IFS Exam Syllabus

IFS (Indian Forest Services) Exam Syllabus

SECTION III SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION
NOTE : Candidates are advised to go through the Syllabus published in this Section for
the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination.
Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and
• the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj,
• Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
• Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that
• do not require subject specialization
• General Science.
• Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class
• X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. —
• Class X level)
• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
• Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X
• level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from
• English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question
• paper.
• Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

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