Requirement For ISS Exam

I have done my master degree and planning to apply for the Indian Statistical Services (ISS) Exam want requirement details. Can you tell what the eligibility and qualification requirement to apply for Indian Statistical Services (ISS) also provide important dates for this ISS Exam?

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The UPSC ISS and IES Exam is an important step for those planning a career as an officer in statistics and economics in government service.

This exam is a combined competitive examination conducted yearly as part of recruitment for Grade IV vacancies in the Indian Economics Service (IES) and the Indian Statistical Services (ISS).

Eligibility Requirements

Age Limits:-

You 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:-

(a) A candidate for the Indian Economic Service must have obtained a Post-Graduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics from a University

(b) A candidate for the Indian Statistical Service must have obtained a Bachelor's Degree with Statistics/Mathematical Statistics /Applied Statistics as one of the subject or a Master's degree in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics /Applied Statistics from a University

ISS Exam Pattern 2016

Here are the important points of IES ISS 2016 exam pattern:

The exam will be divided into two parts: Part-1: Written Exam, Part-2: Interview
The written exam will contain the maximum 100 marks with each section of 200 marks.
The Sections of the Exam of IES 2016 are General English and General Studies, General Economics-I, General Economics-II, General Economics-III and Indian Economics.
The Sections of the exam for the ISS are General English and General Studies, Statics-I, Statics-II, Statics-III and Statics-IV.
Each of this section will be of 3 hours and 200 marks in total.

Important dates:

IES/ISS 2017 Date:-

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