IFS Preliminary Exam Syllabus

I have completed my PG degree and want to prepare for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam looking for the IFS Preliminary Exam Syllabus. Will you please provide me completed syllabus of this exam and also tell me what the pattern of this IFS exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

Indian Forest Service (IFS) is one of the Civil Services of India, the other two being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS).

The chief purpose of IFS is the implementation of the National Forest Policy which aims to preserve the environment.

Syllabus of IFS Entrance examination:

Civil Services (Prelims) Examination
Indian Forest Services (Mains) Examination

IFS written examination consists of following papers:

Paper Ist: General English
Paper 2nd: General Knowledge

Paper IIIrd, IVth, Vth, and VIth: Candidates need to select any two subjects from this list:

Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Husbandry
Botany
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Forestry
Geology
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Statistics
Zoology

IFS Exam Pattern:

Paper Subject Marks
Paper I General English 300
Paper II General Knowledge 300
Paper III Optional Subject 1 200
Paper IV Optional Subject 1 200
Paper V Optional Subject 2 200
Paper VI Optional Subject 2 200

Age Limitation:

Your’s age limit should be in between 21 to 30 Years as on before 1st July of that year.

Educational Criteria

You need to hold the Bachelor Degree in Science with at least one of the following subject: Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Statistics, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (any stream) / Forestry/ Agriculture; or MBBS.