UPSC IES ISS Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Indian Economic Service (IES), Indian Statistical Service (ISS)

Exam Name

UPSC IES Exam Pattern

UPSC ISS Exam Pattern

Type of Questions in UPSC IES ISS Written Exam

The Written Exam contains Multiple Choice Objective Type and Descriptive Type Questions.

UPSC IES ISS Total Marks

Total Marks - 1000

UPSC IES ISS Marking Scheme

 1/ 3rd (0.33) mark assigned to the wrong answer will be deducted as a penalty.

UPSC IES ISS Exam Duration

Time Duration will differ from 2 to 3 hours

UPSC IES ISS Exam Topics - Subject Names

- General English - General Studies - General Economics-I (For IES only) - General Economics-II (For IES only) - Statistics-I (Objective Type) (For ISS only) - Statistics-II (Objective Type) (For ISS only)

UPSC IES ISS General English

Candidates will be required to write an essay in English, Passages, Other questions will be designed to test their understanding of English and workman like use of words.

UPSC IES ISS General Studies

- Knowledge of current events - Indian Polity - Political system - Constitution of India - History of India - Geography of nature 

UPSC General Economics-I (For IES only)

Part A

-Theory of Consumer’s Demand-Cardinal utility Analysis  - Theory of Production  - Theory of Value  - Theory of Distribution  - Welfare Economics

UPSC General Economics-I (For IES only)

Part B - Quantitative Methods in Economics

-Mathematical Methods in Economics - Statistical and Econometric Methods

UPSC General Economics-II (For IES only)

- Economic Thought - Concept of National Income and Social Accounting - Theory of employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance - Financial and Capital Market - Economic Growth and Development - Balance of Payments - Global Institutions

UPSC Statistics-I (Objective Type) (For ISS only) -  Probability, Staistical Methods

UPSC Statistics-II (Objective Type) (For ISS only) - Linear Models, Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing

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