In IFS Exam two optional subjects have to be selected from the available subjects. Total number of questions in the question papers of optional subjects will be eight. All questions will carry equal marks.

About the exam

Each paper will be divided into two parts, viz. Part A and Part B, each part containing four questions.

Out of eight questions, five questions are to be attempted.

One question in each part will be compulsory.

Candidates will be required to answer three more questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each part.

In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more.

List of optional subjects in IFS exam

Agriculture

Agricultural Engineering

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

Botany

Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Forestry

Geology

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Statistics

Zoology

Possible combinations

The candidates are not be allowed to take the following combination of subjects:

Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

Agriculture and Forestry

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Mathematics and Statistics

Not more than one of the Engineering subjects viz. Agricultural
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering