INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2012-2013
UPSC IES/ISS Exam 2012-2013 Notification
No. 12/3/2012-EI(B): A combined competitive examination for recruitment to Grade IV of the Services mentioned in Para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing from 1st December 2012 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India dated the 1st September, 2012.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
1. The examination shall be conducted according to the following Plan:
Part I. Written examination carrying a maximum of 1000 marks in the subjects as shown below.
Part II. Viva voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commission, carrying a maximum of 200 marks.
PART-I
The subjects of the written examination under Part I, the maximum marks allotted to each subject/paper and the time allowed shall be as follows:-
A. INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE
Sl.No. Subject Maximum marks Time allowed
1 General English 100 3 hours
2 General Studies 100 3 hours
3 General Economics-I 200 3 hours
4 General Economics-II 200 3 hours
5 General Economics-III 200 3 hours
6 Indian Economics 200 3 hours
B. INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE
Sl.No. Subject Maximum marks Time allowed
1 General English 100 3 hours
2 General Studies 100 3 hours
3 Statistics-I 200 3 hours
4 Statistics-II 200 3 hours
5 Statistics-III 200 3 hours
6 Statistics-IV 200 3 hours
Note: The details of standard and syllabi for the examination are given in Section II below.
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 in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, blind candidates will be allowed to write the examination with the help of a scribe. An extra time of 30 minutes for each paper will also be allowed to a blind candidate.
An extra time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40 % impairment) in Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service Examination. However no scribe shall be permitted to such candidates.
For details visit http://upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2012/iesiss/eng.pdf
