UPSC IFS Main 2025 time table out; exams from November 16

Vagisha Kaushik | September 18, 2025 | 11:34 AM IST | 1 min read

UPSC IFS Main exam 2025 will be held from November 16 to 23 in two sessions for six papers.

UPSC IFS Main exam 2025 schedule out. (Representational Image: Pexels.com)

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the time table for the Indian Forest Service (Main) examination 2025. Accordingly, UPSC IFS Main exam 2025 will be conducted from November 16 to 23.

UPSC IFS 2025 will be held in two shifts – forenoon session from 9 am to 12 noon and afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. No paper is scheduled for November 17.

As per UPSC IFS Main exam pattern, the written test will comprise six papers. Paper 1 will be held for general English and paper 2 for general knowledge for 300 marks each. Papers 3, 4, 5, and 6 will consist of two subjects selected from the list of optional subjects and carry 200 marks each. The duration of each paper will be three hours.

Also read UPSC CDS 2 2025 question papers out for all subjects

Those who qualify the written exam will be called for the interview and personality test. The final ranking will be determined based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination and interviews.

UPSC IFS Main exam 2025 time table

The UPSC IFS Main exam time table 2025 is given below.

Date

Day

Forenoon Session (9 AM – 12 Noon)

Afternoon Session (2:30 PM – 5:30 PM)

November 16, 2025

Sunday

General English

General Knowledge

November 17, 2025

Monday

No paper (Rest day)

No paper (Rest day)

November 18, 2025

Tuesday

Mathematics Paper–I / Statistics Paper–I

Mathematics Paper–II / Statistics Paper–II

November 19, 2025

Wednesday

Civil Engineering Paper–I / Chemical Engineering Paper–I / Mechanical Engineering Paper–I / Zoology Paper–I

Civil Engineering Paper–II / Chemical Engineering Paper–II / Mechanical Engineering Paper–II / Zoology Paper–II

November 20, 2025

Thursday

Agricultural Engineering Paper–I / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper–I / Physics Paper–I

Agricultural Engineering Paper–II / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper–II / Physics Paper–II

November 21, 2025

Friday

Chemistry Paper–I / Botany Paper–I

Chemistry Paper–II / Botany Paper–II

November 22, 2025

Saturday

Geology Paper–I

Geology Paper–II

November 23, 2025

Sunday

Agriculture Paper–I / Forestry Paper–I

Agriculture Paper–II / Forestry Paper–II

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