UPSC IES / ISS EXAM PATTREN

 

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. P

art 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 

Subject                             Maximum Time              No. Marks Allowed 

1. General English             100                                           3 hrs. 

2. General Studies              100                                           3 hrs. 

3. General Economics-I      200                                           3 hrs. 

4. General Economics-II     200                                           3 hrs. 

5. General Economics-III     200                                            3 hrs. 

6. Indian Economics            200                                           3 hrs. 

B. Indian Statistical Service 

 Subject                             Maximum Time             No. Marks Allowed     

1. General English                   100                                 3 hrs. 

2. General Studies                   100                                 3 hrs. 

3. Statistics-I (Objective)        200                                2 hrs. 

4. Statistics-II (Objective)       200                                 2 hrs. 

5. Statistics-III (Descriptive)    200                               3 hrs. 

6. Statistics-IV (Descriptive)    200                               3 hrs. 

Note-1: Statistics I & II will be of Objective Type Questions (80 questions with maximum marks of 200 in each paper) to be attempted in 120 minutes. 

Note-2: Statistics III and IV will be of Descriptive Type having Short Answer/ Small Problems Questions (50%) and Long Answer and Comprehension problem questions (50%). At least one Short Answer and One Long Answer Question from each section is compulsory. In Statistics-IV, there will be SEVEN Sections in the paper. Candidates have to choose any TWO Sections out of them. All Sections will carry equal marks. 

Note-3: The papers on General English and General Studies, common to both Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service will be of subjective type. 

Note-4: All other papers of Indian Economic Service will be of subjective type. Category for which identified Functional Classification Physical Requirements Blindness and Low Vision Blindness (B) MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW (in Braille/software) Low Vision (LV) MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW, SE with appropriate aids) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Deaf (D) MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE Hard of Hearing (HH) MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, H (with appropriate aids) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism and acid attack victims OA (One Arm affected), OL (One leg affected), OLA (One arm and one leg affected), BL (Both leg affected), CP (Cerebral Palsy), DW (Dwarfism), LC (Leprosy Cured) and AAV (Acid Attack Victims) MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, H [Mobility should not be affected. Persons should be assessed with appropriate aids and appliances]. 

Note-5: The details of standard and syllabi for the examination are given in Section-II below. 

 2. The question papers in all subjects in Indian Economic Service Examination and in Indian Statistical Service Examination will be of Conventional (essay) type except in Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II which are Objective Type Papers. 

3. ALL QUESTION PAPERS MUST BE ANSWERED IN ENGLISH; QUESTION PAPERS WILL BE SET IN ENGLISH ONLY. 

4. (i) 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. The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected – BA) and cerebral palsy will be provided the facility of scribe, if desired by the person. In case of other category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under section 2(r) of the RPWD Act, 2016, the facility of scribe will be allowed to such candidates on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Appendix – V. 

(ii) The candidates have discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or request the Commission for the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission’s and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at the time of filling up the application form online as per proforma at Appendix - VI. 

(iii) The qualification of the Commission’s scribe as well as own scribe will not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above. 

(iv) The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected – BA) and cerebral palsy will be allowed Compensatory Time of twenty minutes per hour of the examination. In case of other categories of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, this facility will be provided on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Appendix – V