Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination: Dates, Application, Admit Card, Syllabus

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Updated On: April 09, 2024 12:05 pm IST

The Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination is expected to be conducted on June 21, 2024. The application process will begin on April 10, 2024. Check out all the details of the UPSC IES and ISS examination in this article.

Table of Contents

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Highlights
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Important Dates
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Time-Table
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Application Process
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Eligibility
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Admit Card
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Exam Pattern
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Syllabus
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Exam Centres
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Answer Key
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Result
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Cutoff
UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Selection Process
Faqs

Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination 2022

The IES and ISS examination is scheduled to be conducted on June 21, 2024. The Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination is a very popular exam among students in India that is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The official notification will be released on April 10, it is expected that the application form will also be released on the same date and interested candidates can submit their applications by April 30, 2024. Candidates who are aspiring to appear for the IES ISS entrance examination can visit the official website, upsc.gov.in to check out the notification and all other details.

To appear for the UPSC IES and ISS examinations, candidates must be between the age group of 21 to 30 years. Those who are thinking of applying for the Junior Time Scale in Indian Economic Service, candidates must be post-graduate in Applied Economics/ Econometrics /Economics/ Business Economics/ from a University or Foreign University approved by the Central Government. For the Indian Statistical Service post, aspirants need to have a bachelor's degree or Master's degree with Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Statistics/ as one of the subjects from a University or equivalent. The written test will be conducted separately for the Indian Economic Service (IES) and the Indian Statistical Service (ISS). Those passing the written exam will have to appear for viva voce. The students will be allotted posts in IES and ISS based on their performance in the written test and the interview or viva voce rounds.

The ISS along with IES is the administrative interministerial civil service that falls under Group A of the executive branch of the Central Civil Services, GOI (the Government of India). Individuals are requested to carefully read the rules and regulations notified by the Government (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) for the Indian Economic Service (IES) or Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination. The eligibility criteria play a major role in the examination, so students are advised to check the eligibility conditions thoroughly before filling up the application form.

Candidates interested in the Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination are requested to go through this article to get all the details on the dates, eligibility, syllabus, etc.

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Highlights

Before getting into the details of the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024, take a quick look at the table to get an overview of the exam.

Examination Name	Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination
Conducting Authority	UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)
Exam Frequency	Once a Year
Examination Level	National Level
Conducted For	Recruitment for vacancies in the IES and ISS
Examination Mode	Offline, Pen and paper-based
Duration of the examination	3 days mostly
Application Mode	Online
Key Stages Involved	Written Test and Interview
Minimum Education Qualification Required	A Postgraduate Degree
Number of attempts	6
Vacancies	ISS - 33 (tentative) IES - 18 (tentative)
Age Limit	21 - 30 Years
Official Website	www.upsc.gov.in

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UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Important Dates

As per the dates we know, we have prepared the table consisting of the UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 dates. The official notification has not yet been released and the table will be again updated after the notification.

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	April 10, 2024
Commencement of Online Application	April 10, 2024
Deadline for Online Application	April 30, 2024
Correction of Application Form	To be Notified
Admit Card Release Date	June 2024
Examination Date	June 21, 2024
Declaration of Result	To be Notified

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Time-Table

After the official notification, the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 timetable will be updated. Till then, aspirants can check out the exam day, date and time in the table below:

Subject	Date & Day	Exam Time
General English (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
General Studies (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
General Economics I (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
Statistics I (Objective)	To be Notified	To be Notified
General Economics II (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
Statistics II (Objective)	To be Notified	To be Notified
General Economics III (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
Statistics III (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
Indian Economics (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified
Statistics IV (Descriptive)	To be Notified	To be Notified

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UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Application Process

For the UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 application process, candidates have to do One-Time Registration (OTR) for examinations of UPSC. The application process will be conducted online and candidates have to first register themselves and then fill up the application form. Find below the application process for the Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination:

Firstly visit the official website of UPSC, upsc.gov.in.
They have to then complete the registration process and login again by using their OTR ID, email ID or mobile number to verify the already registered OTR application.
Fill in all the details after logging in.
Upload the necessary documents as per their specifications.
Select your preferred exam centre from the drop-down menu.
Pay the application fees.
Preview and submit the IES and ISS Examination 2024 application form.

