It is about the exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit suitable candidates for Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service which are popularly known as IES and ISS.

ISS/ISS Officer

ISS officer plays a very crucial role in the statistical thinking of the government and they siginificantly contribute in national and international organisations by ensuring statistical administration, statistical planning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation of development.

Notification about the exam is here

Who can submit UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 Application?

Educational Qualification

Candidates focused on IES must have passed post graduate degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Business Economics, Econometrics from a recognised university to submit UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application.

Those who have passed bachelor’s degree with statistics/mathematical statistics/applied statistics as one of the subjects can opt for ISS while submitting UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application.

Even candidates who hold a master’s degree in statistics/mathematical statistics/applied statistics can also apply.

Age Limit

The age limit for the candidate to submit UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application 21 to 30 years. The applicant must be in the age group of 21 to 30 years. The minimum age must be 21 and the maximum should be 30 years.

The upper age can be relaxed for SC, ST category candidates by five years. Other backward classes have upper age relaxation of three years.

Citizenship

Those willing to submit UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application must be an Indian citizen. Even subjects of Nepal, Bhutan can also write the exam.

Tibetan refugee who has come to India before 1 January 1962 with an objective of settling in India and person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with a motive of permanently settling in India can also apply.

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Except for Indian citizen, rest of others have to submit certificate of eligibility that is issued by Government of India.

1. Candidates have to type the above mentioned URL in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates have to click Exam Notification: Indian Economic Service – Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2024 under What’s New column.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://upsc.gov.in/whats-new/Indian%20Economic%20Service%20-%20Indian%20Statistical%20Service%20Examination%2C%202024/Exam%20Notification’

4. Once the webpage with above URL opens, the applicants can read about the recruitment and then press the button Click here

5. Once the above button is clicked, webpage with URL ‘https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/’ opens, candidates can take up OTR (one time registration) and create an account with username and password.

6. Post creation of account, they can log in and then choose IES and ISS Exam from the dashboard and then start filling the UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application form.

Link to register and submit UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 application is here

Those who have successfully completed their UPSC IES and ISS Exam 2024 Application submission process can alone download the admit card.

Candidates can obtain the hall ticket from the official website of the exam which is mentioned above.

Exam will be conducted over a duration of three days. Candidates who have passed the examination will alone be eligible for further process of the recruitment which may involve interview and document verification.

The application submission started on 17 December 2024. The exam will be conducted on 23 March 2024.

Students have to pass GUJCET with required qualifying marks to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The answer key release and challenge and final result declaration are expected to take place in March 2025. The exact schedule will likely be made known at the appropriate time.

The test

GUJCET is also known as Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) and is conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB).

It is a state level exam conducted once every year and GUJCET 2025 is meant to be conducted for 2025.

The registration has opened and a notification is also released informing about the start of schedule for GUJCET 2025 registration.

Candidates keen on joining engineering or pharmacy courses at graduation in colleges across Gujarat can take up GUJCET 2025 registration. Details about GUJCET 2025 registration are available on the official website.

The subjects in plus-two must be maths, physics, and chemistry if applying for engineering through GUJCET 2025 registration.

Individuals focused on pharmacy must have biology, physics, and chemistry as subjects in plus-two.

Those willing to take up GUJCET 2025 registration must be passing their qualifying exam with 45% pass marks if they are from other categories.

Applicants from SC/ST/SEBC/EWS have to pass their qualifying exam with 40% pass marks.

How to take up GUJCET 2025 registration?

The process to apply for the test is online, candidates have to visit the official website with the help of the URL ‘https://gujcet.gseb.org/’ The procedure is mentioned below:

1. Candidates can type the earlier mentioned URL in the browsers of their computers and the webpage can be allowed to download.
2. Post-download, students have to click Click Here For New Candidate Registration
3. Clicking the above button will open webpage with URL ‘https://gujcet.gseb.org/’ showing the registration form.
4. Candidates must fill the form and create an account with username and password.
5. After creating an account, candidates can visit the website ‘https://gujcet.gseb.org/’
6. After the page is available, candidates can login with account credentials and start GUJCET 2025 registration.

Direct Link to take up GUJCET 2025 registration is here

Registration fee

The GUJCET 2025 registration fee has to be paid and the form can be submitted. Post submission, applicants have to wait for the message indicating successful submission. Once the message is obtained, candidates can download it and take a printout of it.

The fee is Rs 350 can be paid online through SBIePay system using Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking.

Fee can also be paid using ONLINE SBIePay “SBI Branch Payment” Option in any SBI Branch of the Country.

To pay inSBI Branch Log in to gujcet.gseb.org and in payment option SBIePay, Select SBI Branch payment option and take print out of payment slip.

Option for filling form will be shown only after successful payment. In case of failed payment status, application cannot be filled.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.
2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for hall ticket.
3. Clicking the link for hall ticket will open another webpage.
4. When another webpage opens, they can enter the details like their application number and submit them to obtain admit card.
5. The hall ticket will be available likely on another webpage, once available candidates can download and take a printout.

Post application submission

Students who have completed GUJCET 2025 registration can wait for the hall ticket download which will be informed at the appropriate time on the official website.

The test will have questions related to 12th-standard maths/biology, physics, and chemistry lessons.

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GUJCET exam has to be passed with required cutoff marks or qualifying scores to become eligible to take part in the next process of admission which involves counseling or interview and document verification.