Indian Forest Service Starting Salary

hii sir, I wants to become an Forest officer will you please tell me what is the starting salary of the Indian Forest officer ?

Forest Officer as the designation itself indicates is the professional who holds the responsibility to safeguard the forests from illegal cutting and poaching of flora and fauna of the area under his jurisdiction. This is the job undertaken more for the sake of job satisfaction rather than any other consideration like status, money or power etc.

for becoming an Forest officer you may fulfil the following Eligibility Criteria that are ass follow:


Eligibility Criteria

1. Educational Qualification
To be eligible for becoming an Indian Forest Services Officer one should hold a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology, statistics, veterinary science and animal husbandry; or who hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, forestry, or agriculture; or a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. And who are between the ages of 21 and 30 as on July 1 of the year of the examination.
Upper age limits are less restrictive for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and Other Backward Classes (SC/ST/OBC).
2. Age
The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st July of the year of examination and must not have attained 30 years of age on that date.
The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
The upper age limit is also relaxed in favour of certain categories of civil servants working under the Government of India and Defence Services Personnel.
3.Physical Standards
Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian Forest Service Examination

for Becoming the IFS officer you may clear the IFS Service Examination conducted by the UPSC Every year


Ranks of the IFS Officer :
Assistant Conservator of Forests
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Conservator of Forests (CFs)
Chief Conservator of Forests
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCFs)
Director General of Forests - highest post, selected from amongst the senior-most PCCFs of states.

Salary of the IFS Officer :

1. Junior Time Scale:
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of 5,400
. Senior Time Scale:
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 6,600
Junior Administrative Grade
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 7,600
Chief Conservator of Forests
37,400 – 67,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000