IFS Main Exam 2014 Syllabus: General English

Candidates will be required to write an essay in English. Other questions will be designed to test their understanding of English and workmanlike use of words. Passages will usually be set for summary or precis.

IFS Main Exam 2014: List of Optional Subjects

List of Optional Subject for Indian Forest Service (IFS) Main Exam 2014
(i) Agriculture
(ii.) Agricultural Engineering
(iii) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Chemical Engineering
(vii) Civil Engineering
(viii) Forestry
(ix) Geology
(x) Mathematics
(xi) Mechanical Engineering
(xii) Physics
(xiii) Statistics
(xiv) Zoology

IFS Main Exam 2014: Exam Pattern, Papers and Marks

The Indian Forest Service Main Examination 2014 consist of written examination and an interview test. The written examination will consist of 6 papers of conventional essay type:
Paper I - General English: 300 Marks
Paper II - General Knowledge: 300 Marks
Paper III, IV, V & VI - Any two subjects to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out below. Each subject will have two papers. 200 Marks for each paper
Total marks for written examination: 1400 Marks