UPSC ESE 2019

Engineering Service Exam 2019 Notification Out!

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released UPSC ESE notification and invites online application for Engineering Services Examination (ESE 2019) from 26th September 2018. Candidates preparing for ESE 2019 can apply through the direct link mentioned below. 22nd October 2018 (till 18.00 Hours) is the last date of ESE 2019 online application. The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 581 including 33 PH (LDCP‐15 & HI‐03) vacancies.

Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services under the following categories:‐

• Category I‐Civil Engineering
• Category II‐Mechanical Engineering
• Category III‐Electrical Engineering
• Category IV‐Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

UPSC ESE 2019: Important Dates

Exam	Last Date	Exam Date	Duration
ESE 2019 Prelims	22 Oct. 2018	06 Jan. 2019 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
ESE 2019 Mains	-	30 June 2019 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY

Eligibility Criteria for Engineering Services Examination (ESE 2019)

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.

Minimum Educational Qualification for Engineering Services Examination 2019

• Obtained a degree in Engineeringfrom a university 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 recognized 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
• 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.

Age Limit Criteria

As of 1st January 2019

• Minimum Age: 21 years
• Maximum Age: 30 years i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January 1989 and not later than 1st January 1998
• 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.
• Maximum age limit relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Government servants of the various categories.

Application Fee for Engineering Services Examination(ESE) 2019

• All the Female/SC/ST/ PH candidates are exempted from payment of a fee.
• Other candidates are required to pay a fee of ₹ 200/‐ .

Syllabus :

Mechanical Engineering

Contents for syllabi of both the Papers together for Preliminary Examination/ Stage-I (objective type Paper–II) and 

separately for Main/ Stage-II Examination (Conventional type Paper-I and Paper – II). 

PAPER – I

1. Fluid Mechanics:

Basic Concepts and Properties of Fluids, Manometry, Fluid Statics, Buoyancy, Equations of Motion, Bernoulli’s equation and 

applications, Viscous flow of incompressible fluids, Laminar and Turbulent flows, Flow through pipes and head losses in pipes.

2. Thermodynamics and Heat transfer:

Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substance; Zeroth, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics; Entropy, 

Irreversibility and availability; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion: Rankine, Otto, Diesel and Dual Cycles; 

ideal and real gases; compressibility factor; Gas mixtures. 

Modes of heat transfer, Steady and unsteady heat conduction, Thermal resistance, Fins, Free and forced convection, Correlations for 

convective heat transfer, Radiative heat transfer – Radiation heat transfer co-efficient; boiling and condensation, Heat exchanger 

performance analysis. 

3. IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning:

SI and CI Engines, Engine Systems and Components, Performance characteristics and testing of IC Engines; Fuels; Emissions and 

Emission Control. Vapour compression refrigeration, Refrigerants and Working cycles, Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators and 

Expansion devices, Other types of refrigeration systems like Vapour Absorption, Vapour jet, thermo electric and Vortex tube 

refrigeration. Psychometric properties and processes, Comfort chart, Comfort and industrial air conditioning, Load calculations and Heat 

pumps. 

4. Turbo Machinery:

Reciprocating and Rotary pumps, Pelton wheel, Kaplan and Francis Turbines, velocity diagrams, Impulse and Reaction principles, Steam 

and Gas Turbines, Theory of Jet Propulsion – Pulse jet and Ram Jet Engines, Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors – Theory and 

Applications 

5. Power Plant Engineering:

Rankine and Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat, Fuels and their properties, Flue gas analysis, Boilers, steam turbines and other 

power plant components like condensers, air ejectors, electrostatic precipitators and cooling towers – their theory and design, types and 

applications; 

6. Renewable Sources of Energy:

Solar Radiation, Solar Thermal Energy collection - Flat Plate and focusing collectors their materials and performance. Solar Thermal 

Energy Storage, Applications – heating, cooling and Power Generation; Solar Photovoltaic Conversion; Harnessing of Wind Energy, 

Bio-mass and Tidal Energy – Methods and Applications, Working principles of Fuel Cells. 

PAPER – II

7. Engineering Mechanics:

Analysis of System of Forces, Friction, Centroid and Centre of Gravity, Dynamics; Stresses and Strains-Compound Stresses and Strains, 

Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagrams, Theory of Bending Stresses- Slope and deflection-Torsion, Thin and thick Cylinders, 

Spheres. 

8. Engineering Materials:

Basic Crystallography, Alloys and Phase diagrams, Heat Treatment, Ferrous and Non Ferrous Metals, Non metallic materials, Basics of 

Nano-materials, Mechanical Properties and Testing, Corrosion prevention and control 

9. Mechanisms and Machines:

Types of Kinematics Pair, Mobility, Inversions, Kinematic Analysis, Velocity and Acceleration Analysis of Planar Mechanisms, CAMs 

with uniform acceleration and retardation, cycloidal motion, oscillating followers; Vibrations –Free and forced vibration of undamped 

and damped SDOF systems, Transmissibility Ratio, Vibration Isolation, Critical Speed of Shafts. Gears – Geometry of tooth profiles, 

Law of gearing, Involute profile, Interference, Helical, Spiral and Worm Gears, Gear Trains- Simple, compound and Epicyclic; Dynamic 

Analysis – Slider – crank mechanisms, turning moment computations, balancing of Revolving & Reciprocating masses, Gyroscopes –

Effect of Gyroscopic couple on automobiles, ships and aircrafts, Governors. 

10. Design of Machine Elements:

Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements 

such as riveted, welded and bolted joints. Shafts, Spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, Brakes and clutches, flywheels. 

11. Manufacturing ,Industrial and Maintenance Engineering:

Metal casting-Metal forming, Metal Joining, Machining and machine tool operations, Limits, fits and tolerances, Metrology and 

inspection, computer Integrated manufacturing, FMS, Production planning and Control, Inventory control and operations research - CPM-

PERT. Failure concepts and characteristics-Reliability, Failure analysis, Machine Vibration, Data acquisition, Fault Detection, Vibration 

Monitoring, Field Balancing of Rotors, Noise Monitoring, Wear and Debris Analysis, Signature Analysis, NDT Techniques in Condition 

Monitoring. 

12. Mechatronics and Robotics: 

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers: Architecture, programming, I/O, Computer interfacing, Programmable logic controller. Sensors 

and actuators, Piezoelectric accelerometer, Hall effect sensor, Optical Encoder, Resolver, Inductosyn, Pneumatic and Hydraulic actuators, 

stepper motor, Control Systems- Mathematical modeling of Physical systems, control signals, controllability and observability. Robotics, 

Robot Classification, Robot Specification, notation; Direct and Inverse Kinematics; Homogeneous Coordinates and Arm Equation of 

four Axis SCARA Robot.

General Studies

The standard of paper in General Studies and Engineering Aptitude (Preliminary Stage-I Examination) will be such as may be 
expected of an Engineering/Science Graduate. The standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be that of an Engineering 
Degree Examination of an Indian University. There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects. 
General Studies and Engineering Aptitude (Preliminary Examination/Stage-I, Paper I, Objective type, Common to all 
Candidates) 
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. 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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