UPSC IAS / IFS (Civil Services / Forest Service) Recruitment 2025, Apply Online

The Union Public Service Commission has released a notification for the UPSC IFS Notification 2025 on the official website, upsc.gov.in. The application starts on 22 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025. Interested candidates can apply online using the link below. Check all the UPSC IFS exam details before filling out the application form. This blog contains all the details such as -the UPSC syllabus, Exam date, Exam pattern as well as UPSC best books for candidates to prepare their best for the UPSC Civil Services IAS IFS Exam 2025.

UPSC IFS Notification 2025

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s premier central recruitment agency for the recruitment of all the Group ‘A’ officers vacancies under the Government of India. Every year UPSC conducts the UPSC Civil Service Examination to fill numerous vacancies of all India Services and various Central Civil Services. For this year, UPSC IAS IFS, the UPSC IFS Notification 2025 pdf was released on January 22, 2025, on the official website website, upsc.gov.in. The UPSC IAS IFS vacancy has not been announced yet. UPSC IAS Exam 2025 is conducted at the national level and the applicants interested in the prestigious All India Service can submit their online applications at www.upsc.gov.in before 11 Feb 2025. Check more details from the UPSC IFS notification 2025 given below.

UPSC IAS Recruitment 2025 Notification

The UPSC IFS Notification 2025 was made public by the Union Public Service Commission, on January 22, 2025. The authority announced the UPSC IFS exam dates 2025 on the official website. The application form can be found on the official website, upsc.gov.in, for those who wish to apply for the Indian Forest Service Examination in 2025 can fill out the UPSC IAS Recruitment 2025 from 22 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025 from the link given below.

UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Application Form

The UPSC IFS Application Form 2025 is now available, marking the commencement of the application process for the Indian Forest Service examination at upsc.gov.in. Aspirants can access the UPSC IAS IFS form on the UPSC official website and must submit it before the deadline. UPSC IAS IFS accurate and complete details, including educational qualifications and relevant documents. The application process involves payment of the examination fee, and candidates should follow the guidelines provided in the form. 

How to fill the UPSC IFS application form 2025:

• Visit the official website, upsc.gov.in.
• Click on the ‘Apply Online’ link to fill the application form
• Complete the UPSC IFS 2025 registration process.
• Fill all the required details in the IFS application form 2025
• Upload the required documents in online mode
• Pay the application fee
• Save a copy and take a printout for future reference

UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Overview

The below overview table contains all the details in short as per the UPSC IFS notification 2025, Candidates can get an idea of UPSC IFS exam 2025 in short from the provided table.

UPSC IFS IAS Overview
Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
UPSC IFS Full Form	Union Public Service Commission Indian Forest Service Exam
IAS Full Form	Indian Administrative Service
Exam Name	UPSC Forest Service Examination 2024
Exam Level	National
UPSC IAS IFS Vacancy	Notified later
Application Mode	Online
IFS Notification 2025	January 22, 2025
UPSC IFS application form date	January 22, 2025
Last day to fill UPSC IFS application form	February 11, 2025
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Stages	Preliminary Mains Interview/Group Discussion
Education Qualification	Graduate or relevant degree
Age Limit	21 to 32 years
Exam Frequency	Once in a year
No. of Attempts	General- 6 attempts OBC- 9 attempts SC/ST- No restrictions
UPSC Official Website	www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC IFS Notification 2025 Important Dates

The Online UPSC Recruitment 2025 important dates are mentioned in the table below. Candidates can check the UPSC IFS exam dates 2025 from the official website. The table given below lists UPSC IFS 2025 important dates

UPSC IFS 2025 Important Dates
Events	UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Important dates	UPSC IFS 2024 Important dates
IFS Notification 2025	January 22, 2025	14th February 2024
UPSC IFS application form date	January 22, 2025	14th February 2024
Last day to fill UPSC IFS application form	February 11, 2025	5th March 2024 (6 pm)
IFS prelims admit card 2025	Before exam
Application Modification	Notify later	6th to 12th March 2024
IFS Prelims exam date	May 25, 2025	26th May 2024 (Postponed)
UPSC Mains Exam 2024	November 14, 2025	20th September 2024 onwards [5 days]

UPSC Civil Services IAS Application Fee

Candidates can fill up the UPSC IFS 2025 application form till February 11, 2025, at upsc.gov.in. For the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, candidates must pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only) (with the exception of Female/SC/ST/PwBD candidates, who are exempt from paying the fee). 

They can pay the fee in cash at any SBI branch, or they can use the State Bank of India’s net banking facility, Visa, Master, RuPay Credit/Debit card, UPI Payment, or Internet banking from any bank.

UPSC IFS 2025 Eligibility

The UPSC IAS IFS examination authority has made the eligibility requirements and age limit public. Candidates can see the official UPSC IFS notification 2025 for additional information if they are interested.

UPSC IFS Exam 2025 Educational Qualification: 

• A bachelor’s degree in at least one of the following subjects is required of a candidate: Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, or any equivalent degree from an accredited university in Agriculture, Forestry, or Engineering. 
• It is recommended that you review the notification link to learn more about the positions’ educational requirements. 

UPSC IFS Exam 2025 Age Limit: 

• Minimum Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Age: 32 Years

Number of Attempts: Eligible candidates can appear for the UPSC IFS exam about 6 times (6 attempts)

UPSC IAS IFS 2025 Vacancy

Union Public Service Commission has not announced the vacancies yet for UPSC IAS Recruitment 2025. The official website will soon release the UPSC Civil Services IAS vacancy details.

