UPSC Marksheets (2014-15)

Roll No: 024048

Name: VIKAS PRAJAPATI

INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION - 2014

SUBJECTS	MAX MARKS	MARKS
CHEMISTRY PAPER-I	200	080
CHEMISTRY PAPER-II	200	078
FORESTRY PAPER-I	200	094
FORESTRY PAPER-II	200	087
GENERAL ENGLISH	200	151
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE	200	080
WRITTEN TOTAL	1400	570
PERSONALITY TEST	300	192
FINAL TOTAL	1700	762

Result: RECOMMENDED (AIR-12)

CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION - 2014

SUBJECTS	MAX MARKS	MARKS
ESSAY (PAPER-I)	250	112
GENRAL STUDIES -I (PAPER-II)	250	071
GENRAL STUDIES -II (PAPER-III)	250	068
GENRAL STUDIES -III (PAPER-IV)	250	069
GENRAL STUDIES -IV (PAPER-V)	250	085
OPTIONAL-I (CHEMISTRY) (PAPER-VI)	250	151
OPTIONAL-II (CHEMISTRY) (PAPER-VII)	250	149
WRITTEN TOTAL	1750	705
PERSONALITY TEST	275	157
FINAL TOTAL	2025	862

Result: NOT RECOMMENDED

Indian Forest Service - Profile and Recruitment Process

(Reproducing a feature that I wrote for the Employment News, published in its "30th May - 05th June 2015" issue)

Introduction to Service

Indian Forest Service (IFS) is one of the three All India Services (AIS), which works 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. Thus, the mandate of IFS is a unique blend of environmental conservation and socio-economic development, which are essential components of the emerging sustainable development paradigm.

UPSC Interview (IFS Examination-2014)

Exam: Indian Forest Service Examination - 2014
Date: February 4, 2015; Afternoon

Board: D K Dewan Sir

Duration: 22-25 minutes

My Profile:

Place of Birth: Surat (Gujarat)

Home State: Rajasthan

Education: Dual Degree (Computer Sc. & Engg), IIT Delhi

Job: 1 year in management consulting
Optionals: Chemistry, Forestry

Extra-curricular: NCC, SPIC MACAY, and Volleyball

Hobbies: Chess, Reading non-fiction books

Interview Summary:

CM

• You worked in private sector, then you started preparing for civil services. Now you want to come into forest services. Why?
• It is commonly heard that “Bureaucrat is all powerful”. Do you agree? Why did this notion develop?
• What is ICJ? Where is it located?
• What’s the difference between IMF and World Bank? Where do they get money from?
• How to eradicate corruption from this country? [long discussion]