Indian Statistical Services Recruitment

Would you please give here detail about the Recruitment for Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Exam of UPSC ?

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conduct Indian Statistical Service (I.S.S.) Examination 2 every year .

UPSC IES/ISS Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria

Nationality :
Candidate must be either
(a) a Citizen of India,
(b) a subject of Nepal,
(c) a subject of Bhutan,
(d) a Tibetan refugee

Age Limit
21 years -30 years

Upper age-limit relax able:

Up to a maximum of 5 years:
if a candidate belong to a SC/ST;

Up to a maximum of 3 years:
In the case of candidate belonging to OBC

Educational Qualifications

Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree with :
Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics as one of the subject
Or
Master's degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics

Physical Standards

Candidates must be physically fit.

UPSC Indian Statistical Service Exam Pattern

Exam consists of 6 Papers.

Duration of each paper :
3 Hours except for Paper III & IV.

Duration of Paper III & IV :
2 Hours each.

Paper I & II are conducted for 100 marks each.

Paper III & IV are of Objective type i.e it consists of Multiple Choice Questions.

Papers III, IV, V, VI are conducted for 200 Marks each.

Paper I & II consists of General English & General Studies respectively.

Paper III to VI consists of Professional Knowledge i.e Statistics Subjects.

All the papers must be answered in English Langauge only.

Candidates who get qualified in the Written test will be called for Viva-Voce.