UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Notification: Announced on 22nd January 2025, this notification pertains to an examination for 150 positions across various Forest Service Departments. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will oversee the Indian Forest Service Exam 2025, aimed at filling a total of 150 vacancies within the Forest Service. A Screening Test will be conducted by the UPSC for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2025, which is set to take place on 25th May 2025. The deadline for submitting online applications for UPSC IFS 2025 is 11th February 2025.
UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025: 150 Posts, Exam Notification, Online Application Form
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
- 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.
- The 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.
Plan of Examination: The Indian Forest Service Examination will consist of two successive stages:-
- Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service.
- Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination; and
Age limit:
- 21 to 32 years on the 1st August 2025 (i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1993 and not later than 1st August, 2004).
- Age Relaxation as per Govt Rules.
Important Dates:
| Opening date for submission of Online Application | 22/01/2025 |
| The Last date for submission of Online Application | 11/01/2025 |
| Edit / Modification in Application Form Window | From 12/02/2025 to 18/02/2025 |
| Tentative date of UPSC IFSÂ Preliminary Examination 2025 | 25/05/2025 |
| Tentative date of UPSC IFS Main Examination 2025 | Will be notified later |
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Application Fee:
- No fee for Female/ SC/ ST/ PH candidates.
- For General and OBC Category Candidates applying for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination are required to pay a fee of ₹ 100/- either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit card.
How to Apply UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025:
- Eligible Candidates are required to apply Online for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination which will act as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.
- The applicant to register himself/ herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination.
- OTR has to be registered only once in life time.
- The Candidates are required to apply Online through UPSC Online Application Portal (www.upsconline.nic.in).
- The last date for registration of online applications is 11/02/2025 till 6:00 PM IST.
