Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination Syllabus 2025 Main Syllabus

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination for recruitment to the Junior Time Scale (JTS) in various government departments.

The standard of papers in General English and General Studies will be such as may be expected of a graduate of an Indian University.

1. General English

• Essay Writing
• Precise Writing
• Comprehension Passages
• Grammar & Sentence Correction

2. General Studies

• Indian Polity & Constitution
• Indian  History & National Movement
• Geography of India & World
• Current Affairs (National & International)
• General Science
• Environmental Issues
• Indian Economy & Planning

UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) 2025 Syllabus

1. General Economics - I

• Theory of Consumer Demand
• Theory of Production & Cost
• Market Structures & Price Determination
• General Equilibrium & Welfare Economics
• Mathematical Methods in Economics
• Statistics for Economics

2. General Economics - II

• National Income & Social Accounting
• Theory of Employment, Output & Inflation
• Public Finance - Taxation, Budgeting & Fiscal Policy
• International Trade & Balance of Payments
• Money, Banking & Financial Markets

3. General Economics - III

• Industrial Economics - Market Structures, Growth & Regulation
• Rural Economics & Development Planning
• Environmental Economics & Sustainable Development
• Human Development Indicators
• Globalization & Economic Reforms

4. Indian Economics

• Economics History of India (Pre & Post Independence)
• Planning Models & Five-Year Plans
• Agriculture, Industry & Services Sectors in India
• Poverty, Unemployment & Human Development
• Economic Reforms - Liberalization, Privatization & Glbalization
• Indian Public Finance - Budget, FRBM Act & Tax Structure

UPSC Indian Statistical Service 2025 Syllabus

1. Statistics - I (Objective)

• Probability Theory
• Probability Distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal)
• Numerical Analysis & Linear Algebra
• Statistical Methods & Sampling Theory

2. Statistics - II (Objective)

• Estimation & Hyopthesis Testing
• Regression Analysis & Time Series Analysis
• Statistical Quality Control
• Design of Experiments

3. Statistics - III (Descriptive)

• Multivariate Analysis
• Operations Research & Optimization Techniques
• Econometrics & Statistical Inference
• Survey Methods & Demographic Statistics

4. Statistics - IV (Descriptive)

• Stochastic Processes & Reliability Theory
• Computational Statistics
• Applied Multivariate Analysis
• Official & Economics Statistics (Census, NSSO, CSO Reports)

The standard of papers in the other subjects will be that of the Master’s degree examination of an Indian University in the relevant disciplines. The candidates will be expected to illustrate the theory by facts, and to analyze problems with the help of theory. They will be expected to be particularly conversant with Indian problems in the field(s) of Economics/Statistics. Click on the attached file below to download the entire syllabus.

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UPSC IES / ISS Syllabus 2025