Indian Forest Service (abbreviated as IFS) is one of the Civil Services of India and belongs to the All India Services group

List of posts and their ranks:

Grade Union Ministry Designation
Apex Scale Director General of Forests
HAG+ Scale Additional Director General of Forests
Higher Administrative Grade Inspector General of Forests
PB-4 Additional Inspector General of Forests
PB-4 Deputy Inspector General of Forests
PB-4 Director
PB-3 Assistant Inspector General of Forests

Grade State Government Designation

Apex Scale Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Above Super Time Scale Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Super Time Scale Chief Conservator of Forests
Regional Chief Conservator of Forests
Selection Grade Conservator of Forests
Junior Administrative Grade

Senior Time Scale

Deputy Conservator of Forests
Divisional Forest Officer
Junior Time Scale Probationary Officer

Equivalent ranks

S No Indian Forest Service Pay scale
1 Assistant Conservator of Forests 15,600-39,100 plus grade pay of 5400
2 Divisional Forest Officer/ Deputy Conservator of Forests 15,600-39,100 plus grade pay of 6600
3 Divisional Forest Officer/ Deputy Conservator of Forests (India) 15,600-39,100 plus grade pay of 7600
4 Deputy Conservator of Forests (India)/Director of Forestry(Selection Grade) 37,400-67,000 plus grade pay of 8700
5 Conservator of Forests 37,400-67,000 plus grade pay of 8900
6 Chief Conservator of Forests 37,400-67,000 plus grade pay of 10,000
7 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests HAG scale of 67,000-79,000
8 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests HAG + scale of 75,500–80,000
9 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Forces (HoFF), Director General of Forests 80,000 (fixed)