Day: December 31, 2025

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UPSC IES/ISS

  1. Course Overview
    · Exam Name: UPSC Indian Economic Service (IES) / Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination
    · Conducting Authority: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
    · Exam Level: National
    · Recruitment Year: 2025
    · Mode of Examination: Offline (Written), Viva Voce
    · Total Stages: 2
    · Total Papers: 8 (6 for IES, 2 General Studies for ISS) + 4 (Statistics Papers for ISS)
    · Total Marks: 1300 (1100 for ISS)
    · Negative Marking: Not applicable for descriptive papers.
    · Source Documents Used: Official UPSC IES/ISS Examination Notification 2025; Corroborative syllabus outlines from Rau’s IAS Economics Division and Sancheti IAS.
  2. Stage-wise Examination Structure (Summary Only)
    · Stage I: Written Examination
    o General Studies Paper — Descriptive, 100 Marks, 3 Hours (Common for IES & ISS)
    o Economics Papers (IES):
    Paper-I (General Economics-I) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-II (General Economics-II) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-III (General Economics-III) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-IV (Indian Economics) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    o Statistics Papers (ISS):
    Paper-II (Statistics-I) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-III (Statistics-II) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-IV (Statistics-III) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    Paper-V (Statistics-IV) — Descriptive, 200 Marks, 3 Hours
    · Stage II: Viva Voce
    o Type: Interview / Personality & Subject Knowledge Assessment
    o Marks: 200
  3. Exam Summary (Auto-Generated)
    · Total Stages: 2
    · Total Written Papers: 6 (IES), 6 (ISS)
    · Descriptive Papers: 6 (IES), 6 (ISS)
    · Viva Voce Marks: 200
    · Grand Total Marks: 1300 (IES: 1100 Written + 200 Viva), 1100 (ISS: 900 Written + 200 Viva)

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UPSC IFSE

  1. Course Overview
    · Exam Name: Indian Forest Service Examination (IFSE)
    · Conducting Authority: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
    · Exam Level: All India
    · Recruitment Year: 2025
    · Mode of Examination: Offline (Pen & Paper)
    · Total Stages: 3
    · Total Papers: 8 (Written)
    · Total Marks: 1700
    · Negative Marking: Applicable in Preliminary Examination only
    · Source Documents Used: Official UPSC IFSE Notification & Syllabus; Corroborated with public materials from national coaching institutes.
  2. Stage-wise Examination Structure (Summary Only)
    · Stage I: Preliminary Examination
    o Paper I: General Studies, Objective, 200 Marks, 2 Hours
    o Paper II: Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), Objective, 200 Marks, 2 Hours
    · Stage II: Main Examination
    o Paper I: General English, Descriptive, 300 Marks, 3 Hours
    o Paper II: General Knowledge, Descriptive, 300 Marks, 3 Hours
    o Paper III, IV, V, VI: Optional Subjects (2 subjects, 2 papers each), Descriptive, 200 Marks per paper, 3 Hours per paper
    · Stage III: Personality Test / Interview
    o Type: Interview / Personality Assessment
    o Marks: 300
  3. Exam Summary (Auto-Generated)
    · Total Stages: 3
    · Total Written Papers: 8
    · Objective Papers: 2
    · Descriptive Papers: 6
    · Interview Marks: 300
    · Grand Total Marks: 1700