The Indian Forest Services Exam is conducted by UPSC every year.

Here I am providing information about notification and important dates of Indian Forest Services Exam 2017.

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

INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (MAIN) EXAM 2017

Date of Commencement of Exam 03.12.2017 (SUNDAY)
Duration of Exam 10 DAYS

The official notification for this Exam will be published on 22nd Feb 2017. So here I am providing complete details of Indian Forest Services Exam for your reference:

Indian Forest Services Exam

Nationality: Indian

Age Limit:
21 – 32 Years

Educational Qualification:
Have a Bachelor Degree with one of following disciplines:
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences/ Botany/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Statistics/ Zoology/ Agriculture/ Forestry/ Engineering

Exam Pattern:
Preliminary Exam
Main Exam

Preliminary Exam
Two types of obligatory papers
First Paper: Objective
Second Paper: Evocative Type

Every Paper contains 200 Questions
Duration: 2 Hours
Negative Marking: 0.33 Marks will be deducted for each wrong question

Main Exam
Paper I General English 300 Marks
Paper II General Knowledge 300 Marks

Paper III, IV, V & VI Each paper will be sub divided in 200 marks for each paper
two parts that is part-A & part –B.
Each section of exam enclose with
8 questions in which 5 questions are
attempted mandatory.

List of discretionary subjects
Agriculture
Botany
Chemistry
Forestry
Geology
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science