Can Electronics and Instrumentation Engineer Apply for IES exam

I am doing Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering and want to apply for Indian Engineering Services (IES) Exam so please tell me whether I am eligible or not??

Indian Engineering Services (IES) officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations made by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is a combined four-stage competitive examination which is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services.

As you are doing electronics and instrumentation engineering so you are not eligible for IES Exam

IES Exam eligibility states that –
A student must have done engineering in one of the following disciplines:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Other Eligibility –

Age Limit:
-You must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st August, of the current year
-Age relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Government Servants of some categories.

Nationality:

You must be --
An Indian Citizen,
Subject to Nepal and Bhutan or
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 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.

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You are eligible to apply for Indian Engineering Services but you need to choose Electronics and Telecommunication, and it may not difficult for you cause all most subjects of Electronics and Telecommunication covers in Electronics and Instrumentation stream.

Following are the Streams for the IES Exam.

Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication
Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility:

Nationality:

Must be an Indian Citizen or
Tibetan refugee or
Indian origin

Age Limit:
Age should be between 21 years to 30 years.

Education:

An Applicant must have an Engineering degree from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central Government or State Legislature in India.

Physical standards:
Applicant must physically and mentally fit

Category I: Civil Engineering (Group A Services/ Posts)

(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service
(iii) Central Engineering Service
(iv) Military Engineer Service (Building and Roads Cadre)
(v) Central Water Engineering
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer
(viii) Survey of India Service

Category Ii: Mechanical Engineering (Group A & B Services/ Posts)

(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service
(iii) Central Water Engineering Service
(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service
(v) Indian Naval Armament Service
(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)
(vii) Assistant Naval Store officer Grade I in Indian Navy
(viii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service
(ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Boarder Roads Engineering Service)
(x) Mechanical Engineer (in Geological Survey of India)

Category Iii: Electrical Engineering (Group A & B Services/ Posts)

(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service
(iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service
(v) Military Engineer Service
(vi) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)
(vii) Assistant Naval Store (in Indian Navy)

Category Iv: Electronic And Telecommunication Engineering (Group A & B Services/ Posts)

(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service
(iii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service
(iv) Indian Naval Armament Service
(v) Assistant Executive Engineer (in Ministry of Defence)
(vi) Engineer in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/Monitoring Organisation
(vii) Assistant Naval Stores officer (in Indian Navy)
(viii) Survey of India Service


here i am giving link of PSC IES Exam Notification
google.co.in/url?q=http://upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2014/ese/Notice%2520ESE-2014%2520Eng.pdf&sa=U&ei=leykVMfoHIOQuQSP3oDoBQ&ved=0CCMQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNGCJPNLeoZQyjbbp225pCnzZh-rEA

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