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:''"Imperial Forest Service" redirects here'' Indian Forest Service ((ヒンディー語:भारतीय वन सेवा)) (abbreviated as IFS) is one of the Civil Services of India and belongs to the apex All India Services group, with other two All India Services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/profile.php?id=32 )〕 Indian Forest Service was created in 1966 under the All India Services Act 1951. Previously, the Imperial Forestry Service existed during the British Raj from 1865 to 1935. Officers are recruited via a rigorous competitive examination and then trained for about two years by the Central Government. Their services are placed under various State cadres and joint cadres, even though they have the mandate to serve both under the State and Central Governments.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ifs.nic.in/ )〕 The main mandate of the service is the implementation of the National Forest Policy which aims to ensure environmental stability and maintenance of ecological balance which are vital for sustenance of all life forms, human, animal and plant. IFS officers while in field postings in respective state cadres work for conservation, protection and development of forests and wildlife along with an aim to enhance livelihood opportunities of forest dependent communities of rural and tribal areas. An IFS officer is largely independent of district administration and exercises administrative, judicial and financial powers in their own domain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Portal for the Indian Forest Service )〕 All top positions in state forest department are held by IFS officers. Positions like Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Conservator of Forests (CF) and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) etc are some examples. The highest ranking IFS official in each state is the Head of Forest Forces (HoFF), a cabinet selection post equal in rank to the Chief Secretary for IAS or State Police Chief for the IPS. They are also eligible for State and Central deputations as their counterpart IAS and IPS officers. Deputation of IFS officers to the Central Government includes appointments in Central Ministries at the position of Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary etc; appointments in various Public Sector Units, Institutes and Academies at the position of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVO), Managing Directors, Inspector General, Director General etc. Deputation of IFS officers is also permissible to foreign governments, United Nations bodies, international organisations, NGOs, voluntary organisations apart from private sector as per the Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966. Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), under the Government of India, is the cadre controlling authority of Indian Forest Service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ifs.nic.in/web/ifs_rules.htm )〕 ==Recruitment== IFS officers are recruited through the Indian Forest Service examination which is conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ifs.nic.in/ifsrec.aspx )〕 The examination is open to graduates in any science or engineering discipline and has a three-stage selection process spanning nearly seven months. In 2014, 4.5 lakh (450,000) aspirants appeared for the combined preliminary examination, out of which 79 were finally selected for IFS; this selection percentage of less than 0.02 per cent makes it one of the toughest open competitive exams conducted in India. The number of aspirants is also on the increase every year. Stage one : All applicants have to take an objective type examination called the Preliminary Examination which is the same as that of the Civil Services Examination. It consists of two papers, where they are tested on areas such as economics, politics, history, geography, environment, awareness of current affairs, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, basic numeracy skills, inter-personal skills and decision making. Generally the qualifying cut-off marks of preliminary exam required to sit for IFS main examination is greater than that required to sit for Civil Services main examination. The marks of Preliminary Examination is not counted in making final overall merit. Stage two : Around 1400 candidates are selected for the Main Examination which consists of six descriptive papers. Each candidate has to select two optional subject (two papers each) from among the subjects allowed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and has to take one General Studies paper and an English language paper. Stage three : Around 230 candidates securing highest marks in the Main Examination are called for the interview conducted by UPSC. As per the notification published by UPSC:- The interview board will assess the intellectual curiosity, critical powers of observation and assimilation, balance of judgment and alertness of mind, initiative, tact, capacity for leadership; the ability for social cohesion, mental and physical energy and powers of practical application and integrity of character of each candidate. In addition to which, qualities such as ''topographical sense, love for out-door life and the desire to explore unknown and out of way places'' is also assessed〔UPSC Notification, Indian Forest Service - 2015, Page 4, Column 3〕. Interview or personality assessment is followed by a medical checkup and a physical test which requires all male candidates to complete a 25 km walk/run in under 4 hours. For ladies the distance is reduced to 14 km. The test is usually conducted at the National Zoological Park Delhi. After selection for the IFS, candidates are allocated state cadres. There is one cadre for each Indian state, with the exception of three joint cadres: Assam-Meghalaya, Manipur-Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT). Two-thirds of the strength of every cadre is filled directly by IFS officers and the remaining are promoted from the respective states cadre officers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian Forest Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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