Military Engineer Services (India)
| Formation | 26 September 1923 |
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| Type | Government Organisation |
| Location |
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Region | India |
Engineer-In-Chief | Lt. Gen. Arvind Walia |
Director General (Personnel) | IDSE Lal Chand Meena Military Engineer Services |
| Staff | Indian Engineering Services Examination for Group 'A' IDSE Post & Staff Selection Commission JE Exam for Group 'B' Post For Civilian Component & SSC CHSL, CGL AND MTS EXAM FOR Administrative Staff of MES. |
| Website | www.mes.gov.in |
The Military Engineer Services (MES) is an inter-service organization with military and civilian components of its officers and subordinate staff. MES is one of the oldest and largest government defence infrastructure-development agencies in India. Construction work is done with contracts, but maintenance is conducted by departmentally-employed labour (DEL) and contracts. MES is primarily employed in engineering and construction for the Indian Armed Forces, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Ordnance Factory Board, and the DRDO. It is also involved in complex projects, including hospitals, airfields, buildings, workshops, roads, runways, hangars, dockyards, airport terminals, sewage treatment plants, solar plants wharves, and other marine structures. MES has been entrusted with the construction of the Indian National War Memorial.
Indian Army Corps of Engineers officers form the MES' military component. Its civilian component consists of the Indian Defence Service Engineers (IDSE), the Indian Defence Contract Management Service (IDCMS) and Junior Engineer ( JE ) from the Staff Selection Commission ( SSC ). The surveyor, architect and barrack/store cadres are selected through the Indian Engineering Services and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).