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| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Form | Indian Forest Service (IFoS) |
| No. of sessions | Two |
| IFoS 2024 Exam timings | To be announced |
| IFoS 2024 Exam fee | INR 100 (General category, OBC-NCL, and EWS category) and No fees is charged for SC/ST/PwBD and Female Candidates |
| No. of test takers | Around 1.5 lakhs (no specific data available particularly for IFoS) |
| Mode of examination | - |
| Scores validity | - |
| Conducting Institute for IFoS exam 2024 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| IFoS exam 2024 website | IFoS 2024 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 14, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Online Registration Begins |
| March 5, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Online Registration Ends |
| March 5, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Fee Payment Last Date |
| June 16, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Prelims Exam |
| July 1, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Prelims Result |
| November 24, 2024 | IFoS 2024 Mains Exam |
| To be announced | IFoS 2024 Mains Result |
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Candidates who have not registered on the official website of UPSC need to register themselves first, with their full name, email, and phone number.
Enter the captcha and proceed next for verification. A User ID and Password will be sent to your mail after the verification process. You need to verify on the link given in the mail to get the User ID and Password.
You need to visit the official website for IFoS 2024 and log in with your given User ID and Password.
After reading the instructions and eligibility criteria carefully, proceed to the application form.
In the application form, candidates are required to fill in their personal details, academic qualifications, work experience, and test centre preferences.
Proceed by uploading the documents to prove your claims made in the application form.
After completing the application form, make payment to successfully submit your application form. The application form is said to be “partially submitted” until the payment is done.
The payment can be done by any online method using net banking, UPI, debit cards, or credit card services. Fill in the application form carefully as no details can be changed once the form is submitted.
| City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Agra | Dispur | Kohima |
| Ahmedabad | Faridabad | Kolkata |
| Aizawl | Gangtok | Kozhikode (Calicut) |
| Ajmer | Gautam Buddh Nagar | Leh |
| Rajkot | Aligarh | Gaya |
| Ranchi | Almora (Uttarakhand) | Ghaziabad |
| Sambalpur | Ananthapuru | Gorakhpur |
| Shillong | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | Gurgaon |
| Lucknow | Shimla | Surat |
| Ludhiana | Siliguri | Thane |
| Madurai | Srinagar | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) | Tiruchirapalli |
| Bareilly | Gwalior | Mumbai |
| Bengaluru | Hyderabad | Mysuru |
| Bhopal | Imphal | Nagpur |
| Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | Indore | Nasik |
| Chandigarh | Itanagar | Navi Mumbai |
| Chennai | Jabalpur | Panaji (Goa) |
| Coimbatore | Jaipur | Patna |
| Cuttack | Jammu | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| Dehradun | Jodhpur | Puducherry |
| Agartala | Dharwar | Kochi |
| Tirupati | Ananthapuru | Gorakhpur |
| Udaipur | Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | Indore |
| Varanasi | Jamshedpur | Pune |
| Vellore | Madurai | Srinagar |
| Vijayawada | Nasik | Tiruchirapalli |
| Vishakhapatnam | Vijayawada | Warangal |
| Raipur |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Current Affairs | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Geography of India and World | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Environment and Science | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Economic and Social Development | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| History | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Indian Polity and Governance | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| General Science | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Essay Writing | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Passage | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Summary | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| One Word Substitution | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Antonyms/Synonyms | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| General Vocabulary | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Reasoning | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| General Mental Ability | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Current Events | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Indian Polity | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Geography | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Constitution of India | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| History of India | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Chemistry | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Agricultural Engineering | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Civil Engineering | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Botany | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Mathematics | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Forestry | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Chemical Engineering | N/A | Easy to Difficult |
| Mechanical Engineering | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Physics | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Zoology | N/A | Moderate to Difficult |
| Geology | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Statistics | N/A | Easy to Moderate |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies Paper I | 100 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Studies CSAT Paper II | 80 | Easy to Difficult |
| Total | 180 | Easy to Difficult |
| Paper 1 - General English | 300 | Easy to Moderate |
| Paper 2 - General Knowledge | 300 | Easy to Difficult |
| Paper 3 - Optional Subject – I | 200 | Easy to Difficult |
| Paper 4 - Optional Subject – I | 200 | Easy to Moderate |
| Paper 5 - Optional Subject – II | 200 | Easy to Difficult |
| Paper 6 - Optional Subject – II | 200 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 1400 | Easy to Difficult |
| Books | Books |
|---|---|
| 14000+ Chapterwise Questions Objective General Studies by Manohar Pandey | OBJECTIVE GENERAL STUDIES 21000 MCQ 2024 by O P VARMA |
| General Studies-2024 by MADE EASY Publications Private Limited | Cracking the CSAT Paper-2 by Arihant Experts |
| CSAT PRINTED ENGLISH MEDIUM by Cast Printed | English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin |
| 28 Years UPSC by OnlineVerdan | General English for All Competitive Examinations by S.C.Gupta |
| Advanced Objective General Knowledge by R.S. Aggarwal and S. Chand | General Knowledge 2024 by Arihant |
| Chemistry for Competitive Examinations by Manakin | Civil Engineering: Conventional And Objective Type by S. Chand |
The IFoS exam 2024 comprises three stages that include prelims, mains, and interview rounds. Prelims is a qualifying stage, which contains two objective-type papers.
