Rules for IES/ ISS Examination, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13022026-270122 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 30] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026/MAGHA 23, 1947 1037 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th February, 2026 RULES No.11013/01/2026-ISS.—The rules for the competitive examination to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 2026 for the purpose of filling vacancies in Junior Time Scale (JTS) of the following services are published with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs for general information. All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read these Rules and the examination notice of the UPSC derived from these Rules: (i) The Indian Economic Service; and (ii) The Indian Statistical Service. 2. The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination will be specified in the Notice issued by the Commission. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government of India. 3. The examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in the manner prescribed in Appendix-I to these rules. The dates on which and the places at which the examination will be held shall be fixed by the Commission. 4. A candidate may compete for anyone of the Services only viz. the Indian Economic Service or the Indian Statistical Service, for which he/she is eligible in terms of the Rules. (4.1) Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile and Common Application Form (CAF): 4.1 (1) A candidate who is willing to apply for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination shall be required to apply online and submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, category [viz. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen], educational qualification etc. as may be sought by the Commission alongwith the Common Application Form. For detailed instructions for filling up the form, the Notice for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026 may be referred. The failure to provide the required information/documents along with the Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile and Common Application Form (CAF) or within the correction-window, if any, provided by the Commission will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination. Note: The candidates should also note that no addition/deletion/any changes are allowed in Online Application Form in any circumstances once submitted. However, the Commission provides a one-time facility for candidates to update or modify their Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile. Please note that any changes made to the URN Profile will not be reflected in applications already submitted. The updated information will apply only to applications submitted after the candidate has made the necessary changes and successfully re-locked the URN Profile. (2) The Commission shall provide a window of 15 (Fifteen) days after the declaration of result of written part of Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service (IES/ISS) Examination, 2026. All candidates who qualified for the Personality Test/Interview shall be required to mandatorily login to the portal (https://upsconline.nic.in) during this period and shall be required to update their details/educational qualification status (whether appearing/appeared) alongwith proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination, and upload the relevant documents as proof of their claim, failing which, such candidates will not be allowed to participate in the further stages of this examination and no correspondence will be entertained by the Commission in this regard. Note-1: In addition to para-2 above, the candidates (wherever applicable) are required to update the Correspondence/Permanent Postal Address, Higher Educational Qualification, Achievement in different fields (if any), Employment Details/Service Experience, Details of the Service allocated on the basis of earlier/previous Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service Examinations (if any), Marital Status, PwBD Recommendation details in past, Parental Details, Debarment information, Earlier Examination details, OBC/EWS Annexure (wherever applicable), socio-economic questionnaire, whichever is applicable and submit their Online Application Form. Note-2:Candidates who have uploaded the required documents/information earlier and have no information to update/fill in, are required to login and finally submit after verifying the details so as to generate the e-Summon letter/e-Admit card for the Personality Test/Interview. Note-3:The candidates are advised to regularly visit the Commission's website with regard to further updates. 5. 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 the 1st January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India; or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India : Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) & (e) above shall be person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India. 6. (a) A candidate for admission to this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2026 i.e he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1996 and not later than 1st August, 2005. (b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:— (i) up to a maximum of five (05) years if a candidate belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe; (ii) up to a maximum of three (03) years in the case of candidate belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates; (iii) up to a maximum of three (03) years in the case of Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area, and released as a consequence thereof ; (iv) up to a maximum of five (05) years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2026 and have been released : (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2026 otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account or misconduct or inefficiency; or (ii) on account of Physical disability attributable to Military Service; or (iii) on invalidment; (v) up to a maximum of five (05) years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2026 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for Civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment; (vi) up to a maximum of ten (10) years in the case of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities viz. (a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple disabilities from amongst person under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness. NOTE-1: Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Rule 6(b) above, viz., those coming under the category of Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities will be eligible for grant of cumulative age relaxation under both the categories. NOTE-2: The term Ex-Servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as Ex-Servicemen in the Ex- Servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time. NOTE-3: The age concession under Rule 6(b) (iv) and (v) will be admissible to Ex-Servicemen i.e. a person who has served in any rank whether as combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union and who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension. NOTE-4: Notwithstanding the provisions of age relaxation under Rule 6(b)(vi) above, a Persons with Benchmark Disabilities will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirement of physical and medical standard for the concerned Services/ Posts to be allocated to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities by the Government. 'SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED' The date of birth, accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognized by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, Service Records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above. NOTE-1: Candidate should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of application will be accepted by the Commission, and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. NOTE-2: Candidates should also note that once date of birth has been submitted by them in Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile and Common Application Form (CAF) and entered in records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently (or at any other Examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever. 7. (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. NOTE-1: Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission's examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Examination. However, all such candidates, who are declared qualified by the Commission for Interview/Personality Test, will be required to produce proof of passing of the requisite qualifying examination within the time limit prescribed in Rule 4.1. NOTE-2: In exceptional cases, the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate, who has none of the foregoing qualification, as a qualified candidate provided that he/she has passed examinations conducted by other institutions the Standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the examination. NOTE-3: A candidate who is otherwise qualified but who has taken a degree from a Foreign University which is not recognized by the Government may also apply to the Commission and may be admitted to the examination at the discretion of the Commission. NOTE-4: For Indian Statistical Service Examination, the study of Statistics as a component of a multidisciplinary course for one or two semesters should not be considered as eligibility for admission to the Indian Statistical Service Examination in terms of the existing educational qualification prescribed for the Examination. The study of Statistics should be in all the years of Bachelor Degree Course. 8. Candidates must pay the fee prescribed in the Commission's Notice. 9. All candidates in Government service, whether in a permanent or in temporary capacity or as work- charged employees, other than casual or daily-rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises will be required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employers by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled. 10. The decision of the Commission with regard to the acceptance of the application of a candidate and his/her eligibility or otherwise for admission to the examination shall be final. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for, admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination and Interview Test, will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on Verification, at any time, before or after the Written Examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission. 11. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a certificate of admission from the Commission. The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same. 12. (1) A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:- (a) Obtaining support for candidature by the following means, namely: - (i) offering illegal gratification to; or (ii) applying pressure on; or (iii) blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or (b) impersonation; or (c) procuring impersonation by any person; or (d) submitting fabricated/incorrect documents or documents which have been tampered with; or (e) uploading irrelevant or incorrect photo/signature in the application form in place of actual photo/signature; or (f) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or (g) resorting to the following means in connection with the candidature for the examination, namely :- (i) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means; or (ii) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination; or (iii) influencing the examiners; or (h) being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination; or (i) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches or irrelevant matter in the scripts; or (j) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like; or (k) harassing, threatening or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination; or (l) being in possession of or using any mobile phone, (even in switched-off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories (either in working or switched-off mode) capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or (m) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificates permitting them to take the examination; or (n) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; in addition to being liable to appropriate legal action as deemed fit under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, as amended from time to time, the candidate shall be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination held under these Rules; and/or shall be liable to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period :- (i) by the Commission, from any examination or selection held by them; (ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and shall be liable to face disciplinary action under the appropriate rules if already in service under Government; Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after:- (i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as the candidate may wish to make in that behalf; and (ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed for this purpose, into consideration. (2) Any person who is found by the Commission to be guilty of colluding with a candidate(s) in committing or abetting the Commission of any of the misdeeds listed at the clauses (a) to (m) above will be liable to appropriate legal action in terms of the clause (n) above as deemed fit under the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, as amended from time to time. 13. Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written examination for each service as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion shall be summoned by them for viva voce. The number of candidates to be summoned for Personality Test will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. Provided that candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, or the Other Backward Classes or the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) or the Persons with Benchmark Disability may be summoned for viva voce by the Commission by applying relaxed standards if the Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities are not likely to be summoned for viva voce on the basis of the general standard in order to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. 14. (i) After the interview, the candidates for each Service will be arranged by the Commission in order of merit as disclosed by the aggregate marks finally awarded to each candidate in the written examination as well as interview and in that order, so many candidates as are found by the Commission to be qualified at the examination shall be recommended for appointment up to the number of unreserved vacancies decided to be filled on the results of the examination. (ii) Candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or the Other Backward Classes or the Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) or the Persons with Benchmark Disability may, to the extent of the number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and the Persons with Benchmark Disability be recommended by the Commission by a relaxed standard subject to the fitness of these candidates for appointment to the service(s) : Provided that the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability who have been recommended by the Commission without resorting to any relaxations/concessions in the eligibility or selection criteria, at any stage of the examination, shall not be adjusted against the vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability but shall be recommended by the Commission against the unreserved vacancies. Note: The facility of scribe, along with compensatory time which is available for eligible candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability category and the disability of such candidates, which he/she is suffering from in respect of Medical fitness, shall not be treated as relaxations/concession. 15. The prescribed qualifying standard will be relaxable at the discretion of the Commission at all the stages of examination in favour of Persons with Benchmark Disability in order to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. 16. The form and manner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission at their discretion and the Commission will not enter into correspondence with them regarding the result. 17. Success in the examination confers no right to allocation & appointment unless Government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate, having regard to his/her character and antecedents and certificates produced by him/her during the course of examination for the purpose of eligibility as well as claiming any kind of benefit for reservation is suitable in all respects including medical examination for allocation/appointment to the Service. The decision of the Government in this regard shall be final. 17.1 ‘Rounding-Off Marks' and ‘Tie-Breaking Principle':- The provisions relating to the rounding-off of marks, wherever applicable, and the principles for resolving cases of tie in scores shall be as prescribed below: (A) Rounding-Off Marks:- Marks obtained by the candidates shall be rounded off up to two decimal digits, at all stage(s) of the examination, by applying the standard rounding-off principle, wherever applicable. Accordingly, while applying the ‘Tie-Breaking Principles' the rounded off marks up to two decimal digits shall be considered for resolving all tie cases. (B) Tie-Breaking Principle:- (a) Indian Economic Service: (i) If the marks in aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in subject specific papers of written examination ("General Economics Paper-I, II, III and Indian Economics") plus marks of Personality Test put together will be ranked higher; (ii) If the marks at (i) above are equal, the candidate securing more marks in subject specific papers of written examination ("General Economics Paper-I, II, III and Indian Economics Paper" put together) will be ranked higher; (iii) If the marks at (i) & (ii) are also equal, candidate senior in age will be ranked higher; and (iv) In cases where a tie persists even after applying the above tie breaking principles, it will be resolved at the discretion of the Commission. (b) Indian Statistical Service: (i) If the marks in the aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in subject specific papers of written examination (“Statistics Paper-I, II, III & IV") plus marks of Personality Test put together will be ranked higher; (ii) If the marks at (i) above are equal, candidates securing more marks in subject specific papers of written examination ("Statistics Paper-I, II, III & IV" put together) will be ranked higher; (iii) If the marks at (i) & (ii) are also equal, candidate senior in age will be ranked higher; and (iv) In cases where a tie persists even after applying the above tie breaking principles, it will be resolved at the discretion of the Commission. 18. A candidate must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of his/her duties as an officer of the service. A candidate who after such medical examination as Government or the appointing authority, as the case may be may prescribed, is found not to satisfy these requirements, will not be appointed. Any candidate called for the Personality Test by the Commission may be required to undergo Part I of the medical examination and the candidates who are declared finally successful on the basis of this examination, may be required to undergo Part II of the medical examination. The details of Part I and II of the medical examination are given in the Appendix III to these Rules. No fee shall be payable to the Medical Board by the candidate for the medical examination except in the case of appeal. Note: In order to prevent disappointment, candidates are advised to have themselves examined by a Government Medical Officer of the standing of a Civil Surgeon before applying for admission to the examination. Particulars of the nature of medical test to which candidates will be subjected before appointment and of the standards required are given in Appendix III to these Rules. For the disabled Ex- Defence Service personnel the standards will be relaxed consistent with the requirements of the Services. 19. The eligibility for availing reservation against the vacancies reserved for the Persons with Benchmark Disability shall be the same as prescribed in "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”: The candidates of Multiple Disabilities will be eligible for reservation under category (e) Multiple Disabilities only of Section 34(1) of RPwD Act, 2016 and shall not be eligible for reservation under any other categories of disabilities i.e. (a) to (d) of Section 34(1) of RPwD Act, 2016 on account of having 40% and above impairment in any of these categories of PwBD. Provided further that the Persons with Benchmark Disability shall also be required to meet special eligibility criteria in terms of physical requirements/functional classification (abilities/disabilities) consistent with requirements of the identified service/ post as may be prescribed by its cadre controlling authority as per Appendix IV. 20. A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government. The candidates will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Sections reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central Government and in possession of such eligibility certification. The OBC candidates applying for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026 must produce OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate based on the income for the Financial Year (FY) 2024- 25, 2023-24 and 2022-23 and issued on/after 01.04.2025 (after completion of FY 2024-25) but not later than the closing date of the application for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026. If a candidate indicates in his/her application form for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, that he/she belongs to Unreserved category but subsequently writes to the Commission to change his/her category to a reserved one, such request shall not be entertained by the Commission. Further, once a candidate has chosen a reserved category, no request shall be entertained for change to other reserved category viz. SC to ST, ST to SC, OBC to EWS, EWS to OBC. No reserved category candidates other than those who qualified each stage of the Examination on General Standard, shall be allowed to change (on their request or as decided by the Commission/Government based on the documents submitted by them) their category from Reserved to Unreserved or claim the vacancies (Cadre) for unreserved category after the declaration of final result by UPSC. In case where such candidates do not qualify on General Standard, their candidature shall be cancelled. Further no Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidate of any sub-category thereunder shall be allowed to change his/her sub-category of disability. While the above principle will be followed in general, there may be a few cases where there was a gap not more than 3 months between the issuance of a Government Notification enlisting a particular community in the list of any of the reserved communities and the date of submission of the application by the candidate. In such cases the request of change of category from general to reserved may be considered by the Commission on merit. In case of a candidate unfortunately becoming a candidate belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability during the course of examination, the candidate should produce valid documents to enable the Commission to take a decision in the matter on merit. In case of a candidate unfortunately becoming Persons with Benchmark Disability during the course of the examination process, the candidate should produce valid documents showing him/her acquiring a disability to the extent of 40% or more as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 to enable him/her to get the benefits of reservation earmarked for Persons with Benchmark Disability provided he/she otherwise remains eligible for the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service as per Rule 19 above. 21. Candidates seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/Ex- servicemen must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation/relaxation as per eligibility prescribed in the Rules/Notice. They should also be in possession of all the requisite valid certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim as stipulated in the Rules/Notice for such benefits by the closing date of the application. A candidate of Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026 will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Section reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central Government and is in possession of requisite Income & Asset Certificate based on the income for Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 and issued on/after 01.04.2025 (after the completion of FY 2024-25) but not later than the closing date of the application for Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026. 22. No person: (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or (b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to service(s) : Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing exempt any person from the operation of this rule. 23. Brief particulars relating to the Service(s) to which recruitment is being made through this examination are stated in Appendix-II. PUJA SINGH MANDOL, Addl. Secy. APPENDIX-I SCHEME OF EXAMINATION SECTION-I 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. | Subject | Maximum Marks | Time Allowed | | No. | | | | +=====+=====================+===============+================+ | 1. | General English | 100 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 2. | General Studies | 100 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 3. | General Economics-I | 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 4. | General Economics-II| 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 5. | General Economics-III | 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 6. | Indian Economics | 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+---------------------+---------------+----------------+ B. Indian Statistical Service +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | Sl. | Subject | Maximum Marks | Time Allowed | | No. | | | | +=====+=========================+===============+================+ | 1. | General English | 100 | 3 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 2. | General Studies | 100 | 3 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 3. | Statistics-I (Objective)| 200 | 2 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 4. | Statistics-II (Objective)| 200 | 2 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 5. | Statistics-III (Descriptive)| 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ | 6. | Statistics-IV (Descriptive)| 200 | 3 hrs. | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------------+ Note-1: Statistics I & II will be of Objective Type Questions (80 questions with maximum marks of 200 in each paper) to be attempted in 120 minutes. Note-2: Statistics III & IV will be of Descriptive Type having Short Answer/ Small Problems Questions (50%) and Long Answer and Comprehension problem questions (50%). At least one Short Answer and One Long Answer Question from each section is compulsory. In Statistics-IV, there will be SEVEN Sections in the paper. Candidates have to choose any TWO Sections out of them. All Sections will carry equal marks. Note-3: The papers on General English and General Studies, common to both Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service will be of subjective type. Note-4: All other papers of Indian Economic Service will be of subjective type. Note-5: The details of standard and syllabi for the examination are given in Section-II below. 