UPSC IES/ISS 2026 - Notification, Application form, Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus

Union Public Service Commission  released the UPSC IES/ ISS notification 2026 on February 11, 2026 on the official website, upsc.gov.in/ upsconline.nic.in. The UPSC IES/ ISS 2026 application form has also been released along with the notification. Candidates can submit the UPSC IES/ ISS application form until March 3, 2026. The conmmission has scheduled to conduct the UPSC IES/ ISS exam 2026 on June 19, 2026.

Candidates must be 21 to 30 years of age to be eligible to appear for UPSC IES/ISS exam. To apply for the Junior Time Scale in Indian Economic Service, candidates must be post-graduate in Applied Economics/ Econometrics /Economics/ Business Economics/ from a University or Foreign University approved by the Central Government. 

Candidates applying for Indian Statistical Service must have a bachelor's degree or Master's degree with Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics/Statistics/ as one of the subjects from a University or equivalent. The written exam for Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service is conducted separately. Candidates who qualify the written exam are called for Viva-voce. The allotment of various posts of IES/ISS is done on the basis of candidates’ performance in written exam and Viva-voce/Interview.

About UPSC IES/ISS

UPSC conducts UPSC IES/ISS exam for the recruitment of Junior Time Scale in Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service. The selection process of UPSC IES/ISS is done in 2 stages- written exam followed by Viva-voce or Interview.