IFS 2022 Main Exam Latest Syllabus and Exam Pattern (Updated)
Union Public Service Commission prescribed the syllabus for the Indian Forest Service examination. The syllabus is released along with the official notification. Candidates interested in appearing for the exam can download the syllabus from the official notification.
The exam is conducted in three phases - Preliminary, Main, and Interview. The Preliminary phase is the Preliminary phase of the Civil Service Examination. In other words, candidates interested in joining the Indian Forest Service are required to appear for the CSE/IAS Preliminary phase. The Main phases of both the recruitment exams (CSE and IFS) are conducted separately. The syllabus for IFS Preliminary exam is provided in a separate article. Here, we will be discussing the IFS 2022 Main Syllabus. Before moving ahead with the syllabus, let’s have a look at the exam pattern.
IFS 2022 Main Exam Pattern
The exam pattern for IFS Main phase is as under:
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Papers |
Papers Name |
Subjects |
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Paper-I |
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General English |
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Paper-II |
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General Knowledge |
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Paper-III |
Optional Subject-I |
Paper-I |
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Paper IV |
Paper-II |
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Paper-V |
Optional Subject-II |
Paper-I |
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Paper-VI |
Paper-II |
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Thus, the Main phase comprises of 6 papers. Paper-I and II are common for all. And, for the remaining papers, candidates are required to choose two subjects from the optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers.
IFS 2022 Main Exam Syllabus
Paper-I General English
- An essay
- Understanding of English - Use of words
- Passage summary or Precis
Paper-II General Knowledge
- Current Events
- Indian Polity
- Constitution of India
- History of India
- Geography
UPSC IFS Optional Subjects
Candidates are required to choose any two subjects from the following optional subjects:
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Engineering
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Forestry
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
- Statistics
- Zoology
The syllabi for these subjects for both paper-1 and paper-2 are under:
Agriculture
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Ecology |
Cell Theory |
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Natural Resources and their Sustainable Management |
Chromosome structure |
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Environmental Pollution |
History of Plant Breeding |
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Cropping Pattern |
Modes of Reproduction |
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Weeds, Chemical control of weeds |
Seed Technology and its importance |
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Soil - Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties |
Physiology and its Significance in A |
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Soil conservation |
Climatic requirements and cultivation of major fruits, vegetables, and flower plants |
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Water-use |
Diseases and Pests of Field Vegetables |
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Farm Management |
Food Production and Consumption trends in India |
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Marketing and Pricing of Agricultural Inputs and Outputs |
National and International Food Policies |
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Agricultural Engineering
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Soil and Water Conservation |
Farm Power and Machinery |
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Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing |
Agro-energy |
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Irrigation and Drainage |
Agricultural Process Engineering |
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Agricultural Structures |
Instrumentation and Computer Applications in Agricultural Engineering |
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Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Animal Nutrition |
Health and Hygiene |
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Animal Physiology |
Animal Diseases |
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Livestock Production and Management |
Veterinary Public Health |
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Genetics and Animal Breeding |
Meat Hygiene and Technology |
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Extension |
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Botany
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Microbiology and Plant Pathology |
Cell Biology |
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Cryptogams |
Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution |
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Phanerogams, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms |
Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics |
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Plant Utility and Exploitation |
Physiology and Biochemistry |
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Morphogenesis |
Ecology and Plant Geography |
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Chemistry
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Atomic structure |
Delocalised covalent bonding |
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Chemical bonding |
Reaction Mechanisms |
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Solid-state |
Pericyclic reactions |
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The Gaseous state |
Chemistry and mechanism of reactions |
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Thermodynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics |
Polymeric Systems - Physical chemistry of polymers Preparation and properties of polymers Biopolymers |
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Phase Equilibria and Solutions |
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Electrochemistry |
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Chemical Kinetics |
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Photochemistry |
Synthetic Uses of Reagents |
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Surface phenomena and catalysis |
Photochemistry |
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Bio-inorganic chemistry |
Principles of spectroscopy and applications in structure elucidation |
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Coordination chemistry |
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General chemistry of ‘f’ block elements |
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Non-Aqueous Solvents |
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Chemical Engineering
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Fluid and Particle Dynamics |
Material and Energy Balances |
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Mass Transfer |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
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Heat Transfer |
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
