INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2012

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.

Center of Examination:

The examination will be held at the following centres:-

• AHMEDABAD
• JAIPUR
• ALLAHABAD
• JAMMU
• BANGALORE
• KOLKATA
• BHOPAL
• LUCKNOW
• CHANDIGARH
• MUMBAI
• CHENNAI
• PATNA
• CUTTACK
• SHILLONG
• DELHI
• SHIMLA
• DISPUR
• THIRUVANANHYDERABAD
• THAPURAM

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :

(I) Nationality

A candidate must be either :—
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limits :

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2012, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1982 and not later than 1st August, 1991.

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

B. INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE

HOW TO APPLY:

• Candidates are required to apply Online using the link www.upsconline. nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above-mentioned website.

• The applicants are advised to submit only single application. However, if due to any unavoidable situation, he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

Important Dates:

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled upto 1st October, 2012 till 11.59 pm, after which the link will be disabled.

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Courtesy: upsc.gov.in