IFoS prelims 2024 exam had a total of 180 questions from General Studies Paper I and General Studies CSAT Paper II. The mains exam of IFoS contains six descriptive papers, out of which General English and General Knowledge are two compulsory papers for all candidates, remaining four papers can be selected from the list of optional subjects offered by UPSC IFoS.
The total no. of questions in all six papers is 1400 and each question contains 1 mark. All the six papers of IFoS Mains are conducted in English only. 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer and 1/3rd is deducted for each wrong answer. The final result is issued based on the marks of the IFoS Mains exam and Personality Test Marks that hold the weightage of 300 marks in the final result.
According to guidelines from the Government of India, UPSC follows the reservation policy for the IFoS 2024 exam SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwBD candidates. The estimated vacancies for UPSC IFoS 2024 are around 150. These vacancies are reserved for the candidates of different categories. The category-wise vacancies will be announced soon.
Following is the reservation percentage for the IFoS 2024 exam.
27% reservation is for OBC candaudtes.
Reservation for EWS candidates is 10%.
15% of vacancies are reserved for SC applicants.
7.5% reservation is given to ST candidates.
Candidates are advised to solve previous years' question papers in order to get an idea of the syllabus, an estimated no. of questions per topic, and the exam pattern. Solving PYPs not only familiarises you with exam patterns but also helps you apply your knowledge and practice effectively. This way candidates will focus more on important topics rather than going through everything which is not even essential regarding the IFoS syllabus.
Mock tests are an excellent way to practise what you have learnt in a given time, which significantly creates exam-like scenarios for candidates as they get limited time per question. Solving mock tests enhances writing speed, thinking ability, and accuracy, which is a great way to prepare for competitive exams that often have fewer timings and maximum questions. Aspiring candidates can access the free mock tests for IFoS 2024, which are given below.
https://toppersexam.com/UPSC-EXAMS/UPSC-IFS/free-test_1428.html
Candidates who have taken the IFoS exam can check the answer key to their respective set of papers, which is released on the official website of UPSC. Follow the below steps to access your answer key.
Visit the official website of UPSC, go to “Examination Notification” and search for the IFoS 2024 Answer Key link. Clicking on the answer key link will redirect you to a page in a PDF format, which is the answer key.
Cross-check the answers you have done in your paper and estimate your score. Download the answer key PDF for future reference.
| College/ Posts/ Academy | Cut off for general category |
|---|---|
| General | 900-910 |
| OBC | 860-870 |
| SC | 800-810 |
| ST | 815-825 |
| PwBD-2 | 785-795 |
| PwBD-3 | 690-700 |
Candidates should read and understand the syllabus in detail first and make notes of it. Prepare the topics in-depth, which carry maximum weightage in the exam.
Identify your weak areas and work on them thoroughly. Revise each topic periodically, take time to practise, and keep track of the time that you have spent on solving each question to know your speed and accuracy.
