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What is ESE/ IES ?

Indian Engineering Services comprise of engineers who work under the government of India and designated as
Class 1 officer. They administer a large segment of the public sector economy, which constitutes of Indian
Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Central Water engineering, Defence service of Engineers, Central
Engineering Service, etc. The nature of work performed by these bureaucrats largely depends on their engineering
branch and the service or cadre they are recruited in. The career progression goes smoothly attaining high esteem.
The first position offered is that of Asst. Executive engineer and the hierarchy ends at the position of Chairman/
Managing Director.

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 the personality test. The recruitment of qualified candidates is made under the following categories:

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering

ESE 2018 Eligibility

(I) Nationality:

A candidate must be either:

(a) A citizen of India or

(b) A subject of Nepal or A subject of Bhutan or

(c) A Tibetan refugee who came over to Indian before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently

settling in India or

(d) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of

Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with

the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above shall be a person in whose favor a
certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

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(II) Age Limits:

A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age
of 30 years on the 1st January, of the exam year.
The upper age-limit of 30 years will be relaxable up to 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.
The upper age-limit prescribed above will be further relaxable:

(i) Upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe.

(ii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to OBC category.

(iii) Upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir
during the period from 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

(iv) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of defence service personnel disabled in operations during hostilities
with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof.

(v) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs
who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, and have been released (i) on completion of
assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August) 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; (vi) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of
ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Services as on 1st August,
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 they will be released on three months notice on selection
from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

(vii) Upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.

(III) Minimum Educational Qualifications:

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

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Provided that a candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts and
Engineer Group 'A' in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organization) 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.

ESE 2018 Exam Pattern

Preliminary Paper - I Objective General Studies 2 hours 200 marks

Examination &

Engineering Aptitude

Paper - II Objective Engineering 3 hours 300 marks

Discipline

Mains Paper - I Conventional Engineering 3 hours 300 marks

Examination Discipline - I

Paper - II Conventional Engineering 3 hours 300 marks

Discipline - II

ESE 2018 Syllabus

BROAD CONTENTS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING APTITUDE PAPER

( Stage-I, Paper-I).

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

(Stage I - Paper I, Objective type, Common to all Candidates, 2 hours duration, 200 Marks maximum)

The questions from the following Topics will be set in Paper-I of Stage-I

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial
development
2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability
3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety
5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services
6. Basics of Energy and Environment : Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate
Change, Environmental impact assessment
7. Basics of Project Management
8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering
9. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as
networking, e-governance and technology based education.
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10. Ethics and values in Engineering profession

Note:

The paper in General Studies and Engineering Aptitude will include Knowledge of relevant topics as may be
expected from an engineering graduate, without special study.

Questions from all the 10 topics mentioned above shall be set. Marks for each Topic may range from 5% to 15% of
the total marks in the paper.

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ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION (ESE) SYLLABI

Branch/Discipline: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

(Contents for syllabi of both the Papers together for Stage-I objective type PaperII and separately for Stage-II
Conventional type Paper-I and Paper II)

PAPER I

1. Basic Electronics Engineering:

Basics of semiconductors; Diode/Transistor basics and characteristics; Diodes for different uses; Junction & Field
Effect Transistors (BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs); Transistor amplifiers of different types, oscillators and other circuits;
Basics of Integrated Circuits (ICs); Bipolar, MOS and CMOS ICs; Basics of linear ICs, operational amplifiers and
their applications-linear/non-linear; Optical sources/detectors; Basics of Opto electronics and its applications.

2. Basic Electrical Engineering:

DC circuits-Ohms & Kirchoffs laws, mesh and nodal analysis, circuit theorems; Electro-magnetism, Faradays &
Lenzs laws, induced EMF and its uses; Single-phase AC circuits; Transformers, efficiency; Basics-DC machines,
induction machines, and synchronous machines; Electrical power sources- basics: hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear,
wind, solar; Basics of batteries and their uses.

3. Materials Science:

Electrical Engineering materials; Crystal structure & defects; Ceramic materials-structures, composites, processing
and uses; Insulating laminates for electronics, structures, properties and uses; Magnetic materials, basics,
classification, ferrites, ferro/para-magnetic materials and components; Nano materials-basics, preparation,
purification, sintering, nano particles and uses; Nano-optical/magnetic/electronic materials and uses;
Superconductivity, uses.

4. Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation:

Principles of measurement, accuracy, precision and standards; Analog and Digital systems for measurement,
measuring instruments for different applications; Static/dynamic characteristics of measurement systems, errors,
statistical analysis and curve fitting; Measurement systems for non-electrical quantities; Basics of telemetry;
Different types of transducers and displays; Data acquisition system basics.

