Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers belongs to the Group A service in Railway. For recruiting candidates to this post Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Combined Engineering Service Examination every year.

Structure of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam

Two parts will be there for this exam with two sections for first part. Subjects for both parts with their marks and duration are given below

Part 1

First section of this part will be conducted as objective test while second section will be conducted as descriptive one. Subjects of two sections with their duration and marks are given below.

Section-1

• General Ability Test – 200 marks with duration of 2 hours (Part A: General English), (Part B: General Studies)
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I – 200 marks with duration of 2 hours
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II – 200 marks with duration of 2 hours

Section-2

• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I – 200 marks with duration of 3 hours
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II – 200 marks with duration of 3 hours

Part 2

Only those who qualify in Part 1 can attend this part. Personality test with maximum two hundred marks will be conducted in this part.

Syllabus for Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam

General English

• Basic understanding of English
• Use of Words

General Studies

• Knowledge of current events
• History of India
• Geography of a nature

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

• Materials and Components
• Physical Electronics, Electron Devices and ICs
• Signals and Systems
• Network Theory
• Electromagnetic Theory
• Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation
• Analog Electronic Circuits
• Digital Electronic Circuits
• Control Systems
• Communication Systems
• Microwave Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for this test, candidate should possess engineering degree from any recognized University. Age of the candidate applying for this test should be between twenty one and thirty years. Candidates belonging to reserved category can get the privilege of age relaxation to apply for this test. Also candidates need to be physically strong as per the rules specified for the exam.

How to Apply?

Candidates can submit online applications through the website www.upsconline.nic.in.

Those candidates can pay exam fee of Rs.50/- by cash or online payment or credit card at any SBI branch. Candidates from remote areas may opt for offline applications. They can collect forms from the designated Head Post offices or Post Offices after paying Rs.20/-Applicants applying offline should pay exam fees of Rs.100/- through CRFS facility. There will be fee exemption for female/SC/ST/PH candidates.

How to fill the Form?

Instructions specified in the brochure should be read carefully before filling the form. Photocopy of the form should not be sent to the authority. Details should be entered in the form by darkening circles and entering the corresponding number in the box. Any changes preferred by the applicants can be accomplished by erasing the darkened circles.

Any kind of unnecessary marks or mutilation should not be made on the form. It is necessary to fill all the relevant columns. For darkening circles use HB pencils and for boxes use Ball point pen (Black or Blue). While entering code numbers, confirm they are Indian numbers having International format. Only fold the form at the spaces specified for it.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Date of Notification: 1st Week of January, 2012

Last date of submitting application forms: 1st Week of February, 2012

Date of Examination: 2nd Week of May, 2012

List of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam Centers

• Agartala
• Ahmedabad
• Aizwal
• Aligarh
• Allahabad
• Bangalore
• Bareilly
• Bhopal
• Kolkata
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Cuttack
• Dehradun
• Delhi
• Dharwar
• Guwahati
• Gangtok
• Hyderabad
• Imphal
• Itanagar
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jorhat
• Kochi
• Kohima
• Lucknow
• Madurai
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Panaji
• Patna
• Port Blair
• Raipur
• Ranchi
• Sambalpur
• Shillong
• Shimla
• Srinagar
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Tirupati
• Udaipur
• Vishakhapatnam

Contact Address for Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam

• Address : UPSC’s Facilitation counter, New Delhi
• Telephone: 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-23098543
• Fax:  011-233387310
• Website: www.upsc.gov.in

Reference Books for Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam

• Wren and Martin English Grammar
• Arihant English Grammar
• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
• Objective English from Mahak publication
• General Principles of World Geography by Charles Farro
• Networks and Systems by Choudary D R
• Passive and Active Filters Theory and Implementations by W.K. Chen,
• Networks, Lines and Fields by W.K. Chen
• Electric Circuits by Edminister
• Signals, Systems and Transforms by C.L Philips, J. M. Parr, E. A. Riskin
• Signals and Systems: Continuous and Discrete by R.E. Zeimer, W.H. Tranter and D. R. Fannin
• Analysis using Transform methods and MATLAB by M.J. Roberts, Signals and Systems
• Signals & Systems by J B Gurung
• Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design by Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic
• Fundamentals of Logic Design by Charles H. Roth
• Electromagnetic Theory (Pure & Applied Physics) by Julius Adams Stratton
• Integrated Electronics’ by Jacob Millman & Christos C. Halkias
• Electronic Devices and Circuits by David A. Bell
• Analog Electronics Circuits: A Simplified Approach” by U.B. Mahadevaswamy
• Network theory and Filter Design by V.K. Aatre
• Network Analysis by M.E. Van Valkenburg
• Electronic Instrumentation by H. S. Kalsi
• Control Systems Engineering by I. J. Nagrath and M. Gopal
• Modern Control Engineering by K. Ogata
• Automatic Control Systems by B. C. Kuo
• Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements by David A Bell
• Microwave Engineering by D.M. Pozar
• Foundations for Microwave Engineering by R.E. Collin
• Microprocessor and its applications by Gaonkar

Coaching Centers for Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Exam

• T.I.M.E (Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd
• Aakash
• Brilliants Tutorial Pvt.Ltd
• Tandem
• Pathfinder Academy
• Career point
• Oasis education services
• Sahil study circle
• J .R. S Tutorials
• Institution of Engineers
• Engineering Solutions
• Narayana IIT Academy
• Hierank School of Competitions
• Gyan Bindu Academy
• Science point

Study Plan

Mainly engineering subjects will be there for this exam. Therefore engineering graduates should brush up their knowledge by referring books and practicing with old question papers. Coaching centers will also help to improve the knowledge in these subjects. By reading newspapers and magazines, candidates can improve language skills and general awareness.

How and Where To Get the Results?

UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in will provide the results of this exam.

Score Validity

Scores of this exam will be valid till the end of recruitment process.