UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination 2011 Notification Date IFS

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.06/2011-IFoS DATED 19.03.2011

(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 18th April 2011)

INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2011

(Commission's website - http://www.upsc.gov.in)

A competitive

examination for recruitment to the Indian Forest Service will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing from the 9th July, 2011 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in the Gazette of India dated the 19th March, 2011. The examination will be held at the following

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :

(i) Nationality :

A candidate must be either :-

(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate, in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.

HOW TO APPLY :

(a) Candidates are required to apply Online using the link http://www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above mentioned website.

(b) Candidates residing in certain Remote Areas specified in Para 6 of this Notice can exercise the option of applying through Offline mode also by using the New Common Application Form (Form-E) being used for examinations conducted by the Commission. This Application

Form along with an Information Brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledegment card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country as listed in Appendix-III of Notice against cash payment of Rs. 30/- (Rupees Thirty only). Form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only and not from any other agency. This Form can be used only once and for only one examination.

Candidates, who wish to apply offline, must use the Form supplied with the Information Brochure only and they should in no case use photocopy/reproduction/unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. Since this Form is electronically scannable, due care should be taken to fill up the Application Form, correctly. While filling up the Application Form, please refer to detailed instructions given in Appendix-II(B) of this Notice. The candidate should also fill up in the relevant places of the Acknowledgement Card, their Application Form Number and the name of the examination. The applicants are required to affix the postage stamp of Rs.6/- on the Acknowledgement Cards and send the same along with Application Form to UPSC. If an applicant fails to affix the postage stamp of requisite amount his/her Acknowledgement Card will not be dispatched and Commission will not be responsible for non-receipt of Acknowledgement Card by the applicant.

The duly filled in Application Form and the Acknowledgement Card should then be mailed in the special envelope supplied with the Information Brochure. The candidates should also write the name of examination viz. ”Indian Forest Service Examination, 2011" on the envelope before despatching it to “Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069”. Candidates should note that all Offline Applications from remote areas only will be received by Post/Speed Post only and no application will be received by Hand or by Courier.

(c) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission. Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as workcharged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises are however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination.

Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

FOR DETAILS VISIT: www.upsconline.nic.in

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About UPSC

After independence, our government strongly believes that its time to provide self-ruling status to Public Service Commission both at provincial and national levels for unbiased recruitment at civil services. On 26 January 1950 with the introduction of our constitution an autonomous entity came into existence with the name Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

UPSC standard methods procedure for recruitment is constantly monitered to narture and utilizes the best talent of the country. Under is the list of examination conducted by UPSC: 

• Civil Services Examination.

• Central Police Force Examination

• Combined Engineering Services

• Combined Defence Services

• Combined Medical Services Examination

• Special Class Railways Apprentices Examination

• Indian Forest Services

• National Defence academy  

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