UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam 2025 [150 Posts]

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification for the recruitment of 150 vacancy against Indian Forest Service Exam 2025 through Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination,2025. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.

UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam 2025

Name of examination: UPSC Forest Service Exam 2024

No of of vacancy: 150 posts

Name of organization: Union Public Service Commission

Exam centres in Assam: Jorhat and Dispur

Helpline No: 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543

Eligibility Criteria of UPSC Forest Service Exam

Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2025 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1993 and not later than 1st August, 2004.

Related: UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Examination 2025 [979 Vacancy]

Age Relaxation: The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates.

Educational Qualification: A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Application Fee: Category-wise application fee is as under.

Category	Fee
SC/ST/Women/PwBD category	Nil
Other category	Rs. 100/-

UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination Scheme

The Indian Forest Service Examination will consist of two successive stages :

(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination; and
(ii) Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service.

How to Apply for UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam ?

Candidates are required to apply Online using the link for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination which will act as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.