Till that candidate can check the UPSC IAS 2024 Vacancies from the below table.

Exam Name	Vacancies
Civil Service Examination 2024	1056
Indian Forest Service Examination 2024	150
Total	1206

UPSC IAS IFS 2025 – Exam Centres

The exam centers of UPSC IAS IFS 2025 will be mentioned in the official notification released at upsc.gov.in. Given below is a list of state-wise UPSC IFS exam centers 2025.

UPSC IFS Exam Centre 2025
State	City
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Varanasi
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Rajkot
Mizoram	Aizwal
Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapur, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
Maharashtra	Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane
Karnataka	Banglore, Dharwad, Mysore
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur
Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur, Raipur
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Vellore
Odisha	Cuttack, Sambalpur
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
Delhi	New Delhi
Assam	Guwahathi, Jorhat
Haryana	Faridabad, Gurgaon
Sikkim	Gangtok
Bihar	Gaya, Patna
Telangana	Hyderabad, Warangal
Manipur	Imphal
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu, Srinagar
Kerala	Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
Nagaland	Kohima
West Bengal	Kolkata, Siliguri
Punjab	Ludhiana
Goa	Panaji
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Portblair
Puducherry	Puducherry
Jharkhand	Ranchi
Meghalaya	Shillong
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla

UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Selection Process

The UPSC aspirants have to qualify in three phases to get shortlisted for UPSC IAS IFS vacancies released through UPSC Notification 2025. The final merit list of the UPSC IAS Result will be prepared based on marks scored by candidates in Phase 2 & Phase 3.

Phases	Exam Name	Status
Phase 1	Preliminary Exam	Qualifying
Phase 2	Mains Exam	Scoring
Phase 3	Interview Round	Scoring

UPSC IFS 2025 – Exam Pattern

UPSC IFS exam pattern 2025 for both the preliminary and main exams is provided below:

S. No	Subject Name	Marks
Prelims – Part A
1.	General Knowledge (Paper: I)	200
2.	General Studies (Paper: II)	200
Mains – Part B
3.	Paper I – General English	300
4.	General Knowledge-Paper II	300
5.	Paper III, IV, V & VI – Any two subjects to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out below. Each subject will have two papers.	200 Marks for each paper
6.	Interview for Personality Test	300

The UPSC Indian Forest Services Exam has two exams Prelims and Mains.

Union PSC Forestry Prelims Exam Details:

• Questions will be set in both English and Hindi.
• The IFS Forestry Exam questions will be of Multiple Choice (Objective Type).
• Paper II of Civil Services Forestry (Prelims Examination) is the qualifying paper.
• The Fixed Minimum Qualifying marks are at 33%.
• The Prelims Examination will have with Total of 400 marks (Paper I & II) and an exam duration each of Two Hours (Paper I, Paper II).

UPSC IFS 2025 – Syllabus

The questions asked in the IFS exam 2025 will appear from subjects like Science and Technology, Environment, Current Affairs, History, Polity, Geography, Economy, and more. The table given below describes topic topic-wise distribution of the UPSC IFS syllabus.

UPSC IFS Syllabus 2025 – Subjects

• General Studies Paper 1
• General Studies Paper 2
• General English
• General Knowledge
• Agriculture
• Agriculture Engineering
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Forestry
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Statistics
• Zoology

For main exam:

• General English: Understanding of English, Essay Writing, Passage Summary, Précis Writing, Use of Words, etc
• General Knowledge: Knowledge Of Current Events, Indian Polity Including the Political System and the Constitution of India, History of India & Geography of Nature, etc
• Optional Subjects: The detailed topics for the optional subjects for which the candidates choose to appear can be found on the official website of the commission.

UPSC Exam Preparation Tips

The candidates preparing for the UPSC IFS exam 2025 should follow these strategies to clear the exam:

• Start from scratch, preparing each and every topic from the basics, and then move forward towards the complex ones.
• Do not leave any topic. Each and every topic is equally important.
• Studying all topics from the NCERT books is a must as no other book can prepare your base more than the NCERTs.
• Always keep yourself up-to-date on your surroundings, whether it is a field of geography, polity, environment, or everything.
• Forget every other thing except study. Distractions are the biggest enemy of UPSC preparation.
• Solve mock tests and sample papers for practice. You can also refer to the internet for practice material.

UPSC IFS Recruitment 2025 Exam Answer Key

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will soon release the IFS Answer Key UPSC. Candidates can expect the IFS Answer Key UPSC to be released a few weeks after the Indian Forest Service (FS) exam is conducted. Candidates can find all the relevant and updated details regarding the answer key of the UPSC IFS exam on this page. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can refer to the UPSC IFS Answer Key and marking scheme to calculate marks for the exam. 

UPSC IFS Exam 2025 Result

The final result of the UPSC IFS Exam 2025 will be announced on the official website of UPSC. The candidates who clear the preliminary exam will have to appear for the UPSC main exam and those who clear mains also, will be invited for the interview round. The UPSC final result will be declared for the candidates who clear all the 3 rounds of the exam. Only such candidates will be considered for recruitment into the forest services depending on the fulfillment of eligibility and other criteria.

UPSC best books

Book Name	Book Type	Book Link (In Hindi)	Book Link (In English)
UPSC Prelims Solved Paper Book For 2025 Exam	Question Bank	View Book	View Book
UPSC IAS Prelims (Civil Services) Topic-wise Solved Papers By AS Pandit Sir For 2024 Exam	Solved Papers	View Book	View Book

UPSC IFS Exam 2025 FAQs