INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAM SCHEME

A.PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Examination shall comprise  of two compulsory  Papers of 200 marks each.

Note:

(i)Both the question papers will be of the objective type(multiple choice questions).

(ii)The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.However ,questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

(iii)Each paper will be of two hours duration.Blind candidates will;however,be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes for each paper.

B.MAIN EXAMINATION

The written examination consisting of the following papers:

Paper 1-General English 300 Marks

PaperII-General Knowledge 300 Marks

Papers III,IV,V and VI-Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects set out in para 2 below.Each subject will have two papers.200 marks for each paper.

C.INTERVIEW FOR PERSONALITY TEST of such candidates as may be called by the Commission-Maximum Marks:300

2.List of optimal subjects:

(i)Agriculture

(ii)Agricultural Engineering

(iii)Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

(iv)Botany

(v)Chemistry

(vi)Chemical Engineering

(vii)Civil Engineering

(viii)Forestry

(ix)Geology

(x)Mathematics

(xi)Mechanical Engineering

(xii)Physics

(xiii)Statistics

(xiv)Zoology

Provided that the candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects:

(a)Agriculture and Agricultural Enggineering

(b)Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

(c)Agriculture and Forestry

(d)Chemistry and Chemical Enggineering

(e)Mathematics and Statistics

(f)Of the Engineering subjects viz.Agricultural Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering-not more than one subject.