Indian Economic Service Exam-IES Exam

Indian Economic Service

Indian Economic Service or Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2013-Union Public Service Commission

The UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is one of the most aspired commissions in India, where a majority of the population want to get employed. This is because of the immense amount of job position respect that is involved in UPSC jobs. Every year, UPSC conducts examinations for various positions. In the same procedure, a combined written examination is conducted for the IES exam(Indian Economic Services.

 
Indian Economic/Statistical Services Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit Grade IV officers for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) and Indian Economic Service (IES).   

The examination process for these posts will be conducted in all the major cities of India, namely– Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Bhopal, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Patna, Cuttack, Shillong, Delhi, Shimla, Dispur, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram. This is to give an opportunity to a large number of candidates to test their candidature for the advertised profiles.

Eligiblity criteria for IES Exam 

Age Limit: The candidate should have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st August, 2013 i.e. he/ she should have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1983 and not later than 1st August, 1992. The Upper age limit is relax able for candidates belonging to Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/ other backward classes and certain other categories.

Educational Qualification:

The candidate must have a valid Post-graduate degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/ Econometrics.

Candidates who are studying in final year Degree Course and are yet to pass their final year degree examination or equivalent examination can also apply for exam, but they will be required to submit proof of passing by the specified dates published in Commission's Notice for Examination.

Duration of Examination 

The exams will be held for 03 Days.

Physical Standards

Candidates should be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2013 as per Regulations put up.  

How to Apply for IES Exam

This application form along with an Information Brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledgement card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country and may be purchased against cash payment of Rs.20/-.

Candidates must fill only the form supplied with the Information Brochure. Form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only and not from any other agency/offices. Candidates must not use photocopy/ reproduction/ unauthorized printed copy of the Form. That will face rejection. Each form can be used only once i.e. for only one examination.

Note : In case candidates have any difficulty in obtaining Application forms/ central recruitment fee stamp from any designated head post offices, they should immediately contact concerned postmaster or UPSC's "Forms Supply Monitoring Cell" on 

Telephone No. 011-23389366
Fax No. 011-23387310.

For further details, please visit the UPSC website.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The selection process for the candidates in IES exam generally consists of various steps. Initially, a written examination is conducted, which shortlists candidates for the interview process. The further selected candidates requires to go through physical fitness stages, document verification procedures and a final medical test before getting the final selection into the system.
   
For the initial written test, the candidates will have to go through 6 parts, which form a total of 1000 marks. For IES exam, the 6 parts are – Genl. English, Genl. Studies, Genl. Economics 1, Genl. Economics 2, Genl. Economics 3 and Indian Economics.

Contact at:

Address     : Union Public Service Commission(U.P.S.C)
                     Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069
Fax            :  011-23098591
Website     :  www.upsc.gov.in