Indian Forest Services Examination (IFS Exam)

The Indian Forest Service, one of the three All India Services, was constituted in the year 1966 under the All India Services Act, 1951 by the Government of India. The main mandate of the service is the implementation of the National Forest Policy which envisages scientific management of forests and to exploit them on a sustained basis for primary timber products. It has also been assigned with the immense challenges of protection, conservation, regeneration and development of forests and bio-diversity.

The recruitment to the Indian Forest Services (IFS) is made by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The candidates selected to the Indian Forest Service are recruited and trained by the Central Government and then allotted to different state cadres.