Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) published an official notification for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination, 2014. Online application will be accepted by UPSC between 30 May, 2014 to 30 June, 2014 for this national level recruitment. Don't forget that UPSC allowed 2 extra attempts and 2 year extra age relaxation for all category candidates.You can view / download official notification and further details including syllabus, exam structure etc... for this recruitment by following link.
Total No of Posts: 85 (Approx)
Names of the Posts: Indian Forest Service
Age Limit: 21 to 32 Years (as on 01/08/2014)
Qualification: 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.
Selection Procedure: Selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of performance in Preliminary Examination and Main Examination.
IFS Exam Pattern:
- Paper I - General English - 300
- Paper II - General Knowledge - 300
- Paper III - Optional Subject 1 - 200
- Paper IV - Optional Subject 1 - 200
- Paper V - Optional Subject 2 - 200
- Paper VI - Optional Subject 2 - 200
Important Date:
- Advt. No: 10/2014-IFoS
- Date of Publication: 31/05/2014
- Last date for Online Application: 30/06/2014
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