ISS Exam

Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement for Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission?

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The eligibility and other requirements for Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission are as follows:

Eligibility Details:

1. Nationality: One must be either
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) A subject of Nepal, or
(c) A subject of Bhutan, or
(d) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

2. Age:
One must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years.

3. Age Relaxation:
i. 5 years in case of SC/ST candidates
ii. 3 years for OBC candidates.
iii. Age is additionally relaxable by 5 years for those applicants who had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989.
iv. 3 years for Defence Services personnel (disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof).
v. 5 years in case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/ SSCOs.
vi. 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.

Educational Qualification:

For Indian Economic Service:
One must have obtained a Post-graduate Degree in Economics/ Applied Economics/ Business Economics /Econometrics from a University recognised by Government of India.

For Indian Statistical Service:
One must have obtained a Post-Graduate degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics from a University recognised by Government of India.