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UPSC IES ISS 2021 - The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC IES ISS interview schedule in online mode on the official website. According to the UPSC ISS IES notice, the interview round of Indian Economic Services (IES) will be conducted from November 29 to December 1, 2021 whereas for Indian Statistical Services (ISS), the interview round will be conducted on November 29 and 30, 2021. The ISS IES interview round will be conducted in two shifts from 9:00 AM and 01:00 PM. Candidates who qualified in written exam which was conducted on July 16, 17 and 18, 2021 can appear in the UPSC IES ISS interview round as per their roll number mentioned in the ISS IES schedule.
The UPSC IES ISS 2021 application withdrawal link was active from May 4 to 10, 2021. Candidates who had successfully submitted the IES ISS application form 2021 between April 7 to 27, 2021, were eligible to withdraw the application form. As per the IES ISS notification 2021 a total of 26 vacancies (15 Indian Economic Service and 11 Indian Statistical Service) have been released by the UPSC. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 selection process has two stages - written exam and personality test. Candidates qualifying both the stages of the IES ISS 2021 will be hired in Indian Economic and Statistical Service. For more information on the UPSC IES ISS 2021 and other relevant details read the article.
Exam name | UPSC Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service examination |
Commonly known as | UPSC IES ISS exam |
Exam Conducting Authority | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
Exam Level | National |
Educational Qualification | Graduation or Masters (as per posts) |
UPSC IES ISS age limit | 21 to 30 years |
Stages of Exam | Written exam Personality test |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Application mode | Online |
Application fee | General/ OBC/ EWS - Rs 200 SC/ ST/ PwD - Nil |
IES ISS vacancies | 26 (15 Indian Economic Service and 11 Indian Statistical Service) |
The UPSC IES ISS admit card 2021 for written exam will be released in June 2021 on the official website. Check all the important IES ISS exam dates 2021 in the table below.
IES ISS Events | UPSC IES ISS 2021 important dates |
UPSC IES ISS 2021 notification | April 7, 2021 |
UPSC IES ISS 2021 apply online | April 7, 2021 |
UPSC IES ISS application last date | April 27, 2021 |
Last date for fee payment | April 27, 2021 |
IES ISS 2021 application withdrawal dates | May 4 to 10, 2021 |
UPSC IES ISS e-admit card for written exam | June 29, 2021 |
UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam | July 16, 17 and 18, 2021 |
Written result | September 9, 2021 |
IES ISS call letter for interview | To be announced |
Personality Test date | ISS: November 29 and 30, 2021 IES: November 29, 30 and December 1, 2021 |
Declaration of final UPSC IES ISS result 2021 | To be announced |
The Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service examination is held once every year for recruitment of eligible and qualified candidates to Group A Indian Economic and Statistical Service posts in different government departments. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 selection process has two stages - written exam and interview. Candidates clearing both the stages will be recruited to one of the services applied for by them.
The UPSC IES ISS 2021 result declared in online mode by the Union Public Service Commission for written stage on September 9, 2021. The Commission announces the UPSC IES ISS 2021 result in two stages - written exam result and final result. The final UPSC IES ISS result will be released in online mode on the UPSC IES ISS after the personality test. The final UPSC IES ISS 2021 merit list is based on marks secured by applicants in the UPSC IES ISS written exam and personality test. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 result is declared in PDF format.
UPSC prescribes the minimum qualifying marks for the IES ISS exam in the official notification. The actual UPSC IES ISS cutoff 2021 marks will be released by the Commission after the declaration of the final UPSC result. The IES ISS cutoff is the minimum marks required to clear a particular stage of the UPSC IES ISS 2021 selection process and move to the next stage. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 cutoff is released separately for every stage of the IES ISS exam. It is also released in the PDF format.
UPSC released the UPSC IES ISS admit card 2021 for the written exam on June 29, 2021. The UPSC e-admit card released on the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in. Candidates can download the IES ISS admit card 2021 using their credentials like registration number and date of birth. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 admit card is released separately for all the stages of the UPSC IES ISS 2021 selection process. Those who have successfully submitted their IES ISS application form will be issued the admit card for the written exam and so on. The IES ISS admit card 2021 has various details printed on it like candidate name, roll number, registration number, UPSC IES ISS exam centre, exam date, guardian name, etc. Applicants need to carry the UPSC IES ISS 2021 admit card along with an original valid photo ID card exam day.
Candidates appearing for the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service examination, must start preparing for the exam well in advance. They must study at least 7 to 8 hours daily. Here are some preparation tips on how to crack the UPSC IES ISS exam.
Make a proper study schedule and stick to it.
Read the UPSC IES ISS syllabus and look at the exam pattern carefully.
Cover all the subjects and topics mentioned in the UPSC IES ISS syllabus.
Prepare short notes for quick revision before the exam.
Solve previous year UPSC IES ISS question papers and sample questions to know the preparation level.
Stay focused, calm and confident throughout the UPSC IES ISS selection process and more.
The IES ISS exam pattern is prescribed by the Union Public Service Commission in the official notification. The UPSC IES ISS exam pattern 2021 has one written exam stage for both the services. All the questions asked in the Indian Economic Service exam are subjective in nature. Whereas questions asked in the ISS exam are subjective/ objective/ descriptive in nature. There is negative marking in the objective type question papers. The IES ISS personality test is of 200 marks. Questions asked in the UPSC IES ISS exam are largely from subjects like economics, statistics and maths. For more details on the UPSC IES ISS exam pattern 2021 check the tables below.
