The Indian Forest Service officer is having various powers to control system of Indian Forest Service.

IFS officer is largely independent of district administration and exercises administrative, judicial and financial powers in their own domain.

Selection Process
The competitive examination for the IFS is usually held by the UPSC in the month of July every year. The advertisement for the examination normally appears in the month of December/Janaury

Eligibility:

Age:
Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years but should be less than 26 years of age

Education:
Candidates must be graduates with atleast one of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Geology; from a recognized university, or must have Bachelors Degree in Agriculture or Engineering or Forestry from a recognized university

Examination:
The scheme of examination has two stages:
Written examination
Personal Interview

Pay scale:

1. Junior Time Scale:
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of 5,400

2. Senior Time Scale:
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 6,600

3. Junior Administrative Grade
15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay of Rs. 7,600

4. Deputy Conservator of Forest (Selection Grade)
37,400 – 67,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 8,700

5. Conservator of Forests
37,400 – 67,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 8,900

6. Chief Conservator of Forests
37,400 – 67,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000

7. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
67,000 – 79,000

8. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
75,000 – 80,000

9. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Chief of Forestry Department of a state)
Fixed Pay Scale: 80,000