UPSC Indian Forest Services Examination 2021

UPSC has announced Indian Forest Services (Preliminary) 2021 Examination:

Today (04/03/2021) UPSC has issued the Examination notice for Civil Services, 2021 examination as well as Indian Forest Services, 2021  Preliminary Examination, For which the LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS is  24/03/2021 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2021 & Indian Forest Services Examination, 2021

Start Date of Application: 04/03/2021

Last Date of Application: 24/03/2021

Age Limit:

Minimum- 21 Years, Maximum- Not more than 32 Years

* Age Relaxation for some categories will be provided as per rules

Eligibility: -

A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering 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.

No. of Attempts:

GEN/ EWS  - 6 

OBC - 9

SC/ST - Unlimited

PwBD - 9 for GEN, EWS, OBC   and Unlimited for SC/ST

Application Form Fee: 

For Indian Forest Services: Candidates applying (excepting Female/SC/ST/PwBD candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit card. Applicants who opt for "Pay by Cash" mode should print the system generated Pay-in slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of the SBI Branch on the next working day only.

How To Apply: -

Indian Forest Services: Candidates are required to apply Online using the link www.upsconline.nic.in for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination which will act as a screening mechanism for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination. Candidates who wish to apply for Civil Services Examination also, [subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions] have to apply once by appropriately indicating in the on-line application form that they intend to appear for both the Indian Forest Service Examination and the Civil Services Examination. Candidates, who will qualify for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, will have to fill in a Detailed Application Form subsequently as per further instructions to be provided to the candidates through the website (www.upsconline.nic.in) of the Commission.

Indian Forest Services:

Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examination. 

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.

MAIN EXAMINATION: 

(A) The written examination consisting of the following papers:— Paper I—General English 300 Marks Paper II—General Knowledge 300 Marks Papers III, IV, V and VI.—Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects set out in para 2 below. Each subject will have two papers.— 200 marks for each paper.

List of optional subjects : (i) Agriculture (ii) Agricultural Engineering (iii) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science (iv) Botany (v) Chemistry (vi) Chemical Engineering (vii) Civil Engineering (viii) Forestry (ix) Geology (x) Mathematics (xi) Mechanical Engineering (xii) Physics (xiii) Statistics (xiv) Zoology Provided that the candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects : (a) Agriculture and Agricultural Engg. (b) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science. (c) Agriculture and Forestry. (d) Chemistry and Chemical Engg. (e) Mathematics and Statistics. (f) Of the Engineering subjects viz. Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering—not more than one subject

Syllabus For Indian Forest Services: 

Part A-Preliminary Examination 

Paper I - (200 marks)

Duration: Two hours

 • Current events of national and international importance

 • History of India and Indian National Movement

 • Indian and World Geography- Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. • Indian Polity and Governance- Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

 • Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

 • General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.

 • General Science. 

Paper-II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours 

• Comprehension

 • Interpersonal skills including communication skills; 

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability 

• Decision making and problem-solving 17  

• General mental ability 

• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level) 

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Examination Date:  The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Screening Test for selection to Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2021 through Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021 which will be held on 27th June 2021,

Apply Online: Click Here to Apply For Civil Services & Indian Forest Services