UPSC Recruitment 2024: IES/ISS Exam

UPSC Recruitment 2024: UPSC CSE 2024 Vacancy, Apply Online, Eligibility, Fee. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.07/2024-IES/188 DATED: 10.04.2024

(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: 30.04.2024)

INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2024

(COMMISSION’S WEBSITE: https://www.upsc.gov.in)

IMPORTANT

Eligibility: UPSC Recruitment 2024

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service Examination notified by the Government (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) and this Notice of Examination derived from these Rules. Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination.

Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditiona. Mere issue of e-Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up only-after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

How to Apply: UPSC Recruitment 2024

Candidates are required to apply online only by using the website https//www.upsconline.nic.in. It is essentif for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The option to change in OTR profile data shall be available till expiry of 07 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her firat final application for any Examination of the Commission. In case the candidate after registration of OTR, applies for the first time in this examination, last date of modification of OTR would be 07.05.2024.

2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any flekd(s) of the application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 07 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from 01.05.2024 to 07.05.2024. In case a candidate wants to carry out anychange in his/her OTR profile during this period, then he/she should log into the OTR platformand do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile can be made byvisiting the window for Modification in application form.applications after submission of the same.

2.3 Withdrawal of Application: The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw thair applications after submission of the same.

Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in Appendix- Detalled instructions are available on the above mentioned website.

2.4 Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card vis. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose detalls have been provided in the online application by him/her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidato laadvised to carry thia Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled up to 30 April, 2024 till 18:00 Hours.

4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate on the last working day of preceding week of the date of the Examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the UPSC website (https//www.upsconline.nic.in) for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid and active E-Mail I.D. while filling up Online Application Form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Candidates are advised to read carefully “Special Instructions to the Candidates for Conventional Type Tests” (Appendix-III) and “Special Instructions for Objective Type Tests” (Appendix-IV).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP OMR SHEETS:

(a) For both writing and marking answers in the OMR Sheets (Answer Sheet) candidates mustuse black ball point pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil orInk pen.

(b) Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling in details in the OMR answer sheet; especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.

7. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (In Objective Type Question Paper):

Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Paper.

8. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near C’ Gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10:00 Hra. and 17:00 Hrs.

9. Mobile Phones Banned:

(a) The use of 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 blue tooth 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 is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/bluetooth or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as no arrangement for safe-keeping will be made at the venue of the Examination. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

10. Instruction in respect of uploading of Photograph while filling up online application form

(a) The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (ie, the application commencement date).

(b) Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

(c) The candidate’s face should occupy 3 /4^ prime n of the space in the photograph

(d) The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at cach stage of the Examination Process ie. at the time of Written and Interview/Personality Test. For instance, If a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Written and Interview/Personality Teat. Same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

11. The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination. No late entry will be allowed inside the Exam-venue under any circumstances.

12. Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)

The Commission has introduced a time frame of 7 days (a week) i.e. from the next day of the Examination Date to 6:00 PM. of the 7th day is fixed for the candidates to make representations to the Commission on the questions asked in the Papers of the Examination. Such representation must be submitted through the “Online Question Paper Representation Portal [QPRep)” only by accessing the URL http://upsconline/nic/in/miscellaneous/QPRep/. No representation by email/post/hand or by any other mode shall be accepted and the Commission shall not involve into any correspondence with the candidates in this regard. No representation shall be accepted under any circumstances after this window of 7 days is over.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE ONLY. NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.

GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTSS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

No.12/1/2024-E.I(B): A combined competitive examination for recruitment to Junior Time Scale of the Services mentioned in Para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing from 21 June, 2024 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India dated the 10th April, 2024. The examination will be held at the following centres::

AHMEDABADJAMMU
BENGALURUKOLKATA
BHOPALLUCKNOW
CHANDIGARHMUMBAI
CHENNAIPATNA
CUTTACKPRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)
DELHISHILLONG
DISPURSHIMLA
HYDERABADTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM
JAIPUR

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centres, except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Allotment of Centres will be on the “first-apply-first allot” basis. and once the capacity of a particular Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a Centre of their Choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they couldget a Centre of their choice.

NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Commission reserve the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the situation demands.

Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place orplaces of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of centre willbe entertained. All the examination centres for the examination will cater to thecxamination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilitics also.

2.(a) The Services to which recruitment is to be made on the results of this examination and the approximate number of vacancies in Junior Time Scale of the Services are given below:

(i) Indian Economic Service – 18

(ii) Indian Statistical Service – 30

NOTE: In Indian Statistical Service, out of 30 vacancies, 03 (Three) vacancies (including one backlog vacancy) are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities out of which 01 (One) backlog vacancy has been reserved for Specific Learning Disability/ Multiple