UPSC Indian Economic Service Indian Statistical Service Exam (IES/ISS Exam) 2008

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

ISS and IES are central government services which are involved in economic planning and analysis through state boards, planning commission and other government owned bodies in the country.

Out of several careers offered by the Government Sector, Indian Economic/Statistical Service offers a very attractive opening to graduates in Economics and Statistics. Selected candidates are placed in the planning commission, planning board, ministry of economic affairs, National sample survey and other allied offices where specialists in economics and statistics are required.

1. Date of Notification; 07 Jun 2008

2. Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 07 July 2008

3. Date/Day of Commencement of Examination: 22 Nov 2008 (Monday)

4. Duration of Examination: (Saturday) 03 Days

Examination Plan:

The examination comprises:

(i) Written Examination

(ii) Viva-Voca test of such candidates as may be called by the commission carrying a maximum of 250 marks.

Examination Centres

Agartla, Ahmedabd, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi (Cochin), Kolkata (Calcutta), Kohima, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Portblair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam.

UPSC Indian Economic Service Indian Statistical Service Exam (IES/ISS Exam) 2008