blue/black ink should be used for writing in boxes

Method of marking answers

It is not require to write down the answers in Objective Type of examination For each question several suggested answers (usually four) are given. You have to choose one response to each item.. You have to choose the correct response. If you think there is more than one correct response, then choose what you consider the best response.

Signature on Attendance List

Your are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Test Booklet and Series of Test Booklet issued to you on the Attendance List and to sign in appropriate column against your name.

Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by putting his signatures.

Subjective type tests Articles permitted inside Examination Hall

Calculators: Battery-operated pocket and non-programmable type only, Mathematical/engineering/drawing instruments: including a flat rule divided on the edges into inches and tens of an inch and into centimeters and millimeters, a slide rule, set squares, a protractor and a pair of compasses, pencils, coloured pencils, mapping pens, eraser, T-square and drawing board for use wherever necessary.

Articles NOT permitted inside Examination Hall

Tables or Charts: Candidates are not allowed to bring with them any "Tables or Charts" for use in the Examination Hall. Communication device: Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted.

Tables to be supplied by UPSC

If it is considered necessary for answering the questions set in any paper, the Commission may supply any of the following for reference purpose only: o Mathematical/Physical, Chemical and Engineering Tables (including Logarithmic Tables); Steam Table (including Mollier Diagrams for Temperature up to 800 C and Pressure up to 500 Kgf/Cm); o National Building Code of India 1970 or 1983 Group 2 Part VI o Any other special articles that may be necessary for the candidates to answer the question paper. o After conclusion of the examination, return the above items to the Invigilator.

Answers to be written in own hand Write the answers in your own hand in ink. Pencil may be used for maps, mathematical drawings or rough work. Check Answer Book

The candidate must write his/her roll number (and not his/her name) only in the space provided for the purpose on every answer book used by him/her. Before writing in the answer book, please see that it is complete. In case there are any missing pages, it should be got replaced.

Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book. If you use more than one Answer Book, indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of Answer Books used. Do not leave any blank, unused spaces between answers. If such spaces are left, score them out.

Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignored

The candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions given on each question paper. If questions are attempted in excess of the prescribed number, the remaining answers will be ignored.

Questions relating to graph/precis

It should be attempted only on graph/precis sheets to be supplied on demand by the Invigilators. All loose sheets such as precis sheet, drawing papers, graph sheets etc. whether used or not, should be placed inside the answer books and fastened along with the additional answer book(s), if any. Candidates who fail to observe this instruction will be penalized. Do not write your roll number on these sheets.

Other Instructions

Unfair means strictly prohibited

Do not copy from the papers of any other candidate nor allow your papers to be copied. Do not give attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description. It will be responsibility to every candidate to ensure that his answers are not copied by another candidate. Failure to do so will invite penalty, as may be awarded by the Commission for adoption of unfair means.

Conduct in Examination Hall

Do not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination hall or harass or bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination. The candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of prescribed time period of the examination

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Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering Paper I 1. MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS Structure and properties of Electrical Engineering materials; Conductors, Semiconductors and Insulators, magnetic, Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Ceramic, Optical and Super-conducting materials. Passive components and characteristics Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors; Ferrites, Quartz crystal Ceramic resonators, Electromagnetic and Electromechanical components. 2. PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS, ELECTRON DEVICES AND ICs Electrons and holes in semiconductors, Carrier Statistics, Mechanism of current flow in a semiconductor, Hall effect; Junction theory; Different types of diodes and their characteristics; Bipolar Junction transistor; Field effect transistors; Power switching devices like SCRs, GTOs, power MOSFETS; Basics of ICs - bipolar, MOS and CMOS types; basic of Opto Electronics. 3. SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Classification of signals and systems: System modelling in terms of differential and difference equations; State variable representation; Fourier series; Fourier transforms and their application to system analysis; Laplace transforms and their application to system analysis; Convolution and superposition integrals and their applications; Z-transforms and their applications to the analysis and characterisation of discrete time systems; Random signals and probability, Correlation functions; Spectral density; Response of linear system to random inputs. 4. NETWORK THEORY Network analysis techniques; Network theorems, transient response, steady state sinusoidal response; Network graphs and their applications in network analysis; Tellegens theorem. Two port networks; Z, Y, h and transmission parameters. Combination of two ports, analysis of common two ports. Network functions : parts of network functions, obtaining a network function from a given part. Transmission criteria : delay and rise time, Elmores and other definitions effect of cascading. Elements of network synthesis. 5. ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY Analysis of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields; Laplaces and Poissons equations; Boundary value problems and their solutions; Maxwells equations; application to wave propagation in bounded and unbounded media; Transmission lines : basic theory, standing waves, matching applications, microstrip lines; Basics of wave guides and resonators; Elements of antenna theory. 6. ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION Basic concepts, standards and error analysis; Measurements of basic electrical quantities and

