UPSC IES ISS Exam 2024: 48 Vacancies, Apply Now!

UPSC IES ISS 2024 Exam – The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced notification for Indian Economic Service (IES)/Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examinations. There are a total of 48 vacancies available. Candidates with B.Sc/M.Sc/M.A qualifications can apply for this exam. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 30 April 2024. The UPSC IES ISS Exam Eligibility and selection process are explained below.

UPSC IES ISS Job Notification 2024:

UPSC IES ISS invites applications from eligible candidates for the IES and ISS Examinations. The age limit for these exams will be 21 to 30 years. The selection process will be based on written exam and interview. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 30 April 2024 (till 18:00 hrs). Before applying for the post, candidates carefully read the job details below. The details mentioned below are the education qualification, age limit, age relaxation, application fee, selection process, and application process. If you still have doubts about the UPSC IES ISS Exam Pattern, visit the official website for more details: http://www.upsc.gov.in/.

UPSC IES ISS 2024 Exam for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service:

Company Name	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Job Role	Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service
Job Category	Govt Jobs
Qualification	B.Sc/M.Sc/M.A
Total Vacancies	48 Posts
Experience	Freshers
Salary	As per govt norms
Job Location	Across India
Application Mode	Online
Last Date	30 April 2024
Official Website	http://www.upsc.gov.in/

UPSC IES ISS Exam Eligibility Details:

Educational Qualification:

Indian Economic Service: A candidate for the Indian Economic Service must have obtained a Post-Graduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutes established by an Act Parliament or declared to be deemed as University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.

Indian Statistical Service: A candidate for the Indian Statistical Service must have obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics as one of the subjects or a Master’s degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutes established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.

Age Limit ( As on 01 August 2024):

• The age limit will be 21 to 30 years. He/She must have been born not earlier than 2 August 1994 and not later than 1 August 2003.

Age Relaxation:

• Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
• Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes.
• Up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel.
• Up to a maximum of five years in the case of Ex-servicemen.
• Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs.
• Up to a maximum of ten years for PWBD Candidates.

UPSC IES ISS Vacancy: 48 Posts

• Indian Economic Service: 18 Posts
• Indian Statistical Service: 30 Posts

UPSC IES ISS 2024 Exam Selection Process:

• The selection porcess will be based on a written test and interview/personality test.
• The UPSC IES ISS Exam Pattern as follows.
  • Part 1: Written examination carrying a maximum of 1000 marks.
  • Part 2: Viva voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commission carrying a maximum of 200 marks.

Written Examination:

• All question papers must be answered in English; question papers will be set in English only.
• Candidates must write the papers in their own hands.

Indian Economic Service:

Indian Statistical Service:

• Statistics I & II will be Objective Type Questions (80 questions with maximum marks of 200 in each paper) to be attempted in 120 minutes.
• Statistics III and IV will be of Descriptive Type having Short Answer/ Small Problems Questions (50%) and Long Answer and Comprehension problem questions (50%).
• The papers on General English and General Studies, common to both Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service will be of subjective type.
• All other papers of the Indian Economic Service will be of a subjective type.
• The question papers in all subjects in Indian Economic Service Examination and in Indian Statistical Service Examination will be of Conventional (essay) type except in Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II which are Objective Type Papers.
• Penalty for wrong answers: Candidates should note that there will be a penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

Viva Voce: 

• The candidate will be interviewed by a Board of competent and unbiased observers who will have before them a record of his/her career.
• The object of the interview is to assess his/her suitability for the service for which he/she has competed.
• The interview is intended to supplement the written examination for testing the general and specialized knowledge and abilities of the candidate.
• The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in his/her subjects of academic study but also in events that are happening around him/her both within and outside his/her own State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.
• The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, directed, and purposive conversation intended to reveal the candidate’s assess intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, the balance of judgment and alertness of mind, the ability for social cohesion, the integrity of character initiative and capacity for leadership.

Note: To know about UPSC IES ISS Exam syllabus details refer the official notiication.

Application Fees:

• Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/PwBD candidates exempted from fee payment) must pay off a fee of Rs. 200/-.

Mode of Payment:

• Online Mode – Internet Banking Payment/Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card.
• Offline Mode – Pay by Cash

How to apply for UPSC IES ISS Exam 2024?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for this position online on their official website by 30 April 2024 up to 6.00 pm. Before applying, candidates must register themselves first through One Time Registration (OTR).

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Note:

• The number of vacancies mentioned above is tentative and liable to alteration.
• The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website.

Important Dates of UPSC IES ISS 2024 Exam:

• Last date for Submission of Application: 30 April 2024
• Pay by cash mode option will be deactivated on: 29 April 2024 at 11.59 pm.
• Online mode payment closing date: 30 April 2024 (6:00 pm)
• Modification in the application form is available from: 01 May 2024 to 07 May 2024.
• Last date of modification for OTR: 07 May 2024
• A combined competitive examination commencing from: 21 June 2024