UPSC IES ISS Eligibility 2025: Age Limit & Qualification
For the aspirants, it is mandatory to know the details of eligibility criteria who are wishing to attend the UPSC IES ISS examination. If the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria he cannot apply for the UPSC IES ISS examination. UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) has released 47 vacancies. The candidates should be aware of age, nationality, minimum education qualification required to get recruited in the post. The candidates who have applied for the UPSC IES/ISS examination, age should be between 21-30 years. However, if the candidate qualifies the written exam he may be rejected in the interview round if he does not authentically satisfy the eligibility criteria.
To know more about the educational qualification, age, number of attempts, nationality, etc; make sure that you satisfy all the criteria. Go through the article to know a detailed view of the eligibility criteria for the UPSC Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service 2025 examination.
UPSC IES ISS Eligibility 2025
The Indian Economic Service/India Statistical Service exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and is open to Indian citizens aged between 21 to 30 years. Additionally, candidates from Nepal, Bhutan, or Tibetans who came to India before January 1, 1962, to settle permanently, are also eligible. General category candidates are allowed a maximum of six attempts to clear the exam.
UPSC IES ISS Age Limit
Age is the major criterion where the higher authorities are going to look. The candidate who has applied for the UPSC IES ISS 2025 examination should not be below the age of 21 and should not be more than 30.
UPSC IES ISS Age Relaxation
The age relaxation is given in the category wise by the UPSC officially the following are the age relaxation for the candidate’s category wise.
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Category |
Age Relaxation(In years) |
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SC |
5 years in upper age limit |
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ST |
5 Years in upper age limit |
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OBC |
3 Years in upper age limit |
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ExService Servicemen including commissioned officer and ECO/SSCOs who served the defense for continuous 5 years as on August 2020, who had been not discharged from the duty due to physical fitness/Invalidment/ misconduct/inefficiency |
Maximum of 5 years |
|
PWD Candidates |
10 years in upper age limit |
Note-
- The candidate needs to show the SSC marks sheet or any other Educational certificate as proof of age.
- If there is no Educational Certificate the candidate needs to show the Birth Certificate or Category Certificate as proof of age
UPSC IES ISS Educational Qualification
The Below table shows you detailed educational qualifications required for UPSC IES and ISS exam.
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Post |
Minimum Educational Qualification |
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Indian Economic Service |
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Indian Statistical Service |
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Note:
In Exceptional Cases, UPSC has none of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that the candidate has passed examination conducted by the other institutions the standard of which in the opinion of the commission. Justifies his/her admission.
UPSC IES ISS Nationality
The nationality is the first aspect seen by the higher authorities and will proceed with the candidate for the further rounds.
The candidate must be an Indian citizen or
a) A Subject from Nepal or
b) A Subject From Bhutan or
c) A Tibetian who came over India before 1st January 1962 who intended to settle in India Permanently.
d) The candidates who migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia Ethiopia, Vietnam, Burma to settle in India permanently.
For the candidates, a, b, c, d; an eligibility certificate had been issued by the government.
UPSC IES ISS Physical Eligibility
The candidates who applied for the UPSC IES/ISS examination must be physically fit as per regulations as per UPSC.
UPSC IES ISS Number of Attempts
The candidate can appear for UPSC IES/ISS examination 6 times for the general category and for OBC it is 9 times and there is no limit for SC/St candidates. The candidate needs to attend the examination by satisfying all the eligibility criteria like age, nationality, minimum educational qualification criteria.
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You can also read other UPSC IES ISS-related articles on below link:
UPSC ISS Exam Pattern
UPSC ISS Selection Process
UPSC IES ISS Syllabus
