PROBATIONARY TRAINING OF ISS

Probationary Training of Indian Statistical Service (ISS)

The probationary training aims at enhancing professional knowledge by providing job oriented skills and building appropriate attitudes and values. We try to achieve these objectives through a harmonious blend of academic and extra - curricular inputs.

The training at the Academy would be organized with the help of in-house faculty besides holding certain modules at other prestigious institutions. Very recently, the ISS training coverage has undergone a paradigm shift with more emphasis on the job training and field attachment. Additional emphasis is also being brought in to make the learning of 'Official Statistics' module more interesting - wherein the probationers would be involved in conceptualization of basic concepts and understanding about a particular area/field in detail through class room lectures, internet surfing and intelligent reading / reviewing of journals, magazine, news papers. With a view to augment in the efficacy and ensuring the active involvement, features like Quiz/Debates/Panel Discussions/Experience sharing/ Preparation of Term Papers have been accorded due priority in the training schedule.

ISS probationary training coverage has undergone a paradigm shift with more emphasis on the job training, project and field work. Accordingly, the two years training programme has been reduced to one and half year training from the year 2011-12 and the remaining period of six months of probation will be for on the job training, where these probationers will be posted to various Ministries. The whole period of one and half years has been divided into three semesters, each containing more than one structured modules and each semester ends with a written examination. Written examination is compulsory and each probationer needs to pass these examinations with a specified minimum percentage of marks. Presently, two batches of ISS Probationers i.e. 37th & 38th batches are undergoing training at NSSTA. The probationers of 37th batch are undergoing on job training in various ministries/departments/organizations and complete their probation by November 2016. Probationers of 38th batch are at present undergoing Advance IT Module at NSSTA, Gr. Noida. A new batch will join during September/October 2016.

The details of Batches of ISS Probationers passed out from NSSTA;

Sl. No.	Batch of ISS	No. of Probationers	Date of Joining	Date of Completion
1.	29th Batch	22	4th February, 2008	3rd February, 2010
2.	30th Batch	7	22nd June, 2009	21st June, 2011
3.	31st Batch	8	19th April, 2010	18th April, 20112
4.	32nd Batch	29	14th February, 2011	13th February, 2013
5.	33rd Batch	38	19th December, 2011	18th December, 2013
6.	34th Batch	31	19th November, 2012	18th November, 2014
7.	35th Batch	21	4th November, 2013	3rd November, 2015
8.	36th Batch	20	1st July, 2014	30th June, 2016
9.	37th Batch	20	1st December, 2014	30th November, 2016
10.	38th Batch	46	1st December, 2015	30th November, 2017
11.	39th Batch	9(Expected)	Oct./Nov. 2016	-

Briefly the training will cover the following areas:

Fundamentals of Official Statistical System
Parliamentary Procedures
Office Procedures
Advance IT Module
Basics of Micro and Macro Economic Theory
Official Statistics
Index Numbers; Concept of Composite Index; Development Indices
Applied Econometrics including Time series Analysis and Forecasting
Financial Statistics including Insurance, Tax, Banking, Trade, BOP, Service Statistics
Monetary and Fiscal Policy-
Poverty and Inequality Estimation Foundation Course
Foundation Course
Data Analysis and Interpretation ;
Sample Survey & Data Processing
Report Writing
Project Work
Monitoring and Evaluation
Gender Issues, Gender Statistics and Gender Budgeting
Field Attachment
On-the-job training

Various Modules under Training Programme for ISS Probationers

Semester - I

Sl. No.	Modules	Duration (in Weeks)	Venue	Contents
1.	Joining Formalities, Inauguration & acclimatization of the Probationers Fundamentals of Official Statistical System	1	NSSTA	Functioning of National (MOSPI, NSO, NSC) and International Statistical System : India, UN, etc.
Fundamentals of Official Statistical System
2.	Basic IT Module	1	NSSTA	Introduction to MS Office - MS Word, Mail Merge, MS Power Point, MS Excel, Working with internet and Cyber Security
3.	Official Statistics	8	NSSTA	Area: Agriculture, Economics / Industry, National Accounts, Social statistics (including Education, Health, Environment etc.) - with reference to India.
4.	Index Numbers	1	NSSTA	Overview of the major indices being compiled in India; compilation and method of construction of WPI, CPI, SDI, HDI and GDI; concept of Composite Index ; Hedonic Index Numbers; Malmquist Index; Axiomatic Approach to Price Index Numbers; Implicit Price Deflators in National Accounts
5.	Parliamentary Procedures	1	BPST, New Delhi	The Legislative process, Parliamentary questions and other procedural devices, The budgetary process, Parliamentary privileges, Committee system in Indian Parliament, Visit to the chambers of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha , the Central Hall.
6.	Advanced Training in IT	13	NSSTA by CMC Ltd	RDBMS & MS-Access, C++, FoxPro, VB.net, ASP.net; Project work
7.	Basics of Micro and Macro Economic Theory and its interpretation	3	ISI Delhi	Microeconomics: Essentials of Economics, The Market Forces of Supply and Demand, Consumer Behaviour and Rational Choice, Demand Elasticity and Its Applications, Demand Estimation and Forecasting, Production Theory, Cost Analysis, Decision-making in Competitive Markets, Decision-making for Firms with Market Power, Pricing Techniques, Game-Theory Applications in Strategic Decision-Making Macroeconomics: Orientation to Macroeconomics, Measuring the Value of Economic Activity, Aggregate Demand - The Goods Market and Money Market and the Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand, Open Economy, Money and Inflation, Aggregate Supply and the Short-run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment (including case studies from real life situation)
8.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	3	IASRI, Delhi	Module on SPSS, R software using unit level data set.

