UPSC Forest Services (IFS) Recruitment 2024 Notification for 150 Posts Selection Process

UPSC IFS Exam Pattern 2024

The IFS test pattern is designed to assess a candidate's academic aptitude in addition to their capacity for methodical, cogent self-expression. Its objective is to assess candidates' general intellectual capacity and understanding abilities.

Preliminary Examination

• There are two required 200-mark papers in the test.
• There are are going to be two multiple choice questions, objective-style problems in the examination.
• A minimum score of thirty-three percent will be the score required to clear the Civil Services (The preliminary) Examination's General Education The second paper.
• The English as well as Hindi translations of the exam questions are going to be provided.

Paper	Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Paper-I	General Studies	100	200	2 Hours
Paper-II	GS (CSAT)	80	200	2 Hours
Total		180	400	-

Main Examination

All question paper responses for the Main Exam must be provided in English only.

• Paper I covers general knowledge, and Paper II covers general English.
• Selecting two elective subjects from the following list is necessary for Papers III, IV, V, and VI.

Paper	Subjects	Marks	Exam Duration
Paper-I	General English	300	3 hours for each paper
Paper-II	General Knowledge	300
Paper-III	Optional Subject	200
Paper-IV	Optional Subject	200
Paper-V	Optional Subject	200
Paper-VI	Optional Subject	200
Total		1400

Note: In order every one incorrect answer in the initial examination, the value of 0.33 points has been removed.

A list of IFS The main Examination Possible Topics

The following optional subjects must be chosen by the candidates; each subject will have two papers.

Agriculture

Agricultural Engineering

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

Botany

Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Forestry

Geology

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Statistics

Zoology