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24 February 2010 6 Comments


Indian forest service is about the preservation & management of forests & wild life of the country. The IFS exam is conducted by UPSC on a All India level. Many students are trying to establish their careers in IFS. It is one of the upcoming streams being opted by many people all over the world. Its quite interesting also.

UPSC IFS Exam Eligibility Criteria : The candidate must make sure before applying whether he / she is eligible for the exam or not. Otherwise the application form will be rejected. The various eligibility criteria are:



  1. Nationality : The candidate must be either a citizen of  India or Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came to Indian before 1st Jan 1962 for permanent settlement. All such categories should have the “certificate of eligibility” as issued by the Government of India.
  2. Age : The candidate must be between 21 to 30 years of age. There is relaxation of 5yrs for SC / ST / Ex-serviceman / ECOs / SSCOs. 3yrs. for OBC / Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof . Also 10 yrs. relaxation for blind, deaf-mute & orthopedically handicapped persons.
    Only the date of birth which is mentioned in matriculation certificate or secondary school leaving certificate or the certificate recognized by Indian University  will be accepted.
  3. Minimum Educational Qualifications : The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with at least one of the subjects as mentioned under optional subjects in IFS Exam pattern article.

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  • IFS Exam Pattern | IFS Test pattern | UPSC IFS exam format | Hoew to prepare for IFS exam | IFS syllabus said:

    [...] IFS exam pattern is similar for every year. IFS Eligibility Criteria is similar as that of any UPSC exam. It is clearly mentioned below : IFS exam consists of written [...]

    # 24 February 2010 at 1:27 AM
  • UPSC IFS Exam 2010 Age limit Eligibility criteria Dates Application fee Application procedure No.of attempts said:

    [...] IFS Eligibility criteria / Educational Qualification : The applicant must have Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with at least one of the subjects like Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering. The degree must be from a recognized university. [...]

    # 24 February 2010 at 1:30 AM
  • sanjana said:

    I want to ask that is it necessary to know a lot of languages for this service? I know German.Would it come in handy for this job?
    Should I learn more languages to have an edge over the others?
    What exactly is this job about?What extra skills does one needs for this job?

    # 4 June 2010 at 12:07 PM
  • nagaraju said:

    myself nagaraju i have a doubt about height criteria in IFS exam,so please if any body have a clear idea about that please send

    # 2 September 2010 at 5:29 PM
  • ravi ranjan kumar said:

    sir plz tell me , arts paper like geography paper will be included in the category of optional paper…..?

    # 22 October 2010 at 9:09 AM
  • Farah said:

    Sir,I have completed B.Tech in computer science,whether i am eligible for IFS exams.

    # 25 March 2011 at 8:02 PM
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