2. The question papers in all subjects in Indian Economic Service Examination and in Indian Statistical Service Examination will be of Conventional (essay) type except in Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II which are Objective Type Papers. 3. ALL QUESTION PAPERS MUST BE ANSWERED IN ENGLISH; QUESTION PAPERS WILL BE SET IN ENGLISH ONLY. 4.1 Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, Locomotor Disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy will be eligible for the facility of scribe. In case of other category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016, such candidates will be eligible for the facility of scribe on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Appendix- V. Further, for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing will be eligible for the facility of scribe subject to production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from the competent medical authority of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Appendix-VII 4.2 The candidates have discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or request the Commission for the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission's and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at the time of filling up the application form online as per proforma at Appendix-VI (for Candidates having 40% disability or more) and Appendix-VIII (for Candidates having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing). 4.3 The qualification of the Commission's scribe as well as own scribe will not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above. 4.4 The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected BA) and cerebral palsy will be eligible for Compensatory Time of twenty minutes per hour of the examination. In case of other categories of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, such candidates will be eligible for this facility on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Appendix-V. Further, for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing will be eligible for compensatory time subject to production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write from the competent medical authority of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Appendix-VII. 4.5 Facility of Scribe and/or Compensatory time to eligible candidates will be provided, if desired by them. Note-1: The eligibility conditions of a scribe and his/her conduct inside the examination hall and the manner in which an extent to which he/she can help the eligible candidate (as defined above) in writing the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination shall be governed by the instructions issued by the UPSC in this regard. Violation of all or any of the said instructions shall entail the cancellation of the candidature of the candidate in addition to any other action that the UPSC may take against the scribe. Note-2: The criteria for determining the percentage of visual impairment shall be as follows:- +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | Better eye | Worse eye | Per Cent | Disability category | | Best Corrected | Best Corrected | Impairment | | +================+================+=====================+=====================+ | 6/6 to 6/18 | 6/6 to 6/18 | 0% | 0 | | | 6/24 to 6/60 | 10% | 0 | | | Less than 6/60 | 20% | I | | | to 3/60 | | | | | Less than 3/60 | 30% | II (One eyed person)| | | to No Light | | | | | Perception | | | +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | 6/24 to 6/60 | 6/24 to 6/60 | 40% | III a (low vision) | | Or | Less than 6/60 | 50% | III b (low vision) | | Visual field | to 3/60 | | | | less than 40 up| Less than 3/60 | 60% | III c (low vision) | | to 20 degree | to No Light | | | | around centre | Perception | | | | of fixation or | | | | | heminaopia | | | | | involving | | | | | macula | | | | +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | Less than 6/60 | Less than 6/60 | 70% | III d (low vision) | | to 3/60 | to 3/60 | | | | Or | Less than 3/60 | 80% | III e (low vision) | | Visual field | to No Light | | | | less than 20 up| Perception | | | | to 10 degree | | | | | around centre | | | | | of fixation | | | | +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | Less than 3/60 | Less than 3/60 | 90% | IV a (Blindness) | | to 1/60 | to No Light | | | | Or | Perception | | | | Visual field | | | | | less than 10 | | | | | degree around | | | | | centre of | | | | | fixation | | | | +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | Only HMCF | Only HMCF | 100% | IV b (Blindness) | | Only Light | Only Light | | | | Perception | Perception | | | | No Light | No Light | | | | Perception | Perception | | | +----------------+----------------+---------------------+---------------------+ 4.6 The concession admissible to blind candidates shall not be admissible to those suffering from Myopia. 5. The Commission have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. 6. If a candidate's handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account, from the total marks otherwise accruing to him/her. 7. Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge. 8. Credit will be given for orderly effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words. 9. In the question papers, wherever required, SI Units will be used. 10. Candidates will be allowed the use of Scientific (Non-Programmable type) Calculators in Descriptive Type Papers at the examination. Programmable type calculators will, however, not be allowed and the use of such calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall is not permitted. However, no calculator will be allowed in the Objective Type Papers at the examination. 11. Candidates should use only International Form of Indian numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.) while answering question papers. PART - II Viva voce-The candidate will be interviewed by a Board of competent and unbiased observers who will have before them a record of his/her career. The object of the interview is to assess his/her suitability for the service for which he/she has competed. The interview is intended to supplement the written examination for testing the general and specialized knowledge and abilities for the candidate. The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in his/her subjects of academic study but also in events which are happening around him/her both within and outside his/her own State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination, but of a natural, through directed and purposive conversation intended to reveal the candidate's mental qualities and his/her grasp of problems. The Board will pay special attention to assess the intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgment and alertness of mind, the ability for social cohesion, integrity of character initiative and capacity for leadership. SECTION-II STANDARD AND SYLLABI The standard of papers in General English and General Studies will be such as may be expected of a graduate of an Indian University. The standard of papers in the other subjects will be that of the Master's degree examination of an Indian University in the relevant disciplines. The candidates will be expected to illustrate theory by facts, and to analyse problems with the help of theory. They will be expected to be particularly conversant with Indian problems in the field(s) of Economics/Statistics. GENERAL ENGLISH (COMMON TO BOTH IES/ISS) Candidates will be required to write an essay in English. Other questions will be designed to test their understanding of English and workman like use of words. Passages will usually be set for summary or precis. GENERAL STUDIES (COMMON TO BOTH IES/ISS) General knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on Indian Polity including the political system and the Constitution of India, History of India and Geography of a nature which a candidate should be able to answer without special study. GENERAL ECONOMICS – I(For IES only) PART -A:- 1. Theory of Consumer's Demand-Cardinal utility Analysis: Marginal utility and demand, Consumer's surplus, Indifference curve Analysis and utility function, Price, income and substitution effects, Slutsky theorem and derivation of demand curve, Revealed preference theory. Duality and indirect utility function and expenditure function, Choice under risk and uncertainty. Simple games of complete information, Concept of Nash equilibrium. 2. Theory of Production: Factors of production and production function. Forms of Production Functions: Cobb Douglas, CES and Fixed coefficient type, Translog production function. Laws of return, Returns to scale and Return to factors of production. Duality and cost function, Measures of productive efficiency of firms, technical and allocative efficiency. Partial Equilibrium versus General Equilibrium approach. Equilibrium of the firm and industry. 3. Theory of Value: Pricing under different market structures, public sector pricing, marginal cost pricing, peak load pricing, cross-subsidy free pricing and average cost pricing. Marshallian and Walrasian stability analysis. Pricing with incomplete information and moral hazard problems. 4. Theory of Distribution: Neo classical distribution theories; Marginal productivity theory of determination of factor prices, Factor shares and adding up problems. Euler's theorem, Pricing of factors under imperfect competition, monopoly and bilateral monopoly. Macro-distribution theories of Ricardo, Marx, Kaldor, Kalecki. 5. Welfare Economics: Inter-personal comparison and aggression problem, Public goods and externalities, Divergence between social and private welfare, compensation principle. Pareto optimality. Social choice and other recent schools, including Coase and Sen. PART-B: Quantitative Methods in Economics 1. Mathematical Methods in Economics: Differentiation and Integration and their application in economics. Optimisation techniques, Sets, Matrices and their application in economics. Linear algebra and Linear programming in economics and Input-output model of Leontief. 2. Statistical and Econometric Methods: Measures of central tendency and dispersions, Correlation and Regression. Time series. Index numbers. Sampling of curves based on various linear and non-linear function. Least square methods and other multivariate analysis (only concepts and interpretation of results). Analysis of Variance, Factor analysis, Principle component analysis, Discriminant analysis. Income distribution: Pareto law of Distribution, lognormal distribution, measurement of income inequality. Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis. Problems and remedies of Hetroscedasticity, Autocorrelation and Multicollnearity. GENERAL ECONOMICS – II (For IES only) 1. Economic Thought: Mercantilism Physiocrats, Classical, Marxist, Neo-classical, Keynesian and Monetarist schools of thought. 2. Concept of National Income and Social Accounting: Measurement of National Income, Inter relationship between three measures of national income in the presence of Government sector and International transactions. Environmental considerations, Green national income. 3. Theory of employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance: The Classical theory of Employment and Output and Neo classical approaches. Equilibrium, analysis under classical and Neo classical approach. Keynesian theory of Employment and Output. Post Keynesian developments. The inflationary gap; Demand pull versus cost push inflation, the Philip's curve and its policy implication. Classical theory of Money, Quantity theory of Money. Friedman's restatement of the quantity theory, the neutrality of money. The supply and demand for loanable funds and equilibrium in financial markets, Keynes' theory on demand for money. IS-LM Model and AD-AS Model in Keynesian Theory. 4. Financial and Capital Market: Finance and economic development, financial markets, stock market, gilt market, banking and insurance. Equity markets, Role of primary and secondary markets and efficiency, Derivatives markets; Future and options. 5. Economic Growth and Development: Concepts of Economic Growth and Development and their measurement: characteristics of less developed countries and obstacles to their development – growth, poverty and income distribution. Theories of growth: Classical Approach: Adam Smith, Marx and Schumpeter- Neo classical approach; Robinson, Solow, Kaldor and Harrod Domar. Theories of Economic Development, Rostow, Rosenstein- Roden, Nurske, Hirschman, Leibenstien and Arthur Lewis, Amin and Frank (Dependency school) respective role of state and the market. Utilitarian and Welfarist approach to social development and A.K. Sen's critique. Sen's capability approach to economic development. The Human Development Index. Physical quality of Life Index and Human Poverty Index. Basics of Endogenous Growth Theory. 6. International Economics: Gains from International Trade, Terms of Trade, policy, international trade and economic development- Theories of International Trade; Ricardo, Haberler, Heckscher- Ohlin and Stopler- Samuelson- Theory of Tariffs- Regional Trade Arrangements. Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Euro Zone Crisis- Causes and Impact. 7. Balance of Payments: Disequilibrium in Balance of Payments, Mechanism of Adjustments, Foreign Trade Multiplier, Exchange Rates, Import and Exchange Controls and Multiple Exchange Rates. IS-LM Model and Mundell- Fleming Model of Balance of Payments. 