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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the recruitment notification for Indian Economic Service (IES)/Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on its website i.e. upsc.gov.in. All eligible candidates (male/female/transgender) can apply for UPSC ISS 2021 on or before by 27 April on UPSC online website – upsconline,nic.in. UPSC IES Online Applications can be withdrawn from 04 May to 10 May 2021.UPSC IES Exam 2021 for successful applicants is scheduled to be held on 16 July 2021 (Friday) and will continue for three days. The admission certificate sqall be issued to the candidates three weeks before the conduct of the exam. This blog is about UPSC IES ISS Recruitment 2021 Notification.
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UPSC IES ISS Important Dates 2021
| Event | Date |
| UPSC IES ISS Notification Date | 07 April 2021 |
| Starting Date of UPSC IES ISS Online Application | 07 April 2021 |
| Last Date of UPSC IES ISS Registration | 27 April 2021 till 6 PM |
| The online Applications can be withdrawn from | 04 May 2021 to 10 May 2021 |
| UPSC IES ISS Exam Date | 16 July 2021 till 3 days |
| UPSC IES ISS Admit Card Date | Second or Third Week of June 2021 |
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UPSC IES ISS Vacancy Details
Total Posts – 26
Indian Economic Service – 15 Posts
Indian Statistical Service – 11 Posts
UPSC IES ISS Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification:
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.
Age Limit:
21 to 30 years
Selection Process for UPSC IES ISS
1: Who was the first woman President of India?
The selection will be done on the basis of:
- Written Exam – 1000 Marks
- Interview – 200 Marks
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Start Learning!UPSC IES Exam Pattern
The exam will be 6 papers of 1000 marks as follow
| Paper | Paper Type |
Marks | Time |
| Paper 1 – General English | Subjective Type | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 2 – General Hindi | Subjective Type | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 3 – General Economics-I | Subjective Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 4 – General Economics-II | Subjective Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 5 – General Economics-III | Subjective Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 6 – Indian Economics | Subjective Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
There will be negative marking
UPSC ISS Exam Pattern
The exam will be 6 papers of 1000 marks:
| Paper | Paper Type |
Marks | Time |
| Paper 1 – General English | Subjective Type | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 2 – General Hindi | Subjective Type | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 3 – Statistics-I | Objective Type | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Paper 4 – Statistics-II | Objective Type | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Paper 5 – Statistics-III | Descriptive Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 6 – Statistics-IV | Descriptive Type | 200 | 3 Hours |
- There will be negative marking
- All question must be answered in English
- The question papers in all subjects will be of Conventional (essay) type except in Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II which are Objective Type Papers.
- Statistics III and IV will be of Descriptive Type having Short Answer/ Small Problems Questions (50%) and Long Answer and Comprehension problem questions (50%). At least one Short Answer and One Long Answer Question from each section is compulsory.
- In Statistics-IV, there will be SEVEN Sections in the paper. Candidates have to choose any TWO Sections out of them. All Sections will carry equal mark
- Statistics I & II will have 80 questions
UPSC IES ISS Admit Card 2021
UPSC IES Admit Card is sexpected to be released in the second or third week of June
UPSC IES ISS Interview 2021
Those who qualify in the written exam will be called for 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.
How to Apply for UPSC IES ISS 2021 ?
The candidates eligible for the posts apply on upsconlinenic.in from 07 April to 27 April 2021. The candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card such as Aadhaar Card/ Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/ her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test
Application Fee:
Rs. 200 (No fee for SC/ST/Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidate)
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