Indian Forest Service Syllabus & Exam Pattern | Indian Forest Service Exam Details | ifos Officer

Indian Forest Service Syllabus & Exam Pattern | Indian Forest Service Exam Details | ifos Officer

Indian Forest Service Syllabus & Exam Pattern | Indian Forest Service Exam Details | IFOS Officer

IFS Exam Pattern:

UPSC IFS i.e. Indian Forest Service Exam consists of three stages -

1.    Preliminary Exam

2.    Main Exam

3.    Interview

Preliminary Test of Indian Forest Service & Indian Civil Service is common.

It means if you are willing to join Indian Forest Service, first you have to go for Indian Civil Service Preliminary Test.

    1. Preliminary Exam(400 Marks): 

    Preliminary Exam of Indian Forest Service as well as Indian Civil Service consists of two Papers:

•      Paper 1(General Knowledge) [200 Marks]

•      Paper 2(CSAT-Aptitude Test) [200 Marks]

    2. Main Exam(1400 Marks) :

IFS Main Exam contains 6 Papers-

·       Paper 1- General English(300 Marks)

·       Paper 2- General Knowledge(300 Marks)

·       Any Two Subjects from Optional Subjects List. Each subjects contains two papers and each papers contains 200 marks.

NOTE: Candidates will not allow with these subjects combinations-

·       Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering

·       Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

·       Agriculture and Forestry

·       Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

·       Mathematics and Statistics

·       Not More than one Engineering Subject- Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering

IFS Syllabus:

    1. IFS Preliminary Exam(400 Marks): 

       Paper 1:

           ·       Current Affairs

·       Indian History and Indian National Movements

·       Indian and World Geography

·       Indian Polity and Governance

·       Economic and Social Development

·       General Science

·       General Issue On Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate change

    Paper 2:

        ·        Comprehension

·        Interpersonal Skill including Communication Skill

·        Logical Reasoning and Analytical Capability

·        Decision Making and Problem Working

·       General Mental Capability

·       Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation

2. IFS Main Exam (1700 Marks):

           ·       Paper 1- General English(300 Marks)

Essay Writing, Letter & Report Writing, Summery &

Precis of Passage, Reading Comprehension and Grammar

·       Paper 2- General Knowledge(300 Marks)

Current Affairs, Indian Polity including Political System

 & Constitution on India, History of India, Geography

·       Any Two Subjects from Optional Subjects List

        1.    Agriculture

       2.    Agricultural Engineering

       3.    Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

       4.    Botany

       5.    Chemistry

       6.    Chemical Engineering

       7.    Civil Engineering

       8.    Forestry

       9.    Geology

       10. Mathematics

       11. Physics

       12. Statistics

       13. Zoology

       14.     Mechanical Engineering