Indian Forest Service Exam Cut-off
Cutoff is the minimum qualifying standards or marks required. Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only as GS Paper-II is a qualifying paper with a minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
IFS 2019 Cutoff
Category | Prelims (Out of 200) | Written Exam (Out of 1400) | Final Stage (Out of 1700) |
General | 116.00 | 686 | 918 |
EWS | 112.66 | 615 | 839 |
OBC | 114.66 | 661 | 876 |
SC | 101.34 | 609 | 832 |
ST | 101.34 | 598 | 849 |
PwBD-2 | 74.66 | 482 | 794 |
In prelims, the cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. However, GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature with 33% marks. In written exam, the cutoff is subject to minimum 5% marks in each paper.
Tie
Wherever two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in Indian Forest Service Examination, the tie has been resolved in accordance with the principles approved by the Commission, viz.
- Candidate with more marks in compulsory papers and the Personality Test put together is to be ranked higher.
- In case the marks at (i) above are also equal, the candidate who is senior in age is to be ranked higher.
Cutoff for IFS 2018
1. Minimum qualifying standards or marks approved at the Written Part of the Indian Forest Service Examination 2018:
S. No. | Category | Marks out of 1400 |
1. | General | 669 |
2. | OBC | 596 |
3. | SC | 595 |
4. | ST | 587 |
5. | PwBD-2 | 541 |
6. | PwBD-3 | 447 |
Subject to a minimum 5% marks in each paper.
2. Marks secured by the last finally recommended candidate of Indian Forest Service Examination 2018:
S. No. | Category | Marks out of 1700 |
1. | General | 904 |
2. | OBC | 858 |
3. | SC | 798 |
4. | ST | 815 |
5. | PwBD-2 | 787 |
6. | PwBD-3 | 693 |