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Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! You have been making fantastic progress. In our previous session (Part 6), we completely updated our knowledge on how inflation is measured using the CPI and WPI, and we noted the massive statistical shift happening across the country with the introduction of the new 2022-23 base year. … Read more
Welcome, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! The first comprehensive Blog of our Computer Series for UPSC ISS. In the UPSC ISS Objective Statistics Paper I, the Computer Applications section typically comprises about 20 questions out of 80, giving it a massive 25% weightage. This section is highly scoring if approached with the right strategy … Read more
Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! In our previous session, Part 5 we mastered how the National Accounts Division (NAD) measures the overall wealth and production of our economy through GDP and GVA. Towards the end of that blog, we encountered a critical concept: the difference between Nominal GDP and Real GDP. We … Read more
Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! Congratulations on successfully completing Module 1, where we decoded the vast administrative and legal architecture of the Indian Statistical System. We explored the corridors of MoSPI, understood the watchdog role of the NSC, and paid our respects to the Father of Indian Statistics, Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis. Now, … Read more
Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! Over the past three Parts, we have thoroughly decoded the modern architecture of the Indian Statistical System. In Part 1, we walked through the corridors of MoSPI and the National Statistical Office (NSO). In Part 2, we analysed the supreme watchdog, the National Statistical Commission (NSC). Finally, … Read more
Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! If you have been following our series, you now know the grand architecture of data collection. In Part 1, we explored the massive machinery of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and its National Statistical Office (NSO). In Part 2, we met the supreme watchdog, … Read more
Welcome back, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! In our previous session, Part 1, we explored the grand architecture of the Indian Statistical System. We walked through the corridors of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and decoded how the National Statistical Office (NSO) acts as the massive engine generating data for a … Read more
Welcome, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers! If you are reading this, you are embarking on a journey to crack one of the most prestigious and highly specialized examinations in the country. But before we dive into the complex mathematics of Index Numbers or the rigorous methodologies of GDP calculation, we need to take a … Read more
Welcome, future Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officers!, In my last blog post, I included a small note at the end. I simply asked: “Do you want me to cover the UPSC ISS Official Statistics part from absolute zero?” I expected a few casual “Yes” replies. Instead, the response was overwhelming. My inbox is full, and … Read more
As a Statistics student in India, you might feel uncertain. You have a powerful degree, but where is the perfect job for you? General government exams are crowded, and private jobs often don’t use your core skills. Stop wondering. The answer is the UPSC Indian Statistical Service (ISS). This is not just “another government job.” … Read more