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What is ifs indian foreign or forest service. I am confused that what is it and how to join both of them?

Actually both are termed as " IFS " since the acronyms for both are same. But you need to get a difference in both. Actually UPSC conducts both examinations Indian Forest Services and Indian Foreign services.

Difference between Indian Forest Services and Indian Foreign service Examination :


1.Through Foreign services you can become a " Embassy" for you country in different Nations but where as through forest services you will become a " Forest Officer in different regions"

2.Through Civil's Examination you will get the Indian Foreign services. But for forest services you have a different Notification for it by UPSC.

3.The age limits for Foreign and Forest services the age should be in between 21 to 30 years.

4.In the prospect of Job positions and Salaries both are different.

IFS stands for both Indian Foreign Service and Indian Forest Service. These examinations are conducted by UPSC every year and the eligibility criteria required to join in these services is mentioned below :-

Indian Foreign Service Eligibility Criteria :-
1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must have completed Graduation degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university.

3. You must be within 21- 30 years old. Age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates as per government rules.

4. You must be Physically and Mentally fit.

Indian Forest Service Eligibility Criteria :-
1. You must be a citizen of India.

2. You must have completed Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subjects namely, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognised university.

3. You must be in between 21-30 years old. Age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates as per government rules.

4. You must be Physically and Mentally fit.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is ifs indian foreign or forest service. I am confused that what is it and how to join both of them?

IFS stands for Indian Foreign Service exam.

Graduation degree with minimum percentage marks from a recognized university are eligible for Indian Foreign Service exam. Final year candidates can also apply for Indian Foreign Service exam.

Age criteria :-

Minimum Age = 21 years old
Maximum Age = 30 years old

Age relaxation :-

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

The maximum attempts for Sc/ST candidate is Unlimited. For OBC candidate it is 7 years and for general candidate it will be 5 years.Also you must be citizen of India.

IFS stands for Indian Forest Service exam.

Those candidates who have completed graduation degree from a recognized university 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.

Final year student are also eligible for IFS exam,

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years. Age relaxation is provided for SC/ST/OBC candidate category.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is ifs indian foreign or forest service. I am confused that what is it and how to join both of them?

IFS stands for both Indian Foreign Service and Indian Forest Service exam, so it is to be clearly analyzed before applying for the exam. There are eligibility criteria's which are needed to be satisfied for applying for the exam which includes:

• Nationality
• Age limit
• Educational qualification

For Indian Foreign Service:

# Candidate should have a citizenship in India

# Age limit needed is 21-30 for general category, 21-35 years for SC/St and for OBC it is 21-33 years.

# Educational qualification needed is candidate should have completed a degree from a recognized university.

# Even final year appearing candidate should apply for the exam.


For Indian Forest Service:

# The nationality standard states that candidate should have a citizenship in India.

# Age limit needed is 21-30 years and there are relaxation for other category candidates.

# Candidate should have completed a degree from a recognized university.


Check whether you satisfy the criteria's for the respected exam and then apply for it.

IFS stands for Indian Foreign Service whereas IFoS stands for Indian Forest Service.

Both of these services recruits gazetted officers under UPSC board's norms and both of these exams are conducted every single year by UPSC Board.

To become IFS Officer, a candidate need to clear preliminary, mains exam and personality test of UPSC Indian Civil Service Examination conducted every single year and to apply for this examination, candidate should be graduate in any discipline from a recognized university or pursuing final year of bachelor's degree.

Candidate need to score highest marks in Indian Civil Service Exam because only top 10-20 candidates scored in ICS exam are selected for the post of IFS that is why hard work is necessary.

IFoS - Indian Forest Service also consist of prelims and mains examination whereas candidate qualifying in prelims test will be qualified for mains and will have to qualify various conventional type papers of mains exam.

If candidate qualify in mains then he/she is called for interview/ personality test and after qualifying in this test the merit list is prepared based on marks secured in mains exam and personality test and candidates are selected.

To apply for Indian Forest Service exam, candidate should be graduate in any one of the subjects from a recognized university :

Botany/ Chemistry/ Zoology/ Physics/ Statistics/ Mathematics/ Geology or should be graduate in Agriculture or in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science from a reputed university OR

Should possess a bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized university.

Age of the candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 30 years for both of these exams and upper age is relaxable as per government guidelines.

If you seriously want to prepare for both of these exams or either of these exams then you need to follow guidelines of experts and professionals who are teaching such willing and enthusiastic candidates for decades so find a better coaching nearby your area and show them your interest and strengths then join the coaching and start working harder to achieve your goal.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is ifs indian foreign or forest service. I am confused that what is it and how to join both of them?

IFS means both but while filling application of Civil Services you will have to choose for which cadre you want to give preference. Later the cadre will be decided on your score.
Indian foreign Service is top cadre after IAS.