The UPSC IES/ISS Notification 2024 opens up opportunities for aspirants aiming for prestigious positions in the Union Public Service Commission. With 48 vacancies available, this recruitment drive offers a pathway to secure central government jobs across India. The application process will close on April 30, 2024, giving candidates sufficient time to apply online through the official website, upsc.gov.in. The selection process includes a thorough journey consisting of a written examination, interview, document verification, and medical examination, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of candidates’ suitability for the roles.
Post-Graduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/ Business Economics/ Econometrics
Indian Statistical Service (ISS)
Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics as one of the subjects or a Master’s degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics
Age Limit
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2024 i.e he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1994 and not later than 1st August 2003.
Selection Process
The selection process for UPSC IES/ISS comprises several stages:
Statistics I & II will be of Objective Type Questions (80 questions with maximum marks of 200 in each paper) to be attempted in 120 minutes.
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 marks.
The papers on General English and General Studies, common to both the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service will be of subjective type.
All other papers of the Indian Economic Service will be of a subjective type.
UPSC IES Syllabus
Subject
Syllabus
General Economics I
Theory of Consumer Demand, Theory of Production, Theory of Value, Theory of Distribution, Welfare Economics, Mathematical Methods in Economics, and Statistical and Econometric Methods.
General Economics II
Economic Thought, Concept of National Income and Social Accounting, Theory of Employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance, Financial and Capital Market, International Economics, Balance of Payment, and Global Institutions.
General Economics II
Public Finance, Environmental Economics, Industrial Economics, State, Market, and Planning.
Indian Economics
History of development and planning, Federal Finance, Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development, Agriculture and Rural Development Strategies, India’s experience with Urbanisation and Migration, Industry: Strategy of industrial development, Labour, Foreign Trade, Money and Banking, Inflation.
UPSC ISS Syllabus
Subject
Syllabus
Statistics I
Probability, Statistical Methods, Numerical Analysis, Computer Application and Data Processing, and Basics of Programming.
Statistics II
Linear Models, Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing, Official Statistics, National Statistical Organization,
Operations Research and Reliability, Demography and Vital Statistics, Survival Analysis and Clinical Trial, Quality Control, Quality Control, Design and Analysis of Experiments, and Computing with C and R.
In the Statistics IV paper, candidates can select any two sections from Operations Research and Reliability, Demography and Vital Statistics, Survival Analysis and Clinical Trial, Quality Control, Design and Analysis of Experiments, and Computing with C and R.
