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UPSC IFS Salary Details and IFS Eligibility

1) About IFS-

Here full form of IFS is Indian Forest Service which is one of the three all India service of Government of India. The other two all India services are Indian Administrative service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS).

2) IFS Officer Facilities-

An IFS Officer is wholly independent of the district administration and exercises administrative, judicial and financial powers in his own domain. Positions in State Forest Department such as Divisional Forest Officers (DFO), Conservator of Forest (CF), and etc. are held only by IFS officers. The Highest ranking IFS Officer in each state is the Head of Forest Forces (HoFF),

3) IFS Salary-

Position in State Gov.	Position in Gov. of India	Basic Salary (per month)
Head of Forest Forces (HoFF)	Director General of Forest	₹2,25,000
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF)	Additional Director General of Forest	₹2,05,400
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest		₹2,00,000
Chief Conservator of Forest	Inspector General of Forest	₹1,75,000
Conservator of Forest/ Chief Wildlife Warden	Deputy Inspector General of Forest	₹1,50,000
Deputy Conservator of Forest	Assistant Inspector General of Forest	₹1,18,500 to ₹67,700
Probationary Officer/ Assistant Conservator of Forest	Assistant Inspector General of Forest	₹56,100

4) UPSC Indian Forest Service -

a) IFS Eligibility Criteria-

              *Nationality-

·       A citizen of India

·       A subject of Bhutan

·       A subject of Nepal

·       A Tibetan refugee who came India before 1^st January 1963

*Educational Qualification-

·       Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree with at least one of the subjects- 1. Animal Husbandry & Vetenary Science, 2. Botany, 3. Chemistry, 4. Geology, 5. Mathematics, 6. Physics, 7. Statistics & 8. Zoology

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering from a recognized university or equivalent.

·       Candidates appearing in the final exam (with one of those subjects) are also eligible to apply.

*Age Limit-

Age must in between 21 years to 30 years. Although Upper age limit will be relaxable in such a way-

·       For SC/ST- Up to 5 years

·       For OBC- Up to 3 years

·       For candidates from Jammu & Kashmir – Up to 5 years

·       For Defence Service Personal- Up to 5 years

·       For Ex-Serviceman(at least 5years in Military Service)- Up to 5 years

·       For Handicapped person- Up to 10 years

*Number of Attempts-

·       For General Candidates- 7

·       For SC/ST Candidates- Unlimited

·       For OBC Candidates- 9

·       For Handicapped person- 9(General & OBC), Unlimited(SC/ST)