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.
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.
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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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