This page lists IES/ISS previous year question papers for 8 years, 2019 to 2026, with 80 official PDFs (question papers and answer keys). IES/ISS (Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination) is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and covers General English, General Studies and Economics / Statistics. Pick a year below for the paper, answer key and a timed practice plan; confirm dates and pattern on upsc.gov.in.
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IES/ISS is the UPSC Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination, a combined test for economists and statisticians in central government service. This hub hosts every question paper UPSC has posted for the exam from 2019 to 2026, with a link to the original on upsc.gov.in.
Exam pattern at a glance
The written test has 1,000 marks for each service and every paper is 3 hours. Both services share General English and General Studies (100 marks each). IES then adds General Economics I, II and III and Indian Economics (200 marks each). ISS adds four Statistics papers (200 marks each). A 200-mark interview follows, so the final total is 1,200.
| Stage or paper | Subject | Marks and format |
|---|---|---|
| Common papers | General English and General Studies | 100 marks each, 3 hours |
| IES papers | General Economics I, II, III and Indian Economics | 200 marks each |
| ISS papers | Statistics I, II, III and IV | 200 marks each |
| Interview | Personality Test | 200 marks |
Year-wise question papers
IES/ISS 2026
Latest ten-paper set posted by UPSC.
IES/ISS 2025
English, GS, Indian Economics, three General Economics and four Statistics papers.
IES/ISS 2024
Ten papers across both services.
IES/ISS 2023
Use General Economics papers for essay-style practice.
IES/ISS 2022
Full ten-paper set.
IES/ISS 2021
Both IES and ISS papers.
IES/ISS 2020
Pandemic-year cycle, same ten papers.
IES/ISS 2019
Listed by UPSC as ‘Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service’.
What is hosted per year
| Year | Papers hosted | Total size |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 41.6 MB |
| 2025 | 10 | 48.0 MB |
| 2024 | 10 | 52.6 MB |
| 2023 | 10 | 51.2 MB |
| 2022 | 10 | 54.1 MB |
| 2021 | 10 | 20.3 MB |
| 2020 | 10 | 2.6 MB |
| 2019 | 10 | 33.3 MB |
UPSC’s previous-papers page lists question papers only for this exam. It carries no answer keys, so none are hosted here.
How to use these papers
- Pick the paper or papers your path needs from the pattern table above and ignore the rest.
- Sit one full paper at the real duration, then stop when the clock ends.
- Mark each miss as concept, calculation, time or misread, and revise only the logged items.
- Move to an older year only after the newest paper is reviewed.
FAQ
Do IES and ISS candidates sit all ten papers?
No. Everyone sits General English and General Studies. IES candidates add four economics papers and ISS candidates add four statistics papers.
How many marks is the interview?
200 marks, taking the final total to 1,200 marks.
Is there a prelims for IES/ISS?
No. It is a single written exam followed by an interview, so these hubs list only the written papers.
Where are the answer keys?
UPSC posts no keys for these descriptive papers, so only the question papers are hosted here.
Where do these papers come from?
Every PDF on this hub is UPSC’s own file from upsc.gov.in, with a link to UPSC’s original on each year page.