INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2011

No. 12/1/2011-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 P u b l i c S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n commencing from 3rd December 2011 in accordance with the Rules published b y t h e M i n i s t r y o f S t a t i s t i c s & Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India dated the 30th July,2011.
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidates will not imply that his/her
candidature has been finally cleared by the commission.
Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

2. HOW TO APPLY:
(a) Candidates are required to apply online only by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are
available on the above-mentioned website. However candidates residing in certain
remote areas specified in Para 6 of this Notice, may also apply through offline
mode, by using the New Common Application Form (Form-E) being used for
examinations conducted by the Commission. This Form can be purchased from the
designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the Notice)throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 30/- (Rupees Thirty only). Each such Form can be used only once and only for one examination.
In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated HPOs/
POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post Master or UPSC’s “FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL” over Telephone No. 011-23389366/Fax No. 011-23387310. It may be noted that all offline applications, if any, received from candidates residing in normal areas/abroad, shall be summarily rejected by the Commission. The option of offline application is available only to candidates residing in specified remote areas.

(b) Candidates are advised to read carefully the instructions for filling up the Online
Application Form given in Appendix-II (A) and instruction for offline Applications given in Appendix-II (B) of Notice.

3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:
(a) Online (From all candidates)
The Online Applications can be filled upto 29th August, 2011 till 11.59 PM after
which the link will be disabled.
(b) Offline (From candidates residing in specified remote areas only)
All Offline applications from candidates residing in Remote Areas only specified in para 6 of this Notice must reach the “Controller of Examinations, Union Public
Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069” by
Post/Speed Post only by 5th September, 2011. Candidates should note that no
application will be received by Hand or by Courier.

4. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES :
In case of any guidance/ information/clarification regarding their applications
candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271 /011-23381125 /011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs.

5. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:
(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed
inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement
of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned
items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as
arrangement for safekeeping can not be assured.
6. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables costly items to the
Examination Halls, as safe keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission
will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
SECTION-I
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.
2. The question papers in all the subjects will be of Conventional (essay) type.
3. ALL QUESTION PAPERS MUST BE ANSWERED IN ENGLISH. QUESTION PAPERS WILL BE SET IN ENGLISH ONLY.

Age Limits : A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have
attained the age of 30 years on 1st January, 2011, i.e. he/she must have
been born not earlier than 2nd January,1981 and not later than 1st January,1990.

FEE EXEMPTION:
ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND
CANDIDATES BELONGING T O SCHEDULED CASTES/SCHEDULED TRIBES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
PAY ANY FEE. NO FEE EXEMPTION IS, HOWEVER, AVAILABLE TO OBC
CANDIDATES AND THEY ARE  REQUIRED TO PAY THE F U L L
PRESCRIBED FEE.
Physically disabled persons are exempted from the payment of fee provided they are otherwise eligible for appointment to the Services to be filled on the results of this examination on the basis of the standards of medical fitness for these Services (including any concessions specifically extended to the physically disabled)