FOREST EXAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

UPSC conducts Indian Forest Service Exam to recruit for forestry services of India. UPSC has announced IFS Exam Notification for year 2019. Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admissions to the examination.

IFS Exam Notification | Details, Exam Date & Eligibility

UPSC IFS 2019 exam Important Dates

Date of Notification: 19th February, 2019
Last Date to Apply: 18th March, 2019
Last Date To Pay Application Fee: 18th March, 2019
Date of Exam (Prelims): 02nd June, 2019
IFS Main Exam: 1st December, 2019

UPSC IFS EXAM 2019 Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nationality: The candidate must be either:
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. Or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age Limit for UPSC IFS EXAM 2019: In between 21 years and 32 years (Relaxation in age by 5 years will be provided to candidates belonging to SC/ST category and 3 years for OBC category candidates)

The upper age limit relaxations given below.
(a) The Age relaxable for SC, ST’S candidates – 5 years
(b) Age relaxable for OBC candidates – 3 years
(c) Age relaxable for 3 years in case of defence services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or disturbed area.
(d) 5 years Age relax able for Ex-service men including commissioned officers and ECOs/ SSCOs who have completed an initial period of an assignment of 5 years military service .(As the date given in advt)
(e) 5 years age relaxable in the case of ECOs/ SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of military service. (As the date given based in advt).
(f) Ten years Age relaxation for blind, deaf, deaf, mute and orthopedically handicapped candidates.
(g) 5 years age relaxable if a candidate had ordinary been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January (As the date given based on Advt).

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