IFS Admit Card
Last verified 07 Oct 2026
📅 IFS Important Dates
| Notification | 04 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Last Date to Apply | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Exam Date | Prelims (via CS Prelims): 24 May 2026 | Mains: 22 - 29 Nov 2026 |
| Result | Prelims: Declared 15 Jun 2026 |
| Mains Admit Card | Expected: Nov 2026 |
| IFoS 2027 Notification | 13 Jan 2027 (Last date: 02 Feb 2027) |
| IFoS 2027 Prelims Exam Date | 23 May 2027 |
Checked against official notices · updated 07 Oct 2026. Dates marked “Expected” are tentative until the conducting body announces them.
The UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) e-Admit Card is made available on upsconline.nic.in, UPSC's online application portal, on the last working day of the week before the examination and is downloaded from that portal, not posted to candidates.
How to download
- Go to upsconline.nic.in, the portal named in the Examination Notice, and open the e-Admit Card link for this examination.
- Log in with your Registration ID or Roll Number together with your date of birth.
- Check every detail — name, photograph, centre, subject and date.
- Download and print it. Keep a spare copy; you will need the admit card at later stages too.
If there is a discrepancy
UPSC asks candidates to report any discrepancy in the e-Admit Card immediately, and provides a dedicated facilitation counter and email for it. Do not wait until the examination day — a mismatch between the admit card and your photo identity can cost you the sitting.
What to carry
- The printed e-Admit Card
- The same original photo identity document whose number you entered in the application — Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN, Passport or Driving Licence
- Black ball point pen; UPSC prescribes it for the objective papers
Candidates are not admitted without the printed admit card and matching original photo identity.