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Noval Separation Processes |
Chemical Technology |
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Process Equipment Design |
Environmental Engineering and Safety |
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Process Dynamics and Control |
Process Engineering Economics |
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Civil Engineering
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Engineering Mechanics |
Construction Technology |
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Strength of Materials |
Construction Equipment |
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Structural Analysis |
Construction Planning and Management |
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Structural Steel Design |
Survey |
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Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures |
Railways |
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Fluid Mechanics |
Highway Engineering |
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Dimensional Analysis and Similitude |
Traffic Engineering |
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Laminar Flow |
Hydrology |
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Boundary-Layer |
Water Resources Engineering |
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Open channel flow |
Irrigation Engineering |
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Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower |
Environmental Engineering |
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Geo-Technical Engineering |
Environmental Pollution |
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Forestry
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Silviculture - General Principles |
Forest Management and Management Systems |
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Silviculture - Systems |
Forest Working Plan |
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Silviculture - Mangrove and Cold Desert |
Forest Mensuration and Remote Sensing |
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Silviculture of Trees |
Surveying and Forest Engineering |
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Agroforestry |
Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany |
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Social Forestry |
Forest Resources and Utilization |
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Forest Soils |
Forest Protection and Wildlife Biology |
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Soil conservation |
Forest Economics and Legislation |
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Watershed Management |
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Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity |
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Tree Improvement and Seed Technology |
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Geology
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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General Geology |
Mineralogy |
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Geomorphology and Remote Sensing |
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
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Structural Geology |
Sedimentology |
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Paleontology |
Economic Geology |
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Stratigraphy and Geology of India |
Mining Geology |
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Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology |
Geochemistry and Environmental Geology |
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Mathematics
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Linear Algebra |
Algebra |
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Calculus |
Real Analysis |
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Analytic Geometry |
Complex Analysis |
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Ordinary Differential Equations |
Linear Programming |
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Dynamics, Statics and Hydrostatics |
Partial Differential Equations |
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Vector Analysis |
Numerical Analysis and Computer Programming |
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Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics |
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Mechanical Engineering
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Theory of Machines |
Thermodynamics |
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Mechanics of Solids |
I.C. Engines, Fuels and Combustion |
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Engineering Materials |
Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
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Manufacturing Science |
Turbo-Machines and Power Plants |
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Manufacturing Management |
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Elements of Computation |
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Physics
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Classical Mechanics - Particle dynamics, System of particles, Rigid body dynamics |
Quantum Mechanics I |
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Special Relatively, Waves & Geometrical Optics |
Quantum Mechanics II & Atomic Physics |
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Physical Optics - Interference, Diffraction, Polarisation and Modern Optics |
Molecular Physics |
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Electricity and Magnetism |
Nuclear Physics |
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Electromagnetic Theory & Black Body Radiation |
Particle Physics & Solid State Physics |
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Thermal and Statistical Physics |
Electronics |
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Statistics
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Probability |
Industrial Statistics |
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Statistical Inference |
Optimization Techniques |
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Linear Inference and Multivariate Analysis |
Quantitative Economics and Official Statistics |
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Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments |
Demography and Psychometry |
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Zoology
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Paper-I |
Paper-II |
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Non-chordata and chordata |
Cell Biology |
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Ecology |
Genetics |
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Ethology |
Evolution |
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Economic Zoology |
Systematics |
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Biostatistics |
Biochemistry |
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Instrumental Methods |
Physiology |
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Electron Microscopy |
Developmental Biology |
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These are the important topics of each paper. For a detailed syllabus, candidates must check the official notification of the IFS 2022 exam at the UPSC website. Candidates are advised to prepare for the exam as per the syllabus.
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