IBPS IES/ISS Exam 2025

What is IBPS IES/ISS Exam?

The Indian Economic Service along with Indian Statistical Service is the administrative inter-ministerial civil service under Group A of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.

The Indian Economic Service was introduced for formulating and implementing economic policies and programmes in India. With the initiation of large-scale economic reforms in 1991 and the proliferation of the regulatory role of the government, such analysis and advice within the domain of the service have increased manifold. For Indian Statistical Service, all statistical posts of different ministries and departments were pooled together in the initial constitution of service.

A combined competitive examination for recruitment to Junior Time Scale of the Services will be held by the Union Public Service Commission in accordance with the rules published by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India.

IES/ ISS Notification 2025

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will has released the Notification for Indian Economic Service (IES) & Indian Statistical Service (ISS) 2025 on 12 February, 2025. Candidates who are interested and eligible can apply for the IES / ISS 2025 on the official website of UPSC - upsc.gov.in. Candidates can start submitting the application form from 12 February, 2025 to 04 March, 2025 till 6:00 PM. The UPSC IES / ISS 2025 Exam will be conducted from 20 to 22 June, 2025. Aspirants are expected to keep a track of the official website of the Commission for the latest update and news, related to the exam.

For detailed information regarding eligiblity criteri, application procedures, examination syllabus and other essential instructions, candidates are advised to check on Careerindia or refer to the official notification on the UPSC website.

Indian Economic Service (IES) & Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Highlights 

IES/ ISS Exam 2025

UPSC has released the notification for the Indian Economic Service (IES) / Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on 12 February, 2025.

Candidates can apply online between 12 February to 04 March, 2025 The written examination will be held from June 20 to June 22, 2025 (3 Days).

IES/ ISS Number of Vacancies

Services to which recruitment is to be made on the results of this exam and the approx number of vacancies in Junior Scale of the Services are given below:

(i) Indian Economic Service  - 12 Vacancies (approx)

(ii) Indian Statistical Service - 35 Vacancies (approx)

NOTE;

In Indian Statistical Service, out of 35 vacancies, 04 (three) vacancies (including 03 (three) backlog vacancy) are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities out of which 01 (One) backlog vacancy has been reserved for Specific Learning Disability / Multiple Disability (SLD / MD), 01 (one) backlog vacancy has been reserved for Blindness / Low Vision (B/LV) and 01 (One) backlog vacancy has been reserved for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) (which can be interchanged in terms of DoP&T's OM dated 15.01.2018]; 01 (One) fresh vacancy has been reserved for Locomoter Disability (LD) and this vacancy is not to be interchanged as per DoP&T's OM dated 15.01.2018).

In Indian Economic Service, out of 12 vacancies, 01 (One) vacancy is reserved for Person with Benchmark Disabilities in the Blindness and Low Vision (B/LV) category.

IES is the gateway to the central service as Group A officers. Aspirants who successfully pass IES/ISS examination are placed in various cadre posts in the planning commission, planning board, ministry of economic affairs, national sample survey and other allied offices where specialists in economics and statistics are required. 

The posts are primarily located in Ministries/ Departments dealing with economic and social sectors. Besides Cadre posts, IES officers go on deputation to serve in various domestic and international organizations such as UN bodies, foreign governments, state governments and regulatory bodies. Officers from the service are also appointed on deputation to posts in the Central Ministries/ Departments under the Central Staffing Scheme. 

The places of posting are usually in the State capitals or New Delhi. A candidate selected at a favorable age can expect to rise quite high in the career and touch the level of even Secretary to the Government of India, in any Ministry concerned with economic affairs.