8. Global Institutions: UN agencies dealing with economic aspects, role of Multilateral Development Bodies (MDBs), such as World Bank, IMF and WTO, Multinational Corporations. G-20. GENERAL ECONOMICS – III (For IES only) 1. Public Finance—Theories of taxation: Optimal taxes and tax reforms, incidence of taxation; Theories of public expenditure: objectives and effects of public expenditure, public expenditure policy and social cost benefit analysis, criteria of public investment decisions, social rate of discount, shadow price of investment, unskilled labour and foreign exchange. Budgetary deficits. Theory of public debt management. 2. Environmental Economics-Environmentally sustainable development, Rio process 1992 to 2012, Green GDP, UN Methodology of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting. Environmental Values: Users and Non-Users values; option value. Valuation Methods: Stated and revealed preference methods. Design of Environmental Policy Instruments: Pollution taxes and Pollution permits, collective action and informal regulation by local communities. Theories of exhaustible and renewable resources. International environmental agreements, RIO Conventions. Climatic change problems. Kyoto protocol, UNFCC, Bali Plan, other agreements related to climate change, tradable permits and carbon taxes. Carbon Markets and Market Mechanisms. Climate Change Finance and Green Climate Fund. 3. Industrial Economics-Market structure, conduct and performance of firms, product differentiation and market concentration, monopolistic price theory and oligopolistic interdependence and pricing, entry preventing pricing, micro level investment decisions and the behaviour of firms, research and development and innovation, market structure and profitability, public policy and development of firms. 4. State, Market and Planning-Planning in a developing economy. Planning regulation and market. Indicative planning. Decentralized Planning. INDIAN ECONOMICS (For IES only) 1. History of development and planning- Alternative development strategies-goal of self-reliance based on import substitution and protection, the post-1991 globalisation strategies based on stabilisation and structural adjustment packages: fiscal reforms, financial sector reforms and trade reforms. 2. Federal Finance-Constitutional provisions relating to fiscal and financial powers of the states, Finance Commissions and their formulae for sharing taxes, Financial aspect of Sarkaria Commission Report, Financial aspects of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments. 3. Budgeting and Fiscal Policy-Tax, expenditure, budgetary deficits, pension and fiscal reforms, Public debt management and reforms, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, Black money and Parallel economy in India-definition, estimates, genesis, consequences and remedies. 4. Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development—Estimates of inequality and poverty measures for India, appraisal of Government measures, India's human development record in global perspective. India's population policy and development. Development related to the skilling ecosystem in India. 5. Agriculture and Rural Development Strategies— Technologies and institutions, land relations and land reforms, rural credit, modern farm inputs and marketing-price policy and subsidies; commercialization and diversification. Rural development programmes including poverty alleviation programmes, development of economic, social infrastructure, and rural employment programmes. 6. India's experience with Urbanisation and Migration—Different types of migratory flows and their impact on the economies of their origin and destination, the process of growth of urban settlements; urban development strategies. 7. Industry: Strategy of industrial development- Industrial Policy Reform; Reservation Policy relating to small scale industries. Competition policy, Sources of industrial finance. Bank, share market, insurance companies, pension funds, non-banking sources and foreign direct investment, role of foreign capital for direct investment and portfolio investment, Public sector reform, privatisation and disinvestment. 8. Labour-Employment, unemployment and underemployment, industrial relations and labour welfare— strategies for employment generation—Urban labour market and informal sector employment, Report of National Commission on Labour, Social issues relating to labour e.g. Child Labour, Bonded Labour, International Labour Standard and its impact - Reforms in labour laws in India. 9. Foreign trade-Salient features of India's foreign trade, composition, direction and organisation of trade, recent changes in trade, balance of payments, tariff policy, exchange rate, India and WTO requirements. Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements-their implications to Indian Economy. 10. Money and Banking-Financial sector reforms, Organization of India's money market, changing roles of the Reserve Bank of India, commercial banks, development finance institutions, foreign banks and non-banking financial institutions, Indian capital market and SEBI, Development in Global Financial Market and its relationship with Indian Financial Sector. Economic implications of financial crimes, Commodity Market in India-Spot and Future Markets. 11. Inflation-Definition, trends, estimates, consequences and remedies (control): Wholesale Price Index. Consumer Price Index: components and trends. STATISTICS-I (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (For ISS only) (i) Probability: Classical and axiomatic definitions of Probability and consequences. Law of total probability, Conditional probability, Bayes' theorem and applications. Discrete and continuous random variables. Distribution functions and their properties. Standard discrete and continuous probability distributions – Bernoulli, Uniform, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Rectangular, Exponential, Normal, Cauchy, Hyper geometric, Multinomial, Laplace, Negative binomial, Beta, Gamma, Lognormal. Random vectors, Joint and marginal distributions, conditional distributions, Distributions of functions of random variables. Modes of convergences of sequences of random variables – in distribution, in probability, with probability one and in mean square. Mathematical expectation and conditional expectation. Characteristic function, moment and probability generating functions, Inversion, uniqueness and continuity theorems. Borel 0-1 law, Kolmogorov's 0-1 law. Tchebycheff's and Kolmogorov's inequalities. Laws of large numbers and central limit theorems for independent variables. (ii) Statistical Methods: Collection, compilation and presentation of data, charts, diagrams and histogram. Frequency distribution. Measures of location, dispersion, skewness and kurtosis. Bivariate and multivariate data. Association and contingency. Curve fitting and orthogonal polynomials. Bivariate normal distribution. Regression-linear, polynomial. Distribution of the correlation coefficient, Partial and multiple correlation, Intraclass correlation, Correlation ratio. Standard errors and large sample test. Sampling distributions of sample mean, sample variance, t, chi-square and F; tests of significance based on them, Small sample tests. Non-parametric tests-Goodness of fit, sign, median, run, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, Wald-Wolfowitz and Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Order statistics- minimum, maximum, range and median. Concept of Asymptotic relative efficiency. (iii) Numerical Analysis: Finite differences of different orders:Δ, Ε and D operators, factorial representation of a polynomial, separation of symbols, sub-division of intervals, differences of zero. Concept of interpolation and extrapolation: Newton Gregory's forward and backward interpolation formulae for equal intervals, divided differences and their properties, Newton's formula for divided difference, Lagrange's formula for unequal intervals, central difference formula due to Gauss, Sterling and Bessel, concept of error terms in interpolation formula. Inverse interpolation: Different methods of inverse interpolation. Numerical Integration: Trapezoidal, Simpson's one-third and three-eight rule and Waddles rule. Summation of Series: Whose general term (i) is the first difference of a function (ii) is in geometric progression. Numerical solutions of differential equations: Euler's Method, Milne's Method, Picard's Method and Runge-Kutta Method. (iv) Computer application and Data Processing: Basics of Computer: Operations of a computer, Different units of a computer system like central processing unit, memory unit, arithmetic and logical unit, input unit, output unit etc., Hardware including different types of input, output and peripheral devices, Software, system and application software, number systems, Operating systems, packages and utilities, Low and High level languages, Compiler, Assembler, Memory – RAM, ROM, unit of computer memory (bits, bytes etc.), Network – LAN, WAN, internet, intranet, basics of computer security, virus, antivirus, firewall, spyware, malware etc. Basics of Programming: Algorithm, Flowchart, Data, Information, Database, overview of different programming languages, frontend and backend of a project, variables, control structures, arrays and their usages, functions, modules, loops, conditional statements, exceptions, debugging and related concepts. STATISTICS- II (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (For ISS only) (i) Linear Models: Theory of linear estimation, Gauss-Markov linear models, estimable functions, error and estimation space, normal equations and least square estimators, estimation of error variance, estimation with correlated observations, properties of least square estimators, generalized inverse of a matrix and solution of normal equations, variances and covariances of least square estimators. One-way and two-way classifications, fixed, random and mixed effects models. Analysis of variance (two-way classification only), multiple comparison tests due to Tukey, Scheffe and Student-Newmann-Keul-Duncan. (ii) Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing: Characteristics of good estimator. Estimation methods of maximum likelihood, minimum chi-square, moments and least squares. Optimal properties of maximum likelihood estimators. Minimum variance unbiased estimators. Minimum variance bound estimators. Cramer-Rao inequality. Bhattacharya bounds. Sufficient estimator. factorization theorem. Complete statistics. Rao-Blackwell theorem. Confidence interval estimation. Optimum confidence bounds. Resampling, Bootstrap and Jacknife. Hypothesis testing: Simple and composite hypotheses. Two kinds of error. Critical region. Different types of critical regions and similar regions. Power function. Most powerful and uniformly most powerful tests. Neyman-Pearson fundamental lemma. Unbiased test. Randomized test. Likelihood ratio test. Wald's SPRT, OC and ASN functions. Elements of decision theory. (iii) Official Statistics: National and International official statistical system Official Statistics: (a) Need, Uses, Users, Reliability, Relevance, Limitations, Transparency, its visibility (b) Compilation, Collection, Processing, Analysis and Dissemination, Agencies Involved, Methods National Statistical Organization: Vision and Mission, NSSO and CSO; roles and responsibilities; Important activities, Publications etc. National Statistical Commission: Need, Constitution, its role, functions etc; Legal Acts/ Provisions/ Support for Official Statistics; Important Acts Index Numbers: Different Types, Need, Data Collection Mechanism, Periodicity, Agencies Involved, Uses Sector Wise Statistics: Agriculture, Health, Education, Women and Child etc. Important Surveys & Census, Indicators, Agencies and Usages etc. National Accounts: Definition, Basic Concepts; issues; the Strategy, Collection of Data and Release. Population Census: Need, Data Collected, Periodicity, Methods of data collection, dissemination, Agencies involved. Misc: Socio Economic Indicators, Gender Awareness/Statistics, Important Surveys and Censuses. STATISTICS- III (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE) (For ISS only) (i) Sampling Techniques: Concept of population and sample, need for sampling, complete enumeration versus sampling, basic concepts in sampling, sampling and Non-sampling error, Methodologies in sample surveys (questionnaires, sampling design and methods followed in field investigation) by NSSO. Subjective or purposive sampling, probability sampling or random sampling, simple random sampling with and without replacement, estimation of population mean, population proportions and their standard errors. Stratified random sampling, proportional and optimum allocation, comparison with simple random sampling for fixed sample size. Covariance and Variance Function. Ratio, product and regression methods of estimation, estimation of population mean, evaluation of Bias and Variance to the first order of approximation, comparison with simple random sampling. Systematic sampling (when population size (N) is an integer multiple of sampling size (n)). Estimation of population mean and standard error of this estimate, comparison with simple random sampling. Sampling with probability proportional to size (with and without replacement method), Des Raj and Das estimators for n=2, Horvitz-Thomson's estimator Equal size cluster sampling: estimators of population mean and total and their standard errors, comparison of cluster sampling with SRS in terms of intra-class correlation coefficient. Concept of multistage sampling and its application, two-stage sampling with equal number of second stage units, estimation of population mean and total. Double sampling in ratio and regression methods of estimation. Concept of Interpenetrating Sub-Sampling. (ii) Econometrics: Nature of econometrics, the general linear model (GLM) and its extensions, ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation and prediction, generalized least squares (GLS) estimation and prediction, heteroscedastic disturbances, pure and mixed estimation. Auto correlation, its consequences and tests. Theil BLUS procedure, estimation and prediction, multi-collinearity problem, its implications and tools for