5. Network Theory:

Network graphs & matrices; Wye-Delta transformation; Linear constant coefficient differential equations- time
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domain analysis of RLC circuits; Solution of network equations using Laplace transforms- frequency domain analysis
of RLC circuits; 2-port network parameters-driving point & transfer functions; State equations for networks; Steady
state sinusoidal analysis.

6. Analog and Digital Circuits:

Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTS and FETs; Diode circuits for different uses; Biasing & stability of BJT
& JFET amplifier circuits; Analysis/design of amplifier- single/multi-stage; Feedback& uses; Active filters, timers,
multipliers, wave shaping, A/D-D/A converters; Boolean Algebra& uses; Logic gates, Digital IC families,
Combinatorial/sequential circuits; Basics of multiplexers, counters/registers/ memories /microprocessors, design&
applications.

PAPER II

1. Analog and Digital Communication Systems:

Random signals, noise, probability theory, information theory; Analog versus digital communication & applications:
Systems- AM, FM, transmitters/receivers, theory/practice/ standards, SNR comparison; Digital communication
basics: Sampling, quantizing, coding, PCM, DPCM, multiplexing-audio/video; Digital modulation: ASK, FSK, PSK;
Multiple access: TDMA, FDMA, CDMA; Optical communication: fibre optics, theory, practice/standards.

2. Control Systems:

Classification of signals and systems; Application of signal and system theory; System realization; Transforms& their
applications; Signal flow graphs, Routh-Hurwitz criteria, root loci, Nyquist/Bode plots; Feedback systems-open
&close loop types, stability analysis, steady state, transient and frequency response analysis; Design of control
systems, compensators, elements of lead/lag compensation, PID and industrial controllers.

3. Computer Organization and Architecture:

Basic architecture, CPU, I/O organisation, memory organisation, peripheral devices, trends; Hardware /software
issues; Data representation& Programming; Operating systems-basics, processes, characteristics, applications;
Memory management, virtual memory, file systems, protection & security; Data bases, different types,
characteristics and design; Transactions and concurrency control; Elements of programming languages, typical
examples.

4. Electro Magnetics:

Elements of vector calculus, Maxwells equations-basic concepts; Gauss, Stokes theorems; Wave propagation
through different media; Transmission Lines-different types, basics, Smiths chart, impedance
matching/transformation, S-parameters, pulse excitation, uses; Waveguides-basics, rectangular types, modes, cut-
off frequency, dispersion, dielectric types; Antennas-radiation pattern, monopoles/dipoles, gain, arrays-
active/passive, theory, uses.

5. Advanced Electronics Topics:

VLSI technology: Processing, lithography, interconnects, packaging, testing; VLSI design: Principles,
MUX/ROM/PLA-based design, Moore & Mealy circuit design; Pipeline concepts & functions; Design for testability,
examples; DSP: Discrete time signals/systems, uses; Digital filters: FIR/IIR types, design, speech/audio/radar signal
processing uses; Microprocessors & microcontrollers, basics, interrupts, DMA, instruction sets, interfacing;
Controllers & uses; Embedded systems.

6. Advanced Communication Topics:

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Communication networks: Principles /practices /technologies /uses /OSI model/security; Basic packet multiplexed
streams/scheduling; Cellular networks, types, analysis, protocols (TCP/TCPIP); Microwave & satellite
communication: Terrestrial/space type LOS systems, block schematics link calculations, system design;
Communication satellites, orbits, characteristics, systems, uses; Fibre-optic communication systems, block
schematics, link calculations, system design.

ESE 2018 Exam Schedule

Examination Stage Date of Notification Last date of receipt of Application Exam Date

Preliminary Examination 27.09.2017 23.10.2017 07.01.2018

Mains Examination --- --- 01.07.2018

Departments Allocation Through ESE

A. Electronics Engineering

1. Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers

2. Indian Railway Stores Service
3. Indian Telecom Service Group-A
4. Central Power Engineering Service (E&T Posts)
5. Engineer GCS Group A in WPC/MO(M/O Communication & IT)
6. Indian Inspection Service Group A (E&T Posts)
7. Indian Supply Service Group A (E&T Posts)
8. Indian Ordnance Factories Services
9. Assistant Naval Store Officer Grade-I in Indian Navy
10. Indian Naval Armament Service
11. Assistant Executive Engineer in Corps of EME, Ministry of Defence

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