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UPSC IFS Interview Schedule (Phase IV) released for the 2022 cycle. Earlier, the UPSC released the notification for Indian Forest Services 2023. A total number of 150 vacancies are released for the recruitment. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of a Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview. Check details of the UPSC IFS Exam in this article.
Admit Card, Exam Dates, Exam Patterns, Syllabus, Eligibility and more info
Last updated: Apr 10, 2023
UPSC IFS Interview Schedule released. This is for the Phase IV of the Interview round of the 2022 cycle. The interview of the shortlisted candidates will be held from 5th June to 20th June 2023. Earlier, the UPSC IFS 2023 Notification was released. The Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the recruitment of officers at the All India level by the Government of India for scientific forest management.
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UPSC Indian Forest Services Overview |
|
Organization Name |
UPSC |
Name of the Service |
Indian Forest Services |
Vacancy |
150 |
Application Start Date |
1st February 2023 |
Application End Date |
21st February 2023 |
Preliminary Exam Date |
28th May 2023 |
Mains Exam Date |
26th November 2023 |
Application Mode |
Online |
No. of Attempts |
6 |
Official website |
The UPSC Exam Calendar for 2024 has been released. As per the calendar, the UPSC IFS Notification will be released on 14th February 2024.
The UPSC has released the Phase IV Interview Schedule for the 2022 cycle. The interview will be held form 5th June 2023 to 20th June 2023.
The UPSC has released the Interview Schedule for the Phase III of the Interview being conducted for the IFS 2022 cycle. The interview is scheduled from 24th April to 18th May 2023.
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Candidates must fill out the application form correctly, to avoid any printing mistakes on the admit card. The application process for UPSC IFS can be done only through Online mode.
Below are the steps to apply for UPSC IFS
Step 1: Visit the official website.
Step 2: Candidates must fill out all personal information, such as their name, age, and address, during Part I registration.
Step 3: After completing this step, candidates must double-check to make sure they have filled in all of the required information. After you click the submit button, you can't make any changes.
Step 4: Candidates must submit all required documents, including educational certificates, identification proof, age relaxation is applicable, portrait, signature, payment information, and a declaration, during Part II registration. (Please attach your photograph and signature in JPG format). You can use Testbook Resize Tool.
Step 5: Candidates must also select a test center.
Step 6: Candidates must also provide a genuine email address that will be used in the future.
Step 7: Candidates can ultimately click on the “I Agree” option and submit the application form after filling in all the details. Candidates will be given a Registration Number; make sure to keep it safe and make copies of the application form for future reference.
Candidates can deposit the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, by using the net banking facility of the State Bank of India, or by using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit card.
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The Union Public Service Commission will conduct a Screening Test for selection to the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2023, through the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023, in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The stages of the Selection Process are as follows:
Candidates who are interested in the recruitment must check the eligibility criteria. Before applying for the UPSC IFS exam, you must meet specific criteria, according to the official notification. To be eligible for this exam, you must meet the following conditions.
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August 2023.
The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:-
Age Relaxations |
|
Category |
Relaxation |
Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe/ ex-servicemen / ECOs/SSCOs |
5 years |
Other Backward Classes/ Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
3 Years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities viz. (a) low vision; (b) Partially deaf; (c) locomotor disability (Sub-category: leprosy cured and acid attack victims only). |
10 Years |
A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree in 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, Forestry or in Engineering of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University, or possess an equivalent qualification.
A candidate must be either :-
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
A candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) must be a person in whose favour the Government of India has issued an eligibility certificate. A candidate who requires a certificate of eligibility may be accepted to the test, but the offer of appointment will be made only when the Government of India has provided the appropriate eligibility certificate.
According to the official announcement, each candidate is limited to a certain number of attempts. The number of attempts for the IFS Exam exam by category are listed below.
In the IFS Exam 2023, there will be two exams: a preliminary exam and the main exam. You must pass the preliminary exam in order to sit for the main exam. The merit list will be determined by the candidates' performance in the mains test. Check out the exam pattern of exam that will help you in the preparation.
Papers |
Maximum Question |
Maximum Marks |
Paper 1 |
200 questions |
200 |
Paper 2 |
200 questions |
200 |
Total |
400 questions |
400 marks |
(i) Agriculture
(ii) Agricultural Engineering
(iii) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Chemical Engineering
(vii) Civil Engineering
(viii) Forestry
(ix) Geology
(x) Mathematics
(xi) Mechanical Engineering
(xii) Physics
(xiii) Statistics
(xiv) Zoology Provided that the candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects :
(a) Agriculture and Agricultural Engg.
(b) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
(c) Agriculture and Forestry.
(d) Chemistry and Chemical Engg.
(e) Mathematics and Statistics.
(f) Of the Engineering subjects viz. Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering—not more than one subject;
Papers |
Maximum Question |
Maximum Marks |
Paper 1 General English |
300 questions |
300 |
Paper 2 General Knowledge |
300 questions |
300 |
Paper 3 Optional Subject - I |
200 questions |
200 |
Paper 4 Optional Subject - I |
200 questions |
200 |
Paper 5 Optional Subject - II |
200 questions |
200 |
Paper 6 Optional Subject - II |
200 questions |
200 |
Total |
1400 questions |
1400 marks |
The maximum score for the interview is 300. A Board of competent and unbiased observers will interview the candidate, who will have a record of his or her career in front of them. The purpose of the interview is to determine the candidate's personal suitability for the Service. The candidate will be expected to have shown a keen interest not only in his or her academic subjects, but also in events taking place around him or her, both within and outside his or her own state or country, as well as in contemporary currents of thought and new discoveries that should pique the interest of well-educated youth.
The service allocation is different for each category. The candidates can check the UPSC IFS, IAS, IRS, IPS Service Allocation Last Ranks 2021 from the below table.
Category |
IAS |
IPS |
IFS |
IRS(IT) |
IRS (C & IT) |
UR |
77 |
228 |
88 |
255 |
268 |
EWS |
320 |
440 |
369 |
447 |
467 |
OBC |
333 |
482 |
385 |
505 |
506 |
SC |
502 |
601 |
517 |
617 |
619 |
ST |
547 |
655 |
600 |
657 |
659 |
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