UPSC IFS Mains exam admit card 2025 out; exams from November 16
Vagisha Kaushik | November 8, 2025 | 10:38 AM IST | 2 mins read
UPSC IFS Main 2025 exam will be held from November 16 to 23 in two shifts. Candidates can download the admit card on upsc.gov.in.
The Union Public Service Commission has issued the admit card for the Indian Forest Service (UPSC IFS) Main exam 2025. Registered candidates can download the UPSC IFS Mains admit card 2025 on the official website of UPSC, upsc.gov.in . Candidates will have to use their registration Id and date of birth to download the UPSC IFS Mains hall ticket 2025.
As per the official schedule, the UPSC IFS Mains 2025 will be conducted from November 16 to 23. The UPSC IFS Mains exam will take place in two shifts – forenoon session from 9 am to 12 pm and afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Candidates are required to carry a valid photo ID such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving license along with the UPSC admit card on the exam day. No examinee will be allowed to enter the exam hall without a hall-ticket.
As per UPSC IFS Main 2025 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 contain two subjects selected from the list of optional subjects and carry 200 marks each. The duration of each paper will be three hours.
UPSC IFS Admit Card 2025: Details mentioned
The following details will be mentioned in the UPSC admit card:
- Name of candidate
- Roll number
- Registration number
- Photograph and signature
- Examination centre details
- Exam date and timing
- Instructions for the exam day
- Paper-wise details
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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