On the basis of the results of the Indian Forest Services (Main) Examination, 2018 held by the Union Public Service Commission from 2nd December to 10th December, 2018, the candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers have qualified for Personality Test for selection to the Indian Forest Service Examination-2018 (Group ‘A’).
Candidature of these candidates is provisional subject to their being found eligible in all respects. The candidates will be required to produce the original certificates in support of their claims pertaining to age, educational qualifications, community, Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) and other documents such as TA Form, etc. at the time of their Personality Test. The formats of SC/ST/OBC and PwBD certificates and TA Form, etc. can be downloaded from the website of the Commission. They are, therefore, advised to keep the said documents ready with them. Candidates seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-servicemen must also produce original certificates dated earlier than the closing date of the application for Indian Forest Service Examination-2018 through Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018 i.e. 06.03.2018.
Personality Test of these candidates is likely to commence from 28th January, 2019 onwards. Personality Tests will be held in the Office of the Union Public Service Commission at Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069. The e-Summon Letter of Personality Test of candidates being called for Interview may be downloaded from the Commission’s Website http://www.upsc.gov.in & http://www.upsconline.in from 10th Jan, 2019. The candidates who are not able to download e-Summon Letter for Personality Test, should immediately contact the office of the Commission through letter or on Phone Nos. 011-23385271, 011-23381125, 011-23098543 or Fax No. 011-23387310, 011-23384472 or by email on (skindo-upsc@gov.in). No paper Summon Letters will be issued for the Personality Test/Interview by the Commission.
No request for change in the date and time of the Personality Test intimated to the candidates will ordinarily be entertained.
All the candidates, who qualified for Personality Test/Interview are required to opt in/opt out for publically making available their scores under the Public Disclosure Scheme. Candidates are advised to go through DoP&T letter No. 39020/1/2016-Estt(B) dated 21.06.2016, 19.07.2017 and Commission’s Note on PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, THROUGH PORTAL, OF SCORES OF CANDIDATES NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION AGAINST THE RESULT OF AN EXAMINATION. Candidates should note that only after submitting their option for opt in/opt out, they will be able to download their e-Summon letter.
At the time of filling up of Detailed Application Form (DAF), Cadre & Service Preferences were not obtained from the candidates qualified for Indian Forest Services (Main) Examination, 2018 and it was inter alia mentioned in Column 18 of DAF that all the candidates, who qualify for Personality Test /Interview on the basis of Result of Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2018, will be required to submit their Order of Preferences for Zone(s)/State(s) Cadre through an Addendum to the DAF. The Addendum to DAF will be made available on the Commission’s website from 08/01/2019 to 21/01/2019 (06:00 P.M.). Candidates are advised to visit the website of Department of Personnel & Training at the link http://persmin.gov.in/AIS1/QryCA.asp for perusing the Revised Cadre Allocation Policy-2017 dated 05.09.2017. They are also advised to go through the details of the Cadre Allocation Policy 2017 extremely carefully before submitting their preferences for Zones as well as Cadres there under. The preferences once opted and submitted cannot be modified or changed at a later stage. Therefore, the candidates are advised to exercise due diligence while filling up the preferences for Zones as well as Cadres there under. If a candidate fails to submit the Addendum to DAF by last date/time, it will be considered that the candidate has no preference to make for Zones & Cadres and no request shall be entertained in this regard.
No request for any type of change/modification of information already supplied in DAF would be entertained by the Commission. However, wherever necessary the candidates are advised to notify changes in their address/contact details only, if any, to the Commission immediately through letter, email (skindo-upsc@gov.in) or Fax at numbers indicated above within 7 days of publishing this Press Note.
Name and Roll Nos. of qualified candidates is also available in upsc website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in .
The marks sheets of candidates who have not qualified, will be put on the Commission’s Website within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result (after conducting Personality Test) and will remain available on the Website for a period of 30 days.
