Main Exam Date
27-11-2022
Admit Card Date
08-02-2022
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UPSC - Indian Forest Service (IFS/IFoS) FAQs:
Ques 1. When is the Examination Notice issued?
Ans. UPSC Examination Notices encapsulate the Rules of Examinations notified by the Government. Examination Notices of all the examinations are uploaded around 3 months prior to the date of the exam on the Commission's website and are also published in the Employment News.
Ques 2. How can a candidate apply for exams conducted by the UPSC?
Ans. Candidates can apply online for the examinations through the UPSC's website https://upsconline.nic.in.
Ques 3. How much time is given to the candidates to apply online?
Ans. The time is always mentioned in the Examination Notice. A candidate gets at least 3 weeks' time to apply.
Ques 4. Which category is exempted from payment of examination fees?
Ans. Female candidates, Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), and SC/ST categories belonging candidates are exempted from payment of examination Fee.
Ques 5. What action the Commission can take in case of submission of false information by the candidates?
Ans. If any candidate found producing false information, adopting various unfair means in the examination like impersonation, cheating, etc., is liable to be disqualified and/or debarred from writing UPSC examinations as decided by the Commission. In this regard, a detailed stipulation is incorporated in the examination Notice.
Ques 6. Does swapping of photograph and signature or their poor quality affects the candidate's form?
Ans. Poor quality of uploaded photographs and signature or swapping of the same lead to complications in the future. Candidates are advised to read the relevant instructions carefully.
Ques 7. What are the provisions for reservation for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwBD candidates?
Ans. Reservation is for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ PwBD/EWS category in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
Ques 8. Can a candidate choose an optional subject not studied at the graduate/post-graduate level?
Ans. Yes.
Ques 9. How are the Question Papers for the Civil Services (Main) Examination structured and What is the duration of each paper?
Ans. The question papers are of conventional (essay) type and each paper is of three hours time.
Ques 10. How does a candidate get to know about the Cut-off marks for the compulsory Language papers?
Ans. The minimum qualifying standards are indicated in the Examination Rules for each of the two Qualifying Papers i.e. English and Indian Languages.
Ques 11. Whether the Indian Language paper, for candidates from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim, compulsory or not?
Ans. The Paper for Indian Language is not compulsory for the candidates from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim. Even in the Online Application, if a candidate mentions that he/she is from these North-Eastern States, the option for Indian Language automatically gets disabled in the Online Application.
Ques 12. How is merit between candidates decided If the overall marks of two or more candidates are equal?
Ans. 'Tie-breaking' principles are applied to decide merit among candidates having the same overall marks.
Ques 13. Can a candidate fill UPSC form twice?
Ans. Yes. He/she can change optional paper, medium, choice of location. They can fill as many times as they wish. But UPSC considers lastest filled form only and the rest all are considered null and void.
Ques 14. Is Tattoo allowed in UPSC?
Ans. It isn't advisable to have a tattoo (at least, not a visible one anyway) because Civil Services is a respectable job.
Ques 15. How can a candidate check the attempts in UPSC?
Ans. No, they can't check the number of attempts left for the UPSC examination. They need to count the number of attempts by themselves. If they have appeared in the Preliminary exam and not qualified it then it is also considered as a count.
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