UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2024: Check Age Limit, Educational

Union Public Service Commission disseminates the UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria via its official notification on the website. It is imperative for candidates to thoroughly fulfill all the UPSC ESE eligibility criteria prerequisites before embarking on their application for the Engineering Service Examination, which encompasses Group A service posts in the domains of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

As a crucial piece of advice, aspirants are strongly urged to provide only accurate and valid information in their UPSC ESE application form to avoid any potential disqualification during the recruitment process. All candidates who hold an Engineering/Technology (BE/B.Tech) degree or its equivalent in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication disciplines from an accredited government institution or university, in accordance with the UPSC ESE 2024 Eligibility Criteria outlined in the official notification, are eligible for the respective posts. The UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria encompass various facets, including age limits, educational qualifications, nationality, and more.

Overview

The UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria is an important prerequisite of the recruitment process. Check the major overview of the UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2023-24 discussed below for ease of the aspirants.

UPSC ESE Eligibility 2023-24 Overview
Minimum Age	21 years
Age Relaxation	Varies as per category
Educational Qualification	Bachelors Degree
Nationality	Indian
Number of Attempts	No Information Given
Previous Experience	Not Required

Age Limit

Candidates must adhere to the UPSC ESE age limit criteria when submitting their applications. To qualify for UPSC ESE posts, candidates must fall within the age bracket of 21 to 30 years as of the specified date. As per the eligibility standards, individuals taking this examination should have reached the age of 21 but must not have crossed the age of 30 as of January 1, 2024. In other words, candidates should have been born between January 2, 1994, and January 1, 2003, inclusive.

UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2023-24
Parameter	UPSC ESE Age Limit
Minimum Age	21 years
Maximum Age	30 years

Age Relaxation

There shall be permissible relaxation on the upper UPSC ESE age limit of the aspirants belonging to the reserved categories as shared below.

Categories	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC/ ST	5 years
Ex‐servicemen	5 years
Defence Services personnel (disabled in operations during hostilities )	3 years
ECOs/ SSCOs	5 years
Deaf‐mute and Orthopaedic handicapped persons	10 years

Note: The date of birth entered by the aspirant in the online application form and the same mentioned in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate will be considered by the commission to determine the age.

Educational Qualification

Aspirants must fulfil all the UPSC ESE educational qualification requirements before applying for the recruitment drive. They must enter correct data about their qualifications in the online application form. The post-wise UPSC ESE education qualification is given below.

Post Name	Educational Qualification
All ESE Posts	A degree in Engineering from any Central or State University or any other Educational Institution established by either an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university or UGC.A degree/diploma in Engineering from any foreign University/College/Institution and recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, or Aspirants must pass the Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India). Passed Associate Membership exam which is parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or Passed the Graduate Membership test of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959.
For Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts)	M.Sc. degree or equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.
For Indian Radio Regulatory Service (Group ‘A’) Posts	M.Sc. degree or equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject, or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.

Nationality

Along with the UPSC ESE age limit, education qualification criteria, etc., candidates must know the nationality criteria before applying for the post. A candidate must be either

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Experience

No work experience is required to apply for UPSC ESE recruitment. Candidates with or without any previous work experience can apply for the UPSC ESE Posts posts.

Required Documents

All the qualified candidates are required to appear for Document Verification along with the photocopies and original documents as mentioned below,

Certificate of Age.
Certificate of Educational Qualification.
Matriculation/Secondary Certificate.
Educational Qualification Certificate.
Experience Certificate, if applicable.
Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories.
Persons with Disabilities Certificate in the required format, if applicable.
Undertaking For Ex-Servicemen (ESM)
Serving Defence Personnel Certificate, if applicable.
Discharge Certificate, if discharged from the Armed Forces.
Relevant Certificate if seeking any age relaxation.
No Objection Certificate, in the case already employed in Government/Government undertakings
Certificate in support of claim for age/ fee concession, wherever applicable.
Other Required Documents.