Direct Link for Application Process

Documents Required for UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Application

The necessary documents that are required during the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 application process are:

A valid mobile phone number and registered email ID.
Scanned photograph and signature of the candidate.
Aadhaar Card or valid photo ID proof.
Academic mark sheets.
Debit card/ credit card for fee payment.

Document Specifications for UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Application

The documents required to submit during the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 application process need to follow some size requirements, which are as follows:

Document	Format	Size
Photograph	.jpg	20 KB to 40 KB
Signature	.jpg	20 KB to 40 KB

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Application Fee

To apply for the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024, some candidates have to pay an application fee and some are exempted from paying the fee. Find out the details below:

Application Fee for Unreserved, OBC and EWS Category	INR 200
Fee Amount for SC/ ST/ Women	Exempted
Means for Online Payment	Internet Banking of SBI/ RuPay/ Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Master Cast/ Visa Card
Means for Offline Payment	From any SBI Branch

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UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Eligibility

Check out the detailed eligibility criteria for the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 below.

Nationality

You must be a citizen of India or Nepal or Bhutan.
You must be a Tibetan Refugee who moved to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle here.
You must be a person of Indian origin who migrated from Burma, Pakistan, East African Countries of Kenya, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Malawi, Vietnam or Ethiopia with intentions of permanently settling here.

Age Limit

The minimum age required to appear for the UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 30 years. Check out the age relaxation given below for different categories of students:

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
Defense Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area	3 years
SC/ ST	5 years
Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years
Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECO/SSCO	5 years
PwBD	10 years

Educational Qualification

Educational qualifications for IES are mentioned below.

You must hold a postgraduate degree in Business Economics or Economics or Econometrics or Applied Economics.
The postgraduate degree must have been issued by a university recognised by the state or central legislature.

Educational qualifications for ISS are mentioned below.

You must hold a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Applied Statistics.

You must hold a Master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Applied Statistics from a recognised university.

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Admit Card

The UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 admit card will be released by UPSC on the official website. Candidates can download the admit card by entering their roll number or registration ID and date of birth. Students who are not able to get their admit card should inform UPSC three weeks before the examination. The admit card for IES and ISS Examination 2024 will contain the candidate’s name, signature, time, photograph, exam centre and guidelines for the exam. Those who will clear the written examination will get an admit card for the viva voce round. The admit cards will be released separately for the written exam and viva voce online. To get the admit card, the candidate has to fill up the application form correctly.

Check below the details given on the IES and ISS Examination admit card:

Candidate’s roll number
Candidate’s name
Registration number
Candidate’s photograph
Reporting time
Category of the candidate
Candidate’s signature
Exam time
Date of Examination
Address of examination centre

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Exam Pattern

The students eagerly waiting for the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 must know that the IES and ISS examination is conducted for 3 days. IES and ISS Examination includes six subjects, each with a different time duration and maximum marks. Check out the detailed exam pattern below.

IES Examination Pattern

Find below the detailed pattern of the IES examination 2024:

Subjects	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
General English	100	3 hours
General Studies	100	3 hours
General Economics - I	200	3 hours
General Economics - II	200	3 hours
General Economics - III	200	3 hours
Indian Economics	200	3 hours
Total	1000

ISS Examination Pattern

The detailed pattern for the ISS examination 2024 is mentioned below:

Subjects	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
General English	100	3 hours
General Studies	100	3 hours
Statistics - I (Objective Type)	200	2 hours
Statistics - II (Objective)	200	2 hours
Statistics - III (Subjective)	200	3 hours
Statistics - IV (Subjective)	200	3 hours

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Syllabus

The UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 contain General Studies and General English syllabus that are common subjects for the IES and ISS Examination.

