The Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) will hold preliminary screening test for the Insian Forest
Service (IFS) Examination 2016 for recruitment to Indian Forest Service
commencing from 07/08/2016.
Candidates applying for the
examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for
admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed
eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate
will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for
Interview/Personality Test.
Vacancy details:
Name of Examination: Indian Forest
Service Examination 2016
No. of post: 110 approx
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, 2016, i.e. he must have been born
not earlier than 2nd August, 1984 and not later than 1st August, 1995. The
upperage is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates
of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.
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 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.
PHYSICAL STANDARDS : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical
standards for admission to Indian Forest Service Examination, 2016 as per
regulations given in Appendix‐III of the rules for the Indian Forest Service
Examination, 2016 published in Gazette of India dated 27th April, 2016.
APPLICATION FEE: Candidates applying (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH 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 SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State
Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using
Visa/Master Credit/Debit card.
HOW TO APPLY : 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 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 online
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. Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available
on the above mentioned website.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS : The Online Applications can
be filled upto 27th May, 2016 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be
disabled.
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