Age limit for IFS Exam

What is the eligibility & age limit criteria required for Indian Forest Services exam, would you please provide here???

[Quick Sam]

Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Indian Forest Service ( IFS) Examination eligibility details are given below:

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Nationality:
The candidate must be either:
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India

Age Limit:
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August, 2014,

Relaxation in Age

.The Age relaxable for SC, ST’S candidates – 5 years
(b). Age relax able for OBC candidates – 3 years
(c). Age relax able for 3 years in case of defence services personnel disabled

5 years Age relax able for Ex-service men

Qualifications:
The Candidates are required to have degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institute or university.

Physical Standards:
The candidate must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian Forest Service Examination.

Exam pattern:

IFS Exam consists of two stages:
I. Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
II. Indian Forest Service Main Examination (Written and Interview).

I. Preliminary Examination: The Examination is comprise of two compulsor

Syllabus:

General English and General Knowledge:

The standard level of papers in General English and General Knowledge are designed for a Science or Engineering graduate of an Indian University. The English paper would consist of an essay and passages to write summary. Other questions are designed to test general understanding of English and everyday use of words.

Optional Subjects:

The standard level and syllabus for optional subject papers is based on the Bachelors Degree (with Honours). There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects. List of Optional Subjects is as under-
Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Forestry
Geology
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Statistics
Zoology




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I have done graduation degree and now want to apply for Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination so please give me the details about the age limit required for it?

[Arun Vats]

Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination every year

Age limit:
Candidates should be between 21 to 30 years

Maximum
30 for general category,
33 for OBCs
35 for SCs/STs

Educational qualification:
Candidate must have Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
Botany,
Chemistry,
Geology,
Mathematics,
Physics,
Statistics and
Zoology

Important Dates:
Date of Notification:-
16.05.2015

Last date for receipt of applications:-
12.06.2015

Date of commencement of Examination:-
23.08.2015

Duration of the Exam:-
1 DAY.

Date of commencement of Examination:-
21.11.2015

Duration of the Exam:-
10 DAYS.

Preliminary Exam Pattern:
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each

Both the question papers will be of the objective type

Main Exam pattern:
The written examination consisting of the following papers:-

Paper I General English 300 Marks

Paper II General Knowledge 300 Marks

Paper III Any two subjects 200 marks to be selected for

Paper IV from the list of each the optional paper

Paper V subjects set out

Paper VI Each subject will have two papers.

(C) Interview for Personality Test
Maximum Marks : 300 Marks

List of Optional Subjects:-
• Agriculture
• Agricultural Engineering
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Forestry
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Statistics
• Zoology