parameters; Electronic measuring instruments and their principles of working : analog and digital, comparison, characteristics, application. Transducers; Electronic measurements of non electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, humidity etc; basics of telemetry for industrial use. Paper II 1. ANALOG ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS Transistor biasing and stabilization. Small signal analysis. Power amplifiers. Frequency response. Wide banding techniques. Feedback amplifiers. Tuned amplifiers. Oscillators. Rectifiers and power supplies. Op Amp, PLL, other linear integrated circuits and applications. Pulse shaping circuits and waveform generators. 2. DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS Transistor as a switching element; Boolean algebra, simplification of Boolean functions, Karnaguh map and applications; IC Logic gates and their characteristics; IC logic families : DTL, TTL, ECL, NMOS, PMOS and CMOS gates and their comparison; Combinational logic Circuits; Half adder, Full adder; Digital comparator; Multiplexer Demulti-plexer; ROM an their applications. Flip flops. R-S, J-K, D and T flip-flops; Different types of counters and registers Waveform generators. A/D and D/A converters. Semiconductor memories. 3. CONTROL SYSTEMS Transient and steady state response of control systems; Effect of feedback on stability and sensitivity; Root locus techniques; Frequency response analysis. Concepts of gain and phase margins: Constant-M and Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient response from Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient response from closed loop frequency response; Design of Control Systems, Compensators; Industrial controllers. 4. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Basic information theory; Modulation and detection in analogue and digital systems; Sampling and data reconstructions; Quantization & coding; Time division and frequency division multiplexing; Equalization; Optical Communication : in free space & fiber optic; Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency; Satellite Communication. 5. MICROWAVE ENGINEERING Microwave Tubes and solid state devices, Microwave generation and amplifiers, Waveguides and other Microwave Components and Circuits, Microstrip circuits, Microwave Antennas, Microwave Measurements, Masers, lasers; Microwave propagation.

Microwave Communication Systems terrestrial and Satellite based. 6. COMPUTER ENGINEERING Number Systems. Data representation; Programming; Elements of a high level programming language PASCAL/C; Use of basic data structures; Fundamentals of computer architecture; Processor design; Control unit design; Memory organisation, I/o System Organisation. Microprocessors : Architecture and instruction set of Microprocessors 8085 and 8086, Assembly language Programming. Microprocessor Based system design : typical examples. Personal computers and their typical uses.

. ____________________________________________________________________________ SUGGESTED BOOKS Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering 1. Network Analysis: Van Valkenburg 2. Network and Systems: D. Roy Choudhary 3. Integrated Electronics: Jacob Milman & C. Halkias, Millman & Grabel 4. Integrated Circuits: K.R. Botkar 5. Op. Amps & Linear Integrated Circuit: Gayakwad 6. Digital Logic & Computer Design: Moris Mano 7. Signals and System: Oppehum, Willsky & Nacob 8. Automatic Control System: Benjamin C. Kuo 9. Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal 10. Principle of Communication System: Taub & Schilling 11. Communication System: A. Bruu Carlson 12. Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems: Jardon & Balmain, JD Kraus Electrical Engineering 1. Network Analysis: Van Valkenburg 2. Electromagnetic: Willain H. Hayt 3. Electrical Machinery: PS Bhimra 4. Electrical Machines: Nagrath & Kothari 5. Power System Engineering: Nagrath & Kothari 6. Electric Power Systems: CL Wadhwa 7. Automatic Control System: Benjamin C. Kuo 8. Control System Engineering: Nagrath & Gopal 9. Electrical & Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation: AK Sawhney 10. Integrated Electronics: Milman & Halkias, Millma & Grobel

