Indian Forest Service Syllabus

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Indian Forest Service Syllabus

Preliminary Examination

The IFoS Preliminary Examination uses the Civil Services Preliminary Examination papers. General Studies Paper-I covers the areas prescribed in the Civil Services Preliminary syllabus, while General Studies Paper-II is the qualifying paper.

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Optional Subjects

Candidates select two optional subjects. The available subjects are Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Forestry, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Statistics and Zoology.

The notification specifies restrictions on certain combinations, including Agriculture with Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture with Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Agriculture with Forestry, Chemistry with Chemical Engineering, Mathematics with Statistics, and more than one of the specified engineering subjects.

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Last verified: 01 October 2026

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