General English	Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Para jumbles Gap Filling Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting Active and Passive Voice Direct and Indirect Speech
General Studies	Questions based on general knowledge, History Indian polity. Geography. Constitution of India Current affairs Current events and their effects on everyday life

General English

Reading Comprehension

Vocabulary

Para jumbles

Gap Filling

Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting

Active and Passive Voice

Direct and Indirect Speech

General Studies

Questions based on general knowledge,

History

Indian polity.

Geography.

Constitution of India

Current affairs

Current events and their effects on everyday life

Let’s find out the syllabus for UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) below:

GENERAL ECONOMICS – I
PART – A
Theory of Consumer's Demand	Cardinal utility Analysis: Marginal utility and demand, Consumer's surplus, Indifference curve, Analysis and utility function, Price income and substitution effects, etc.
Theory of Production	Factors of production and production function, Forms of Production Functions, Translog production function, Returns to scale and Returns to factors of production, Partial Equilibrium versus General Equilibrium approach, etc.
Theory of Value	Pricing under different market structures, Marshallian and Walrasian stability analysis, Pricing with incomplete information and moral hazard problems, etc.
Theory of Distribution	Neo classical distribution theories, Marginal productivity theory of the determination of factor prices, Macrodistribution theories of Ricardo, Marx, Kaldor, Kalecki, etc.
Welfare Economics	Inter-personal comparison and aggression problem, Public goods and externalities, Divergence between social and private welfare, Pareto optimality, etc.
Part B: Quantitative Methods in Economics
Mathematical Methods in Economics	Differentiation and Integration and their application in economics, Optimisation techniques, Sets, Matrices and their application in economics, etc.
Statistical and Econometric Methods	Measures of central tendency and dispersions, Correlation and Regression, Time series, Index numbers, Sampling of curves based on various linear and non-linear functions, Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient, etc.
GENERAL ECONOMICS – II
Economic Thought	Mercantilism Physiocrats, Classical, Marxist, Neo-classical, Keynesian and Monetarist schools of thought.
Concept of National Income and Social Accounting	Measurement of National Income, Inter relationship between three measures of national income in the presence of Government sector and International transactions. Environmental considerations, Green national income.
Theory of Employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance	The Classical theory of Employment and Output and neo-classical approaches, Equilibrium, analysis under classical and neo-classical analysis, Keynesian theory of Employment and output, Post Keynesian developments, The inflationary gap; Demand pull versus cost push inflation, Philip's curve and its policy implication, Classical theory of Money, the Quantity theory of Money, etc.
Financial and Capital Market	Finance and economic development, financial markets, stock market, gift market, banking and insurance. Equity markets, Role of primary and secondary markets and efficiency, Derivatives markets; Future and options.
Economic Growth and Development	Concepts of Economic Growth and Development and their measurement: characteristics of less developed countries and obstacles to their development – growth, poverty and income distribution.
International Economics	Gains from International Trade, Terms of Trade, policy, Theory of Tariffs- Regional Trade Arrangements, etc.
Balance of Payments	Disequilibrium in Balance of Payments, Mechanism of Adjustments, Foreign Trade Multiplier, Exchange Rates, Import and Exchange Controls and Multiple Exchange Rates, IS-LM Model and Mundell
Global Institutions	UN agencies dealing with economic aspects, the role of Multilateral Development Bodies (MDBs), such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO, Multinational Corporations, G-20.
GENERAL ECONOMICS – III
Public Finance	Theories of taxation, public expenditure policy and social cost-benefit analysis, criteria of public investment decisions, social rate of discount, shadow prices of investment, unskilled labour and foreign exchange, Budgetary deficits, Theory of public debt management, etc.
Environmental Economics	Environmentally sustainable development, Rio Process 1992 to 2012, Green GDP, UN Methodology of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting, Theories of exhaustible and renewable resources, International environmental agreements, RIO Conventions, Climatic change problems, Kyoto Protocol, UNFCC, Bali Action Plan, Agreements up to 2017, etc.
Industrial Economics	Market structure, conduct and performance of firms, product differentiation and market concentration, monopolistic price theory and oligopolistic interdependence and pricing, entry preventing pricing, micro level investment decisions, etc.
State, Market and Planning	Planning in a developing economy, Planning regulation and market, Indicative planning, Decentralised planning.
INDIAN ECONOMICS
History of development and planning	Alternative development strategies, the post-1991 globalisation strategies based on stabilization and structural adjustment packages: fiscal reforms, financial sector reforms and trade reforms.
Federal Finance	Constitutional provisions relating to fiscal and financial powers of the States, Financial aspect of Sarkaria Commission Report, etc.
Budgeting and Fiscal Policy	Tax, expenditure, budgetary deficits, pension and fiscal reforms, Public debt management and reforms, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, etc.
Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development	Estimates of inequality and poverty measures for India, appraisal of Government measures, India’s population policy and development, etc.
Agriculture and Rural Development Strategies	Technologies and institutions, land relations and land reforms, rural credit, modern farm inputs and marketing— price policy and subsidies; commercialisation and diversification, Rural development programmes include poverty alleviation programmes, the development of economic and social infrastructure and the New Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
India’s experience with Urbanisation and Migration	Different types of migratory flows and their impact on the economies of their origin and destination, the process of growth of urban settlements, etc.
Industry	Strategy of industrial development, Competition policy, Sources of industrial finances, etc.
Labour	Urban labour market and informal sector employment, Report of National Commission on Labour, Social issues relating to labour e.g. Child Labour, Bonded Labour International Labour Standard and its impact, etc.
Foreign Trade	Salient features of India’s foreign trade, composition, direction and organisation of trade, etc.
Money and Banking	Financial sector reforms, Organisation of India’s money market, changing roles of the Reserve Bank of India, etc.

