EXAMINATION PATTERN
The entrance for Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service comprises of a Written Exam and an Interview. The details follow:
- The written exam consist of six papers.
- Remember, candidates can either appear for the ISS or IES not both.
Written Examination (Economics)
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Paper
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Subject
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Duration
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Maximum Marks
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I
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General English
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3 hours
|
100
|
|
II
|
General Studies
|
3 hours
|
100
|
|
III
|
General Economics I
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3 hours
|
200
|
|
IV
|
General Economics II
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
V
|
General Economics III
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
VI
|
Indian Economics
|
3 hours
|
200
|
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Total
|
1000
|
Written Examination (Statistics)
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Paper
|
Subject
|
Duration
|
Maximum Marks
|
|
I
|
General English
|
3 hours
|
100
|
|
II
|
General Studies
|
3 hours
|
100
|
|
III
|
Statistics I
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
IV
|
Statistics II
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
V
|
Statistics III
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
VI
|
Statistics IV
|
3 hours
|
200
|
|
Total
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1000
|
Interview
Interview for Personality test of selected candidates: 200marks
General (but important) instructions
● The question papers in all the subjects will be of Conventional (essay) type.
● All Question Papers must be Answered in English. Question Papers will be set in English only.
● Candidates must write the papers themselves. They will not be allowed a scribe to write the answer for them under "any circumstances".
● Points (upto 5%) may be deducted from the total points of a candidate if his/her handwriting is not easily legible.
● Put in a serious and sincere effort.
Marks are not allotted for mere superficial knowledge. Orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words will be rewarded.
● SI units will be used in the papers and Candidates should use only International form of Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers.
● The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
For more detailed exam instructions for Conventional and Objective type papers go through Exam Instructions
For Syllabus of the papers check the IES/ISS Subject list.
More on Interviews in Interview Section.
