UPSC IFS Prelims 2025

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Indian Forest Service Examination 2025. The online registration process has begun for the Indian Forest Service 2025 prelims exam. The last date to submit the application form is February 11, 2025. "Candidates applying for the Indian Forest Service Examination should note that they are required to appear in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and qualify the same to proceed to the second stage of the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (written and interview). Candidates desirous of applying for both the Indian Forest Service Examination and the Civil Services Examination can apply through a common online application form, subject to meeting the requisite eligibility criteria."

Job details

Exam Conducting Body: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Name: Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2025
Posts: Group ‘A’ Services
Exam Level: National
Mode of Application: Online
Official website: www.upsc.gov.in

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

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.

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, 2025, i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1991 and not later than 1st August, 2002.

Application Fee

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.

Selection Process

The Indian Forest Service Examination will consist of two successive stages: (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination; and (ii) Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service.