UPSC – Indian Statistical Service Positions Notification

Union Public Service Commission has announced recruitment notification to fill up Indian Statistical Service positions. Graduates / Post‌ Graduates can apply in the specified sections. Final appointments will be made based on the talent shown in the test and interview.

ISS – Total vacancies: 29

Those selected for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) will begin their careers with the rank of Junior Time Scale Officer. They have duties anywhere in the National Statistical, Central Statistical and National Sample offices. Continue to be a Class-1 Officer in Group-A. In the future, they will be able to hold senior and chief officer positions.

Selection Procedure and Exam Pattern : Duration of each paper is 2 hours. Statistics 3, 4 papers are descriptive. Duration for each paper is 3 hours. 200 marks for each Statistics paper (1, 2, 3, 4). Objective questions at the rate of 80 per paper in Statistics ‌ 1, 2. That is two and a half marks for each question. Half of the questions in Descriptive 3, 4 papers are in the form of short answers and small questions. The other half comes with Long Answer and Comprehension Problem questions. Question papers are in English. Also the answers have to be written in the same language. Those who qualify in Part-1 will attend the Part-2 interview. 200 marks are allotted for this section. Final appointments will be made with the marks obtained in the examination and interview.

Eligibility: Candidates who have completed UG / PG courses in any of these Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Applied Statistics and are currently in final year courses can apply.

Age: Must be between 21 and 30 years old by August 1, 2022. That is, those born before August 2, 1922, and after August 1, 2001 are ineligible.

Important information:
Exams: Starting June 24th.
Examination Center in Telugu States: Located in Hyderabad.
Last date to apply online: April 26
Examination Fee: Rs.200. Women, SC, ST, Divyangs do not have to pay the fee.
Website: https://upsc.gov.in.