Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam is Conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Once in a Year

Eligibility Criteria :

The aspirant must be:

The citizen of India

The subject of Bhutan

A person of Indian Origin

The subject of Nepal
The graduation degree is required.

Age Limit:

Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years.

Educational Qualification:

Candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

IFS Exam 2017 Date:-

INDIAN FOREST SEREVICE (PREL.) EXAM 2017 through CS(P) Exam. 2017

DATE OF NOTIFICATION (WEDNESDAY)- 22.02.2017

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS - 17.03.2017 (FRIDAY)

DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM - 18.06.2017 (SUNDAY)

DURATION OF EXAM - 1 DAY

Paper Pattern

A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:-

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.

Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).

The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them.

B. MAIN EXAMINATION:-

(A) The written examination consisting of the following papers:

Paper I - General English - 300 Marks
Paper II - General Knowledge - 300 Marks
Paper III / Paper IV / Paper V / Paper VI - Any two subjects to be selected from the list of for each the optional subjects set given below Each subject will have two papers - 200 marks

(B) Interview for Personality Test (See Part (C) of Section II of this Appendix) of such candidates as may be called by the Commission - Maximum Marks: 300 Marks