UPSC IES ISS Eligibility Criteria 2024, Check Out Age Limit

Candidate needs to attend the examination by satisfying all the for UPSC IES ISS eligibility criteria 2024 like age, nationality, minimum educational qualification criteria

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Union Public Service Commission conducts the Indian Economic Service, India Statistical Service examination. Aspirants preparing for the UPSC IES ISS Exam must know the Eligibility criteria, such as age limit, education Qualification, and category of attempts so that they can apply for the exam. The Application Process has been started for the position on its official website.

UPSC IES ISS Eligibility Criteria 2024

The age limit for applicants submitting applications for the UPSC IES ISS examination is 21 to 30 years old. However, if the applicant successfully completes the written exam but does not genuinely meet the requirements, he may be disqualified from the interview stage.

UPSC IES/ISS Eligibility Criteria 2024
Particulars	Details
Exam Name	UPSC IES ISS Exam 2024
Age of Candidate	Between 21-30 years
Nationality of the	An Indian citizen or i)A Subject from Nepal or ii)A Subject from Bhutan or iii) Tibetan who migrated to India before 1st January 1962 with an intent to settle in India Permanently.
Number of attempts	Total of 6 for General category
Important Points	The vacancies of UPSC IES-18 and the vacancies for ISS is 30

UPSC IES ISS Age Limit

The main factor that the higher authorities will consider is age. As of August 1st, 2024, the applicant for the UPSC IES/ISS 2024 examination must be at least 21 years old and not older than 30. The applicants for the exam must have been born no later than 1 August 2001 and no earlier than 2 August 1992. The relaxation of age of the candidates is mentioned below:

UPSC IES/ISS Age Limit
Category	Age Relaxation (In years)
SC	5 years in the upper age limit
ST	5 years in the upper age limit
OBC	3 years in upper age limit
Ex-Service Servicemen	Maximum of 5 years
PWD Candidates	10 years in upper age limit

UPSC IES ISS Educational Qualification

The Postgraduate Degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Business Economics, or Econometrics is a requirement for candidates. A Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, or Applied Statistics, or a Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, or Applied Statistics, is required of applicants for the Indian Statistical Service. Also check the table below

UPSC IES/ISS Educational Qualification
Post	Minimum Educational Qualification
Indian Economic Service	The candidate must have a Postgraduate Degree with Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics from the university which the government recognizes The candidates who have attempted for the final examination and are waiting for the result also can apply. A candidate (fulfilling the nationality criteria) who has minimum qualifications but taken a degree from a foreign university can also apply.
Indian Statistical Service	The candidate must have minimum Bachelors/Masters degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics from the university which the government recognizes The candidates who have attempted for the final examination and are waiting for the result also can apply. A candidate who has minimum qualifications but taken the degree from the foreign university can also apply.

Note: During the document verification process, EWS applicants for the IES/ISS exam 2024 will need to present an Income and Asset Certificate.

UPSC IES ISS Physical Standards

The candidates who applied for the UPSC IES/ISS examination must be physically fit as per regulations as per UPSC. For more information one can refer to the official notification regarding Physical Standards.

UPSC IES ISS Number of Attempts

UPSC IES ISS Number Attempts
General category	6
OBC	9
SC/St	no limit

UPSC IES ISS Nationality

The candidate must be an Indian citizen
A Subject from Nepal
A Subject From Bhutan
A Tibetan who came over India before 1st January 1962 who intended to settle in India Permanently.
The candidates who migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia Ethiopia, Vietnam, Burma to settle in India permanently.

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