11. Digital Logic & Computer Design: Morris Mano 12. Power Electronics: PS Bhimra Civil Engineering 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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Strength of Materials: Gere & Temoshenko, B C Punamia Structural Analysis: Negi, S Ramamurtham, C K Vang Concrete Structures: Punamia & Jain, H J Shah Steel Structures: Duggal Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering: Ranjan & Rao, Venkat Ramaiha, S K Garg Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Modi & Seth, R K Bansal, Subramanyam Hydrology: Subramanyam Irrigation: S K Garg Highway Engineering: Khanna & Jasto, Kadiyali

Mechanical Engineering 1. Enginnering Thermodynamics: PK Nag 2. IC Engine: ML Mathur and RP Sharma 3. Gas Turbine and Propulsive Systems: PR Khajuria & SP Dubey 4. Fluid Mechanics: Modi & Seth, RK Bansal 5. Compressible Flow: SM Yahya 6. Heat and Mass Transfer: JP Hollman, RC Sachdeva 7. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: CP Arora, Domkundwar 8. Fluid Machinery: Jagdish Lal, RK Bansal 9. Theory of Machines: RS Khurmi, Malik & Ghosh 10. Mechanical Vibration: Grover 11. Machine Design: Shigley, VB Bhandari 12. Material Science: WD Callister, IP Singh 13. Production Engineering: Kalpkjian Schmid, Amitabh Ghosh & AK Malik 14. Industrial Engineering: O P Khanna, Buffa & Sarin 15. Operations Research: Kanti Swarup 16. Strength of Materials: Gere & Timoshenko, BC unamia, Sadhu Singh How to Apply
Application form:

The application form is common for all their examinations which will be processed on computerized machines. The application packet contains, the Application form, information brochure, an acknowledgment card, and an envelope for sending the Application. The Application is available at designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country. The form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only. The cost of the Applications is Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty only).

This form can be used only once and for only one examination. A photocopy/reproduction/unauthorizedly printed copy of the form is not allowed. Acknowledgment cards with a postage stamp of Rs. 6/- should accompany the application form. The name of examination, should be written on the envelope. The application packet will contain the detailed instruction for filling the application form.

NOTE 1:

(A) Submit the application directly to the commission: All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission. (B) Information to the Head of Department of your Employer: Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as workcharged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises are required inform (in writing) to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. (C) Employer's permission for the examination: In case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be canceled.
NOTE 2:

Only one application for one examination: While filling in his/her application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his choice for the centre and optional subjects for the Examination. More than one application from a candidate giving Different centres and/or optional subjects will not be accepted in any case.
NOTE 3:

(A) No submission of certificates is required with the application: Candidates are not required to submit along with their applications any certificate(s) in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Physically disabled etc. (B) The certificates will be required only after the results of the written examination:

Candidates are requested to keep ready the attested copies of the following documents for submission to the Commission soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination. 1. Certificate of Age. 2. Certificate of Educational Qualification. 3. Certificate in support of claim to belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes/Physically Disabled where applicable. 4. Certificate in support of claim for age/fee concession, where applicable.
Application Fees:

A Rs. 100/- application fees (Rs. 50 for SCRA, NDA/NA and Civil Services) should be paid to the Commission through a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp of the requisite denomination. The stamp can be obtained from the post office. Candidates residing abroad should deposit the prescribed fee in the office of India's High Commissioner, Ambassador or representative abroad as the case may be for credit to account head "051-Public Service Commission-Examination Fees" and attach the receipt with the application. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are not required to pay any fee. OBC Candidates do not have fee exemption and they are required to pay the prescribed full fee. Physically disabled persons are exempted from the payment of fee. They are required to submit along with his/her detailed application form, a certified copy of the certificate from a Government Hospital/Medical Board in support of his/her claim for being physically disabled.

