UPSC IFS 2024: Mains exam from November 24

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the mains exam dates for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination. The examination will be conducted from November 24 and will conclude on December 1. Candidates can download the UPSC IFS Mains schedule from the official website, upsc.gov.in.

The preliminary exam was conducted in one day on June 16. On July 1, the commission released the UPSC IFS preliminary results for 2024.

UPSC IFS 2024 Mains Exam Dates

Dates	Forenoon shift	Afternoon Shift
November 24	English	General Knowledge
November 26	Mathematics Paper-I / Statistics Paper-I / Zoology Paper-I	Mathematics Paper-II / Statistics Paper-II / Zoology Paper-II
November 27	Civil Engineering Paper-I / Botany Paper-I	Civil Engineering Paper-II / Botany Paper-II
November 28	Agricultural Engineering Paper-I / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper-I / Physics Paper-I	Agricultural Engineering Paper-II / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper-II / Physics Paper-II
November 29	Agriculture Paper-I / Forestry Paper-I	Agriculture Paper-II / Forestry Paper-II
November 30	Geology Paper-I	Geology Paper-II
December 1	Chemistry Paper-I / Chemical Engineering Paper-I / Mechanical Engineering Paper-I	Chemistry Paper-II / Chemical Engineering Paper-II / Mechanical Engineering Paper-II

The written exam results for the 2023 batch were released with the names of the shortlisted candidates on July 19. Asodiya Parth Sureshkumar took the top spot, followed by Shreya Thakur in second place and Mendapara Nikunjkumar Prafulbha in third.

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The service is focused on the management of the country’s forests, wildlife, and environment. The IFS exam pattern is quite rigorous, consisting of three main stages: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Personality Test (Interview). The preliminary examination is the first stage of the selection process and is common with the civil services examination (CSE). It consists of two objective-type papers.