handling the problem, ridge regression. Linear regression and stochastic regression, instrumental variable estimation, errors in variables, autoregressive linear regression, lagged variables, distributed lag models, estimation of lags by OLS method, Koyck's geometric lag model. Simultaneous linear equations model and its generalization, identification problem, restrictions on structural parameters, rank and order conditions. Estimation in simultaneous equations model, recursive systems, 2 SLS estimators, limited information estimators, k- class estimators, 3 SLS estimator, full information maximum likelihood method, prediction and simultaneous confidence intervals. (iii) Applied Statistics: Index Numbers: Price relatives and quantity or volume relatives, Link and chain relatives composition of index numbers; Laspeyre's, Paasches', Marshal Edgeworth and Fisher index numbers; chain base index number, tests for index number, Construction of index numbers of wholesale and consumer prices, Income distribution-Pareto and Engel curves, Concentration curve, Methods of estimating national income, Inter-sectoral flows, Inter-industry table, Role of CSO. Demand Analysis Time Series Analysis: Economic time series, different components, illustration, additive and multiplicative models, determination of trend, seasonal and cyclical fluctuations. Time-series as discrete parameter stochastic process, auto covariance and autocorrelation functions and their properties. Exploratory time Series analysis, tests for trend and seasonality, exponential and moving average smoothing. Holt and Winters smoothing, forecasting based on smoothing. Detailed study of the stationary processes: (1) moving average (MA), (2) auto regressive (AR), (3) ARMA and (4) AR integrated MA (ARIMA) models. Box-Jenkins models, choice of AR and MA periods. Discussion (without proof) of estimation of mean, auto covariance and autocorrelation functions under large sample theory, estimation of ARIMA model parameters. Spectral analysis of weakly stationary process, periodogram and correlogram analyses, computations based on Fourier transform. STATISTICS-IV (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE) (For ISS only) (Equal number of questions i.e. 50% weightage from all the sub-sections below and Candidates have to choose any two sub-sections and answer) (i) Operations Research and Reliability: Definition and Scope of Operations Research: phases in Operation Research, models and their solutions, decision- making under uncertainty and risk, use of different criteria, sensitivity analysis. Transportation and assignment problems. Bellman's principle of optimality, general formulation, computational methods and application of dynamic programming to LPP. Decision-making in the face of competition, two-person games, pure and mixed strategies, existence of solution and uniqueness of value in zero-sum games, finding solutions in 2x2, 2xm and mxn games. Analytical structure of inventory problems, EOQ formula of Harris, its sensitivity analysis and extensions allowing quantity discounts and shortages. Multi-item inventory subject to constraints. Models with random demand, the static risk model. P and Q- systems with constant and random lead times. Queuing models – specification and effectiveness measures. Steady-state solutions of M/M/1 and M/M/c models with associated distributions of queue-length and waiting time. M/G/1 queue and Pollazcek-Khinchine result. Sequencing and scheduling problems. 2-machine n-job and 3-machine n-job problems with identical machine sequence for all jobs Branch and Bound method for solving travelling salesman problem. Replacement problems – Block and age replacement policies. PERT and CPM – basic concepts. Probability of project completion. Reliability concepts and measures, components and systems, coherent systems, reliability of coherent systems. Life-distributions, reliability function, hazard rate, common univariate life distributions – exponential, weibull, gamma, etc. Bivariate exponential distributions. Estimation of parameters and tests in these models. Notions of aging – IFR, IFRA, NBU, DMRL and NBUE classes and their duals. Loss of memory property of the exponential distribution. Reliability estimation based on failure times in variously censored life-tests and in tests with replacement of failed items. Stress-strength reliability and its estimation. (ii) Demography and Vital Statistics: Sources of demographic data, census, registration, ad-hoc surveys, Hospital records, Demographic profiles of the Indian Census. Complete life table and its main features, Uses of life table. Makehams and Gompertz curves. National life tables. UN model life tables. Abridged life tables. Stable and stationary populations. Measurement of Fertility: Crude birth rate, General fertility rate, Age specific birth rate, Total fertility rate, Gross reproduction rate, Net reproduction rate. Measurement of Mortality: Crude death rate, Standardized death rates, Age-specific death rates, Infant Mortality rate, Death rate by cause. Internal migration and its measurement, migration models, concept of international migration. Net migration. International and postcensal estimates. Projection method including logistic curve fitting. Decennial population census in India. (iii) Survival Analysis and Clinical Trial: Concept of time, order and random censoring, likelihood in the distributions – exponential, gamma, Weibull, lognormal, Pareto, Linear failure rate, inference for these distribution. Life tables, failure rate, mean residual life and their elementary classes and their properties. Estimation of survival function – actuarial estimator, Kaplan – Meier estimator, estimation under the assumption of IFR/DFR, tests of exponentiality against non-parametric classes, total time on test. Two sample problem – Gehan test, log rank test. Semi-parametric regression for failure rate – Cox's proportional hazards model with one and several covariates, rank test for the regression coefficient. Competing risk model, parametric and non-parametric inference for this model. Introduction to clinical trials: the need and ethics of clinical trials, bias and random error in clinical studies, conduct of clinical trials, overview of Phase I – IV trials, multicenter trials. Data management: data definitions, case report forms, database design, data collection systems for good clinical practice. Design of clinical trials: parallel vs. cross-over designs, cross-sectional vs. longitudinal designs, review of factorial designs, objectives and endpoints of clinical trials, design of Phase I trials, design of single-stage and multi-stage Phase II trials, design and monitoring of phase III trials with sequential stopping, Reporting and analysis: analysis of categorical outcomes from Phase I – III trials, analysis of survival data from clinical trials. (iv) Quality Control: Statistical process and product control: Quality of a product, need for quality control, basic concept of process control, process capability and product control, general theory of control charts, causes of variation in quality, control limits, sub grouping summary of out of control criteria, charts for attributes p chart, npchart, c-chart, V chart, charts for variables: R, (X,R), ( Χ ,σ) charts. Basic concepts of process monitoring and control; process capability and process optimization. General theory and review of control charts for attribute and variable data; O.C. and A.R.L. of control charts; control by gauging; moving average and exponentially weighted moving average charts; Cu-Sum charts using V-masks and decision intervals; Economic design of X-bar chart. Acceptance sampling plans for attributes inspection; single and double sampling plans and their properties; plans for inspection by variables for one-sided and two-sided specification. (v) Multivariate Analysis: Multivariate normal distribution and its properties. Random sampling from multivariate normal distribution. Maximum likelihood estimators of parameters, distribution of sample mean vector. Wishart matrix – its distribution and properties, distribution of sample generalized variance, null and non-null distribution of multiple correlation coefficients. Hotelling's T² and its sampling distribution, application in test on mean vector for one and more multivariate normal population and also on equality of components of a mean vector in multivariate normal population. Classification problem: Standards of good classification, procedure of classification based on multivariate normal distributions. Principal components, dimension reduction, canonical variates and canonical correlation – definition, use, estimation and computation. (vi) Design and Analysis of Experiments: Analysis of variance for one way and two way classifications, Need for design of experiments, basic principle of experimental design (randomization, replication and local control), complete analysis and layout of completely randomized design, randomized block design and Latin square design, Missing plot technique. Split Plot Design and Strip Plot Design. Factorial experiments and confounding in 2n and 3n experiments. Analysis of covariance. Analysis of non-orthogonal data. Analysis of missing data. (vii) Computing with C and R: Basics of C: Components of C language, structure of a C program, Data type, basic data types, Enumerated data types, Derived data types, variable declaration, Local, Global, Parametric variables, Assignment of Variables, Numeric, Character, Real and String constants, Arithmetic, Relation and Logical operators, Assignment operators, Increment and decrement operators, conditional operators, Bitwise operators, Type modifiers and expressions, writing and interpreting expressions, using expressions in statements. Basic input/output. Control statements: conditional statements, if – else, nesting of if – else, else if ladder, switch statements, loops in c, for, while, do – while loops, break, continue, exit (), goto and label declarations, One dimensional two dimensional and multidimensional arrays. Storage classes: Automatic variables, External variables, Static variables, Scope and lifetime of declarations. Functions: classification of functions, functions definition and declaration, assessing a function, return statement, parameter passing in functions. Pointers (concept only). Structure: Definition and declaration; structure (initialization) comparison of structure variable; Array of structures : array within structures, structures within structures, passing structures to functions; Unions accessing a union member, union of structure, initialization of a union variable, uses of union. Introduction to linked list, linear linked list, insertion of a node in list, removal of a node from list. Files in C: Defining and opening a file, input – output operation on a file, creating a file, reading a file. Statistics Methods and techniques in R. APPENDIX-II BRIEF PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE SERVICES TO WHICH RECRUITMENT IS BEING MADE THROUGH THIS EXAMINATION 1. Candidates selected for appointment to either of two services will be appointed to Junior Time Scale of the Services on probation for a period of two years which may be extended if necessary. During the period of probation, the candidates will be required to undergo such courses of training and instructions and to pass such examination and tests as the Government may determine. 2. If in the opinion of Government the work or conduct of the officer on probation is unsatisfactory or shows that he/she is unlikely to become efficient Government may discharge him/her forthwith. 3. On the expiry of the period of probation or of any extension, if the Government are of opinion that a candidate is not fit for the permanent appointment, Government may discharge him. 4. On completion of the period of probation to the satisfaction of Government, the candidate shall if considered fit for permanent appointment, be confirmed in his/her appointment subject to the availability of substantive vacancies in permanent posts. 5. Prescribed scales of pay for the Services to which the recruitment is being made are as follows: (A) Indian Economic Service: +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | No. | Level/Post | Pay Level and Pay Matrix | +=====+===================================+=============================+ | (i) | Apex Scale (Principal Economic | Level 17 - Rs.2,25,000 | | | Adviser or equivalent. | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (ii)| Higher Administrative Grade/Senior| Level 15 - Rs.1,82,200-2,24,100 | | | Economic Adviser/Senior Adviser | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (iii)| Senior Administrative Grade/ | Level 14 - Rs.1,44,200 - 2,18,200 | | | Economic Adviser/Adviser | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (iv)| Non-Functional Selection Grade | Level 13 - Rs. 1,18,500 – 2,14,100 | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (v) | Director/ Addl. Economic Adviser | Level 12 - Rs. 78,800 – 2,09,200 | | | Junior Administrative Grade/Joint | | | | Director/Dy. Economic Adviser | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (vi)| Senior Time Scale/Dy. Director/ | Level 11 - Rs.67,700 – 2,08,700 | | | Asstt. Economic Adviser | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (vii)| Junior Time Scale/Asstt. | Level 10 - Rs.56,100 – 1,77,500 | | | Director/Research Officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ (B) Indian Statistical Service: +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | No. | Level/Post | Pay Level and Pay Matrix | +=====+==================================+=============================+ | (i) | High Administrative Grade Plus | Level 16 - Rs.2,05,400-2,24,400 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (ii)| High Administrative Grade | Level 15 - Rs.1,82,200-2,24,100 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (iii)| Senior Administrative Grade | Level 14 - Rs.1,44,200 – 2,18,200 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (iv)| Non-Functional Selection Grade | Level 13 - Rs. 1,18,500 – 2,14,100 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (v) | Junior Administrative Grade | Level 12 - Rs.78,800 – 2,09,200 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (vi)| Senior Time Scale | Level 11 - Rs.67,700 – 2,08,700 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | (vii)| Junior Time Scale | Level 10 - Rs.56,100 – 1,77,500 | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 6. Promotion to the next Grade of the service will be made in accordance with the provisions of Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Rules, as amended from time to time. An officer belonging to the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service will be liable to serve anywhere in India or abroad under the Central Government and may be required to serve in any State Government or non-Governmental organization on deputation for a specified period. 