NOTE:

'Postage Stamps' will in no case be accepted instead of Central Recruitment Fee Stamp. Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft, Money Order, Crossed Cheque, Currency notes or Treasury Challan etc. will not be accepted by the Commission. . Fee will not be refunded in any case: whether your candidature is rejected, you want to withdraw your application or you were not selected. Candidate who took the Examination held in 2006 and wish to apply for admission to this examination, he must submit his application so as to reach the Commissions Office by the prescribed date without waiting for the results or an offer of appointment.

Receipt of Application:

The completed application form should reach the following address: Mailing Address:

Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069 Last date relaxation:

For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi SubDivision of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep or abroad, there is relaxation last date for receipt of applications. Please check the Important Dates section for the exact dates. The benefit of extended time will be available only if the application is received by post/speed post Candidate should clearly indicate in column 13 (II) of the application form, the area code of the particular area or region where they are residing to claim the benefit of extended time will not be allowed to them.

NOTE:

Commission will in no case be responsible for non-receipt of their application or any delay in receipt thereof on any account whatsoever. All the late applications will be rejected. Candidates can also deliver their applications personally at the Commission's counter. Applications received through Couriers or Courier Services of any type shall be treated as having been received "By hand" at the Commission's Counter.
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____________________________________________________________________________ LIGIBILITY Nationality: A candidate must be either: (a) A citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia

and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Age Limits: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2007, that is, he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1977 and not later than 1st August, 1986. The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable in the follwing cases:

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)/Posts mentioned in column 2, for which they are otherwise eligible. A candidate who has been continuously in a temporary service on a regular basis in the particular Department/Office for at least 3 years on the 1st August, 2007. This relaxation will not be admissible to a probationer appointed against a permanent post in the Department/Office during the period of his probation. Column 2

Column 1 Railway Department

I.R.S.E. I.R.S.M.E. I.R.S.E.E. I.R.S.S.E. I.R.S.S. Central Public Works Department C.E.S.Group A C.E. & M.E.S., Group A Military Engineers Service, Army HeadquartersIndian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE) Directorate General Ordnance Factories I.O.F.S. Group A Central Water Commission C.W.E. Service (Group A) Wireless Planning and Coordination Engineer (Group 'A') Wing/Monitoring Organisation Indian Navy Indian Naval Armament Service,Assistant Naval Store Officer Grade I Border Roads Organisation Border Roads Engineering Service. Geological Survey of India, Mechanical Engineer (Jr.) Gr. 'A' M/o Science & Technology Survey of India Service Gr. 'A'

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe: upto a maximum of five years. Other Backward Classes: upto a maximum of three years. State of Jammu & Kashmir (Domiciled during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989: upto a maximum of five years. Defence Services personnel (disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof): upto a maximum of five years. Ex-servicemen including Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2007 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2007) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (iii) on invalidment: upto a maximum of five years. ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2007 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment : upto a maximum of five years. Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons: upto a maximum of ten years.

NOTE I: Cumulative Age relaxation: Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under other clauses mentioned above will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories. Ex-servicemen eligibility: The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Exservicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time. The age concession will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on own request. NOTE II: Date of Birth Certificate: The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which

extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. Once the date of birth is recorded in the Commission, no change will be allowed subsequently (or at any other Examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever. Educational Qualifications: For admission to the examination, a candidate must have (any one of the following: 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 Section 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 Institute 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. Candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts and Engineer Group 'A' in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation) may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely: M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.

