Who Can Write IFS Exam

What are the eligibility conditions to appear in Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination conducted by UPSC?

Union public service commission conduct Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination once every year. Only eligible candidates can appear in the exam.

Eligibility for Indian Forest Service exam

Nationality:

Candidate must be either:
A citizen of India, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
a Tibetan refugee

Age Limits:

21 years -30 years.

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the following subjects:

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
Botany,
Chemistry,
Geology,
Mathematics,
Physics,
Statistics and Zoology,
Agriculture,
Forestry,
Agriculture Engineering,
Forestry Engineering.

Number of attempts:

General candidates:
four attempts.

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates:
No restriction.

Other Backward Classes:
Seven attempts.

Tentative Schedule for Exam:
Notification of Examination:
February/March

Conduct of Examination:
July

Scheme of Examination

Written Examination - Conventional (essay) type

Paper I - General English
300 Marks

Paper II - General Knowledge
300 Marks

Paper III, IV, V & VI –
Any two subjects to be selected from the list of optional subjects.
Each subject will have two papers.
200 Marks for each paper

Total marks for written examination:
1400 Marks

Interview for Personality Test
300 Marks

Optional subjects
Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Forestry
Geology
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Statistics
Zoology

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