Survey of India Service
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The Survey of India Service (SIS) is a cadre of Government of India
who prepare the Survey of India
.
examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission
every year. Only candidates having a Bachelors Degree in Engineering are eligible to take the examination. All the Group 'A' Posts of the service are Civil Engineering
Posts or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering posts. The streams have thus respectively been desiganted as SIS (Civil) and SIS (Electronics). The Direct Entry level Group 'A' post on the basis of Indian Engineering Services
examination is the Deputy Superintending Surveyor
. The candidates recommended for appointment to the service are initially trained at the Survey Training Institute in Engineering Surveying and Mapping at Uppal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
who prepare the Survey of India
Survey of India
The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India...
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Description
The members of this service are responsible for the planning and execution of engineering surveys and meeting the mapping needs of the country. Direct appointment to the service is made on the basis of a competitive examination. An Indian Engineering ServicesIndian Engineering Services
Indian Engineering Services are the Technical Services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. Government spending comprises more than 15 percent of India's GDP...
examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission
Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission is the central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of India. The agency's charter is granted by the Constitution of India...
every year. Only candidates having a Bachelors Degree in Engineering are eligible to take the examination. All the Group 'A' Posts of the service are Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
Posts or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering posts. The streams have thus respectively been desiganted as SIS (Civil) and SIS (Electronics). The Direct Entry level Group 'A' post on the basis of Indian Engineering Services
Indian Engineering Services
Indian Engineering Services are the Technical Services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. Government spending comprises more than 15 percent of India's GDP...
examination is the Deputy Superintending Surveyor
Deputy Superintending Surveyor
Deputy Superintending Surveyor is a Class I Engineering post in Survey of India,a National Survey Organization under Department of Science & Technology...
. The candidates recommended for appointment to the service are initially trained at the Survey Training Institute in Engineering Surveying and Mapping at Uppal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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