UPSC IFS 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria, Admit Card & Result

UPSC IFS 2023: The UPSC conducts an annual IFS or Indian Forest Service review to select the candidates and is responsible for the implementation of government programs and plans in accordance with national forestry policy. The IFS officers are only selected when the cadres of State or Joint Cadres of State have selected them. In brief, they are the administrative officer of the forest area for which they have been recruited. There are so many stances that due to the non-availability of apt information many candidates get prevented from appearing in the UPSC Indian Forest Service 1 day (Preliminary) Exam 2023 through CS [P] Exam 2023. However, the provided information here will definitely help in providing useful help regarding the exam.

IFS or Indian Forest Service is the exam by Union Public Service Commission which takes place only once in a year. To pass this examination is a bit challenging as it requires lots of hard work and planned preparation.

UPSC Notification 2023 Highlights

Name of the Exam	Civil Services Examination (CSE)
Name of the Post	Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), etc.
Conducting Authority	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Application Mode	Online
Level of Exam	National
Number of Stages	Three (Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview)
Exam Mode	Pen-Paper based (Offline)
Official Website	upsconline.nic.in

UPSC IFS 2023 Important Dates:

IFS 2023 Events	Dates
Date of notification	February
Start of online registration	The first week of February
End of online submission	3rd week of March
Admit card	Last week of May
Date of prelim exam	The first week of June
Result of prelim	Last week of June
Admit card of Mains	The first week of October
Date of Mains exam	November–December
Result of mains exam	January
Interview	February to April
Final result	June

UPSC 2023 Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality

• candidate should be the citizen of India
• subject of Nepal
• subject of Bhutan
• Tibetan refugee who arrived in India with the intention of a resident there forever before 1 January 1962.
• The Indian origin person migrated to India from Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania or Vietnam from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or the Eastern African countries in order to settle there permanently.
• The eligibility certificate issued by the government of India should be presented to the candidates in categories b, c, d, and e.

Physical Criteria:
The applicants must be fit to the Indian Forest Service Examination according to physical standards. Candidates are advised to check the detailed rules and rules on the IFS official notification.

Age Limit:

• A candidate’s age should be at least 21 and his age should be at least 32 years on 1 August in the exam year 2023, i.e. he must be born not before 2 August 1987 and not later than 1 August 1987.

SC, ST, and OBC, also subject to the other above clause, will be eligible under the two categories to grant a cumulative age relaxation

Relaxable Age Limit to participate in IFS Exam

For Ex-servicemen including Commissioned officers	5 years
For SC/ST participants	5 years
For OBC candidates	3 years
For Ex-servicemen (Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs)	5 years
For the Blind, Low Vision, Partially deaf, and Orthopaedically handicapped participants	10 years
For J&K Domicile Candidates	5 years
For participants belong to the State of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years

Qualification of the candidate:

Candidate applying for exam must be graduate with any of the subjects from Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Statistics, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Mathematics, and Zoology or graduate in Forestry, Agriculture, or Engineering from any of universities integrated by Act of the Central / State Legislature in the country else other educational institutes established by the 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 2023 Application Form:

• On the website www.upsconline.nic.in, candidates must apply online.
• It is advised that applicants only submit one Application Form.
• For this, they need to write down their basic information such as name, address, mobile number, date of birth, and their valid email id.
• Updates will be sent by email to the UPSC. It is recommended that students continue to check their emails until the procedure is over.
• After that, photo and signature must be uploaded. The image and signature should be scanned clearly both as well as in JPG format. Both in JPG format and clearly should be scanned.
• In addition, the size should not be less than 3 kb and 40 kb.
• After the application is completed, the last step is to pay the UPSC fee.
• The applicant must ensure that the application is complete in all respects, in certain unavoidable situations, if more than one application is made.
• Candidates already in government services, government-owned industrial undertakings or other similar or private employment organizations should submit requests to the Commission directly.
• Candidates who are already in government service, whether permanently or temporarily, or as employees for work, other than casual or daily qualified employees, or those who are served under the Public Enterprise shall, however, present to their head of office/department an undertaking which they informed by letter that they requested the review.
• Candidates should notice that if communication from their employer to the candidates seeking/appearing for examination is received from the Commission withholding their license, they will be liable to reject / candidate the application.

IFS Exam 2023 Application Fee:

• An application fee of ₹100 shall be paid only by candidates when filling in the application form.
• In addition, female applicants no longer have to pay any application fee.
• The application fee is exempt from payment for reserved category candidates (SC / ST, physically handicapped).
• Candidates can only use State Bank of India (SBI) to pay through net banking. In addition, once the transaction is complete, the students are to take the slip for future references.
• The application fee is paid by candidates through cash, web bank or credit/debit card.

