IES Vacancy 2027 Out: Check Post-wise Vacancies

Sep 17, 2026

UPSC IES Vacancy 2027 has been announced with the release of the official notification on September 16, 2026. A total of 480 vacancies have been notified for various engineering services and posts across Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Telecommunication disciplines. The vacancies include positions under different Central Government engineering services. Candidates can check the detailed service-wise and category-wise vacancy distribution in the official UPSC IES ESE 2027 notification.

IES Vacancy 2027

The post wise vacancy for IES 2027 is given below:

Engineering Branch	Number of Vacancies
Civil Engineering	199
Mechanical Engineering	91
Electrical Engineering	72
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	118
Total	480

IES Vacancy Trend for Last 5 Years

The vacancy trend for last 5 years is given below:

Year	Total
2023	327
2022	246
2021	215
2020	495
2019	581

Posts and Departments Offered After IES Exam

The posts and Departments offered after IES are as follows:

Disciplines	Departments
Civil Engineering	Central Engineering Service Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group- A (Civil Engineering Posts) Survey of India Group 'A' Service AEE (Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service Indian Defense Service of Engineers AEE (QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre Central Water Engineering (Group 'A') Service Indian Skill Development Service
Mechanical Engineering	AEE in GSI Engineering Service Group 'A' Indian Defense Service of Engineers Indian Naval Armament of Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts). Indian Naval Material Management Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts) Central Water Engineering (Group 'A') Service Indian Skill Development Service Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Services/ SSO- II (Mechanical) Central Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering) Central Power Engineering Service Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) AEE (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
Electrical Engineering	Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) Indian Engineering Defense Service Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) Central Power Engineering Service Group 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts) Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO- II (Electrical) Indian Skill Development Service
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering	Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group 'A' Indian Telecommunication Service Group 'A' Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts) Indian Naval Material Management Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts) Junior Telecom Officer Group 'B' Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/ SSO-II (Electronics & Tele) Central Power Engineering Group 'A' (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Posts) Indian Skill Development Service

IES Cutoff is an important determinant of candidate success because it establishes the minimum qualifying marks required to advance to the next stage of IES Selection Process. A score higher than the cutoff is required to secure a position and begin a promising career in Indian Engineering Services. The first level of the selection procedure is the ESE Prelims exam. Paper I is the same for all candidates, and Paper II contains questions from the core Engineering subject. IES Mains will also contain two papers. Both papers, however, will be standard in nature. Thus, from the vacancy trend and the number of posts mentioned above it is quite evident that it is competitive as the number of posts is less and the candidates applying are in high number

IES Vacancy FAQs

Ques: What is the total number of IES job openings in 2027?

Ans. There are 480 IES vacancies to be filled out for UPSC ESE 2027 recruitment. The category- and department-wise breakdown will be out soon.

Ques: Is the vacancy of IES fixed?

Ans. The number of available seats in the Indian Engineering Services (IES) is not fixed and might change from year to year. The number of seats is usually determined by the number of openings available in the Indian government's several Engineering Departments. It is recommended to check the official UPSC website for the most up-to-date information on the number of IES seats available.

Ques: Which branch has the most job openings in UPSC ESE (IES) 2027?

Ans. Usually, Civil Engineering has the most openings in UPSC IES. However, the number of openings depends on various factors and varies greatly every year.

Ques: How many vacancies were there for Civil Engineering in 2022?

Ans. The vacancies for Civil Engineering in 2022 were AEE (QS C) in MES Surveyor Cadre -10, Central Engineering Service (Group 'A') - 21, Central Water Engineering Services (Group 'A') – 9, Survey of India (Group 'A')- 2, Central Engineering Service (Roads), (Group 'A')- 12, AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service- 51, and Indian Defense Service of Engineers- 22.

Ques: How many vacancies were there for Electrical Engineering in 2022?

Ans. The vacancies for Electrical Engineering in 2022 were Indian Defense Service of Engineers-7, Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO- II-2, Central Mechanical Electrical Engineering Service-4, Assistant Naval Store Officer- 2, Indian Naval Armament Service- 4, and Central Power Engineering Services (Group 'B')-6.

Ques: How many vacancies were there for electronics Engineering in 2022?

Ans. The vacancies for Electronics Engineering in 2022 were Indian Telecommunication Services- 8, Defense Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO- II-3, and Junior Telecom Officer Group'B.'-32, Indian Naval Armament Service-3, Indian Railway Stores Service- 2, Central Power Engineering Services (Group 'B')- 1 and Indian Radio Regulatory Services-6.