Latest information on IFS 2019 exam with its notification, exam dates, eligibility, application form also including paper pattern, syllabus, test centres and IFS result.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has commenced receipt of applications for its competitive examination for recruitment to the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
IFS Exam 2019 Dates:-
Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination 2019 through CS(P) Examination 2019
Apply online at website - https://upsconline.nic.in from 19th February 2019 to 18th March 2019 till 18:00 Hrs.
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2019 Date - 2nd June 2019, Sunday.
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Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination 2019
Date of Exam:- 01.12.2019 (SUNDAY)
Duration of Exam:- 10 DAYS
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:-
NATIONALITY:-
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. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.
AGE LIMITS:-
(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years.
(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:–
(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st December, 1989.
(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:-
The candidate must hold a 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, 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 Under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.
IFS 2019 Paper Pattern:-
The Indian Forest Service Examination will consist of two successive stages-
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination; and
(ii) Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service. Applications are now invited for the Preliminary Examination only. Candidates who will be declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission to the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination will have to apply again, in the Online Detailed Application Form which would be made available on the Website of the Commission after declaration of Results of Preliminary Examination. The Main Examination is likely to be held in September/October, 2013.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:-
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each
i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. However, questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SYLLABUS:-
Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
General Science.
Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
Decision making and problem solving.
General mental ability.
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level).
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
HOW TO APPLY:-
Apply online on Website:- www.upsconline.nic.in
IFS Syllabus