UPSC ESE 2027 Vacancy Out: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC ESE 2027 Vacancy details along with the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2027 notification. A total of 480 vacancies have been announced for eligible engineering graduates. The vacancies are available across four engineering streams: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
The UPSC ESE 2027 exam is conducted to recruit engineers for various technical services and posts under the Government of India. Candidates who meet the eligibility rules can apply online through the UPSC application portal.
UPSC has released the notification informing candidates that the UPSC ESE 2027 Vacancy is around 480 posts. The vacancies have been divided into multiple engineering branches.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Vacancy Overview |
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Exam Name |
Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2027 |
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Conducting Body |
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
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Exam Level |
National Level |
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Total Vacancies |
480 |
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PwBD Vacancies |
20 |
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Engineering Streams |
Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication |
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Selection Process |
Prelims, Mains and Personality Test |
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Notification Date |
September 16, 2026 |
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Last Date to Apply |
October 6, 2026 |
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Official Website |
upsc.gov.in |
Notification Release Date: September 16, 2026
Online Application Start Date: September 16, 2026
Last Date to Apply Online: October 6, 2026, up to 6:00 PM
ESE Prelims Exam Date: January 31, 2027
ESE Mains Exam Date: June 18, 2027
Download the UPSC ESE 2027 Vacancy PDF to check the detailed vacancy information for 480 posts. The PDF includes post-wise and category-wise vacancy details for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering services.
UPSC ESE 2027 Category-Wise Vacancy distribution has been provided for 480 posts. UR category vacancy is 206 posts, SC is 48, ST is 52, OBC is 108, and EWS is 66.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Category-Wise Vacancy |
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S. No. |
Engineering Branch / Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR / GEN |
Total Vacancies |
PwBD (PH) |
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1 |
Category I: Civil Engineering |
17 |
26 |
52 |
24 |
100 |
219 |
8 |
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2 |
Category II: Mechanical Engineering |
9 |
8 |
25 |
16 |
33 |
91 |
4 |
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3 |
Category III: Electrical Engineering |
9 |
8 |
16 |
10 |
34 |
77 |
5 |
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4 |
Category IV: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering |
13 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
43 |
93 |
3 |
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- |
Grand Total |
48 |
52 |
108 |
66 |
206 |
480 |
20 |
UPSC has announced 480 vacancies through the Engineering Services Examination 2027. These vacancies are divided among four engineering disciplines. It covers Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Engineering Branch-Wise Vacancy |
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S. No. |
Engineering Branch / Stream |
Total Vacancies |
Reserved for PwBD |
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1 |
Civil Engineering |
219 |
8 |
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2 |
Mechanical Engineering |
91 |
4 |
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3 |
Electrical Engineering |
77 |
5 |
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4 |
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering |
93 |
3 |
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- |
Total |
480 |
20 |
UPSC has announced the UPSC ESE 2027 branch-wise vacancy breakdown for the 480 posts. Candidates can know the number of vacancies available for the Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
A total of 219 vacancies are available under Civil Engineering. Candidates from the Civil Engineering stream can be considered for different Central Government engineering services and posts mentioned in the official notification.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Civil Engineering Vacancy |
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S.No. |
Name of Services |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
LD/CP etc. |
Low Vision |
Hard of Hearing |
SLD |
MD |
Total PH |
Grand Total |
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1 |
Central Engineering Service (Civil) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
Central Engineering Service (Roads) Gr.A (Civil Engg Posts) |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
Survey of India Group 'A' Service |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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6 |
AEE(Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service |
6 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
23 |
44 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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7 |
Indian Skill Development Service |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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8 |
Central Water Engineering (Gr 'A') Service |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Civil) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
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10 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sub-total (Civil) |
17 |
26 |
52 |
24 |
100 |
219 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
There are 91 vacancies for Mechanical Engineering. These posts are available across different technical services under the Central Government.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Mechanical Engineering Vacancy |
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S.No. |
Name of Services |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
LD/CP etc. |
Low Vision |
Hard of Hearing |
SLD |
MD |
Total PH |
Grand Total |
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1 |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Mechanical) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
AEE (Elect & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
Indian Skill Development Service |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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7 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Mechanical) |
7 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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8 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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9 |
AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr 'A' |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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10 |
Central Water Engineering (Gr 'A') Service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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11 |
Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mech Engg Posts) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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12 |
Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sub-total (Mechanical) |
9 |
8 |
25 |
16 |
33 |
91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
UPSC has announced 52 vacancies for Electrical Engineering candidates. Candidates can check the category-wise vacancy distribution.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Electrical Engineering Vacancy |
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S.No. |
Name of Services |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
LD/CP etc. |
Low Vision |
Hard of Hearing |
SLD |
MD |
Total PH |
Grand Total |
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1 |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO-II (Electrical) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
Indian Defence Service of Engineers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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5 |
Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
Indian Skill Development Service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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7 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Electrical) |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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8 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Elec Engg Posts) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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โ |
Sub-total (Electrical) |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
52 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
A total of 39 vacancies are available for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering candidates.
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UPSC ESE 2027 Electronics & Telecommunication Vacancy |
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S.No. |
Name of Services |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
LD/CP etc. |
Low Vision |
Hard of Hearing |
SLD |
MD |
Total PH |
Grand Total |
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1 |
Indian Telecommunication Service Gr 'A' |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronic & Telecom Engineering Posts) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics & Telecom Engg Posts) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
Indian Skill Development Service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr 'A' |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
Central Power Engineering Service Gr 'A' (Electronics & Telecom Engg Posts) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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7 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Signal & Telecommunication) |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
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8 |
Indian Railway Management Service (Stores) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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9 |
Junior Telecommunication Officer Gr 'B' |
6 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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โ |
Sub-total (Electronics & Telecom) |
13 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
4 |
39 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
Candidates must meet the eligibility conditions prescribed by UPSC before applying for the examination.
Candidates should have an engineering degree such as B.E. or B.Tech in one of the eligible engineering disciplines from a recognised university or institution.
The eligible streams include:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
21 to 30 years
Candidates must satisfy the nationality conditions given by UPSC. Indian citizens are eligible, along with certain other categories such as subjects of Nepal or Bhutan and eligible persons of Indian origin, subject to the conditions in the notification.
The UPSC ESE selection process has three stages:
Stage 1: Preliminary Examination
Stage 2: Main Examination
Stage 3: Personality Test
Candidates can check the vacancy details by following these steps:
Visit the official UPSC website.
Open the Examinations section.
Select Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2027.
Open or download the official notification.
Go to the vacancy section of the notification.
Check the branch-wise, service-wise and category-wise vacancies.
Read the eligibility and application instructions before applying.
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