IES/ISS Exam

Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Exam

What is 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. 

UPSC ISS Result 2023 Out

The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has declared the UPSC Indian Statical Service on its official website; upsc.gov.in. The candidates who have appeared in the examination, are supposed to check their results on the website of the Commission.
The candidates who cleared qualifying scores in the 2023 UPSC ISS written exam will now be invited to a second interview and personality test. On the UPSC website, the list of chosen candidates is available in PDF format.

Steps to Check UPSC ISS Result 2023:

Step 1: Visit the official website of UPSC, upsc.gov.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, click on the ISS Result 2023 link available.
Step 3: A PDF will be displayed on the screen.
Step 4: Check and download your roll number and name in PDF.
Step 5: Take a printout of the same for future reference.

IES/ ISS Notification 2023

The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC will be releasing the Notification 2023 for the Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on 19 April 2023.

The aspirants who are interested in applying for the IES /ISS are supposed to visit the official website of the Commission; upsc.gov.in. The candidates will be able to fill out the application form online till 9 May 2023. The UPSC will conduct the examination for IES/ISS from 23rd June 2023 till 25th June. 2023. Aspirants are expected to keep a track of the official website of the Commission for the latest update and news, related to the Examination.

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

Exam Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS)
Conducted by  Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Frequency Once a year
Exam mode  Pen and paper-based (Offline) 
Number of attempts  6
Duration of the examination  3 days
Vacancies (approximately) IES – 18 & ISS – 33 
Test centres  19
Expected registrations  More than 2 lakh 
Official Website  www.upsc.gov.in 

IES/ ISS Exam 2023

UPSC has released the notification for the Indian Economic Service (IES) / Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on April 19, 2023. Candidates can apply online between April 19 to May 09, 2023. The written examination will be held from June 23 to June 25, 2023 (3 Days).

Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) 2023
IES/ISS 2023 notification  April 19, 2023
Starting date to apply  April 19, 2023
Last date to apply  May 09, 2023
IES/ISS admit card  June 2023 (tentative) 
IES/ISS exam date  June 24 to 25 2023 (3 days) 
IES/ISS result 2023 August 2023
IES/ISS interview  September 2023
IES/ISS final result  October 2023

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:

  • Indian Economic Service - 18
  • Indian Statistical Service - 33 Seats

NOTE:

2 (Two) Vacancies (including one backlog vacancy) have been kept reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

1 (one) vacancy has been kept reserved for Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and 1 (One) backlog vacancy has been kept for Deaf or Hard of Hearing (D/HH), which can be interchanged in terms of DoP&T's OM dated 15.01.2018 in Indian Statistical Service and 1 (one) Vacancy has been kept reserved for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the category of Locomotor Disability in the Indian Economic Service by the Government through IES / ISS Exam, 2023.

 


Eligibility Criteria

  1. Nationality:

    A candidate must be either:

    (a) a Citizen of India, or
    (b) a subject of Nepal, or
    (c) a subject of Bhutan, or
    (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
    (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

    Note:

    • Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India
    • A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.
  2. Education qualification:

    1. For Indian Economic Service (IES):

    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 of 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.

    2. For Indian Statistical Service (ISS):

    A Candidate for the Indian Statistical Service must have obtained a Bachelor's Degree with Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Applied Statistics as one of the subject 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.

  3. Age limit:

    The candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years as on August 1, 2023, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than August 2, 1993, and not later than August 1, 2002.

    The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable as mentioned for the below categories:

    (i) Upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;

    (ii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidate belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

    (iii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof;

    (iv) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01st August, 2023.

    (v) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECos / SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 01st August, 2023 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for Civil employment and that they will be released on the three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

    (vi) Upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities viz;

    (a) Blindness and low vision;

    (b) Deaf and Hard of Hearing;

    (c) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy;

    (d) Austim, intellectual disability, specific learning ability and mental illness;

    (e) Multiple disabilities from amongst person under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf blindness.

Roles and Responsibilities

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.

UPSC IES/ISS 2023 Exam Schedule  

Date Subject Time
June 23, 2023 General English (Descriptive) 9 am to 12 noon
June 23, 2023 General Studies (Descriptive) 2 pm to 5 pm
June 24, 2023 General Economics-I (Descriptive) 9 am to 12 noon
June 24, 2023 Statistics-I (Objective)  9 am to 11 am
June 24, 2023 General Economics-II (Descriptive) 2 pm to 5 pm
June 24, 2023 Statistics-II (Objective)  2 pm to 4 pm
June 25, 2023 General Economics-III (Descriptive) 9 am to 12 noon
June 25, 2023 Statistics-III (Descriptive) 9 am to 12 noon
June 25, 2023 Indian Economics (Descriptive)  2 pm to 5 pm
June 25, 2023 Statistics-IV (Descriptive) 2 pm to 5 pm

IES/ISS Final Result 2023

The Commission will declare the Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service final result 2023 on its official website. Candidates can check their result online.

Latest Updates

UPSC - IES / ISS Notification 2023 has been released

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Notification 2023 for the Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on 19 April 2023. The aspirants who are interested in applying for the IES /ISS are supposed to visit the official website of the Commission; upsc.gov.in.
 
Candidates will be able to fill out the application form online from 19 April, 2023 to 09 May 2023. The UPSC will conduct the examination for IES/ISS from June 23 to 25, 2023.

 

20 April 2023
UPSC IES/ISS Detailed Application Form 2021 Released

The UPSC has activated the Detailed Application Form 2021 link for Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) exam. Candidates can fill the DAF between September 15 and 28, 2021. 

16 September 2021
IES & ISS Result 2021 Declared

The UPSC has released the Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) written exam result 2021. Candidates need to check their result using the roll number. A total of 32 candidates were shortlisted for the IES exam. A total of 24 candidates were shortlisted for the ISS exam. 

The notice reads, "No request for change in the date and time of Personality Test intimated to the candidates will ordinarily be entertained under any circumstances."

10 September 2021
UPSC IES/ISS 2020 Marks Released

The UPSC has released the IES/ISS marks of recommended candidates. One can access the marks on the official website - upsc.gov.in. 

The Commission has conducted the exam from October 16 to 18, 2020. The final result was declared after the interview. The recruitment notice was released for 50 IES and 15 ISS vacancies. 

13 August 2021
UPSC Releases IES/ISS Admit Card 2021

The UPSC has released the Indian Economic Service (IES)/ Indian Statistical Service (ISS) admit card 2021. The registered candidates can download IES/ISS admit card 2021 on the official website - www.upsc.gov.in. 

The Commission will conduct the written exam from July 16 to 18, 2021. The exam results will be released in August/September 2021. The shortlisted candidates have to appear for the interview round. 

30 June 2021
UPSC IES/ISS 2021 Time Table Released
UPSC IES/ISS 2020 Interview Schedule Released
UPSC IES/ISS 2021: Last Day To Withdraw Applications
UPSC IES/ISS 2021 Application Withdrawal Window Activated
IES/ISS 2021: Last Day To Apply Online
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