| Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Forest Services ADVT. NO. : 05-06/2023 |
| Important Dates Application Begin : 01/02/2023 Last Date for Apply : 21/02/2023 Last Date Pay Exam Fee : 21/02/2023 |
| Application Fee General / EWS/ OBC : 100/- PH / SC / ST/ Female : 0/- Pay the Examination Fee Through E Challan or Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking. |
| Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Forest Services Total Post : 1255 |
| Post Name | Total Post | Eligibility |
| Indian Administrative Service IAS | 1105 | A candidate must hold a Graduate degree of any of the 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. |
| Indian Forest Service (IFS) | 150 | A candidate must hold a 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 Process | Preliminary, Mains And Interview |
| Stages | Indian Administrative Service IAS Examination | Scheme of Examination | Marks |
| I | Preliminary Examination (Objective Type Papers) | The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Note: (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration. (ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. (iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. (iv) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III. | 200 |
| II | Main Examination (Conventional Type Papers) | B. MAIN EXAMINATION: The Written Examination will consist of the following papers:— Qualifying Papers: Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). 300 Marks Paper-B English 300 Marks Papers to be counted for merit : Paper(I) – Essay 250 Marks Paper(II) – General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 Marks Paper(III) – General Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250 Marks Paper(IV) – General Studies -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Marks Paper(V) – General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Marks Paper(VI) – Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks Paper(VII) – Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks | 1750 |
| III | Personality Test/Interview | Personality Test | 275 |
| Total Marks | 2025 |
| Stages | Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination | Scheme of Examination | Marks |
| I | Preliminary Examination (Objective Type Papers) | A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION : The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Note : (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions). (ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. (iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. (iv) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III. | 200 |
| II | Main Examination (Conventional Type Papers) | B. MAIN EXAMINATION: (A) The written examination consisting of the following papers:— Paper I—General English 300 Marks Paper II—General Knowledge 300 Marks Papers III, IV, V and VI.—Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects set out in para 2 below. Each subject will have two papers.— 200 marks for each paper. Note : Answer scripts of only those candidates who have obtained the minimum marks as decided by the Commission for Paper II (General Knowledge) will be evaluated. (B) Interview for Personality Test (See Part C of Section II of this Appendix) of such candidates as may be called by the Commission— Maximum Marks : 300 2. List of optional subjects : (i) Agriculture (ii) Agricultural Engineering (iii) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science (iv) Botany (v) Chemistry (vi) Chemical Engineering (vii) Civil Engineering (viii) Forestry (ix) Geology (x) Mathematics (xi) Mechanical Engineering (xii) Physics (xiii) Statistics (xiv) Zoology Provided that the candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects : (a) Agriculture and Agricultural Engg. (b) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science. (c) Agriculture and Forestry. (d) Chemistry and Chemical Engg. (e) Mathematics and Statistics. (f) Of the Engineering subjects viz. Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering—not more than one subject; NOTE—The standard and syllabi of the subjects mentioned above are given in Section III. | 1750 |
| III | Personality Test/Interview | Personality Test | 275 |
| Total Marks | 2025 |
| Age Limit Minimum Age : 21 Years Maximum Age : 32 Years Age Relaxation as per Rules of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Indian Administrative Service IAS , Indian Administrative Service IAS Recruitment 2023. |
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