Name of the Post: UPSC IFS (Preliminary) Exam 2025
Post Date: 22-01-2025
Last date: 11-02-2025
Exam date (prelims): 25-5-2025
Total Vacancy: Approximately 150
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the post of Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Exam 2025 on 22nd january. The interested candidates can check below all the details regarding the exams and online forms in detail
How to apply:
- Candidates are required to apply online throuhg the offficial website https://upsconline.gov.in.
- Candidates must first register themselves at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the UPSC Commission’s website, before proceeding to fill out the online application for the examination.
- The candidates should upload recent Photograph, Signature and Photo-copies of relevant documents / certificates.
Modification in OTR and alication form:
- candidates can change in his/her OTR rofile (Registration) only once in the ifetime after the registrationat OTR latform.
- Except OTR a candidte can brin change in the application form from the next of the closure of the application window of the examination. The window will remain open for 7 days fron the date of openin of the same i.e , from 12.02.2015 to 18.02.2025.
Age limit and relaxation:
- Candidate shoud be 21 to 32 years on 1st Auugst 2025 [i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1993 and not later than 1st August, 2004.].
- Age Relaxation: 05 Years for SC / ST, 03 Years for OBC and Deference Services Personnel, 05 Years – if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January 1980 to the 31st December 1989, 05 Years for Ex-Serviceman and 10 Years for Physically Handicapped Candidates.
Minimum education quaification:
- A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree.
- Final year raugate students can also apply.
Application Fee :
- ✔️ A non refundabe fee of ₹ 100/- for General and OBC Category Candidates.
- No fee for Female/ SC / ST / PH Candidates.
- The payment can be made either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using Net Banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/ Master/ RuPay/ Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI Payment.
Important dates:
- Opening date for submission of Online Application: 22/01/2025
- The Last date for submission of Online Application: 11/02/2025
- Edit / Modification in Application Form Window: From 12/02/2025 to 18/02/2025
- Tentative date of UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025: 25/05/2025
- Tentative date of UPSC Civil Service Main Examination: Will be notified later
Imortants points regarding USE IFS9reimnary) exams 2025:
Exam stages: prelims, mains followed by personal interview
Exam guidance: for both writing and markin in OMR sheet candidates must use back pen only.
Penalty for wrong answer: There will be a penalty ( negative marking) for wrong answer.