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IES Eligibility Criteria 2026

UPSC IES 2026 Eligibility criteria are based on factors of Nationality, Age Limit, and Educational qualification. Candidates failing to meet the parameters will be disqualified.

IES 2026 Nationality Criteria

UPSC IES Nationality criteria include candidates with the following nationality:

• Citizen of India
• Subjects of Nepal/Bhutan ( Certificate of eligibility must be issued by the Government of India).
• Persons of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam) with the intention of permanent settlement in India ( Certificate of eligibility must be issued by the Government of India).

IES 2026 Educational Qualification

IES Educational qualification requires candidates to possess any of the following:

• A degree in Engineering University listed under the Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutions listed under the Act of Parliament.
• Passed Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations of the Institution of Engineers
• Obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from a foreign University/ Institution/ College ( recognised in India)
• Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
• Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India
• Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics & Radio Engineers, London, held after November 1959

Apart from the above qualifications, candidates applying for the following posts can have the respective mentioned qualifications:

Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engg. Posts): M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a special subject.

Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group A: M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a subject or Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject.

IES 2026 Age Limit

IES Age limit requires candidates to be between 21 and 30 years as of January 1 2025. The upper age limit is relaxable for the following categories:

The following PwD Candidates have an upper age relaxation of 10 years:

• Low vision,
• deaf and Hard of Hearing,
• Locomotor Disability, including Leprosy cured,
• Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims,
• Muscular Dystrophy,
• Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness.

Note: The above relaxation is applicable only if the candidate holds a permanent post or retains a lien on a permanent post. Candidates in temporary service on a regular basis for atleast 3 years are also applicable.