IES/ISS Eligibility Criteria 2023: UPSC has prescribed the UPSC IES/ISS 2023 eligibility criteria online in the official notification on April 19. The eligibility criteria of UPSC IES/ISS 2023 is available at upsc.gov.in for the UPSC IES/ISS exam. The IES ISS 2023 eligibility comprises Nationality, academic qualification and age limit. Aspirants planning to fill in the UPSC IES/ISS application form 2023 have to ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions. Candidates must meet the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Services eligibility before filling the application form of IES ISS 2023.
Aspirants' admission at all the stages of the IES/ISS examination are provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility criteria of IES/ISS 2023. To successfully appear in the IES/ISS exam, aspirants abide by the eligibility rules as mentioned on the notification. For more details about UPSC IES/ISS eligibility criteria 2023, check the detailed article below.
(I) Nationality
Candidates must be either a citizen of India; or subject of Nepal, Bhutan, a Tibetan refugee who came to India, before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Candidates who are of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India can also apply. However, they will have to procure a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
(II) UPSC IES/ISS Eligibility Criteria - Age Limits
Interested candidates must be between 21 years to 30 years. However, there will be an upper age limit for candidates belonging to reserved categories.
UPSC IES/ISS Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Age Relaxation
Category | Age relaxation |
SC/ST | up to 5 years |
State Jammu and Kashmir domiciled during the period from January 1st 1980 to December 31, 1989. | Up to 5 years |
OBC | up to 3 years |
Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service. | Up to 5 years |
Defense Services Personnel who got disabled during operation within a foreign country or in a disturbed area and were released from their job as a consequence. | Up to 3 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | Up to 10 years |
ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service | Up to 5 years |
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Candidates must have obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics. Candidates planning to apply for the Indian Statistical Service must have obtained a 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. EWS candidates applying for the IES/ISS exam 2023 will have to produce an Income and Asset Certificate during the document verification.
Candidates who are physically fit according to physical standards for admission to the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2023 can apply for the UPSC IES/ISS exam.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the IES/ISS application form online on the official website on April 19, 2023. While filling the application form, candidates can fill in their personal & academic details, upload scanned documents, and pay the examination fee. The application fee is Rs. 200 for general, OBC and EWS candidates whereas it is zero for candidates belonging from reserved categories. Applicants who meet the UPSC IES/ISS eligibility criteria can apply for the IES/ISS exam. Candidates who successfully submit the application form will be issued the UPSC IES/ISS admit card.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The salary of an ISS officer is Rs. 56100 apart from all the other allowances.
There are two stages in the UPSC IES/ISS 2023 exam - written test and interview.
The detailed qualification for ISS is mentioned in the article above.
Candidates who have met the minimum eligibility criteria can apply for the UPSC IES ISS exam.
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