147 candidates qualify Indian Forest Service examination: UPSC

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) As many as 147 candidates have qualified the Indian Forest Service examination 2023, the results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday.

Of the successful candidates, 43 are from the General category, 20 from Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 51 from Other Backward Class (OBC), 22 from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 11 from Scheduled Tribes (STs), according to a statement issued by the UPSC.

The Centre had reported 150 vacancies to be filled through the examination.

Based on the result of the written part of the Indian Forest Service examination held by the UPSC from November 26 to December 3, 2023, and the interviews for personality test held from April 22 to May 1, 2024, 147 candidates have been recommended for appointment to the posts in Indian Forest Service, it said.

Ritvika Pandey has topped the examination, according to the UPSC.

Kale Pratiksha Nanasaheb and Swastic Yaduvanshi have achieved the second and third rank in the examination, it said.

The candidature of 51 recommended candidates is provisional, the Commission said, sharing their roll numbers.

The UPSC has a ‘facilitation counter’ near the examination hall building in its campus and the candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination/recruitments on working days between 10 am and 5 pm in person or over telephone nos. 011-23385271/23381125, it said.

The result will also be available on the Commission’s website, i.e., www.upsc.gov.in.

“However, marks of candidates shall be made available on the Commission’s website within 15 days from the date of declaration of result,” the statement said.