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Hello
What is IFS? indian forest service or indian foreign service?
I want indian forest service. when i pass UPSC IFS Exam,
which one i will get-indian forest service
or indian foreign service.

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Hello
What is IFS? indian forest service or indian foreign service?
I want indian forest service. when i pass UPSC IFS Exam,
which one i will get-indian forest service
or indian foreign service.

IFS stands for Indian Forest Service.This exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

This exam is conducted for recruiting the officer of forest.

Those candidate who have completed graduation degree in Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering are eligible for IFS exam.

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years.

IFS exam consists of two stages -

(A) Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

The examination will consist of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

(B) Main Examination (written and interview)

The Main Examination will consist of written examination and interview test. The written exam consists of the following papers.

1. Paper I – General English 300 marks

2. Paper II – General Knowledge 300 marks

3. Papers III, IV, V and VI.-The two subjects from the list of optional subjects listed in paragraph 2. Each subject will have two papers, 200 marks for each paper.
Paper Subject Maximum Marks

Paper-I : General English 300

Paper-II : General Knowledge 300

Paper-III : Optional subject I, II 200

Paper-IV : Optional subject III, IV 200

Paper-V : Optional subject V, VI 200

Paper-VI : Optional subject VII, VIII 200

Total Marks 1400

For more details about IFS exam, you can visit to the official website http://www.upsc.gov.in

IFS stands for Indian Forest Services. UPSC conducts IFS exam for recruiting officers in Forest Department.The eligibility to apply for IFS exam are mentioned below:-

-The candidate either must be a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal,Bhutan,a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

-The age limit to apply for the exam is from 21 years to 30 years for general category.There is relaxation in upper age limit for reserved categories,i.e.,
*for OBC-3 years
*for SC/ST-5 years.

-The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the following subjects:

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology, Agriculture, Forestry, Agriculture Engineering, Forestry Engineering.

-The number of attempts for the exam are;

● General candidates: four attempts.

● Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates: No restriction.

● Other Backward Classes: seven attempts.

Recruitment to Indian Foreign Services is done through Civil Services examinations. Since you have mentioned that you are interested to join Indian Forest Services.

You will have to appear for Indian Forest Services exam.

Eligibility criteria for Indian Forest Services exam is as below:

Candidate must have done bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects like Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics or Zoology.

Even if you have bachelor's degree in engineering or agriculture or forestry then also you are eligible for exam.

The age limit is 21-30 years with upper age relaxed for OBC and SC/ST candidates.

For any more details about IFS exam, click here

IFS stands for Indian Forests services. After clearing the IAS exam you will be given a post in the forests services and not in the foreign services. Now lets decide a road map for you-

1) Start reading newspaper everyday. Subscribe to "THE HINDU". No other newspaper.

2) You can opt some of your field subjects in the optional category of the paper.

3) But, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, POLITY needs to be given time. Start taking time for this right away. Go through NCERT. Make a goal to read at least half chapter each day. Since you have 3 years so you have a lot of time.

4) In the final year, i do recommend you to join some coaching class. Its not that you will gain knowledge there. But your knowledge will be brushed up and also the competitive surroundings will accelerate your chances to clear the exam.

5) For now, focus on Newspaper and general knowledge. Stay connected to world and also do focus on your technical(if any) subjects. Those will also fetch you marks.