UPSC Makes Big Recruitment Announcement: Notification Released For IES, ISS Exams; Allows Application Withdrawal
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued a notice for the Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) examination 2019, reports Odisha TV.
According to the report, the last date for the Interested and eligible candidates to submit their applications for the examinations is 16 April 2019. The total number of posts in IES are 32 while that in ISS are 33.
The age of the candidates applying for the posts should be a minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 30 years, as on 1 August 2019. However, there will be relaxations in the upper age limit for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others who are eligible for the relaxation.
The minimum educational qualifications for the candidates applying for these posts are as follows:
(a) A candidate for the Indian Economic Service must have obtained a Post-Graduate Degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics from a University incorporated by of an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutes established by an Act Parliament or declared to be deemed as University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.
(b) A candidate for the Indian Statistical Service must have obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics as one of the subject or a Master’s degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutes established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.
The last date for withdrawal of the online applications will be from 23 April to 30 April 2019.