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IFS Mains Previous Year Papers: For recruitment of IFS officer at state and joint level, UPSC conduct IFS Exam every year. Candidates preparing for IFS exam can get exam related details from this blog. Download UPSC IFS Mains Previous Year Papers by clicking on links shared in here.

UPSC IFS Mains Previous Year Papers

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) once every year conducts exam for Indian Forest Services (IFS). Candidates selected through IFS exam are appointed as IFS officer of either State cadre or Joint cadre i.e. State and Centre. The main responsibility of an IFS officer is to implement plans and programmes under The National Forest Policy. An IFS officer work as an administrative head of the forest region they are posted. It is a respectful position and candidates have to face tough competition for clearing the exam.

Overview of IFS Exam

Name of the Exam	Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam
Conducting Authority	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Official Website	Click here
Exam Occurrence	Once in a year (Preliminary & Mains)
Paper Language	Hindi and English
Mode of Exam	Offline (Pen and paper mode)
Exam Type	National Level
Age Limit	Minimum Age- 21 Years & Maximum Age- 32 Years*5 Years relaxation for SC/ST
IFS 2018 No. of vacancies	110 (Tentative)

UPSC IFS Exam Selection Process

Candidates have to undergo 3 stages to become an IFS officer. They are:

IFS Preliminary Exam
IFS Mains Exam
Interview or Personality Test

Exam Pattern of UPSC IFS Exam

IFS Prelims Exam Pattern

Preliminary Exam	Details
Number of question papers	Two (Paper-1 and Paper-2)
Type of questions	Objective type
Total marks	400 marks (200 marks each paper)
Duration of the exam	2 hours for each paper (For blind candidates – 20 minutes EXTRA)
Exam Language	Hindi and English
Scheme of negative marking	For every incorrect answer 1/3 marks will be deducted

Paper-1	General studies	2 hours	200 Marks
Paper-2	CSAT- Civil Services Aptitude test	2 hours	200 Marks

Paper I in prelims stage is a qualifying paper for IFS Mains exam
Candidate have to at least score 33% in Paper II of IFS Prelims exam to become eligible for mains exam

2. IFS Mains Exam Pattern

Mains Exam – IFS 2018 Exam	Details
Number of Papers	6
Type of question paper	Descriptive or subjective
Duration of the exam	3 hours for each paper
Mains Exam Language	English only
Total marks	1400 marks

Paper	Subject	Marks	Duration
Paper-1	General Knowledge	300	3 hours
Paper-2	General English	300	3 hours
Paper-3	Paper-1 of 1st Optional subject	200	3 hours
Paper-4	Paper-2 of 1st Optional subject	200	3 hours
Paper-5	Paper-1 of 2nd Optional Subject	200	3 hours
Paper-6	Paper-2 of 2nd Optional Subject	200	3 hours
	Total Marks	1400

Candidates have to choose any 2 subjects from the list of given optional subjects listed in the table below
Each optional subject will have 2 papers in IFS Mains exam
Each paper of optional subject will have 8 descriptive questions out of which candidate have to answer ant 5 questions

List of Optional Subjects

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	Agriculture Engineering	Agriculture
Botany	Chemical Engineering	Chemistry
Civil Engineering	Forestry	Geology
Mathematics	Mechanical Engineering	Physics
Statistics	Zoology

Candidates cannot have a combination of some subjects in the IFS Mains exam. The combination that is not valid are listed in the table below:

Optional Subject-1	Optional Subject-2	Combination
Agriculture	Agriculture Engineering	Not Allowed
Agriculture	Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	Not Allowed
Agriculture	Forestry	Not Allowed
Chemistry	Chemical Engineering	Not Allowed
Mathematics	Statistics	Not Allowed
Candidate cannot take more than one Engineering subject	Agriculture Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering	Not Allowed

UPSC IFS Mains Previous Year Papers (Official links)

Subject	2018	2017	2016
General Knowledge	View	View	View
General English	View	View	View
Agriculture Paper – I	View	View	View
Agriculture Paper – II	View	View	View
Agriculture Engineering Paper – I	View	View	View
Agriculture Engineering Paper – II	View	View	View
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper – I	View	View	View
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper – II	View	View	View
Botany Paper – I	View	View	View
Botany Paper – II	View	View	View
Chemical Engineering Paper – I	View	View	View
Chemical Engineering Paper – II	View	View	View
Chemistry Paper – I	View	View	View
Chemistry Paper – II	View	View	View
Civil Engineering Paper – I	View	View	View
Civil Engineering Paper – II	View	View	View
Forestry Paper – I	View	View	View
Forestry Paper – II	View	View	View
Geology Paper – I	View	View	View
Geology Paper – II	View	View	View
Mathematics Paper – I	View	View	View
Mathematics Paper – II	View	View	View
Mechanical Engineering Paper – I	View	View	View
Mechanical Engineering Paper – II	View	View	View
Physics Paper – I	View	View	View
Physics Paper – II	View	View	View
Statistics Paper – I	View	View	View
Statistics Paper – II	View	View	View
Zoology Paper – I	View	View	View
Zoology Paper – II	View	View	View