ist of Post Offices where UPSC Application Forms are available for Purchase Andhra Pradesh Circle: Hyderabad GPO, Hyderabad Jubilee, Kachiguda Stn., Khairatabad, Secunderabad, Trimulgherry, Adilabad, Anantapur, Arundelpet (Guntur), Chittoor, Cuddapah, Eluru, Kakinada, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kurnool, Machilipatnam, Mahboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nellore, Nizamabad, Ongole, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Vikarabad, Visakhapatnam, Warangal. Assam Circle: Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Diphu, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Mangaldoi, Nagaon, Nalbari, North Lakhimpur, Sibsagar, Silchar, Tezpur, Tinsukia. Bihar Circle: Patna, GPO, Bankipur, Arrah, Aurangabad, B. Deoghar, Bokaro Steel City, Banka, Battiah, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif, Buxar, Chaibasa, Chapra, Daltonganj, Darbhanga, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gaya, Giridih, Gopalganj, Gumla, Hajipur, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Katihar, Madhubani, Motihari, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Purnea, Ranchi, Saharsa, Samastipur, Sasaram, Sitamarhi, Siwan. Delhi Circle: Delhi GPO, New Delhi, Indra Prastha, Ramesh Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Lodi Road, Krishna Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Parliament Street, UPSC PO. Gujarat Circle: Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Amreli Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dahod, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Mehesana, Navrangpura, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Revdi Bazar, Surat, Surendranagar, Valsad, Vadodara. Haryana Circle: Ambala GPO, Ambala City, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat. Himachal Pradesh Circle: Shimla, Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Keylong, Kulu, Mandi, Nahan, Recong, Peo, Solan, Una. Jammu & Kashmir Circle: Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Leh, Rajouri, Udhampur.

Karnataka Circle: Bangalore GPO, Bangalore City, Basavangudi, HAL II Stage, Jayanagar, R.T. Nagar, Bagalkot, Raichur, Rajajinagar, Belgaum Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davengere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Karwar, Kolar, Madikere, Mandya, Mangalore, Manipal, Mysore, Nanjagud, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumkur, Udupi. Kerala Circle: Trivandrum, Alleppey (Alappuzha), Calicut, Cannanore, Ernakulam, Kalpetta, Kasargod, Kattappana, Kottayam, Malappuram, Palghat, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Trichur, Kavaratti, (Lakshadweep). Madhya Pradesh Circle: Bhopal GPO, Bilaspur, Ambikapur, Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dewas, Dhar, Durg, Guna, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jagdalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargone, Lashkar, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Raigarh, Raipur, Raisen, Rajgarh (Biora), Rajnandgaon, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar Cantt., Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Vidisha. Maharashtra Circle: Mumbai GPO, Andheri, Borivili, Chembur, Chinehbunder, Dadar, Girgaon, Kalbadevi, Mahim, Mandvi, Mumbai Central, Ahmednagar, Akola, Alibag, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalagaon, Jalna, Karad, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur GPO, Nanded, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sawantwadi, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Yeotmal, Margaon (Goa), Panaji (Goa). North East Circle: Agartala, Aizwal, Dharmanagar, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Radhakishorepur, Shillong, Tura. Orissa Circle: Bhubaneswar GPO, Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhamapur, Bhadrak, Bhawanipatna, Cuttack GPO, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jeypore (K), Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhargarh, Koraput, Nayagarh, Parlakhemundi, Phulbani, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundargarh. Punjab Circle: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar City, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Chandigarh. Rajasthan Circle:

Jaipur GPO, Jawahar Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Hindaun, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kankroli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali Marwar, Sawaimadhopur, Shastri Circle Udaipur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sriganganagar, Tonk. Tamil Nadu Circle: Chennai GPO, Anna Road, St. Thomas Mount, T. Nagar, Bodinayakanur, Chengalpattu, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Tambaram, Thanjavur, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvallur, Tiruvayur, Turaiyur, Tuticorin, Udhagamandalam, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Pondichearry. Uttar Pradesh Circle: Lucknow, Lucknow Chowk, Agra, Akbarpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Allahabad Katchery, Almora, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Bansi, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Dehradun, Deoria, Dhampur, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Fatehgarh, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gopeshwar, Gorakhpur, Haldwani, Hamirpur,Hardoi, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kheri, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Nainital, Orai, Pauri, Padrauna, Pilibhit, Pithoragarh, Pratapgarh, rai Bareli, Rampur, Roorkee, Saharanpur, Shahajahanpur, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Tehri, Unnao, Varanasi. West Bengal Circle: Kolkata GPO, Alipore, Barabazar, Beleghata, Belghoria, Cassipore, Park Street, Tollygunge, Balurghat, Bankura, Barasat, Berhampore, Burdwan, Chinsurah, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Krishnagar, Malda, Midnapore, Purulia, Suri, Siliguri, Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Gangtok (Sikkim).