UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination 2008 (UPSC IFS 2008)

Last Date for receipt of Applications: 10.03.2008

A competitive examination for recruitment to the Indian Forest Service will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing on the 12th July, 2008 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in the Gazette of India dated the 9th Feburary, 2008.

The Indian Forest Service Examination 2008 (UPSC IFS 2008) will be held at the following Centres:

AGARTALA	GANGTOK	PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD	HYDERABAD	PATNA
AIZAWL	IMPHAL	PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD	ITANAGAR	RAIPUR
BANGALORE	JAIPUR	RANCHI
BAREILLY	JAMMU	SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL	JORHAT	SHILLONG
CHANDIGARH	KOCHI	SHIMLA
CHENNAI	KOHIMA	SRINAGAR
CUTTACK	KOLKATA	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
DEHRADUN	LUCKNOW	TIRUPATI
DELHI	MADURAI	UDAIPUR
DHARWAR	MUMBAI	VISHAKHAPATNAM
DISPUR	NAGPUR

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, the commission may, at their discretion, allot a different centre to a candidate when circumstances so warrant. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination.

The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted. However, when a candidate desires a change in centre from the one he/she had indicated in his/her Application form for the Examination, he/she must send a letter addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission giving full justification as to why he/she desires a change in centre. Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received in the Commission’s Office after 9th April, 2008 will not be entertained under any circumstances nor will such communications be replied to.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 85. The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be made for candidates belongings to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government. However, no reserved post for physically disabled categories has been identified by the M/o Environment & Forest.