Subject | Type of questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
General English | Subjective | 100 | 3 hours |
General Studies | Subjective | 100 | 3 hours |
General Economics 1 | Subjective | 200 | 3 hours |
General Economics 2 | Subjective | 200 | 3 hours |
General Economics 3 | Subjective | 200 | 3 hours |
Indian Economics | Subjective | 200 | 3 hours |
Subject | Type of questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
General English | Subjective | 100 | 3 hours |
General Studies | Subjective | 100 | 3 hours |
Statistics 1 | Objective | 200 | 2 hours |
Statistics 2 | Objective | 200 | 2 hours |
Statistics 3 | Descriptive | 200 | 3hours |
Statistics | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
Stage | Total marks |
IES exam | 1000 |
ISS exam | 1000 |
Interview | 200 |
The syllabus for UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam is also mentioned in the IES ISS notification 2021 by the Union Public Service Commission. All the subjects and topics asked in the UPSC IES ISS written exam are mentioned in the UPSC IES ISS syllabus 2021. The questions asked in the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service written exam are from subjects like english, economics, statistics, general studies, maths, etc.
Check the latest UPSC IES syllabus 2021 here.
The Union Public Service Commission officially releases the UPSC IES ISS question papers on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The question papers will be released a few days after the conclusion of the exam. Candidates preparing for the IES ISS exam can download the previous year IES ISS question papers from the UPSC website directly. Various eminent coaching institutes also release the IES ISS question papers on the same day after the conclusion of the exam. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 question papers help applicants in improving their preparation for the UPSC IES ISS written exam. It helps them to know in what areas they are lagging and where they are strong.
After the UPSC IES ISS 2021 written exam the IES ISS exam analysis will be released by the multiple coaching institutes that specialize in IES ISS exam preparation. The UPSC IES ISS exam analysis 2021 will be released for the written exam and the expected IES ISS cutoff will also be released for the same. Candidates can check the UPSC IES ISS exam analysis 2021 for the written exam IES ISS selection process here after the exam.
The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC IES ISS answer key for paper 1 and 2 in online mode. The IES ISS answer key will be released in PDF format. With the help of UPSC IES ISS answer key 2021 candidates can calculate their expected scores in the IES ISS paper 1 and 2.
Quick Links: IES salary 2021
The UPSC IES ISS selection process 2021 has two stages - written exam and interview. Applicants qualifying both the stages of the UPSC Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service exam will be recruited to Group A Economic or Statistics service as mentioned in the UPSC IES ISS notification 2021. The two stages of UPSC IES ISS 2021 selection process are:
Written exam
Personality test
Candidates applying for the UPSC IES ISS 2021 examination should fulfill the IES ISS eligibility criteria 2021.The IES ISS eligibility criteria is based on nationality, age limit, educational qualification, number of attempts, etc. General category applicants between 21 to 30 years can apply for IES ISS exam. Age relaxation is given to those belonging to reserved category. Candidates meeting the IES ISS eligibility norms can apply for the UPSC IES ISS 2021 recruitment process.
Nationality | Indian citizen |
IES ISS Age limit | 21 to 30 years |
Academic Qualification | For IES - Postgraduate Degree in Economics/ Applied Economics/ Business Economics/ Econometrics from a University. For ISS - Bachelor's Degree with Mathematical Statistics/ Statistics/ Applied Statistics as one of the subjects or a Master's degree in relevant subject from a recognised University. |
Number of attempts | General - 6 OBC - 9 SC/ ST - No limit |
The IES ISS 2021 application withdrawal link was active between May 4 to 10, 2021. Those who had successfully submitted the UPSC IES ISS application form 2021 between April 7 to 27, 2021 were eligible to withdraw the form online. The UPSC IES ISS 2021 application form was released by the UPSC on their official website at upsc.gov.in. Candidates meeting the UPSC IES ISS 2021 eligibility criteria were eligible to apply for the UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam. For successful submission of the UPSC IES ISS application form 2021 general category applicants are required to pay a fee of Rs 200. Whereas it was nil for others via mode prescribed by the Commission.
The Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service 2021 examination is a national level exam conducted by the UPSC. It is conducted in multiple cities in the country. The number of UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam centers in a particular city vary as per the number of applicants that have opted for that city as their examination venue. The UPSC IES ISS exam centre 2021 choice has to be filled by the candidate while filling the UPSC IES ISS application form 2021. The confirmed UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam center is communicated to the candidate when the IES ISS admit card is released.
Other recruitment exams conducted by UPSC
The UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam is conducted in offline mode.
The UPSC has released a total of 26 vacancies to be filled by the IES ISS 2021 exam.
The UPSC IES ISS 2021 exam will be conducted from July 16 to 18, 2021.
Union Public Service Commission holds the UPSC IES ISS exam every year.
The UPSC IES ISS 2021 application form fee is Rs 200 for general/ OBC/ EWS category.
The UPSC IES ISS selection process 2021 has two stages.
Written exam
Interview
Yes, UPSC releases the answer key for the UPSC IES ISS paper 1 and 2.
The minimum age to apply for the IES ISS exam is 21 years.
Yes, there is negative marking in the UPSC IES ISS objective type papers.
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