Indian Forest Service 2023 Syllabus:

For preliminary exam:

Paper I:	Indian & World Geography, Indian Polity & Governance, Economic & Social Development, History of India & Indian National Movement, Current Events of National & International Importance, General Science and General Issues on Environment
Paper-II:	Decision Making & Problem-Solving, Comprehension, Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills, Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability, General Mental Ability and Basic Numeracy

For the main exam:

General English:	Essay Writing, Understanding of English, Passage Summary, Précis Writing, Use of Words, etc
General Knowledge:	Knowledge Of Current Events, Indian Polity Including the Political System and the Constitution of India, History of India & Geography of Nature, etc
Optional Subjects:	The detailed topics for the optional subjects for which the candidates choose to appear can be found on the official website of the commission.

UPSC IFS 2023 Pattern:

Candidates must first have a clear preliminary examination of the civil services examination in order to qualify for the IFS examination. The next exam that consists of a written test and an interview round is to be qualified following the clearing of prelimits. Review the IFS 2023 pattern for preliminaries and main:

For the Preliminary test:

• Exam mode: The test is conducted offline (pen & paper)
• Paper Language: English & Hindi.
• Type of questions: Multiple Choice Question type.
• No. of papers: 2 papers – General Ability Test and Civil Services Aptitude Test.
• Marks: There are 200 marks for each paper.
• Time Duration: There are 2 hours for each paper.
• Marking: 0.33 of the marks assigned to the question are reduced for every incorrect answer. 2 marks for every correct answer will be given in general studies, while 2.5 marks for each correct answer will be shown in the Civil Service Aptitude Test.

Papers	No of questions	Time Duration	Maximum Marks
General Studies (Paper 1)	80	2 hrs	200
CSAT (Paper 2)	100	2 hrs	200
Total			400

For Mains Exam:

• Exam type: The test is conducted offline (pen & paper).
• No papers:  Total 6 papers in the written test.
• Marks: Paper 1 and 2 are to be 300 marks and the remaining four papers are to be 200 marks.
• Language medium: English language only.

Papers	Subject	Maximum Marks
Paper 1	General English	300
Paper 2	GK	300
Paper 3	It will be opted as per the optional subjects were chosen by the candidates	200
Paper 4		200
Paper 5		200
Paper 6		200
Total Marks		1400 Marks

The candidates will have to select two major subjects from the list that is given below. Each of these subjects will then have two papers.

 IFS Subjects

• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Agriculture Engineering
• Geology
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Mathematics
• Botany
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• Statistics
• Civil Engineering
• Zoology

The number of attempts to clear IFS 2023 Exam:

To clear the IFS exam, the candidates can get more chances but these are restricted as per caste. The maximum number of attempts to clear the IFS exam is prescribed as follows:

For Physically handicapped participants	9 attempts
For General category participants	6 attempts
For OBC (Other Backward Classes)	No limit
For SC/ST participants	9 attempts

UPSC IFS Admit Card 2023-23:

Approximately three weeks before the test begins the admission card will be available online. The candidates can download their e-admission card from the official website of the UPSC. In the event that any problem arises when the admission card is downloaded, it is immediately notified by the commission’s office. On the examination date, the candidate should take a card printer and take it to the examination center.

Indian Forest Service Result 2023:

The UPSC IFS 2023 final results are expected to be announced in July 2023 on the official website. Candidates who clear the interim examination shall be invited to the main examination and those that clear their hands as well. For the candidates who clear all 3 rounds of the examination, the final results will be stated. Only such candidates will depend on their compliance with eligibility and other criteria to be considered for recruitment into the forest services.

UPSC IFS Personality Test/Interview 2023:

• The candidates who clear the main test will then be required to complete the next phase of the exam procedure, which is the personality test selection process. It is generally believed that the personality phase of the Indian Revenue Service examination is over 200.
• The candidates who will participate in this examination shall be tested on the basis of personality orientation, covering the candidate’s dressing style, communication skills, the participant’s presence, the latter but not least, listening abilities, etc. In addition, the board of professional and unbiased observers will also examine their ability to solve problems and make decisions, leadership skills and so on.
• Candidates who will be part of the exam should dress formally on the day of the interview and use the formal words of the interviewee. They must make sure that until the interview is finished they do not use slang or informal words.
• They should speak moderately while answering the questions and avoid bluffing, as this could have a negative impact on them. In their overall selection at the Indian Foreign Service examination, the marks obtained during the interview by the candidates play a crucial role. All the best.

UPSC IFS Books & Study Material:

Check here various books of IFS exam preparation below.

1. IFS Indian forest service PHYSICS: Physics (Including Paper I & II) Main Exam Guide
2. Ifs Indian Forest Service Botany Examination
3. Indian Forest Service Exam Common Preliminary Exam Paper 1
4. IFS Mathematics for Indian Forest Service
5. Indian Forestry: A breakthrough approach to Forest Service
6. Ifs Indian Forest Service Botany Examination
7. UPSC: Civil Services & Indian Forest Service (Common Preliminary: Paper-I) Exam Guide: Civil Services Exam and
8. UPSC-IFS Exam: Chemistry (Including Paper I & II) Main Exam Guide
9. Forestry – A Subjective Guide For Ifs Aspirants P/B