Group A
All appointments to Civil Services, Group A are made by the President of India. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services, Group A Archaeological Service, Group A Botanical Survey of India, Group A Central Engineering (Civil) Service, Group A Geological Survey of India, Group A Central Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) Service, Group A Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group A Central Health Service, Group A Central Information Service Central Legal Service (Grades I) Central Power Engineering Service, Group A Central Revenues Chemical Service, Group A Central Secretariat Service, Group A Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group A Central Trade Service, Group A Central Water Engineering Service, Group A Company Law Board Service, Group A Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA, Group A Directorate General of Mines Safety, Group A Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service, Grade I. General Central Service, Group A Indian Audits and Accounts Service, Group A Indian Corporate Law Service,Group A Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A Indian Cost Accounts Service, Group A Indian Defense Accounts Service, Group A Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A Indian Defense Service of Engineers, Group A
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Indian Economic Service, Group A Indian Engineering Services, Group A Indian Foreign Service Indian Frontier Administrative Service, Group A Indian Information Service, Group A Indian Meteorological Service, Group A Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group A Indian Postal Service, Group A Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group A
Indian Railway Service of Engineers, Group A Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Group A
Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers, Group A
Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers, Group A
Indian Railway Stores Service, Group A Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group A Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A Indian Revenue Service Indian Salt Service, Group A Indian Statistical Service, Group A Indian Telecommunication Service, Group A Indian Trade Service, Group A Mercantile Marine Training Ship Service, Group A Railway Inspectorate Service, Group A Survey of India, Group A Telegraph Traffic Service, Group A Zoological Survey of India, Group A
Mechanical engineering
Group A Services: (i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (iii) Central Water Engineering (iv) Central Power Engineering Service (Central Electricity Authority) (v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) (vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (vii) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), a branch in the Indian Army (viii) Indian Navy (ix) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Central Public Works Department) (x) Border Roads Engineering Service (xi) Indian Supply Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals) (xii)Indian Defence Service of Engineers (xiii) Central Engineering Service (Roads)
In the year 2010, a total of 157,649 candidates applied for 434 vacancies (includes all branches and cadres). In 2011, a total number of 693 candidates were recommended for appointments in these four lists include 317 General, 209 Other Backward Classes, 113 Scheduled Castes and 54 Scheduled Tribes (including 44 candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped category). ESE 2012 was conducted for the recruitment of candidates to as many as 560 posts, which also includes 47 vacancies available only for the PH (physically handicapped) category. ESE 2013 will be conducted for the recruitment of candidates to as many as 763 posts, which also includes 19 vacancies available only for the PH (physically handicapped) category.
Career progression
At the time of selection Assistant Executive Engineer / Assistant Works Manager / Assistant Director. after 34 years of service (including probation period) Executive Engineer / Works Manager / Deputy Director (equivalent to Under Secretary to Government of India). after 8 years of service Superintending Engineer / Deputy General Manager / Joint Director (equivalent to Deputy Secretary to Government of India). after 13 years of service Chief Engineer level-2 / Joint General Manager (equivalent to Director to Government of India). after 20 years of service Chief Engineer / Additional General Manager (equivalent to Joint Secretary to Government of India). after 30 years of service Engineer-in-Chief / Senior General Manager (equivalent to Additional Secretary to Government of India). after 34 years of service - Chairman / Director General / Managing Director (equivalent to Secretary to Government of India).
Plan of examination
Paper I (Objective type)
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General 200 Marks Studies)
Papers II & (Objective type)
III Civil Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering 200 Marks for / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering each paper
Papers IV & (Conventional type)
V Civil Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering 200 Marks for / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering each paper
Total marks for written examination
1000 Marks
Interview
Personality Test
200 Marks
Cut off marks from last 5 years[18][edit]
Objective Cut off Marks 600 (GA I : 200, objective II : 200, objective III : 200)
General OBC SC ST
2011 228
218 176 141
2010
2009 245
220 192 158
2008
2007
Interview Call 1000 Marks ( 600, Conventional Paper IV : 200, Conventional Paper V : 200)
General OBC SC ST
2011 432
390 339 304
2010 410
360 312 288
2009 440
401 348 296
2008 388
346 306 297
2007 392
376 347 319
Final Cutoff Marks : 1200 Marks
General OBC SC ST
2011 576
541 451 446
2010 554
514 450 420
2009 579
547 467 430
2008 526
500 438 460
2007 594
557 505 463
