UPSC IES ISS Exam Pattern 2020

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Candidates who have applied for UPSC Indian economic service/ Indian Statistical Service examination need to know the pattern of the examination. UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) Conducting the examination of Indian Economic Service India Statistical Service Knowing the pattern of the examination is very important to prepare for the examination strategically. The candidate has to undergo 2 stages of selection where 1 stage is written examination and the 2nd stage is Viva-voce or interview. The written examination will be conducted for 1000 marks for both IES and ISS candidates. India Statistical Service candidates have to write objective and descriptive papers. Descriptive papers consist of short answer type and long answer type questions. The viva- voce or interview test is conducted for 200 marks. The candidates who are qualified in both the rounds are recruited. Know the pattern of the examination, what are the subjects and what are the total marks for every subject, and know the duration of the examination from this article. Go through the article and prepare for the examination accordingly.

Exam IES-Indian Economic Service ISS-India Statistical Service

Conducting Board UPSC-Union Public Service Commission

Number of rounds 2-Written examination and Interview

Admit Card Release October 2020

IES/ISS Exam Date 16th October 2020(3 days)

UPSC Indian Economic Service Written Examination Pattern The below table describes the written examination pattern, subjects, duration of Indian Economic service examination 2020.

S.No Name Of Subject Total Number of marks Time Duration

1 General English 100 3 hours

2 General Studies 100 3 hours

3 General Economic-I 200 3 hours

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4 General Economics-II 200 3 hours

5 General Economics-III 200 3 hours

6 Indian Economics 200 3 hours • The Written examination is conducted for 1000 marks which include 5 subjects. • The duration for every subject is 3 hours. • The papers of the IES examination are Convocational(Essay) in nature. • All the questions need to be answered in English language.

UPSC Indian Statistical Service exam Pattern 2020: The below table describes the written examination pattern, subjects, duration of Indian Statistical service examination 2020

S.No Name Of Subject Total Number of marks Time Duration

1 General English 100 3 hours

2 General Studies 100 3 hours

3 Statistics-I(Objective) 200 2 hours

4 Statistics-II(Objective) 200 2 hours

5 Statistics-III(Descriptive) 200 3 hours

6 Statistics-IV(Descriptive) 200 3 hours

• The Written examination is conducted for 1000 marks which include 5 subjects • The time duration for statistics I and II is 2 hours and the time duration for the remaining examination is 3 hours. • Statistics I and II are objective papers with 80 questions each with maximum marks of 200 each, the duration of the examination is 2 hours. • Statistics III and IV of the exam are descriptive papers • General English and general students papers are common for both IES and ISS examinations

PART-II-Viva Voce/Interview

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The candidate who has qualified in the written examination will be called for the viva voce or interview process. The interview is conducted for 200 marks. The candidate will be interviewed by the board officials of the examination. The aim of the interview is to check the sustainability of the candidate in his/her post. The interview is intended to supplement the written examination to test the general knowledge and abilities of the candidate,

The process of interview is not the strict cross-verification, it is all about checking the standards of the candidate. The board will test the intellectual curiosity, grasping power, the balance of judgement, alertness of mind, the integrity of character, the ability for social coherence and capacity of leadership in the candidate.

Preparation Tips to crack UPSC IES/ISS Exam

• Understand the syllabus first and then start preparation. • Prepare a suitable time-table to cover the syllabus. • Focus on basic concepts first and then cover the tough concepts. • Make notes of important points while covering the syllabus. • Practice previous question papers and solve mock tests

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