Hello dear!! If you are confused to select on exam from Indian Forest Service Vs IAS, you don’t need to worry about it. Because the selection is based on your interest in which are interested.

Both exams are civil services and conducted by UPSC. But the major difference is that the IFS is stand for forest department and IAS is administrative civil service of the Government of India.

IAS officers hold key and strategic positions in the Union Government, States and public-sector undertakings

Why is there a need to compare the incomparable?

You have to be clear about what do you want to compare amongst the two.

Their jobs are so different.

But the choice is your. You may select one according to your interest.

IFS:

Staff College:
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun
Cadre Controlling Authority Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Legal personality Governmental: Government service
General nature Administration of Forest and Wildlife resources

IAS:

Staff College:
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, (Uttarakhand)
Cadre Controlling Authority Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training
Legal personality Governmental: Government service
Duties Law & Order Management
Policy Formulation
Policy Implementation
Civil Administration
Advisors to Ministers
Managing bureaucracy (Center and State)
Preceding service Imperial Civil Service (1893–1946)