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UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Recruitment 2022 | UPSC: 151 Indian Forest Service Exam Posts 2022 | UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Job Notification 2022 | UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination, 2022 Online Application @ https://www.upsc.gov.in/– UPSC invites Online applications for recruitment of 151 Indian Forest Service Examination, 2022 Posts. This online facility will be available in the Official website @ https://www.upsc.gov.in/ from 02.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM to 22.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM.

UPSC Recruitment 2022  [Quick Summary]
Organization Name:Union Public Service Commission
Notification No:06/2022-IFoS Dated: 02.02.2022 
Job Category:Central Govt Jobs 
Employment Type:Regular Basis
Total No of Vacancies: 151 Indian Forest Service Examination, 2022 Posts
Place of Posting: Anywhere in India 
Starting Date: 02.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM 
Last Date: 22.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM 
Apply Mode:Online
Official Website https://www.upsc.gov.in/ 

Latest UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Vacancy Details:

Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Screening Test for selection to Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2022 through Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2022 which will be held on 05th June, 2022, in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change in the Gazette of India dated the 02nd February, 2022.

SI NoName of Exam
(i)Indian Administrative Service

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 151. The number of vacancies is liable to alteration. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Section and Person with Benchmark Disability Categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.

UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification:  

Minimum 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. Note-I : Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite examination with their application (i.e. Detailed Application Form-I) for the Main Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Indian Forest Service Main Examination. Such proof of passing the requisite examination should be dated earlier than the due date (closing date) of Detailed Application Form-I of the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination. The applications for the Main Examination may be called sometime in the month of July, 2022 through on-line mode. Note-II : In addition, the candidates who possess qualification equivalent to those specified in Rule 7 will be required to produce a certificate from University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 clarifying that the degree is at par with the Bachelor degree specified in Rule 7 along with their application for the Main Examination failing which such candidate will not be admitted to the Main Examination. Note-III : Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the Indian Forest Service Exam. Note-IV : In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that he/she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination.

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, 2022, i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1990 and not later than 1st August, 2001.

The Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST; 3 years for OBC, 10 Years for Persons with Disabilities (15 years for SC/ST PWD’s & 13 years for OBC PWD’s) and for Ex-S as per Govt. of India rules. Candidates Relaxation in Upper Age limit will be provided as per Govt. Rules. Go through UPSC official Notification 2022 for more reference

Number of attempts:

– Every candidate appearing at the Examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six attempts at the examination.

– Provided that this restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates who are otherwise eligible.

– Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are otherwise eligible, shall be nine.

– Provided further that a person with benchmark disability will get as many attempts as are available to other candidates who do not belong to person with benchmark disability of his or her community, subject to the condition that a person with benchmark disability belonging to the General and EWS Category shall be eligible for nine attempts.. The relaxation will be available to the persons with benchmark disability who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

NOTE :

(i) An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the Examination.

(ii) If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, as a candidate for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, it will be deemed that the candidate has made an attempt at the Examination.

(iii) Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.

UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Selection Process 2022:

UPSC may follow the following process to select the candidates.

1.Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the screening & selection of candidates for Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination; and
2.Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates against the vacancies identified and reported for the Indian Forest Service Examination.
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Application Fee/Exam Fee for UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam: 

– 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-inslip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. “Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 23.59 hours of 21.02.2022 i.e. one day before the closing date; however applicants who have generated their Pay-in-Slip before it is deactivated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing i.e. during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reasons whatsoever, even if holding valid pay-in-slip will have no other offline option but to opt for available online Debit/Credit Card or Internet Banking payment mode on the closing date i.e. till 18.00 hours of 22.02.2022.

How to apply for UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Post:  

Candidate(s) fulfilling all the above clearly laid down criteria will have to apply online only through the link on the UPSC website in the careers webpage under current openings section i.e. https://www.upsc.gov.in/ from 02.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM to 22.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM. No other mode of application will be accepted.

Important Dates for UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Post: 

Starting Date for Submission of Application02.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM
Last date for Submission of Application22.02.2022 @ 06.00 PM
Date of Examination05.06.2022

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