GPSC Engineering Services Exam Details 2026

As per the GPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Criteria for age, the candidates applying for the post should be between the age of 20-35 years (Engineering Services, Civil) and 20-36 years (Executive Engineer and Deputy Executive Engineer). Age will be calculated on the last date of the receipt of Narrated Original Advertisement. There are certain age relaxations available for certain categories that are as follows:

| Category | Relaxation in Age |

| --- | --- |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

| Category | |

| Relaxation in Age | |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

| Category | |

| Relaxation in Age | |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

| Category | |

| Relaxation in Age | |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

| Category | |

| Relaxation in Age | |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

| Category | |

| Relaxation in Age | |

| A candidate from SC, ST, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with origin in the state of Gujarat. | |

| The candidate gets his/her age relaxed for up to 5 years. <br> The maximum age limit of the person to appear for the exam shall be 45 years. | |

| A female candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of 10 years. | |

| A person who had served the state government | |

| The candidate doesnt get to experience any relaxation in age during the upper age. | |

| A candidate who has served as an ex-serviceman/officer | |

| The candidate gets to experience age relaxation of their entire military years with the addition of 3 years. <br> The candidate shouldve served in the military at least for five years. | |

| Female candidates of any unreserved categories | |

| The person gets her age relaxed up to 5 years from the actual maximum age limit. | |

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As stated in the GPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Criteria 2022, the candidate should possess Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or Bachelor of Technology (Civil) degree from any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or State Act in India or any other educational institution recognized as such; provided that the candidate has appeared at a degree examination, and has passed it. But if the result is not declared, the candidate shall still be eligible for admission to the prelim exam.

Candidates appearing for the recruitment must be citizens of India as per the GPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Criteria mentioned in the official recruitment notification. In addition, the candidates having any one of the following nationalities will also be eligible:

• A subject from Nepal
• A subject from Bhutan
• A person from Tibet can also appear only if he/ she is a refugee from Tibet and permanently migrated from fiber to India with a motive to settle down before 1st January 1962.
• A person with Indian origin and ancestry who migrated to India from Pakistan, (Bangladesh), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.

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The Commission has not specified any specific number as the limit for a candidate to apply for the post. One can apply as many times as they want till he/ she reaches the maximum age limit for their category as per the GPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Criteria 2022.

The GPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Criteria does not require a candidate to have any prior experience. The candidates must have the required educational background. The job is open for freshers as well.