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How to become an IFS officer after passing 12th(PCM). IFS in the sense Foreign I am talking about, please tell me.

* Indian foreign service (IFS) examination is conducted by UPSC. It is a central service and the premier diplomatic service of our country.

* After 12th PCM, pursue any graduation course and get a good percentage of marks.

* After completion of your graduation you can apply for civil service examination which is conducted by UPSC which comprises of two stages.

1. Preliminary examination : Qualifying examination which is of objective type.

2. Mains examinations : Consists of a written examination and interview.

* Aspirants who qualify the prelims examination are eligible for mains examination.

* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

1. Candidate must be a citizen of India.

2. Age of the candidates must be in between 21-30 years of age.

3. Candidate must hold a degree in any stream from a recognized university/ institution.

To become an Indian Foreign Service officer, you need to pursue Bachelor's degree or equivalent course in any discipline from a recognised university after completion of your 12th standard with PCM from a recognised board. To become an IFS officer, you need to appear in IFS examination which is conducted by UPSC every year. Eligibility criteria required to appear in IFS examination is mentioned below :-

1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must have attained the minimum age of 21 years and must not have attained the maximum age of 32 years as on 1st August of the year of examination. Upper age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates as per government rules as mentioned below :-
--> OBC :- 3 Years
--> SC/ST :- 5 Years

3. You must have obtained a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university.

4. You must be Physically fit as per physical standards mentioned in UPSC IFS examination notification.

Selection Procedure :-
1. Preliminary Examination
2. Mains Examination
3. Personal Interview

No. of Attempts :-
--> General :- 6
--> OBC :- 9
--> SC/ST :- Unlimited

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How to become an IFS officer after passing 12th(PCM). IFS in the sense Foreign I am talking about, please tell me.

No, 12th standard candidates are not eligible for Indian Foreign Services Officer exam so first complete your graduation degree then you can apply for Indian Foreign Services Officer exam.

IFS stands for Indian Foreign Service exam. IFS exam is conducted by UPSC through civil service exam.

If you have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university then you are eligible for IFS exam.

Your age should be in between 21 years to 30 years for general candidates. Age relaxation is given below -

5 years relaxation for SC/ST candidates
3 years relaxation for OBC Candidates
10 years relaxation for PHC candidates
5 years relaxation for Ex-serviceman

CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAM 2015:-

Date of Notification:- 16.05.2015
Last date for receipt of applications:- 12.06.2015 (FRIDAY)
Date of commencement of Examination:- 23.08.2015 (SUNDAY)

CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM 2015:-

Date of commencement of Examination:- 18.12.2015 (FRIDAY)

For more details about IFS exam please visit to the official website www.upsc.gov.in

I am really sorry to say this you don't have the eligibility to apply for the Indian Forest Service Examination with the 12th qualification.If you want to apply for the IFS then you have to complete the graduation first and no only can be allowed which they have the required eligibility.

1.You must complete the graduation from the recognized university.Final year students can also eligible to apply for IFS.

2.Age must be in between 21 to 30 years and there is a Age relaxation for the various reserved categories.

The Selection process is based on the Prelims,Main's and Interview.To apply for IFS you need to go for this website.Click here .And you have to apply with the required details and Upload your signature and photograph with required size.

You can join foreign service through following two ways in India only :

01. UPSC IAS examination : UPSC conduct this IAS examination in which you have to prefer IFS - Indian Foreign Service and top the examination by qualifying all the stages and securing higher marks then you can easily be selected for the job in IFS as an IFS Officer.

After your final selection, you will be trained for more than 03 years at various countries then posted in India first then neighbouring counties for training then other foreign countries.

You can also join foreign service through SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination by preferring External Affairs Services so just qualify prelims, mains and interview of this exam also and get the job.

Now you have to complete your graduation course and enhance your knowledge of mathematics, english and General Awareness then you will be able to qualify these exams and will definitely get the job.

If one gets an job ,one has to fulfill their requirements.
As per your mentioned details.you are not eligible as for now.
* age required is 21-30 years
* must have done gradiation level,evem final year students can appear for that.
* so all this you need to focus on your studies as for now.
Meanwhile you can prepare for the exam by practicing the model papers
Good luck

After selection as an Indian foreign service the candidate will be able to select any country where he wants to work??