Who Can Apply For Indian Forest Service

My child wants to apply for Indian Forest Service. So I am looking for the information about who can sit or apply for the Indian Forest Service. So will you please provide me the detail about the eligibility of applying in this exam??

Hello sir, after graduation Im looking for apply in Indian forest Service. Should I eligible for IFS exam? Please tell me who can apply for Indian forest Service?

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Any graduate students may apply for Indian Forest service. The Indian Forest Service is one of the prestigious All India Services like Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS).

To get into IFS, a candidate has to sit for the same preliminary exam as all civil service aspirants do.

For IFS job candidates should have Graduation from 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.

The candidate must hold a Bachelors degree in any of the following subjects/ disciplines.

Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Botany
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Chemistry
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Geology
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Mathematics
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Physics
Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects as Zoology
Bachelors degree in Agriculture
Bachelors degree in Forestry
Bachelors degree in Engineering

Here is PDF of information regarding required eligibility for apply for Indian forest Service:
Information regarding required eligibility for apply for Indian forest Service





Educational Qualification:
Candidate should hold a Bachelors degree with at least one of the subjects namely, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelors degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognised university or equivalent.

Age Limit:
Age of a candidate should be minimum 21 years and maximum 30 years

Number of attempts:
The maximum number of attempts restricted for candidates are as follows:
General Candidates: 7 attempts
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates: No restriction
Other Backward Classes: 9 attempts
Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST

The IFS exam has a following number of stages-

The Civil Services Preliminary exam.
The IFS Mains exam.
Interview or Personality Test.