UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is India’s central recruitment agency. It is authorized to conduct competitive examinations for various civil service vacancies in the Government of India. Every year the exam is conducted in three phases like UPSC prelims and UPSC mains, and Interview.It is considered to be one of the prestigious and toughest examinations with a 0.1% success rate. It is a national level competitive exam in India. It conducts the exam for all India services and Group A and B of the central services. UPSC is amongst the few institutions that function with both freedom and autonomy along with India’s higher judiciary.
UPSC IES / ISS 2019
Last time only, for Indian Economic Service – 14, Indian Statistical Service – 32 vacancies were notified. After the releasing of notification, the number of vacancies will be clear.
| UPSC IES / ISS 2019 | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Commencement of the application Submission | 20 Mar 2019 |
| Last dates for Application Submission | 16 Apr 2019 |
| Last date for submitting the application fee | 16 Apr 2019 |
| Issuance of the Admit card | 2nd week of Jun 2019 |
| Commencement of the examination | 28 to 30 Jun 2019 |
| Declaration of result | Sep 2019 |
| DAF commencement dates | 4th week of Sep 2019 |
| DAF filling the last date | Oct 2019 |
| Availability of admit card for Personality test | 4th week of Oct 2019 |
| Conduction of interview | Nov 2019 |
| Declaration of the final result | Nov 2019 |
| Releasing of ISS answer key for written examination | Dec 2019 |
Eligibility Criteria of UPSC IES / ISS 2019
The candidate who meets the eligibility criteria laid down by the UPSC can apply for the UPSC IES/ ISS examination. The Eligibility Criteria as follows
- For SC/ST category – 05 years.
- For OBC category – 03 years.
- For Ex-Serviceman – 05 years.
- For the candidates who have ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir during the period of January 01, 1980 to December 31, 1989, will get the relaxation of 05 years.
- For the Defence personnel candidates who disabled during hostilities with other countries, or in a disturbed area.
Educational Qualification:The candidates who want to apply should have completed their Graduation/ post graduation with any following DisciplineFor IES
- Economics/Applied
- Economics/Business
- Economics/Econometrics
For ISS
- Statistics
- Mathematical Statistics
- Applied Statistics
Application Form of UPSC IES / ISS 2019
The application window for the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Services will be open at upsc.gov.in. The application form will be available on the official website. The candidates who are interested can fill the form before the deadline. For doing the registration the candidates have to pay the application fee.Application FeeThe application fee is Rs. 200/-. But the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PwBD, and female candidates are exempted to pay the application fee.Mode of PaymentThe payment mode is online as well as offline the candidates can use the Debit Card / Credit Card/ Net Banking for making the payment.In case the candidate wants to do the offline payment, he/she have to use the SBI Challan and deposits money in the nearest SBI Branch.
Admit Card of UPSC IES / ISS 2019
Once the application process of UPSC IES / ISS 2019 will over, all the candidates who will have filled the application form in time will be issued the admit card for the examination at upsc.gov.in. The admit card will be issued 03 weeks prior to the examination. The candidates have to use the registration id/roll number and date of birth to download the admit card of UPSC IES / ISS 2019.For written examination and interview the admit card will be issued separately. Only the qualified candidates of written examination will be issued the admit card for the written exam.
Exam Pattern of UPSC IES / ISS 2019
The selection of the candidates is based on the written examination and Viva Voice. The candidates should note that the written examination is distinct for IES and ISS. But both of the candidates have to undergo the same procedure for selection.
Scheme of Written Exam for UPSC IES / ISS 2019
Mode of Exam: Offline
Nature of Exam: Descriptive Essay Type
The language of Paper: English, the answer should in English only.
Marking Scheme: As the type of exam is written hence there is no negative marking, but the marks will be deducted in case the handwriting of the candidate is not legible.
Examination Pattern for Indian Economic Service UPSC Exam
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General English | 100 | 3 Hrs |
| General Studies | 100 | 3 Hrs |
| General Economics-I | 200 | 3 Hrs |
| General Economics-II | 200 | 3 Hrs |
| General Economics-III | 200 | 3 Hrs |
| Indian Economics | 200 | 3 Hrs |
Examination Pattern for Indian Statistical Service UPSC Exam
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General English | 100 | 3 Hrs |
| General Studies | 100 | 3 Hrs |
| Statistics-I (Objective) | 200 | 2 hrs |
| Statistics-II (Objective) | 200 | 2 hrs |
| Statistics-III (Descriptive) | 200 | 3 hrs |
| Statistics-IV (Descriptive) | 200 | 3 hrs |
Scheme of Viva Voice for UPSC IES /ISS 2019The candidate will be interviewed by a Board of competent assigned for the selection. The panel will be of unbiased observers who will have before them a record of his/her career. The object of the Viva Voice examination is to assess the suitability of the candidate for the service which has competed by the candidate.
Syllabus for UPSC IES / ISS 2019
The candidates can check the detailed syllabus for the UPSC IES / ISS examination. The candidates can check the scheme of examination in the above section.
Examination Center for UPSC IES / ISS 2019
The examination of IES/ ISS 2019 will be held in the whole of India on the selected exam centers. The exact exam center will be notified on the admit card of candidates but at the time of filling the application form the candidates have to choose the examination center, and UPSC allocates the exam center on the First Cum First Serve Basis.Here is the list of cities where UPSC will conduct the examination
- Ahmedabad
- Allahabad
- Bangalore
- Bhopal
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Cuttak
- Delhi
- Dispur
- Hyderabad
- Jaipur
- Jammu
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Mumbai
- Patna
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Thiruvananthapuram
For Other UPSC Notification Please Check, below Link
- UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019 – https://www.pagalguy.com/upsc-cse
- UPSC CDS Exam 2019 – https://www.pagalguy.com/upsc-cds
- UPSC ESE (Engineering Services Exam ) 2019 – https://www.pagalguy.com/upsc-ese
- UPSC CAPF 2019 – https://www.pagalguy.com/upsc-capf