UPSC INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2013

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
EXAMINATION NOTICE NO 05/2013-IFoS DATED 5th March, 2013
(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS : 4th April, 2013)
INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2013

IMPORTANT

CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED THE PATTERN OF INDIAN FORESTS SERVICE EXAMINATION FROM THE CURRENT YEAR BY INTRODUCING A COMPONENT OF SCREENING MECHANISM THROUGH CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION. ALL THE CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR INDIAN FORESTS SERVICE EXAMINATION ARE THERFORE REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN THE CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATON AND QUALIFY THE SAME FOR GOING TO THE SECOND STAGE OF INDIAN FORESTS SERVICES MAIN EXAMIANTION ( WRITTEN AND INTERVIEW).

 CANDIDATES DESIROUS OF APPLYNG FOR INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION AS WELL AS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION CAN APPLY THROUGH A COMMON ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SUBJECT TO MEETING THE REQUISITE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BY THEM. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITIY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

2. HOW TO APPLY :

Candidates are required to apply online only by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in Appendix-II. Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website.

3. LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled upto 04th April., 2013 till 11.59 PM, after which the link will be disabled.

4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid active E-Mail I.D. while filling up Online Application Form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them at different stages of examination process.

7. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES :

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near ‘C’ Gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

8. Mobile Phones Banned:

(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/pagers or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping can not be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE ONLY. NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.