Engineering Services Examination Rules, 2027 – Department of Telecommunications Notification

Engineering Services Examination Rules, 2027 – Department of Telecommunications Notification dated 16.09.2026

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS,
(Department Of Telecommunications)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 16th September, 2026

Engineering Services Examination Rules, 2027

F.No. 01-02/2026-ESE(Rectt).-

INDEX

Note: The index above is provided to facilitate reference for relevant information. Candidates are advised that they must go through the Rules and the Appendices following, together with the Annexures thereof, in their entirety for proper understanding.

The Rules for a Combined Competitive Engineering Services Examination to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 2027 for the purpose of filling vacancies in the following Services/Posts are, with the concurrence of the Ministries/Departments concerned, published for general information.

Participating Services

CATEGORY I-CIVIL ENGINEERING

Group-A Services/Posts

• Central Engineering Service
• Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts).
• Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
• *AEE (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service.
• AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre.
• Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.
• Indian Skill Development Service.
• Indian Railway Management Service (Civil).
• Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Civil Engg. Posts.
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers.

CATEGORY II-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

• AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
• Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
• Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical).
• *AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
• Indian Skill Development Service.
• Indian Railway Management Service (Mechanical)
• Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Mechanical Engg. Posts.
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
• Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
• Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.
• Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engg.)
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).

CATEGORY III-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

• Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
• Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
• Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical).
• Indian Skill Development Service
• Indian Railway Management Service (Electrical)
• Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – Electrical Engg. Posts.
• Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
• Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)

CATEGORY IV-ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Group-A/B Services/Posts

• Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’
• Indian Telecommunications Service Gr ‘A’.
• Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts)
• Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
• Indian Skill Development Service
• Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’
• Indian Railway Management Service (Signal & Telecommunication)
• Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) – S & T Engg. Posts.
• Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts).

General Information

All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read these Rules and the examination notice of the UPSC derived from these Rules.

*The eligibility of transgender for AEE (Civil) and AEE ((Electrical and Mechanical) (Mechanical Engg Posts) in Border Roads Engineering Service shall be as per the decision taken by the Government in due course.

Govt. of India vide order dated 14th August 1985 had declared that GREF is integral part of Armed Forces. Members of the force are subject to the provision of Army Act and Army Rules for the purpose of discipline. Armed forces do not induct “Transgender’ and further, inclusion of Transgender will entail amendments in Army Act and Army Rules. Thus, the Border Roads Engineering Services are exempted from this clause..

The examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in the manner prescribed in Appendix-I to these Rules.

The dates on which and the places at which the examination will be held shall be fixed and notified by the Commission.

A candidate may compete in respect of any one of the categories of Services/Posts viz., Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

N.B. (i) Candidates are advised to indicate all the Services/Posts for which they are eligible in terms of the Rules in the order of preference as prescribed in the Note under Rule 9 (a)(ii). In case a candidate does not give any preference for any Service/Post or does not include certain Services/Posts in his/her application form, it will be assumed that he/she has no specific preference for those Services/Posts and in that event he/she shall not be allocated against those Services/Posts. It is mandatory for a candidate to exercise at least one preference to be considered for service allocation.

(ii) Departmental candidates are the candidates admitted to the examination under age relaxation [Vide Rule 5(b)]. Such candidates may give their preferences for the Services/Posts in other Ministries/Departments also.

(iii) Candidates admitted to the examination under the proviso to Rule 6 will be considered only for the services/posts mentioned in the said proviso and their preference for the Services and Posts, if any, will be ignored.

(iv) The candidates will be allotted to various Services/Posts strictly in accordance with their merit position, preferences exercised by them and number of vacancies, subject to their medical fitness.