How to Apply for UPSC IFS 2024?
Candidates who are new to apply for government exams or who want to know how to apply for IFS exam 2024 can follow a few steps below.
UPSC IFS Registration
The first step towards IFS application form is the Indian Forest Service registration. Candidates can visit the official website of UPSC to register for the IFS exam. For registration, there are few steps to be followed.
- Visit UPSC official website
- Click on "UPSC IFS 2024"
- Enter personal details like name, contact number, email id, DOB, academic qualifications
- Registration id and password will be generated and sent to you
- Candidates can make the changes in the password afterward.
UPSC IFS Application Form 2024
The next step towards applying for the IFS exam is filling the IFS application form.
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Firstly, candidates must check the IFS eligibility criteria before filling the application form.
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It is mandatory to fill in personal details like educational qualifications, certifications, and other details related to the education field.
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If candidates don't fill in all the mandatory details, the application form will be considered incomplete.
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UPSC candidates applying for IFS must select any exam center. If they reach any other exam center which is not selected by them or allotted by Union Public Service Commission, the candidature will be rejected.
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Aspirants must verify the entered details else submission of wrong information might not be edited later.
Upload Documents
The third step includes the documentation where required documents need to be uploaded by the candidate. Candidates must ensure that they have scanned the required documents like signature and passport size photograph. The file of such documents should be in .jpg format. and should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
UPSC IFS Application Fees
Candidates eagerly waiting for the IFS application form must make the required UPSC IFS application fees while filling up. There are various categories according to which candidates must pay the fee else UPSC won't accept the IFS application of the candidate. There are various methods through which payment can be made. Candidates can pay the IFS fee through a Debit card/Credit card/VISA/Master/Rupee or SBI net banking system. Below is the table for application fees based on different categories.
Category |
IFS Fees |
General |
Rs 250/- |
SC/ST |
Exempted |
UPSC IFS Admit Card 2024
Admit Card is the hall ticket to enter any government exam center. If we talk about UPSC exams like IFS, no candidate will be allowed to sit for the exam until they have brought their IFS admit cards.
As the name suggests "admit" means entry card for the exam. Candidates are advised to bring their admit cards with them in order to take the UPSC IFS exam.
How to Download IFS Admit Card 2024?
UPSC aspirants planning to take the exam must know how to download the Admit card before the exam. First, they should get themselves registered on the official website as only then will they be able to download the admit card. There are few steps to be followed:
- Go to the UPSC official website
- Login via your registration id and password
- Click on the 'Admit Card' and 'download' button
- Download it and save it for future
FAQ s
- What is the salary of a UPCS IFS Officer?
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Candidates who have cleared the UPSC IFS exam will get paid according to the details given below. UPSC pays a salary to its IFS officers of about Rs 56,100 - Rs 1,32,000 per month.
The salary varies according to the posts or changes made by the UPSC authority. The highest salary is given to the Director-General Forest which is Rs. 2,25,000 per month.
- How to prepare for UPSC IFS interview?
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Interviews are an important part of selection criteria. It measures the attitude, personality, skills and abilities of the candidates. IFS interview is relatively simple with compare to IAS. To crack the Indian Forest Sevices interview, candidates need to prepare well. Below are the tips that will help you ace the UPSC IFS interview.
- Prepare about yourself
- Prepare about your job role
- Be updated but the national and international news, current news
- Be prepared with the preference questions like Why do you want to join IFS? Why aren’t you trying for other jobs? etc.
- What is the UPSC IFS eligibility criteria?
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Candidates applying for the UPSC IFS 2024 must go through the eligibility criteria. IFS eligibility criteria for candidates depend on various factors such as age, nationality, educational qualification, etc. Click on the link for complete details on IFS eligibility criteria