Check out the syllabus for UPSC Indian Statistical Service (ISS) below:

STATISTICS-I (Objective Type)
Probability	Classical and axiomatic definitions of Probability and consequences, Law of total probability, Conditional probability, Bayes' theorem and applications, etc
Statistical Methods	Measures of location, dispersion, skewness and kurtosis, Bivariate and multivariate data, Association and contingency, Curve fitting and orthogonal polynomials, Bivariate normal distribution, etc.
Numerical Analysis	Finite differences of different orders, Concept of interpolation and extrapolation, Numerical differentiation, Summation of Series, Numerical solutions of differential equations, etc.
Computer Application and Data Processing	Basics of Computer, Basics of Programming, etc.
STATISTICS- II (Objective Type)
Linear Models	Theory of linear estimation, Gauss, etc.
Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing	Characteristics of a good estimator, Hypothesis testing, etc.
Official Statistics	National and International Official Statistical System, National Statistical Organization, National Statistical Commission, Index Numbers, Sector Wise Statistics, National Accounts, Population Census, etc.
STATISTICS- III (Descriptive Type)
Sampling Techniques	Concept of population and sample, need for sampling, complete enumeration versus sampling, Ratio, product and regression methods of estimation, estimation of population mean, evaluation of Bias and Variance to the first order of approximation, comparison with simple random sampling, etc.
Econometrics	Nature of econometrics, the general linear model (GLM) and its extensions, ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation and prediction, etc.
Applied Statistics	Index Numbers, Time Series Analysis, Laspeyre's, Paasches’, Marshal Edgeworth and Fisher index numbers; chain base index number, tests for index numbers, Construction of index numbers of wholesale and consumer prices, Income distribution-Pareto and Engel curves, Concentration curve, Methods of estimating national income, Inter-sectoral flows, Inter-industry table, Role of CSO. Demand Analysis, etc.
STATISTICS- IV (Descriptive Type)
Operations Research and Reliability	Definition and Scope of Operations Research, Transportation and assignment problems, etc.
Demography and Vital Statistics	Sources of demographic data, census, Measurement of Mortality, etc.
Survival Analysis and Clinical Trial	Concept of time, order and random censoring, likelihood in the distributions, etc.
Quality Control	Statistical process and product control, Economic design of X-bar chart, etc.
Multivariate Analysis	Multivariate normal distribution and its properties, Random sampling from multivariate normal distribution, etc.
Design and Analysis of Experiments	Analysis of variance for one-way and two-way classifications, Need for design of experiments, etc.
Computing with C and R	Basics of C, Array of Structures, Statistics Methods and Techniques in R, etc.

