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The Indian Economic Service Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission along with Indian Statistical Service Examination for selection of appropriate candidates for Grade IV officer positions in these services.

Age requirement to apply for Indian Economic Service Examination:

To apply for the Indian Economic Service Examination, the minimum age limit of candidates is 21 years and maximum age limit is 30 years as on the 1st of January in the year in which a candidate wishes to apply for this examination. On the other hand, only the upper age limit and not lower age limit is relaxable for reserved category candidates according to the government rules.

Notification for Indian Economic Service Examination:

The Indian Economic Service Examination notification is issued by the UPSC during the month of November each year and notification is issued in leading newspapers by the UPSC.

Scheme of IES Examination:

IES Examination includes six papers namely General English, General Studies, General Economics – I, General Economics – II, General Economics – III and Indian Economics. Of these papers the first two papers are common for both Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination and the other four papers is meant only for candidates, who wish to enter the Indian Economic Services.

Reference books for Indian Economics Paper:

The Paper of Indian Economics is conducted for 200 marks and for preparing for this paper,
candidates can refer the following books:

• Indian Economy: Budget-3 years, Very important
• Indian Economy: Economic Survey -Last two years
• Indian Economy: Uma Kapila
• Indian Economy: A N Agrawala
• Indian Economy: Mishra & Puri
• Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram.-topics wise coverage of syllabus

In addition to these books, candidates can also refer to any good economy newspaper.

Previous years question papers:

Indian Economic Service aspiring candidates can download previous years question papers of Indian Economy paper from the attachment.