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What is UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam ?

UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (also called UPSC IES / ISS Exam) is all-India open competitive annual exam conducted by UPSC for direct recruitment to the Indian Economic Service Cadre.

UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam : Eligibility Criteria

For a candidate to be eligible for the UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (also called UPSC IES / ISS Exam), the candidate must meet the Nationality Criteria, Age Criteria and Minimum Educational Qualification Criteria.

  • The Nationality Criteria requires that the candidate must be a citizen of India / a subject of Nepal / subject of Bhutan.
  • The Age Criteria require that the candidate from Unreserved / General category must have attained the age of 21 Years and NOT have attained the age of 30 Years (Relaxation in Age Criteria available for candidates from reserved categories).
  • The Minimum Education Qualification Criteria requires that the candidate must possess Post-graduate Degree in Economics or Applied Economics or Econometrics or Business Economics from a recognized University.

Note: Final Year students of these Post-Graduate Programs are eligible to apply for the UPSC IES / ISS Exam subject to the condition that your final result of the college examination is released before the last date of submission of Detailed Application Form (to be filled only by candidates who will be shortlisted for Interview Stage around October / November).

UPSC Indian Economic Service : Scheme of Examination

The UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (UPSC IES/ISS Exam) is divided into into Written Examination and Interview (also called viva-voice). The UPSC Indian Economic Service written examination consists of 6 written papers, which includes 4 Economics Papers of 200 marks and 3 hours’ duration, conducted on 3 consecutive days (2 papers on each day). The 6 written Papers include viz. General English (100 marks), General Knowledge (100), Economics Paper-I (200), Economics Paper-II (200), Economics Paper-III (200) and Indian Economy (200)]; followed by (ii) Viva-voice (200).

UPSC IES Syllabus

UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam Syllabus consists of Master’s level topics taught in the subjects of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Finance, International Economics, Monetary Economics, Growth and Development, Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Indian Economy.

Criteria to Qualify the UPSC IES Exam

To qualify the UPSC Indian Economic Service Written Examination, a candidate should obtain the minimum qualifying marks (also called the cut-off marks) in the written examination. The minimum qualify marks are decided by UPSC at their discretion. Candidates who qualify the Written Examination are called for Interview (viva-voice) and are also required to undergo Medical Examination (Part-I) by the Central Standing Medical Board.

UPSC Indian Economic Service Examination

What is UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam ?

UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (UPSC IES / ISS Exam) is all-India open competitive annual exam conducted by UPSC for direct recruitment to the Indian Economic Service Cadre.

Yes, Testonomics provides Indian Economic Service Test Series having Sectional and Full-Length Tests.

The Indian Economic Service Exam Notification will be released by UPSC on 10 April 2024 and the UPSC IES/ISS Exam will be conducted on 21-23 June 2024. On these 3 days, Candidates will have to write 6 Papers (4 Papers of 200 Marks each and 2 Papers of 100 Marks Each), each of 3 hours duration.

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For a candidate to be eligible for the UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (also called UPSC IES / ISS Exam), the candidate must meet the Nationality Criteria, Age Criteria and Minimum Educational Qualification Criteria.

  • The Nationality Criteria requires that the candidate must be a citizen of India / a subject of Nepal / subject of Bhutan.
  • The Age Criteria require that the candidate from Unreserved / General category must have attained the age of 21 Years and NOT have attained the age of 30 Years (Relaxation in Age Criteria available for candidates from reserved categories).
  • The Minimum Education Qualification Criteria requires that the candidate must possess Post-graduate Degree in Economics or Applied Economics or Econometrics or Business Economics from a recognized University.

For a candidate to be eligible for the UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (also called UPSC IES / ISS Exam), the candidate must meet the Nationality Criteria, Age Criteria and Minimum Educational Qualification Criteria.

  • The Nationality Criteria requires that the candidate must be a citizen of India / a subject of Nepal / subject of Bhutan.
  • The Age Criteria require that the candidate from Unreserved / General category must have attained the age of 21 Years and NOT have attained the age of 30 Years (Relaxation in Age Criteria available for candidates from reserved categories).
  • The Minimum Education Qualification Criteria requires that the candidate must possess Post-graduate Degree in Economics or Applied Economics or Econometrics or Business Economics from a recognized University.

There is no restriction regarding number of attempts at Indian Economic Service Exam. However, candidates have to meet the Age Criteria.

Final Year students of MA / M.Sc Economics (and related disciplines) are eligible to apply for the UPSC IES / ISS Exam, provided that their final result of the college examination is released before the last date of submission of Detailed Application Form (to be filled only by candidates who will be shortlisted for Interview Stage around October / November).

UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (also called UPSC IES/ISS Exam) syllabus consists of Master’s level topics taught in the subjects of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Finance, International Economics, Monetary Economics, Growth and Development, Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Indian Economy.

The UPSC Indian Economic Service Exam (UPSC IES/ISS Exam) is divided into into Written Examination and Interview (also called viva-voice). The UPSC Indian Economic Service written examination consists of 6 written papers, each 3 hours’ duration and combined maximum marks of 1000. The 6 written Papers include General English (100 marks), General Knowledge (100 marks), Economics Paper-I (200 marks), Economics Paper-II (200 marks), Economics Paper-III (200 marks) and Indian Economy (200 marks)]; followed by (ii) Viva-voce (200 marks).

For UPSC IES / ISS 2024 Exam, the application process starts at https://upsconline.nic.in from from 10 April 2024 and ends at 30 April 2024. Candidates can apply for the Indian Economic Service Exam by visiting the link https://upsconline.nic.in

To qualify the UPSC Indian Economic Service Written Examination, a candidate should obtain the minimum qualifying marks (also called the cut-off marks) out of the 1000 Maximum Marks, in the Written examination. The minimum qualify marks are decided by UPSC at their discretion. Candidates who qualify the Written Examination are called for Interview (viva-voice) and are also required to undergo Medical Examination (Part-I) by the Central Standing Medical Board.