UPSC ISS/IES Eligibility Criteria 2024, Eligibility Details

UPSC ISS/IES Eligibility Criteria 2024

Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC ISS/IES Eligibility Criteria 2024, along with the official notification. The commission has set several parameters for the aspirants to be eligible for the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service. The candidate must be between 21 to 30 years of age. Having Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree with Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, or Applied Statistics as one of the subjects, are eligible for ISS and having Post Graduate Degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Business Economics, or Econometrics from a recognized university are allowed for IES.

UPSC ISS/IES Eligibility Criteria: Overview

Insights about the ISS/IES exam eligibility and notification: –

Description	Details
Organization	Union Public Service Commission
Exam Name	UPSC Indian Economic Services (IES)/ Indian Statistical Services (ISS) Examination 2024
Category	Eligibility Criteria
UPSC IES/ISS Exam Date	21st June 2024
Application Form Filling Date	10th April 2024 – 30th April 2024
Age Limit	21 – 30 years
Official Website	upsc.gov.in

ISS/IES Eligibility Criteria 2024

The ISS/IES Exam 2024 Conducting Authority, UPSC has set some parameters for the candidates who are willing to join the Indian Statistical Department or Indian Economical Department. The candidate who will meet all the eligibility criteria, only they will be eligible for the final merit, after clearing all the stages of the ISS/IES Selection Process 2024.

Parameters set by the UPSC for the Eligibility Criteria 2024 are: –

• Nationality/Citizenship
• Age Limit
• Educational Qualification
• Physical Standards

UPSC ISS/IES Age Limit 2024

To be eligible for this examination, a candidate is required to fulfill certain age criteria. Specifically, the candidate must have reached the age of 21 years and should not have exceeded the age of 30 years. The age reckoning date for ISS/IES exam is 1st August. These age restrictions are critical considerations for candidates aspiring to participate in the examination. The upper age limit is designed to ensure that candidates bring a certain level of maturity and experience to the examination process, aligning with the demands of the position. It’s important for candidates to adhere to these age requirements to be eligible for the examination and subsequent recruitment process.

UPSC ISS/IES Age Limit Relaxation

Age Relaxations are provided to the candidates who fall under following categories: –

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste (SC)	5 years
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	5 years
Domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during the period from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989	5 years
Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations	Up to 3 years
Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on August 1, 2020	Up to 5 years
Persons with physical disabilities	Up to 10 years

UPSC ISS/IES: Nationality/Citizenship

• An Indian citizen.
• Candidates from the following categories are also eligible:
  • A subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
  • A Tibetan refugee who settled in India before January 1, 1962.
  • A person of Indian origin who migrated from specific countries to settle in India.

• Note: Candidates from the mentioned categories other than Indian citizen, must possess a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India when applying for the exam.

Educational Qualification for UPSC ISS/IES

• For Indian Economic Service (IES):

Candidates are required to hold a Post Graduate Degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Business Economics, or Econometrics. This degree must be from a recognized university or a foreign university approved by the Central Government of India.

• For Indian Statistical Service (ISS):

Candidates should have either a Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, or Applied Statistics as one of the subjects, or they must possess a Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, or Applied Statistics. The degree should be from a recognized university or a foreign university approved by the Central Government of India.

ISS/IES Physical Standards

The candidates who apply for the UPSC IES/ISS examination must be physically fit as per regulations as per UPSC. 

Number of Attempts

Category	Number of Attempts Allowed
General	6
OBC	9
SC/ST	No limit

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