Indian Economic Services/ Indian Statistical Services Examination(IES Exam / ISS Exam)

The Indian Statistical Service (ISS) and the Indian Economic Service (IES) are central government services and offer very attractive openings to those who have a keen interest to be a part of the Indian economic policy formulation team. Planning and preparing well in advance, an aspirant might enter these services by taking the Indian Economic Service (IES) or the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) New Delhi conducts the Indian Economic/Statistical Services Examination in the month of November to recruit officers for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) and Indian Economic Service (IES).

Candidates who successfully pass this examination are placed 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Age: A candidate aspiring for the IES / ISS service must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years. The upper age limit is relaxable for the scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, other backwards classes and few other reserved categories, which will be notified in the Union Public Service Commissions notification.

Educational Qualification:

For Indian Economic Service: Post Graduate Degree from a recognised university in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics.

For Indian Statistical Service: Post Grade Degree from an Indian university in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Mathematical Statistics.

Note: Candidates appearing in qualifying degree exams are also eligible provisionally subject to producing proof of passing along with Detailed Application Form.

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 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka 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.

Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination as per the regulations specified by the commission.