Syllabus/ Pattern: Indian Forest Service (IFS) Written Exam and Interview
Last updated: December 13, 2011 by Sarbjit+
The competitive examination for the Indian Forest Service is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). IFS exam is conducted annually in July. The recruitment exam consists of six different papers. Candidates try to score maximum out 1400 marks allotted for written exam. The written test is followed by an interview carrying 300 marks, conducted only for candidates selected in written test.
Pattern of the Written Exam (Total 1400 Marks):
Paper I (300 marks):
General English
Paper II (300 marks):
General Knowledge
Paper III, Paper IV, Paper V, Paper VI (4 x 200 = 800 Marks):
Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects (Two Papers per Subject).
Interview for Personality Test (300 Marks):
Only for shortlisted candidates who may be called by the Commission.
Syllabus for the IFS Exam:
The standard of papers in General English and General Knowledge will be such as may be expected of a Science or Engineering graduate of an Indian University.
The Scope of the Syllabus for optional subject papers for the examination is Broadly of the Honours Degree level i.e. A level Higher than the Bachelors Degree and lower than the Masters Degree. In the case of Engineering subjects, the level corresponds to the Bachelors Degree.
1. Syllabus for General English
Candidates will be required to write an essay in English. Other questions will be designed to test their understanding of English and workmanlike use of words. Passages will usually be set for summary or précis.
2. Syllabus for General Knowledge
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on Indian Polity including the political system and the Constitution of India, History of India and Geography of a nature which the candidate should be able to answer without special study.
3. Syllabus for Optional Subjects:
A total of EIGHT (8) questions are asked in each question paper of optional subjects. All questions carry equal marks. Each paper is divided into two parts, viz. Part A and Part B, each part containing four questions. Out of eight questions, five questions are to be attempted. One question in each part will be compulsory. Candidates will be required to answer three more questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each Part. In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more.
Optional Subjects for IFS Exam (Subject to Provisions by UPSC):
ii) Syllabus for Agricultural Engineering
iii) Syllabus for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
vi) Syllabus for Chemical Engineering
vii) Syllabus for Civil Engineering
viii) Syllabus for Forestry
xi) Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering
xii) Syllabus for Physics
xiii) Syllabus for Statistics
xiv) Syllabus for Zoology
Note: Click on the subject of your choice to get the syllabus for IFS Optional Subject of your choice.
Combination that are not allowed:
Some subjects can not be opted at the same time due to the similarities. Candidates are not allowed to offer the following combination of subjects:
(a) Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering
(b) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science.
(c) Chemistry and Chemical Engg.
(d) Mathematics and Statistics.
(e) Of the Engineering subjects viz. Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering - not more than one subject.
General Instructions:
1. All the question papers for the examination will be of conventional (Essay) type.
2. All Question Papers must be Answered in English. Question Papers will be set in English only.
3. The duration of each of the papers referred to above will be three hours.
4. There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects.
5. Personality Test: The candidates will be interviewed by a Board of competent and unbiased observers who will have before them a record of this career. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for the Service. The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in his/her subjects of academic study but also in events which are happening around him both within and outside his own State or country, as well as in modern currents of thoughts and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross examination, but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation, intended to reveal mental qualities of the candidate. The Board will pay special attention to assessing the intellectual curiosity, critical powers of observation and assimilation, balance of judgment and alertness of mind, initiative, tact, capacity for leadership; the ability for social cohesion, mental and physical energy and powers of practical application; integrity of character; and other qualities such as topographical sense, love for out-door life and the desire to explore unknown and out of way places.
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