Indian Forest Service Syllabus 2022 PDF – Donwload UPSC IFS Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern @ upsc.gov.in

IFS Prelims Examination

IFS Mains Examination

Paper- I: General Knowledge

Current Events of National and International importance, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian polity and  Governance, Economic and Social Development, General Science, General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change.

UPSC IFS Exam Paper-II: General Studies

Comprehension, Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills, Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability, Decision Making and Problem Solving, General Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy, and Data Interpretation.

General English Syllabus

The English paper would consist of an essay and passages to write the summary, The standard level of papers in General English is for a Science or Engineering graduate of an Indian University, Other questions are to test the general understanding of English and everyday use of words.

UPSC IFS Mains Optional Subjects

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

General English

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

General Knowledge

• General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject.
• The paper will also include questions on Indian Polity including the political system and the Constitution of India, the History of India and the Geography of nature which the candidate should be able to answer without special study.

Optional Subjects

The Union PSC Indian Forest Service Exam Optional Subjects consists of 14 Subjects they are as follows:

• Agriculture:
  • It consists of 2 papers Paper 1 & Paper 2.
  • The detailed information regarding Paper 1 & Paper 2 is enclosed in the below pdf.
• Agricultural Engineering:
  • It consists of two papers. In that Paper, I include two sections A & B. Paper II also consists of two sections, i.e., A & B.
  • The Detailed Information regarding Paper 1 & Paper 2 is enclosed in the below pdf.
• Paper 1 Section A consists of:
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing.
• Paper 1 Section B Consists of:
  • Irrigation and Drainage
  • Agricultural Structures.
• Paper 2 Section A Consists of:
  • Farm Power and Machinery
  • Agro-energy.
• Paper 2 Section B Consists of:
  • Agricultural Process Engineering
  • Instrumentation and computer applications in Agricultural Engineering.

3. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science:

Animal Nutrition

Trends in protein nutrition, Minerals in animal diet, Vitamins, Hormones and Growth Stimulating, substances, Advances in Ruminant Nutrition-Dairy Cattle, The Advances in Non-Ruminant Nutrition-Poultry, Advances in Non-Ruminant Nutrition, The Advances in Applied Animal Nutrition

Animal Physiology

Growth and Animal Production, Milk Production and Reproduction and Digestion, Environmental Physiology, Semen quality

Livestock Production and Management

Commercial Dairy Farming, Commercial meat, egg and wool production, Feeding and management of animals.

Genetics and Animal Breeding

Population Genetics Applied to Animal Breeding, Breeding Systems.

Health and Hygiene

Histology and Histological Techniques, Embryology, Bovine Anatomy-Regional Anatomy, Anatomy of Fowl, Physiology of blood and its circulation, respiration; excretion, Endocrine glands in health and disease, Blood constituents, Circulation, Respiration, Excretion, Endocrine glands, General knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics of drugs, Veterinary Hygiene with reference to water, air, and habitation.

Animal Diseases

Veterinary Public Health, Zoonoses, Milk and Milk Products Technology, Epidemiology, Milk Technology, Veterinary Jurisprudence, Milk Products Technology

Meat Hygiene and Technology

Byproducts, Meat Hygiene, Poultry Products Technology, Meat Technology, Rabbit/Fur Animal farming, Extension.

Paper I

Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Cryptogams, Phanerogams: Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Plant Utility and Exploitation, Morphogenesis.

Paper-II

Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution, Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, and Biostatistics, Physiology and Biochemistry, Ecology and Plant Geography.

Paper-I

Atomic structure, Chemical bonding, State, The gaseous state, Thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics, Phase equilibria and solutions,, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Photochemistry, Surface phenomena and catalysis, Bio-inorganic chemistry, Coordination chemistry, General chemistry of ‘f’ block elements, Non-Aqueous Solvents.

Paper-II

• Delocalized covalent bonding, Reaction mechanisms, Reactive Intermediates, Substitution reactions, Elimination reactions, Addition reactions, Rearrangements, Pericyclic reactions, Chemistry and mechanism of reactions, Polymeric Systems
  • Physical chemistry of polymers
  • Preparation and properties of polymers
  • Biopolymers
• Synthetic uses of reagents
• Photochemistry
• Principles of spectroscopy and applications in structure elucidation
  • Rotational spectra
  • Vibrational spectra
  • Electronic spectra
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance
  • Mass spectra
  • Electron spin resonance.

Section A

• Fluid and Particle Dynamics
• Mass Transfer
• Heat Transfer

Section B

• Noval Separation Processes
• Process Equipment Design
• Process Dynamics and Control.