For the detailed syllabus, candidates can check the links given below:

IES Syllabus for General Economics I, II, III and Indian Economics	ISS Syllabus for Statistics I, II, III and IV

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Exam Centres

UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination is a national-level exam that is conducted at different centres across the country. The candidates will be given the names of the exam centres in advance. So, while filling up the application form, candidates can select the exam centre of their choice. The exam centres for the UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 are given below:

Ahmedabad	Bhopal	Chennai
Shillong	Kolkata	Delhi
Bengaluru	Jaipur	Hyderabad
Shimla	Dispur	Jammu
Allahabad	Cuttack	Patna
Mumbai	Chandigarh	Lucknow
Thiruvananthapuram

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Answer Key

The answer key for UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 will be released by UPSC on its official website. The candidates who have appeared for the IES and ISS Examination can download the answer key. The answer key will contain correct answers to the questions asked in the examination. Candidates can use the answer key to match their answers and assess their performance in the exam.

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Result

Based on the result of the written part of the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024, UPSC will release a list containing the roll numbers and names of the candidates who have cleared the first round and have qualified for Interview/ Personality Test. The result will be released online and candidates who want to check IES and ISS examination results will have to log into the official website of UPSC using valid credentials. The final result will also be released by the commission for candidates who qualify for the viva voce.

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Cutoff

The cutoff is released separately for the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 for the written exam and viva voce. The cutoff is released category-wise and in three phases; cutoff for written exam, minimum qualifying cutoff and final cutoff.

UPSC IES Cutoff

According to the last year’s cutoff, candidates should try to secure the minimum qualifying marks fixed by the commission which was 15% for OBC and General category candidates. The cutoff for the written exam was calculated out of 800 marks for 4 Economics Papers and the cutoff for all 6 papers was calculated out of 1000 marks. The final cutoff was based on marks secured by the last recommended candidate and calculated out of 1200 marks.

UPSC ISS Cutoff

Based on the previous year's cutoff, the candidates need to get the minimum qualifying marks fixed by UPSC. The minimum qualifying cutoff for General, OBC, ST and PH candidates was 10%. The marks of all four Statistics papers will be calculated out of 800 marks and the cutoff for all 6 papers was calculated out of 1000 marks. The final cutoff of ISS Examination was calculated out of 1200 marks.

UPSC IES and ISS Examination 2024 Selection Process

The candidates are selected for the UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2024 based on two steps conducted by UPSC. Two of the steps include a Written Examination and an Interview/ Personality Test Round. Candidates who score well in the written exam are called for the interview round. Candidates have to clear both rounds to get selected for the positions. The final selection for the post will be done after eligibility verification.

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FAQs

What is the IES/ ISS exam?

UPSC conducts the UPSC IES/ ISS exams for the recruitment of Junior Time Scale in the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service. The ISS along with IES is the administrative interministerial civil service that falls under Group A of the executive branch of the Central Civil Services, GOI (the Government of India). The Indian Economic Service exam was introduced for formulating and implementing economic policies and programmes in India. For Indian Statistical Service, all statistical posts of different ministries and departments were mixed together in the initial constitution of the service.

What are the details mentioned in the IES/ ISS exam admit card?

Before conducting the IES/ ISS exam, UPSC will release the admit card for the students to download. The admit card is an important document as it contains all the information related to the students and the exam. Without the admit card, students won’t be allowed to take the exam. The details mentioned in the IES/ ISS exam admit card is the Candidate’s roll number, Candidate’s name, Address of examination centre, Registration number, Candidate’s photograph, Reporting time, Category of the candidate, Candidate’s signature, Exam time and Date of examination.

What is the application fee for the IES/ ISS exam?

The application fee amount for the Unreserved, OBC and EWS Category candidates are INR 200. The female candidates along with SC/ ST/ PwD candidates are exempted from paying the application fee for IES/ ISS exam. The application fee can be paid online or offline mode. For online payment, candidates can pay via Internet Banking of SBI/ RuPay/ Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Master Cast/ Visa Card whereas, candidates paying fees through offline mode can send money from any SBI branch.

What is the required age limit to apply for IES/ ISS exam?

The minimum age limit for IES/ ISS exam is 21 years and the upper age limit depends on the category of the candidates. For General Category candidates, the upper age limit is 30 years, for SC and ST categories, it is 35 years, 33 years is the upper age limit for OBC. Candidates who have low vision or blindness/ hard of hearing or deaf/ autistic/ deaf-blindness, etc are given relaxation for up to 40 years. Ex-servicemen including ECOs/ SSCOs/ Commissioned Officers Military Servicemen get upper age limit of up to 35 years.

What is the required educational qualification for applying for IES/ ISS exam?

Candidates who want to apply for the Indian Economic Service (IES) exam need to hold a postgraduate degree in Business Economics or Economics or Econometrics or Applied Economics. The degree must be issued by a university recognised by the state or central legislature. Whereas, candidates who will be appearing in Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination need to have a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Applied Statistics or hold a Master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Applied Statistics from a recognised university.

In which cities does UPSC conduct the IES/ ISS exam?

The exam centres where candidates choose to appear for the IES/ ISS exam are Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Shillong, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Shimla, Dispur, Jammu, Allahabad, Cuttack, Patna, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandigarh and Lucknow. During filling up the exam application form, students need to choose their choice of city to appear for the exam.

What are the topics asked in the IES/ ISS exam?

The topics asked in the IES/ ISS exam are the Theory of Consumer Demand, Theory of Production, Theory of Value, Theory of Distribution, Welfare Economics, Quantitative Methods in Economics, Theory of employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance, Financial and Capital Market, Economic Growth and Development, International Economics, Foreign Trade, Money and Banking, Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development, Probability, Statistical Methods, Computer application and Data Processing, Numerical differentiation, Inverse interpolation, Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing, National and International official statistical system, Sampling Techniques, Econometrics, etc.

Where is the IES/ ISS exam answer key released?

The answer key for IES/ ISS examination will be released by the UPSC on its official website. Candidates will be able to download the answer key after they have appeared in the exam. The answer key will contain correct answers to the questions asked in the examination. Candidates can use the answer key to match their answers and assess their performance in the exam. The answer key can be used by the students to check their performance in the exam.

How to fill up the IES/ ISS exam application form?

To fill up the IES/ ISS exam application form, candidates need to visit the official website and click on the apply online link. A One-Time Registration has to be completed by providing some basic details such as personal and contact details. Login to the portal using the login credentials Email ID and OTP/Password or Mobile number and OTP/Password or OTR ID and OTP/Password. Candidates can fill out the UPSC IES/ ISS exam application form in two parts which include filling in other details, fee payment, uploading of scanned documents, signature, photo identity card document and selection of preferred exam centre. After submitting the form, a registration number will be generated.

What is the exam pattern of the IES/ ISS exam?

The questions asked in IES are subjective in nature. Maximum marks for some papers are 200 or 100 and candidates will have to answer each paper in 3 hours. In the exam pattern of ISS, the questions asked in Statistics 1 and 2 will be of objective type. Each paper of UPSC IES will have 80 questions with a maximum of 200 marks. The questions asked in Statistics 3 and 4 will be of the descriptive type with short answers and long answers. It is compulsory for the candidates to write one short answer and one long answer question from each section. In Statistics paper 4, candidates have to choose any two sub-sections from the subsections available. All the subsections will have 50% weightage.