Semester - II

9.	Monetary and Fiscal Policy	1	NIPFP, Delhi	Concepts, Interpretation / understanding of Current economic policies; economic indicators for measuring growth, concepts and interpretation
10.	Office Procedure	2	ISTM	Training on Establishment Rules, Leave Rules, TA/DA Rules, Conduct Rules, Vigilance and RTI
11.	Gender Statistics	1	NSSTA	Definition; Gender related issues and concerns; National and International Covenants/Laws; Gender Statistics & Gender Inequality: its relation with internationally accepted indices. Engendering Statistical Offices - mechanism /effective strategy; Gender Statistics in the identified key areas of concern and data gaps Gender Budgeting, Gender Analysis Framework
12.	Communication & Presentation Skill	1	IIPA, New Delhi	Self-awareness & self-development; inter-personal relation dynamics: FIRO-B; communication challenges; active & reflective listening; negotiation skills for Govt. officers; communicating & receiving feedback; public speaking & presentation
13.	Financial Statistics including Insurance, Tax, Banking, Trade, BOP, Service Statistics	1	NIFM, Faridabad	Insurance, Tax, Banking, Trade, BOP, Service Statistics
14.	Applied Econometrics	2	ISEC Bangalore/ ISI Bangalore	Time series Analysis and Forecasting ARIMA & GARIMA, ARCH & GARCH Models with the help of E- views
15.	Poverty and Inequality Estimation	1	NIRD, Hyderabad	Concepts (national as well as international), Poverty alleviation Programme in India, Estimation of Poverty / Inequality;
16.	Monitoring & Evaluation	1	ASCI, Hyderabad	Monitoring & Evaluation mechanism for different schemes and programmes; concept and method of impact evaluation; practice-based learning ;
17.	Foundation Course	15	MCR, HRD Institute of AP, Hyderabad	Law; Governance, Ethics & Leadership (GEL); Political Economics (PE); Contemporary India and Global Environment (CIGE); Public Administration and Management (PAM); e-Governance.
18.	Feedback/Presentation/Quiz/Group Discussion	1	NSSTA

Semester - III

19.	Management Module	2	IIM, Lucknow	Developing strategic mindset; managing change and transformation; team building; creativity, innovation and nudges; leadership through India Ethos;
20.	Sample Survey & Data Processing
(a)	Sample Survey Methodology & Estimation	2	ISI, Kolkata	Review of Sample Survey methodology; Exposure to new advances like rotation panel survey, network sampling, introduction to small area estimation etc. Linear and nonlinear Estimation procedures with special reference to measuring Survey efficiencies, reliability of estimates (including application of Bootsrap / Jackknife technique).
(b)	Designing and Organizing a large scale sample survey with focus on NSSO surveys	1	SDRD, Kolkata	Survey Planning - Frame, selection of sampling scheme, sample size; Survey Preparation - Design of questionnaire etc, Estimation procedure, multipliers
(c)	Data Processing and Data Analysis	1	DPD, Kolkata	Data structure of unit level data, mapping, data entry layout & schedule, scrutiny of unit level data, creating tables, imputation of missing data technique;.
(d)	Undertake a project on Sample Survey	3	SDRD, Kolkata	Designing and execution of a small survey by using the knowledge gained during the module at 17(a), (b) and (c)
(e)	Report writing	1	SDRD, Kolkata	Understanding the techniques/ layout of Report writing; literature Review and Documentation to be done before writing a Report with illustration; different stages for writing a structured report(e.g. Title page, Introduction, Abstract, Methodology, Findings, Recommendations, Bibliography etc.); style and Tone to be used; Exercising to write a report with the help of given results / tables.
21.	Attachment with NSSO Field Offices	4	Different Field Offices of NSSO	Organisational set up of FOD, Discussion on Administrative matters with specific reference to FOD and Miscellaneous Surveys with field exposure, Scrutiny of schedule, Control and Management of technical work in FOD.
22.	Attachment with State/ District/ State Statistical Bureau	2	DESs in selected States	Sources of data and gaps in core areas (e.g. Agriculture, Health, Education) in the preparation of District level planning, Monitoring mechanism for Central Sector Schemes and programme, Twenty Point Programme, State Level MDGs, Collection and compilation of Local Level Statistics, IIPs; State Domestic Product
23.	Plan monitoring and Budgeting Process in India	1	NSSTA	Performance management through mentoring; RFD, Preparation of Plan, Outcome Budget, Annual Action Plan, Budget: Concepts and Definitions; Annual Budget and evolving of the Process in India; Deficit Financing in India and its trend; Central Government Budget; Zero base budgeting
24.	Project Work	4	NSSTA
25.	Presentation, Feedback & Posting	1	NSSTA	Total 78 Weeks
26.	On-the-job training			Balance of two years (Last one week will be at NSSTA for wrap up.