7. Conditions of Service, leave and pension, etc. for officers of the Service will be governed by the rule applicable to members of others Central Civil Services Group 'A'. 8. Conditions of Provident Fund are the same as laid down in the General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules subject to such modifications as may be made by Government from time to time. APPENDIX-III REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES 1. These regulations are published for the convenience of candidates and to enable them to ascertain the probability of their being of the required physical standard. The regulations are also intended to provide guidelines to the medical examiners. Note: "The Medical Board while conducting medical examination of the candidates who have applied against the posts reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability will keep the relevant provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 wherein the extent of permissible physical disability has been defined." 2. (a)The Government of India reserve to themselves absolute discretion to reject or accept any candidate after considering the report of the Medical Board. (b) The medical examination shall be conducted in two parts, i.e. Part I which shall consist of the entire medical examination which the medical board may prescribe for a candidate except the Radiographic Examination of the chest (X-ray test) and Part II which shall consist of Radiographic Examination (X-ray test of the chest). The Part II shall be conducted only in respect of the candidates who have been declared finally successful on the basis of the examination. 1. To be passed as fit for appointment a candidate must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties of his/her appointment. 2. In the matter of the correlation of age, height and chest girth of the candidates of Indian (including Anglo-Indian) race it is left to the Medical Board to use whatever correlation figures are considered most suitable as a guide in the examination of the candidates. If there be any disproportion with regard to height, weight and chest girth, the candidates should be hospitalized for investigation and X-ray of the chest taken before the candidate is declared fit or not by the Board. However, the X-ray of the chest will be done in respect of only such candidates who are directed to appear before the Medical Board for Part II of the medical examination. 3. The candidates' height will be measured as follows:- He/she remove his/her shoes and be placed against the standard with his/her feet together and the weight thrown on the heels and not on the toes or other sides of the feet. He/she will stand erect without rigidity and with the heels calve buttocks and shoulders touching the standard. The chain will be depressed to bring the vertex of the head level under the horizontal bar and the height will be recorded in centimeters' and part of a centimeter to halves. 4. The candidates' chest will be measured, as follows:- He/she will be made to stand erect with his/her feet together and to raise his/her arms over his/her head. The tape will be so adjusted round the chest that its upper edge touches the interior angles of the shoulder blades behind and lies in the same horizontal plane when the tape is taken round the chest. The arms will then be lowered to hang loosely by the side and care will be taken that the shoulders are not thrown upwards or backwards so as to displace the tape. The candidate will then be directed to take deep inspiration several times and the maximum expansion of the chest will be carefully noted and the minimum and maximum will then be recorded in centimeter 84- 89, 86-93 etc. In recording the measurements, fractions of less than a centimeter should not be noted. Ν.Β.: The height and chest of the candidate should be measured twice before coming to a final decision. 5. The candidate will also be weighted, and his/her weight recorded in kilograms; fraction of half kilogram should not be noted. 6. (a) The candidate's eye-sight will be tested in accordance with the following rules. The result of each test will be recorded. (b) There shall be no limit for minimum naked eye vision but the naked eye vision of the candidates shall however be recorded by the Medical Board or other medical authority in every case, as it will furnish the basic information in regard to the condition of the eye. (c) The following standards are prescribed for distant and near vision with or without glasses: +---------------------+---------------------+-------------+-------------+ | Distant Vision | Near Vision | | | +=====================+=====================+=============+=============+ | Better eye | Worse eye | Better eye | Worse eye | | (Corrected Vision) | (Corrected Vision) | | | +---------------------+---------------------+-------------+-------------+ | 6/9 or 6/9 | 6/9 or 6/12 | J-I | J-II | +---------------------+---------------------+-------------+-------------+ (d) In every case of myopia fundus examination should be carried out and the results recorded. In the event of pathological condition being present which is likely to be progressive and affect the efficiency of the candidate, he/she should be declared unfit. (e) Field of Vision— The field of vision will be tested by the confrontation method. When such test gives unsatisfactory or doubtful result the field of vision should be determined on the perimeter. (f) Night Blindness— Broadly there are two types of night blindness: (1) as a result of Vit. A deficiency and (2) as a result of Organic Disease of Retina-a common cause being Refinits Pigmentosa in (1) the fundus is normal generally seen in younger age-group and ill-nourished Persons and improves by the large doses of Vit. A and (2) the fundus is often involved and mere fundus examination will reveal the condition in majority of cases. The patient in this category is an adult and may not suffer from malnutrition. Persons seeking employment for higher posts in the Government will fall in this category. For both (1) and (2) dark adaptation test will reveal the conditions. For (2) specially when fundus is not involved electro-retinography is required to be done. Both these tests (dark adaptation) and retinography are time consuming and require specialized set-up and equipment and thus are not possible as a routine test in a medical check-up. Because of these technical considerations it is for the Ministry/Department to indicate if these tests for night blindness are required to be done. This will depend upon the job requirement and nature of duties to be performed by the prospective Government employee. (g) Ocular condition, other than visual acuity— (i) Any organic disease or a progressive refractive error which is likely to result in lowering the visual acuity should be considered a disqualification. (ii) Squint—For technical services where the presence of binocular vision is essential, squint, even if the visual acuity in each eye is of the prescribed standard should be considered disqualification. For other services the presence of squint should not be considered as disqualification if the visual acuity is of the prescribed standard. (iii) One eye—If a person has one eye or if he/she has one eye which has normal vision and the other eye is amblyopic or has subnormal vision, the usual effect is that the person lacks stereoscopic vision for perception of death. Such vision is not necessary for many civil posts. The Medical Board may recommend as fit such person provided the normal eye has : (i) 6/6 distant vision and J-I near vision with or without glasses provided the error in any meridian is not more than 4 dioptres for distant vision. (ii) full field of vision. (iii) normal colour vision, wherever required : Provided the board is satisfied that the candidate can perform all the functions for the particular job in question. (h) Contact Lenses— During the medical examination of a candidate, the use of contact lenses is not to be allowed. It is necessary that when conducting eye tests, the illumination of the type letters for distant vision should have an illumination 15 foot-candles. 7. Blood Pressure —The board will use its discretion regarding Blood Pressure. A rough method of calculating normal maximum systolic pressure is as follows: (i) With young subjects 15-25 years of the age the average is about 100 plus the age. (ii) With subjects over 25 years of age the general rule of 110 plus half the age seems quite satisfactory. N.B. — As a general rule any systolic pressure over 140 mm and diastolic over 90 mm should be regarded as suspicious and the candidate should be hospitalised by the Board before giving their Final opinion regarding the candidate's fitness otherwise. The hospitalisation report should indicate whether the rise in blood pressure, is of a transient nature due to excitement etc. or whether it is due to any organic disease. In all such cases X-ray and electrocardiographic examination of heart and blood urea clearance test should also be done as a routine. The final decision as to the fitness or otherwise of a candidate will, however, rest with the Medical Board only. Method of taking Blood Pressure:- The mercury monometer type of instrument should be used as a rule. The measurement should not be taken within fifteen minutes of any exercise or excitement provided the patient and particularly his arm is relaxed he may be either lying or sitting. The arm supported comfortably at the patient's side in it more or less horizontal position. The arm should be freed from clothes to the shoulder. The cuff completely deflated should be applied with the middle of the rubber over the inner side of the arm and its lower edge an inch or two above the bend of the elbow. The following turns of clothes bandage should spread evenly over the bas to avoid bulging during inflation. The bronchial artery is located by palpitation at the bend of the elbow and the stethoscope is then applied lightly and centrally over it below but not in contract with the cuff. This is inflated to about 200 mm. Hg. and then slowly deflated. The level at which the column stands when soft successive sounds are heard represents the systolic pressure. When more air is allowed to escape the sounds will be heard to increase in intensity. The level of the column at which the well-heard clear sounds change to soft muffled fading sounds represents the diastolic pressure. The measurements should be taken in a fairly brief period of time as prolonged pressure of cuff is irritating to the patient and will vitiate the readings. Rechecking if necessary, should be done only a few minutes after complete deflation of the cuff (sometimes, as the cuff is deflated sounds are heard or at a certain level; they may disappear as pressure falls and reappear at a still lower level. The ‘Silent Gap' may cause error on reading). 8. The urine (passed in the presence of the examiner) should be examined and the result recorded. Where a Medical Board finds sugar present in a candidate's urine by the usual chemical tests the Board will proceed with the examination with all its other aspects and will also specially note any signs or symptoms suggestive of diabetes. It expect for the glycosuria the Board finds the candidate confirm to the standard of medical fitness required they may pass the candidate fit subject to the glycosuria being non-diabetic and the Board will refer the case to a specified specialist in Medicine who has hospital and laboratory facilities at his disposal. The Medical Specialist will carry out whatever examination, clinical and laboratory he/she considers necessary including a standard blood sugar tolerance test and will submit his/her opinion to the Medical Board upon which the Medical Board will base its final opinion "fit" or "unfit". The candidate will not be required to appear in person before the Board on the second occasion. To exclude the effects of medication it may be 'necessary to retain a candidate for several days in hospital' under strict supervision. 9. A woman candidate who as a result of tests is found to be pregnant of 12 weeks standing or over should be declared temporarily unfit until the confinement is over. She should be re-examined for a fitness certificate six weeks after the date of confinement subject to the production of a medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. 