Union Public Service Commission conducts Indian Economic Service (IES) exam for Recruitment of Most Deserving Fields in Various Departments of the Government of India

UPSC Indian Economic Service Test Paper Pattern

Part I is written examination carrying a maximum of 1000 marks.

The exam is of conventional type.

Part II is viva-voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commission, carrying a maximum of 200 marks.

S.No. Subject Marks Time
1 General English 100 3 hours
2 General Studies 100 3 hours
3 General Economics - I 200 3 hours
4 General Economics - II 200 3 hours
5 General Economics - III 200 3 hours
6 Indian Economics 200 3 hours


UPSC Indian Economic Service – General Studies Syllabus

Sports.
History – India.
Culture & Heritage.
Geography – India.
Economic Scene.
General Polity.
Indian Constitution.
Scientific Research.
Current Events – International & National

UPSC Indian Economic Service – General Economics-I Syllabus

Part-A
Theory of Consumer’s Demand
Theory of Production
Theory of Value
Theory of Distribution
Welfare Economics

Part-B

Quantitative Methods in Economics
UPSC Indian Economic Service – General Economics-II Syllabus
Economic Thought
Financial and Capital Market
The Concept of National Income and Social Accounting
Theory of Employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance
Economic Growth and Development
Balance of Payments
International Economics
Global Institutions

UPSC Indian Economic Service – General Economics-III Syllabus

Industrial Economics
State, Market and Planning
Public Finance
Environmental Economics

UPSC Indian Economic Service – Indian Economics Syllabus

History of development and planning
Budgeting and Fiscal Policy
Federal Finance
Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development
India’s experience with Urbanisation and Migration
Agriculture and Rural Development Strategies
Industry: Strategy of industrial development
Foreign trade
Money and Banking
Inflation
Labour


UPSC Indian Economic Service General Studies Exam paper
upsc.gov.in/questionpaper/2012/IESISS12/GEN%20ENGLISH.pdf