The Indian Forest Services (IFoS) recruit qualified candidates for the service of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. The UPSC IFoS is led by the Union Public Service Commission each year.
The candidates have to first appear for the UPSC CSE Prelims exam. The candidates who will clear the Prelims paper will then have to appear for the IFoS Mains exam. After the Mains exam, the qualified candidates will have to appear for the Personal Interview conducted by UPSC.
UPSC IFoS 2022 Prelims and 2021 Mains result has been released on UPSC's official website.
The UPSC IFoS Prelims exam Syllabus is tabulated below:
Papers | Topics |
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General Paper-1 |
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General Paper 2 |
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The syllabus for the UPSC IFoS Mains exam is very vast. The UPSC IFoS Mains exam is absolutely different from the IAS (UPSC CSE) exam.
Each candidate must choose 2 optional subjects and there are certain combinations that are not allowed by the UPSC for the IFoS exam as given in the table below:
List of Optional Subjects | Forbidden Subject Combinations |
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A candidate must fulfill any one of the nationality conditions:
The candidates can be minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 32 years on August 1, 2022, on the year of examination. However, candidates from reserved categories are offered age relaxations in the upper age. The age relaxation is tabulated below:
Category | Age Relaxation |
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OBC | 3 years |
SC/ST | 5 years |
Ex. Servicemen | 5 years |
Ex. Defence Services | 5 years |
Differently-abled Candidates | 10 years |
The number of attempts permitted for the candidates from various categories is tabulated below:
Category | Number of Attempts |
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General Candidates | 6 Attempts |
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates | No Limitation |
Other Backward Classes | 9 |
Physically Challenged | 9 |
General and Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 6 |
Category | Application Fee |
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General and OBC | INR 250 |
Female/SC/ST | Exempted |
The UPSC IFoS is a three-tier-based examination. There are three stages in the UPSC IFoS exam pattern:
The candidates have to first clear the Prelims. The candidates who qualify in the Prelims exam are shortlisted for the Mains exam. Those who will clear the Mains will be called for the Interview. The UPSC IFoS Exam Pattern is discussed in detail below.
Paper | Subjects | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
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Paper 1 | General Studies | 200 | 2 hours |
Paper 2 | Civil Services Aptitude Test | 200 | 2 hours |
The candidates who will clear the Prelims exam will be shortlisted for the Mains exam. The Mains paper is a descriptive essay-based paper. The UPSC IFoS Mains Exam Pattern is given below in detail.
Paper | Subjects | Total Marks |
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Paper-I | General English | 300 |
Paper-II | General Knowledge | 300 |
Paper-III | Optional I | 200 |
Paper-IV | Optional I | 200 |
Paper-V | Optional II | 200 |
Paper-VI | Optional II | 200 |
The candidates who further qualify in the Mains Exam are shortlisted for the Interview in which they will test based on personality.
The candidates who will qualify in the Mains Exam will be shortlisted for the Interview in which they will be tested based on their personality. The last stage is the Interview and it comprises 275 marks.
Different elements that influence the selection of the candidates are judgment ability, tolerance, mindfulness, ethics, and many more. The Interview board will test the character of the applicant and not simply information.
A candidate must fulfill any one of the nationality conditions:
The candidates can be minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 32 years on August 1, 2022, on the year of examination. However, candidates from reserved categories are offered age relaxations in the upper age. The age relaxation is tabulated below:
Category | Age Relaxation |
---|---|
OBC | 3 years |
SC/ST | 5 years |
Ex. Servicemen | 5 years |
Ex. Defence Services | 5 years |
Differently-abled Candidates | 10 years |
The number of attempts permitted for the candidates from various categories is tabulated below:
Category | Number of Attempts |
---|---|
General Candidates | 6 Attempts |
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates | No Limitation |
Other Backward Classes | 9 |
Physically Challenged | 9 |
General and Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 6 |
The UPSC IFoS is a three-tier-based examination. There are three stages in the UPSC IFoS exam pattern:
The candidates have to first clear the Prelims. The candidates who qualify in the Prelims exam are shortlisted for the Mains exam. Those who will clear the Mains will be called for the Interview. The UPSC IFoS Exam Pattern is discussed in detail below.
Paper | Subjects | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Paper 1 | General Studies | 200 | 2 hours |
Paper 2 | Civil Services Aptitude Test | 200 | 2 hours |
The candidates who will clear the Prelims exam will be shortlisted for the Mains exam. The Mains paper is a descriptive essay-based paper. The UPSC IFoS Mains Exam Pattern is given below in detail.
Paper | Subjects | Total Marks |
---|---|---|
Paper-I | General English | 300 |
Paper-II | General Knowledge | 300 |
Paper-III | Optional I | 200 |
Paper-IV | Optional I | 200 |
Paper-V | Optional II | 200 |
Paper-VI | Optional II | 200 |
The candidates who further qualify in the Mains Exam are shortlisted for the Interview in which they will test based on personality.
The candidates who will qualify in the Mains Exam will be shortlisted for the Interview in which they will be tested based on their personality. The last stage is the Interview and it comprises 275 marks.
Different elements that influence the selection of the candidates are judgment ability, tolerance, mindfulness, ethics, and many more. The Interview board will test the character of the applicant and not simply information.
The UPSC IFoS Prelims exam Syllabus is tabulated below:
Papers | Topics |
---|---|
General Paper-1 |
|
General Paper 2 |
|
The syllabus for the UPSC IFoS Mains exam is very vast. The UPSC IFoS Mains exam is absolutely different from the IAS (UPSC CSE) exam.
Each candidate must choose 2 optional subjects and there are certain combinations that are not allowed by the UPSC for the IFoS exam as given in the table below:
List of Optional Subjects | Forbidden Subject Combinations |
---|---|
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