Which state engineering services exam is best?

The moment an engineering student completes his graduation and turns into a graduate, the first thing that comes into mind is – What’s next?

Although several options are available for engineering students and graduates across different streams, it is crucial to choose the respective segment that offers the right set of opportunities in the long term with a certain level of satisfaction. One such career option is working with one of the state commissions in the country. This particular segment is popularly called State Engineering Services (SES). The primary goal of the SES exam in the respective exam is to recruit deserving engineers for the post of Assistant Engineers (AE) and/or Junior Engineers (JE).

 

What are State Engineering Services (SES)?

Before diving into the different State Engineering Services in India, let us first learn about the basics of State Engineering Services (SES). Most Indian states comprise State Engineering Services (SES) that cater to the functioning of the engineering sector in that particular state in India.

Now, these government firms conduct their dedicated engineering services exams (SES exams) that aim to recruit deserving candidates in the respective sections to serve the required responsibilities.

 

List of State Engineering Services in India:

• UPPSC State Engineering Services
• MPPSC State Engineering Services
• BPSC State Engineering Services
• CGPSC State Engineering Services
• OPSC State Engineering Services
• RPSC (Rajasthan State Engineering Services)

Other State Engineering Services (SES) that are conducted in different states of India include DSSSB for AE/JE, CGPSC AE/JE, UKPSC for AE/JE, GPSC for AE/JE, J&K AE/JE, Goa PSC for AE/JE, and JPSC for AE/JE. Some other SES exams include KPSC for AE/JE, Assam PSC for AE/JE, RPSC for AE/JE, and CGPSC AE/JE.

 

How to decide which State Engineering Services Exam is best for you?

Although several State Engineering Services Exams are conducted every year across different states in the country, it is important to understand that most students or graduates can opt for only State Engineering Exam in a particular state.

 

Two major factors are responsible to decide the respective State Engineering Services exam:

• Your residential location (that matches with the respective SES exam notification).
• Eligibility criteria as per the respective State Engineering Services (SES) exam notification. This includes eligible age range, relaxation available for different castes, physical disabilities, and officers working with the Short Service Commission, Army personnel, and Emergency Commission.

 

Let us find out the basic information about UPPSC State Engineering Services:

The UPPSC State Engineering Services recruit Assistant Engineers (AE) to serve the state of Uttar Pradesh in the government sector. The deserving candidates receive selection based on the scores secured in the two stages: 1. Written Test 2. Interview.

In the first stage, the written test comprises two papers. This includes Paper 1 and Paper 2. Once the respective candidate qualifies for the first stage successfully, he becomes eligible to appear in the list of candidates shortlisted for the UPPSC SES exam.

If you want to improve your performance in the interview round of these SES exams, you can check out the Interview Guidance for competitive exams, especially for engineering students.

Similarly, Public Service Commissions in other Indian states conduct the respective examination to recruit eligible and deserving candidates in the best possible manner.

Now, let us find out the answers to the most commonly asked queries associated with the State Engineering Services exams (SES exam).

 

FAQs:

1. What is the difference between State Engineering Services & Indian Engineering Services?

Ans: State Engineering Services (SES) are the government organizations present at the state level in different states across the country. On the other hand, Indian Engineering Services (IES), which is now called as Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is a national-level examination that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts to recruit graduates from the respective engineering backgrounds. The Indian Engineering Services accepts engineering branches such as Civil, Mechanical, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Electrical engineering. SES exams allow engineering students and graduates from these engineering streams along with other engineering streams, such as Industrial engineering, Fire engineering, Hydraulics engineering, and Chemical Engineering, to name a few.

 

2. How to prepare for State Engineering Services interview?

Ans: If you have completed your papers associated with the respective State Engineering Services (SES) and secured the required marks to proceed ahead with the interview round, it’s important to start preparing for this crucial round for the State Engineering Services (SES).

• State Engineering Services examination comprises two segments – A written test and an Interview.
• Once the candidate has successfully passed the written test, the interview round holds a decent significance in securing the prestigious selection with the State Engineering Services.
• First, you need to build the confidence to deal with the interview panel. You can do this with the help of the experts preparing for the State Engineering Services (SES) exam. For instance, if you are preparing for the ESE and PSUs with the SES exam, you can opt for the Interview Guidance Programme to build the desired base.
• Join a Mock Interview session to ensure that you practice proactively in a simulated environment associated with the interview round of these competitive exams.
• Attempt the best possible number of mock interviews associated with the State Engineering Services (SES) to build that particular confidence required to excel in the competitive exam.
• Lastly, do not overthink that it is difficult or impossible to crack the respective competitive exams dedicated to engineering students or graduates.

 

3. Which one is good between AE (state PSC) and IES?

Ans: The answer to this question completely depends on the respective aspirant’s long-term goals and ability to work and crack the respective government exam.

Indian Engineering Services, now known as Engineering Services Examination (ESE) recruits and posts the respective candidates to any part of the country. On the other hand, State Public Service Commission (State PSC) offers the posting to the selected candidates in the respective state.

 

4. What is the salary range of the candidates selected via State Engineering Services Exams such as UPPSC State Engineering Services?

Ans: The salary range of the candidates selected via the SES exam, such as UPPSC State Engineering Services starts from Rs. 15,400/- to Rs. 39,100/-. Apart from this, the grade pay of the candidates selected via UPPSC State Engineering Services is Rs. 5,400/-.

 

5. Which engineering streams have the maximum number of vacancies in the State Engineering Services Exams?

Ans: Engineering streams like Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering usually have the maximum vacancies in the most popular State Engineering Services (SES) Exams such as UPPSC Combined State Engineering Exams. The other engineering streams having sufficient vacancies include electronics engineering, electrical engineering, agricultural engineering, and mechanical engineering, to name a few.

 

6. Is experience essential to become eligible for the State Engineering Services exams (SES) exam?

Ans: It depends on the eligibility criteria specified in the notification that the respective Public Service Commission, which conducts the SES exam releases before the recruitment procedure.

 

7. What are the number of attempt limits available for the State Engineering Services (SES) exam?

Ans: There is no specified maximum number of limits available for state-level exams such as the Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Services Exams. Therefore, you can ensure that you attempt the respective exams until the time you are eligible as per the eligibility criteria concerning the candidate’s age.

 

8. What is the application fee to apply for the SES exam?

Ans: The application fee varies with the respective candidate’s categories. The application fees range from Rs. 25 to Rs. 225 depending on the respective categories. It includes unreserved, scheduled, handicapped, and ex-servicemen categories.

 

9. How to apply for the State Engineering Services (SES) exam?

Ans: The basic steps to follow while applying for the State Engineering Services (SES) exam include the following:

• Go to the respective official website. Scroll down and click on the ‘Candidate Registration’ button.
• Click on the application form and fill in the required information along with the personal details and educational qualification. Then pay the application fee in the respective step.
• After adding all the details, upload a recent photograph and signature.
• Once the above-mentioned steps are completed, you can recheck the details and submit the application form.
• Candidates need to make sure that they keep a copy including a printout of the respective application form.

Apart from this, it is also important to keep a check on the official notification to avoid missing any crucial point associated with the application process.

Thus, you can apply and appear for the respective State Engineering Services (SES) exams as per the above-mentioned aspects and get set to prepare and build a secure career.

Hope you found this blog post useful!

All the best for the upcoming state engineering exams!

 

 

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