UPSC ISS IES Selection Process 2024, Stage-wise Details

UPSC ISS IES Selection Process 2024

The UPSC ISS IES Selection Process concludes in two stages: First stage, Written Exam and Second Stage, Interview. In written stage, there will be six papers for ISS and IES both exams. Two papers: General English and General Studies will be common for both exams and rest four papers will be respective of the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service. General English and General Studies will be objective in nature and remaining papers will be Subjective. The written exam consists total of 1000 marks.

The Interview process consists of 200 marks. This process is done to evaluate the personality skills of the selected candidates.

UPSC ISS IES Selection Process 2024: Overview

Below are some points about the UPSC ISS IES Exam and Selection Process

Description	Details
Organization	Union Public Service Commission
Exam Name	UPSC Indian Economic Services (IES)/ Indian Statistical Services (ISS) Examination 2024
Category	Selection Process
UPSC IES/ISS Exam Date	21st June 2024
Application Form Filling Date	10th April 2024 – 30th April 2024
Selection Process Stages	Written Test Interview
Official Website	upsc.gov.in

UPSC ISS IES Selection Process

The selection process of the UPSC IES ISS recruitment takes place in two stages. The candidate who clears the written exam, are allowed for the Personality test. Both Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service have common subjective papers on General English and General Studies. The questions asked for General English and General Studies holds 200 marks in total. In the objective papers, 0.33 marks will be deducted for every wrong answers.

The overall process of selection is as follows.

• Stage I- Written Exam
• Stage II- Personality Test

Indian Economic Service Selection Process: Written

• The Stage-1 exam has multiple-choice questions (objective) and descriptive (subjective) papers.
• All subject question papers will be in conventional (essay) format.
• Candidates need to write in English as the question paper will be in the English language.
• There are 200 questions in the General Studies and General English.
• While filling out the OMR sheet, only a blue or black ball pen is allowed.

Paper	Subject	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
1	General English	100	3 hours
2	General Studies	100	3 hours
3	General Economics-I	200	2 hours
4	General Economics-II	200	2 hours
5	General Economics-III	200	3 hours
6	Indian Economics	200	3 hours

Indian Statistical Service Selection Process: Written

• The total number of questions in the General Studies and General English will be 200.
• Statistic I, II, & III will be an objective type of paper. Whereas, Statistic IV will be a descriptive paper.
• While filling out the OMR sheet, only a blue or black ball pen is allowed.

Paper	Subject	Maximum marks	Time Duration
1	General English	100	3 hours
2	General Studies	100	3 hours
3	Statistics-I (Objective)	200	2 hours
4	Statistics-II (Objective)	200	2 hours
5	Statistics-II (Objective)	200	3 hours
6	Statistics-IV (Descriptive)	200	3 hours

Important Points to be Remember Before Going for the Exam:

• The commission decides the minimum qualifying marks for all subjects in the examination.
• Candidates are required to write in a clear and readable handwriting.
• Marks will not be given for superficial answers.
• Marks is given for effective and precise answers.
• Candidates can use only Scientific (Non-Programmable type) Calculators in Descriptive Type Papers during the examination.
• Use the International Form of Indian numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.) while answering the question.

UPSC ISS IES Selection Process – Personality Test

• A board of competent and unbiased observers conducts interviews for candidates who successfully clears the written exam.
• The interview process carries a maximum of 200 marks.
• The main purpose of interview is to assess the candidate’s eligibility for the competed service.
• The interview complements the written examination, testing general and specialized knowledge and abilities.
• Applicants should know about the current happenings and have general knowledge of their surroundings.
• The interview resembles a conversation rather than a strict session.
• Candidates must showcase intellectual curiosity, critical assimilation powers, balanced judgment, alertness of mind, social cohesion ability, integrity of character, initiative, and leadership capacity.
• The board focuses on checking the prime interests of the candidate regarding these qualities.

UPSC ISS IES Selection Process: FAQs