Indian Forest Service (IFS) is one of the Civil Services of India, the other
two being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police
Service (IPS).

It was made in 1966, the IFS officers are enrolled and trained by the Central
government but their services are placed under state cadres, and they have
to serve both under the state and Central governments.



The main purpose of IFS is the execution of the National Forest Policy which
aims to preserve the environment by maintaining strict vigil to sustain
ecological balance that are critical for survival of all forms of life.

As you have asked about the IFS cut off marks, check below for the
information

Exam

General

OBC

SC

ST

PH2

PH3

Maximum

Marks

CS(P)

237

232

208

204

130

134

385

IFS(Main)*

448

430

388

254

270

325

1400

IFS(Final)

720

664

611

585

535

580

1700



The recruitment of IFS officers is a 3 stage process:

Stage 1 :

All candidates have to take an objective type examination called the
Preliminary Examination which is the same as that of the Civil Services
Examination.

It consists of 2 papers, where they are tested on areas such as economics,
politics, history, geography, environment, awareness of current affairs,
reading comprehension, logical reasoning, basic numeracy skills, inter-
personal skills and decision making.

Stage 2:

Contenders are selected for the Main Examination which consists of 6
descriptive papers. Each contender has to select 2 optional subject (two
papers each) from among the subjects allowed by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) and has to take 1 General Studies paper and an English
language paper.



Stage 3:

Contenders securing highest marks in the Main Examination are called for the
interview conducted by UPSC