New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Examination 2011 on July, 2011. The examination will be held at various centers across the country. Interested candidates are required to apply online only on the website www.upsconline.nic.in. All the detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the website. All online applications can be filled up by April 18, 2011 till 11.59 pm after which the link will be disabled.
The candidates residing in certain remote areas specified in Para 6 of the detailed notice published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated March 19, 2011 have the option to apply offline by using the New Common Application Form (Form-E) devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar) throughout the country.
Moreover, all offline applications, if any, received from candidates residing in normal areas/abroad, shall be rejected by the Commission. The option of offline application is available only to candidates residing in specified remote areas. All offline applications to reach UPSC, by Post/Speed Post only is April 25, 2011. No application will be received by hand or by courier. In case of any difficulty in obtaining application forms from the designated post offices, the candidates should contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC's Forms Supply Monitoring Cell over telephone.
For details regarding eligibility conditions, syllabus and scheme of the examination, centres of examination, guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated March 19, 2011. They can also visit the official UPSC website. In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC's Facilitation Counter near gate 'C' of its campus in person or over telephone.