10. The following additional points should be observed: (a) That the candidate's hearing in each ear is good and that there is no sign of disease of the ear. In case it is defective the candidate should be got examined by the ear specialist: Provided that, if the defect in hearing is remediable by operation or by use of a hearing aid candidate cannot be declared unfit on that account, provided he/she has no progressive disease in the ear. The following are the guidelines for the medical examining authority in this regard:- (1) Marked or total deafness in one ear other ear being normal Fit for non-technical jobs if the deafness is up to 30 decibels in higher frequency. (2)Perceptive, deafness in both ears in which some improvement is possible Fit in respect of both technical and non-technical job if the deafness is up to 30 decibels in speech frequency of 1000 to 4000. (3) Perforation, tympanic membrane of central or marginal type. (i) One ear normal other ear perforation of tympanic membrane present—Temporarily unfit. (4) Ears with Mastoid cavity, sub-normal hearing on one side/on both sides. Under improved conditions of Ear Surgery a candidate with marginal or other perforation in both ears should be given chance by declaring him temporarily unfit and then he may be considered under 4 (ii) below: (ii) Marginal or attic perforation in both ears—Unfit. (iii) Central perforation in both ears—Temporarily unfit. (5) Persistently/discharging ear operated/unoperated. Temporarily unfit for both technical and non- technical jobs. (6) Chronic inflammatory/ allergic conditions of nose with or without bony deformities of nasal septum. (i) A decision will be taken as per circumstances of individual case. (ii) If deviated nasal septum is present with symptoms—Temporarily unfit. (7) Chronic inflammatory/ conditions of tonsils and or Larynx. Larynx—Fit. (i) Chronic inflammatory conditions of tonsils and/or (ii) Hoarseness of voice of severe degree if present then — Temporarily unfit. (8) Benign or locally malignant tumours of the ENT (i) Benign tumors— Temporarily unfit. (ii) Malignant tumors—Unfit. (9)Otosclerosis If the hearing is within 30 decibles after operation or with the help of hearing aid—Fit. (10) Congenital defects of ear, nose or throat. (i) If not interfering with functions —Fit. (ii) Stuttering of severe degree—Unfit. (11) Nasal Poly (i) Temporarily Unfit; (b) that his/her speech is without impediment; (c) that his/her teeth are in good order and that he/she provided with dentures where necessary for effective mastication (well filled teeth will be consider as sound); (d) that the chest is well formed and his/her chest expansion sufficient; and that his//her heart and lungs are sound; (e) that there is no evidence of any abdominal disease; (f) that he/she is not ruptured; (g) that he/she does not suffer from hydrocele a severe degree of varicoele, varicose veins or piles; (h) that his/her limbs, hands and feet are well formed and developed and that there is free and perfect motion of all joints; (i) that he/she does not suffer from any inveterate skin-disease; (j) that there is no congenital malformation or defect; (k) that he/she does bear traces of acute or chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitutions; (l) that he/she bears marks of efficient vaccination; and (m) that he/she is free from communicable disease. 11. Radiographic examination of the chest for detecting any abnormality of the heart and lungs, which may not be apparent by ordinary physical examination, will be restricted to only such candidates who are declared finally successful at the concerned Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination. `The decision of the Chairman of the Central Standing Medical Board (conducting the medical examination of the concerned candidate) about the fitness of the candidate shall be final. 12. In case of doubt regarding health of a candidate, the Chairman of the Medical Board may consult a suitable Hospital specialist to decide the issue of fitness or unfitness of the candidate for Government Service, e.g. if a candidate is suspected to suffering from any mental defect or aberration, the Chairman of the Board may consult a Hospital Psychiatrist/Psychologist, etc. When any defect is found it must be noted in the certificate and the medical examiner should state his/her opinion whether or not it is likely to interfere with efficient performance of the duties which will be required of the candidate. 13. The candidate filing an appeal against the decision of the Medical Board has to deposit an appeal fee of Rs.50 in such manner as may be prescribed by the Government of India in this behalf. This fee would be refunded if the candidate is declared fit by the Appellate Medical Board. The candidates may, if they like, enclose medical certificate in support of their claim of being fit. Appeal should be submitted within 21 days of the date of the communication in which the decision of the Medical Board is communicated to the candidates; otherwise, request for second medical examination by an Appellate Medical Board will not be entertained. The medical examination by the Appellate Medical Board would be arranged at New Delhi only and no travelling allowance or daily allowance will be admissible to the journey performed in connection with the medical examination. Necessary action to arrange medical examination by Appellate Medical Board would be taken by the Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Economic Affairs or the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation as the case may be; on receipt of appeals accompanied by the prescribed fee. 14. The medical standards in respect of transgender candidates of Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service are as follows: (a) Transgender candidates shall be examined as per the format for any other candidates. However, the physical parameters like Height, Weight and Chest expansion, the limits as applicable to female shall be applicable. While examining the genital region, the physical characteristics shall be examined for 'Male', 'Female' or the Third category. (b) A special Standing Medical Board of doctor comprising (a) Gynecology, (b) Surgery/Urology and (c) Endocrinology shall confirm the facts whether transgender person is (a) Male to Female or (b) Female to Male. This board's findings shall be necessary to put the sex of the transgender person in the correct sub-category. All transgender applicants shall be mandatorily referred to this board. Physical examination guidelines for female candidates:- (a) An undertaking shall be taken from the candidate regarding her gynecological condition whether she is suffering from any disease/pregnancy or not. (b) Pelvic examination (finger examination) is to be performed only in symptomatic married candidate if need arises. (c) Ultrasonography abdomen (especially pelvis for uterus and adnexa) to be done for all symptomatic female candidate if need arises. (d) Rectal exam is not needed for female candidates. Non-invasive test like UPT and Ultrasound abdomen and pelvis have good sensitivity and specifically to detect Gynecological and surgical condition. Medical Board's Report The following intimation is made for the guidance of the Medical Examiner:— The standard of physical fitness to be adopted should make due allowance for the age and length of service, if any of the candidate concerned. No person will be deemed qualified for admission to the Public Service who shall not satisfy Government or the appointing authority as the case may be, that he/she has no disease, constitutional affection or bodily infirmity unfitting him/her likely to unfit him/her for that service. It should be understood that the question of fitness involves the future as well as the present and that one of the main objects of medical examination is to secure continuous effective service, and in the case of candidates for permanent appointment to prevent early pension or payments in case of premature death. It is at the same time to be noted that the question is one of the likelihood of continuous effective service and the rejection of a candidate need not be advised on account of the presence of a defect which is only a small proportion of cases is found to interfere with continuous effective service. The Board should normally consist of three members: (i) a Physician, (ii) a Surgeon and (iii) an Ophthalmologist all of whom should as far as practicable be of equal status. A lady doctor will be co-opted as a member of the Medical Board whenever a woman candidate is to be examined. Candidates appointed to the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service are liable for field service in or out of India. In case of such a candidate the Medical Board should specifically record their opinion as to his/her fitness or otherwise for field service. The report of the Medical Board should be treated as confidential. In case where a candidate is declared unfit for appointment in the Government service, the grounds for rejection may be communicated to the candidate in broad terms without giving minute details regarding the defects pointed out by the Medical Board. In case where a Medical Board considers that a minor disability disqualifying a candidate for Government service can be cured by treatment, (medical or surgical) a statement to that effect should be recorded by the Medical Board. There is no objection to a candidate being informed of the Board's opinion to this effect by the appointing authority and when a cure has been affected it will be open to the authority concerned to ask for another Medical Board. In case of candidates who are to be declared "Temporarily unfit" the period specified for re-examination should not ordinarily exceed six months at the maximum. On re-examination after the specified period these candidates should not be declared temporarily unfit for a further period but a final decision in regard to their fitness for appointment or otherwise should be given. (a) Candidate's statement and declaration The candidate must make the statement required below prior to his/her Medical Examination and must sign the Declaration appended thereto. His/her attention is specially directed to the warning contained in the note below: 1. State your name in full (in block letters) 2. State your age and birth place 3. (a) Do you belong to races such as Gorkhas, Garhwali, Assamese, Nagaland Tribes etc. whose average height is distinctly lower? Answer ‘Yes' or 'No' and if the answer is 'Yes' state the name of the race. (b) Have you ever had small pox, intermittent or any other fever enlargement or suppuration of glands, spitting of blood, asthma, heart disease, lung diseases, fainting attacks, rheumatism appendicitis Or Any other disease of accident requiring confinement to bed and medical or surgical treatment? 4. Have you suffered from any form of nervousness due to overwork or any other cause 5. Furnish the following particulars concerning your family: +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Father's age | Father's age | No. of brothers | No. of brothers | | if living and | at death and | living, their | dead, their | | state of | cause of death | ages and | ages at death | | health | | state of health | and cause of death | +=================+===========================+=======================+=======================+ | 1. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 2. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 3. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Mother's age | Mother's age at | No. of sisters | No. of sisters | | if living and | death and cause | living, their | dead, their | | state of | of death | ages and | ages at death | | health | | state of health | and cause of death | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 1. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 2. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 3. | | | | +-----------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ 6. Have you been examined by a Medical Board before? 7. If answer to above is 'yes' please state what Service/ Services, you were examined for? 8. Who was the examining authority? 9. When and where was the Medical Board held? 10. Results of the Medical Board's examination, if communicated to you or if, know? 11. All the above answers, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and correct and I shall be liable for action under law for any material infirmity in the information furnished by me, or suppression of relevant material information. The furnishing of false information or suppression of any factual information would be a disqualification and is likely to render me unfit for employment under the Government. If the fact that false information has been furnished or that there has been suppression of any factual information comes to notice at anytime during my service, my services would be liable to be terminated. Candidate's Signature Signed in my presence Signature of the Chairman of the Board PROFORMA-I Report of the Medical Board on Physical examination of (Name of Candidate).. 1. General development: Good.............Fair...............Poor............... Nutrition: Thin............Average............Obese.........Height (without shoes)..................... Weight: Best Weight.........Best.................. Weight.........When.............any recent change in weight.................... Temperature.................... Girth of Chest: (a) After full inspiration..................... (b) After full expiration..................... 2. Skin:(Any obvious disease)..................... 3. Eyes: (a) Any disease..................... (b) Night blindness..................... (c) Defect in colour vision..................... (d) Field of vision..................... (e) Visual acuity..................... (f) Fundus examination..................... (g) Any refractive surgery done and when +---------------------+-------------+---------------------+ | Acquity of Vision | Naked eye | With Glasses | +=====================+=============+=====================+ | Distant Vision | R.E. | Strength of Glasses | | | L.E. | Sph. Cly. Axis | +---------------------+-------------+---------------------+ | Near Vision | R.E. | | | | L.E. | | +---------------------+-------------+---------------------+ 4. Ears Inspection: Hearing: Right Ear..................... Left Ear..................... 5. Glands............Thyroid..................... 6. Condition of teeth..................... 7. Respiratory system: (Does physical examination reveal anything abnormal in the respiratory organs?)..................... If yes, explain fully:..................... 