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can you give me suggestions for ifs books for forestry and geology subjects?

friend,
for the preparation of IFS exams you should be well prepared like IAS exam,
for the study materials you should refer NCERT books which is available in this link:

http://www.ncert.nic.in/index.html

from the above links you can also download NCERTbooks and more general informations which are helpful for the preparation of the exam.

More informations like eligibility,form,syllabus,studymaterials,dates,mod el papers etc.,about IFS exam(forstry and geology)are available in the below links.

http://www.onestopias.com/indian-foreign-service/

http://www.upsc.gov.in/

http://www.careerquips.blogspot.com/2009/02/ifs-exam-pattern-syllabus-papers-books.html

http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/2695-Indian-Forest-Services-Examination-IFS-Exam.aspx

http://www.onestopias.com/indian-forest-service/plan-of-examination/syllabus/geology-first-paper.asp

http://www.upscexam.com/upsc_examinations/indian_forest_service_ifs/

All the best...

Dear friend,
IFS book are available in the following URL
you can refer so many books here
http://examrace.com/IFS.aspx
http://isbigdeal.blogspot.com/2010/0...9-general.html
OK make sure you download all the books and make use of it...

you can find more books in gigapedia.com under heading (geology or forestry)etc try it and gain knowledge

where can i get best forestry books for ifs exam ?

sir, tell me some coaching institute for IFS ( forestry)
sandeep ( mob :- 09456676051)

from where i can get the FORESTRY & GEOLOGY study material in hard copy.pls give me the details

for IFS,pls tell me the name of books to follow for general studies, english and forestry........

Sir! How to prepare "forestry subject" for Indian forest services??? Please suggest best books for "forestry subject".....

i have done b.sc. horticulture can i appear for ifs exam

hello friends... i have applied for IFS 2012 i'm a mechanical graduate. i have selected geology as option subject it show that we have to select two subject can anyone say any option subject
should i have to select other one or geology is ok..

hii

which option is better betwenn geology or forestry in th point of view of scoring and vastness\toughness of subject

forestry is better option as compare to geology

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Sir! How to prepare "forestry subject" for Indian forest services??? Please suggest best books for "forestry subject".....

i have no idea abt the forestry but i can suggest some important Geology books for IFS. Books are listed below.
1. A TEXT Book OF Geology - By G.B Mahapatra
2. Physical Geology By- K.M Bangar
3. Mineralogy - Rutley
4. plate tectonics and crustal evolution - kent.c condie
5. igneous and metamorphic petrology - winter
6. sedimentology by sam bogg jr
7. stratigraphy by ravindra kumar.

These are IFS books for Forestry and Geology--

IFS eligibility criteria:
Indian citizens between the ages 21 to 30 years are eligible to take up IFS examination. The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subjects namely botany, Chemistry, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics and Zoology. Even a bachelor’s degree in forestry and agriculture are eligible for IFS examination. Candidates shall be permitted four attempts at the examination and candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian forest service examination.

IFS Syllabus
IFS examination comprises of a written examination followed by a personal interview. The written test consists of six papers:
Paper 1: General English (300 marks) – Candidates are required to write essay in English and questions will be designed to test candidates command over English language.
Paper 2: General Knowledge (300 marks) – In this section questions are based on current events and every day observation and experiences.
Paper 3, 4 , 5 and 6: Candidates can choose two subjects from the list of optional subjects.
1) Agriculture
2) Agriculture Engineering
3) Animal husbandry & Veterinary Science
4) Botany
5) Chemistry
6) Chemical Engineering
7) Civil Engineering
8) Forestry
9) Geology
10) Mathematics
11) Mechanical Engineering
12) Physics
13) Statistics
14) Zoology

The books for Forestry and Geology for IFS Exam is mentioned below:

Forestry:

-IFS Indian Forest Service Forestry Guide(Paper I & II), publisher Ramesh Publisher House

-Indian Forestry: A Breakthrough Approach To Forest Service by K. Manikandan

-IFS Indian Forest Service: Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Guide (Paper I & II) by R' Gupta's

-IFS Indian Forest Service Zoology (Paper I & II), publisher Ramesh Publisher House

Geology:

- Geological Maps / D.K. Awasthi

- Himalaya : Geological Aspect, Vol. 5 / P.S. Saklani

- Mineral Exploration : Recent Strategies / S. Rajendran

- Soil Chemistry : Basic Concepts / G. Byju

HELLO,


IFS books for Forestry and Geology are as follows :















GOOD LUCK

hello : i have geology physics and math in graduation : so what combination i should prefer and if i opt for forestry then how it would be