Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service (Overview)

(A) Tentative Schedule

(i) Notification of Examination June

(ii) Conduct of Examination November


(C) Age - limits:

21-30 years on 1st January of the year of Examination

Certain categories of persons as specified in the notice are eligible for age relaxation.

(D) Educational Qualification

For Indian Economic Service Post Graduate Degree from a recognised university in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics.
For Indian Statistical Service Post Grade Degree from an Indian university in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Mathematical Statistics.
Candidates appearing in qualifying degree exams are also eligible provisionally subject to producing proof of passing along with Detailed Application Form.


(E) Scheme of Examination


Part-I : Candidates are required to appear in the following papers of conventional type papers.

(i) For Indian Economic Service

(a) General English 100 Marks
(b) General Studies 100 Marks
(c) General Economics-I 200 Marks
(d) General Economics-II 200 Marks
(e) General Economics-III 200 Marks
(f) General Economics 200 Marks
(ii) For Indian Statistical Service

(a) General English 100 Marks
(b) General Studies 100 Marks
(c) Statistics-I 200 Marks
(d) Statistics-II 200 Marks
(e) Statistics-III 200 Marks
(f) Statistics-IV 200 Marks

Part II : Interview for Personality Test 200 Marks

NOTE : FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE COMMISSION’S NOTICE FOR THE EXAMINATION WHEN IT IS PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS AND SOME OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS.

Source :http://www.upsc.gov.in/general/ies-iss.htm