8. Circulatory System: (a) Heart: Any organic lesions.....................Heart Rate Standing..................... After hopping 25 Times.....................2 minutes after hopping..................... (b) Blood Pressure: Systolic.....................Diastolic..................... 9. Abdomen: Girth.....................Tenderness..................... Hernia..................... (a) Palpable: Liver.....................Spleen..................... Kidneys.....................Tumours..................... (b) Haemorrhoids.....................Fistula..................... 10. Nervous System: Indication of nervous of mental Disabilities. 11. Loco-Motor System: Any abnormality..................... 12. Genitourinary System: Any evidence of Hydrocele, Varicocele, etc. (for males)..................... Date of LMP (for females)..................... Pelvic Examination (for married females)..................... Urine Analysis: (a) Physical appearance..................... (b) Specific Gravity (Sp. Gr.)..................... (c) Albumen..................... (d) Sugar..................... (e) Casts..................... (f) Cells..................... (g)Pregnancy Test (for married females)..................... 13. Report of Screening/X-ray Examination of Chest..................... 14. Is there anything in the health of the candidate likely to render him unfit for the efficient discharge of his duties in the service for which he is a candidate? Note: In case of female candidate, if it is found that she is pregnant of 12 weeks standing or over, she should be declared temporarily unfit, vide regulation 9. 15. (i) Has he been found qualified in-all respect for the efficient and continuous discharge of his duties in the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service ? (ii) Is the candidate fit for FIELD SERVICE? Note (I): The Board should record their findings under one of the following three categories: (i) Fit (ii) Unfit on account of.. (iii) Temporarily unfit on account of. Note (II): The candidate has not undergone chest X-ray test. In view of this, the above findings are not final and are subject to the report on chest X-ray test. Place: Date: Signature Member Member Chairman Seal of the Medical Board PROFORMA-II Candidate's Statement/Declaration 1. State your Name (in block letters) 2. Roll No. To be filled-in by the Medical Board Candidate's Signature Signed in my presence Signature of the Chairman of the Board Note: The Board should record their findings under one of the following three categories in respect of chest X-ray test of the candidate. Name of the Candidate. (i)Fit... (ii)Unfit on account of.. (iii)Temporarily unfit on account of. Place: Date: Signature Member Member Chairman Seal of the Medical Board Appendix-IV A list of Services Identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability along with the Functional Classifications and Physical Requirements Indian Statistical Service:- +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Functional Classification | Physical Requirements | +=====+==================================+==================================+ | a | Blindness (B) | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW (in | | | | Braille/Software) | | | Low Vision (LV) | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE (with| | | | appropriate aids) | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | b | Deaf (D) | SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE | | | Hard of Hearing (HH) | H (with appropriate aids), SP, S,| | | | ST, W, MF, RW, SE | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | c | OA (One Arm affected ), OL (One | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE | | | leg affected), OLA (One arm and | [Mobility should not be affected.| | | one leg affected), BL (Both leg | Persons should be assessed with | | | affected), DW (Dwarfism), LC | appropriate aids and | | | (Leprosy Cured), AAV (Acid Attack| appliances]. | | | Victims) and CP (Cerebral Palsy) | | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | d | SLD (except dyscalculia) | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, N | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | e | Multiple Disability (MD) involve | | | | the following:- | | | | • Locomotor Disability | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW (for | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | Blindness in Braille/Software), | | | with low vision or blindness | SE (for LV only) | | | i.e. OA with LV/B, OL with | | | | LV/B, OLA with LV/B, BL with | | | | LV/B, DW with LV/B, AAV with | | | | LV/B, LC with LV/B. | | | | • Locomotor Disability | SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, H (for | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | HH only) | | | with Deaf (D) or Hard of | | | | Hearing (HH) i.e. OA with | | | | D/HH, OL with D/HH, OLA with | | | | D/HH, BL with D/HH, DW with | | | | D/HH, AAV with D/HH, LC with | | | | D/HH. | | | | • LV with HH | H (with appropriate aids), SP, S,| | | | ST, W, MF, RW, SE (with | | | | appropriate aids) | | | • Locomotor disability | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, N | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | [Mobility should not be affected.| | | with SLD i.e. OA with SLD, OL | Persons should be assessed with | | | with SLD, OAL with SLD, BL | appropriate aids and | | | with SLD, AAV with SLD, DW | appliances]. | | | with SLD | | | | • SLD with LV | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE (with| | | | appropriate aids), N | | | • SLD with HH | H (with appropriate aids), SP, S,| | | | ST, W, MF, RW, SE, N | | | • Locomotor Disability | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW (for | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | Blindness in Braille/Software), | | | with HH | SE (for LV only) | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ Note: H- Hearing, SP - Speaking, S – Sitting, ST – Standing, W – Walking, MF – Manipulation by fingers, RW – Reading & Writing, SE – Seeing, OA - One Arm affected, OL - One Leg affected, OLA - One Leg One Arm affected, N- Numerical calculation ability, C - Communication and BL - Both legs affected. Indian Economic Service:- +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Category for which | Functional Classification | Physical Requirements | | identified | | | +=====+==================================+==================================+ | (a) Blindness and Low Vision | Blindness (B) | MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW (in | | | | Braille/Software) | | | Low Vision (LV) | MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW, SE | | | | with appropriate aids) | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | (b) Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Deaf (D) | MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE | | | Hard of Hearing (HH) | MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, H | | | | (with appropriate aids) | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | (c) Locomotor disability | OA (One Arm affected ), OL (One | MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, Η | | including cerebral palsy, | leg affected), OLA (One arm and | [Mobility should not be affected.| | leprosy cured, dwarfism and| one leg affected), BL (Both leg | Persons should be assessed with | | acid attack victims | affected), CP (Cerebral Palsy), | appropriate aids and | | | DW (Dwarfism), LC (Leprosy Cured),| appliances]. | | | AAV (Acid Attack Victims), SD | | | | (Spinal Deformity) and SI (Spinal| | | | Injury) without any associated | | | | neurological/limb dysfunction | | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | (e) Multiple Disabilities | • Locomotor Disability | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW (for | | (from amongst category (a) | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | Blindness in Braille/Software), | | to (c) excluding cate-gory | with low vision or blindness | SE (for LV only) | | (d), subject to the | (LV) or blindness (B) i.e. OA | | | condition that the post | with LV/B, OL with LV/B, OLA | | | shall not be earmarked for | with LV/B, BL with LV/B, DW | | | combination of complete | with LV/B, AAV with LV/B, LC | | | blindness under category | with LV/B. | | | (a) and complete deafness | | | | under category (b). | | | | | • Locomotor Disability | SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, H (for | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | HH only) | | | with Deaf (D) or Hard of | | | | Hearing (HH) i.e. OA with | | | | D/HH, OL with D/HH, OLA with | | | | D/HH, BL with D/HH, DW with | | | | D/HH, AAV with D/HH, LC with | | | | D/HH. | | | | • LV with HH | H (with appropriate aids), SP, S,| | | | ST, W, MF, RW, SE (with | | | | appropriate aids) | | | • Locomotor Disability | H, SP, S, ST, W, MF, RW (for | | | (excluding muscular dystrophy) | Blindness in Braille/Software), | | | with HH | SE (for LV only) | +-----+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ Note: MF - Manipulation by fingers, S – Sitting, ST – Standing, W – Walking, C – Communication, H- Hearing, SP - Speaking, RW – Reading & Writing, SE – Seeing, OA - One Arm affected, OL - One Leg affected, OLA - One Leg One Arm affected and BL - Both legs affected, SD (Spinal Deformity) and SI (Spinal Injury) without any associated neurological/limb dysfunction. Appendix - V Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write This is to certify that, I have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs. ..................... (name of the candidate with benchmark disability), a person with ..................... (nature and percentage of disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability), S/o/D/o..................... a resident of ..................... (Village/District/State) and to state that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owing to his/her disability. Signature Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care Institution. Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (e.g. Visual Impairment – Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability – Orthopaedic specialist/PMR). Appendix - VI Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe (To be filled by the candidates online to the Commission) Ι....... a candidate with..................... (Name of the disability) appearing for the (Name of the examination)..................... bearing Roll No..................... at..................... (Name of the centre) in the District ..................... (Name of the State). My qualification is ..................... I do hereby state that ..................... (Name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe/reader/lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the aforesaid examination. I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ..................... In case, subsequently it is found that his/her qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post and claims thereto. Place: Date: (Signature of the candidates with Disability) Appendix-VII Certificate for person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing This is to certify that, we have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs. .....................(name of the candidate), S/o/D/o ..................... a resident of ..................... (Village/PO/PS/District/State), aged .....................yrs, a person with ..................... (nature of disability/condition), and to state that he/she has limitation which hampers his/her writing capability owing to his/her above condition. He/she requires support of scribe for writing the examination. 2. The above candidate uses aids and assistive device such as prosthetics & orthotics, hearing aid (name to be specified) which is /are essential for the candidate to appear at the examination, with the assistance of scribe. 3. This certificate is issued only for the purpose of appearing in written examinations conducted by recruitment agencies as well as academic institutions and is valid up to ..................... (it is valid for maximum period of six months or less as may be certified by the medical authority). Signature of medical authority +-----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | (Signature | (Signature & Name) | (Signature | (Signature | (Signature & Name) | | & Name) | | Name) | Name) | | +=================+=======================+=====================+=====================+=====================+ | Orthopedic/PMR | Clinical | Neurologist (if | Occupational | Other Expert, as | | Specialist | Psychologist/ | available) | therapist | nominated by the | | | Rehabilitation | | (if available) | Chairman | | | Psychologist/Psychiatri| | | (if any) | | | st/ Special Educator | | | | +-----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ (Signature & Name) Chief Medical Officer / Civil Surgeon / Chief District Medical Officer ..................... Chairman Name of Government Hospital / Health Care Institution with seal Place: Date: Appendix-VIII Letter of Undertaking by the person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing I ..................... a candidate with..................... (nature of disability/condition) appearing for the ..................... (name of the examination) bearing Roll No..................... at ..................... (name of the centre) in the District ..................... (name of the state). My educational qualification is ..................... 2. I do hereby state that ..................... (name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe for the undersigned for taking the aforementioned examination. 3. I do hereby undertake that his/her qualification is ..................... In case, subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post or certificate/diploma/degree and claims relating thereto. Place: Date: (Signature of the candidate) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA