UPSC ESE Syllabus 2020

UPSC ESE 2020 Syllabus

Candidates should be aware of the syllabus before they start their preparation for the exam. There are four categories for which ESE will be conducted. Following is the detailed syllabus that the candidates must go through. 

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

• Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment.

• General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety.

• Basics of Project Management.

• Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial development.

• Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.

• Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services.

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based education.

• Ethics and values in Engineering profession.

• Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability.

• Basics of Material Science and Engineering.

Civil Engineering

• Border Roads Engineering Service (Border Roads Organisation)

• Central Engineering Service (Central Public Works Department)

• Central Engineering Service (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways)

• Central Water Engineering Service (Central Water Commission)

• Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Military Engineer Services)

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)

• Indian Railway Service of Engineers

• Indian Railway Stores Service

• Survey of India Service

• P & T Building Works Service (DoT, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology)

• Military Engineer Services (QS & C)

Mechanical Engineering 

• Border Roads Engineering Service (Border Roads Organisation)

• Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Central Public Works Department)

• Indian Supply Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals)

• Indian Railway Stores Service

• Central Engineering Service (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways)

• Central Power Engineering Service (Central Electricity Authority)

• Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)

• Indian Naval Stores Service (Indian Navy)

• Indian Naval Armament Service (Directorate of Naval Armament)

• Central Water Engineering Service (Central Water Commission)

• Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Indian Army

• Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service

• Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Military Engineer Services)

• Indian Inspection Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals

Electrical Engineering

• Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Central Public Works Department).

• P & T Building Works Service (Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications)

• Central Power Engineering Service

• Indian Supply Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals)

• Indian Railway Stores Service

• Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Indian Army

• Indian Defence Service of Engineers (Military Engineer Services)

• Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)

• Indian Naval Armament Service (Directorate of Naval Armament)

• Indian Naval Stores Service (Indian Navy)

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

• Central Power Engineering Service (Central Electricity Authority)

• Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Indian Army

• Indian Telecommunication Service

• Indian Supply Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals)

• Indian Railway Stores Service

• Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers

• Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service

• Indian Inspection Service (Directorate General of Supply and Disposals)

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)

• Indian Naval Stores Service (Indian Navy)

• Indian Naval Armament Service (Directorate of Naval Armament)

• Indian Radio Regulatory Service