Indian Statistical Services Exam Date

I have decide to apply for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ISS Exam and searching for the dates. Can you please provide me Indian Statistical Services Exam Date along with eligibility to apply for this exam also provide details about the pattern of this ISS Exam?

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the IES ISS 2016 every year for the recruitment of candidates in Indian Statistical Service and Indian Economic Service of Government of India.

Eligibility:-

Age Limits:-

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years.

The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable as follows :—

(i) up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;
(ii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidate belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates;

Minimum Educational Qualifications:-

You should have Post-Graduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics from a University

Pattern:-

The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan

Part I-Written examination carrying a maximum of 1000 marks in the subjects as shown below.

Part II- Viva voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commissi on carrying a maximum of 200 marks.


The subjects of the written examination under Part-I, the maximum marks allotted to each subject/paper and the time allowed shall be as follows :

Indian Economic Service

Sl No.- Subject - Maximum Marks - Time Allowed

1. General English - 100 - 3 hrs.
2. General Studies - 100 - 3 hrs.
3. General Economics-I - 200 - 3 hrs.
4. General Economics-II - 200 - 3 hrs.
5. General Economics-III - 200 - 3 hrs.
6. Indian Economics - 200 - 3 hrs.

Important dates:

DATE OF NOTIFICATION (WEDNESDAY)- 08.02.2017
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS - 03.03.2017 (FRIDAY)
DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM - 12.5.2017 (FRIDAY)
DURATION OF EXAM - 3 DAYS