Always a highly scoring optional known to produce IFS toppers. Evolution students have been claiming more than 60% of all selections with Forestry for last 15 years. Join this course for: targeted coverage, complete notes, updated content and mentoring by India's best UPSC faculty for Forestry.
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Dr. Pant and A Highly Specialised Team of Experts
Join Evolution to benefit from the unparalleled expertise of Dr. Pant, now back at Evolution after six years. As India’s top Forestry expert for IFoS, he has an unmatched track record, including mentoring top-rankers like Vidushi (IFS Rank 1, 2016) and Vaibhava Srivastava (IFS Rank 1, 2017), along with over 100 high scorers in the Forestry optional. Known for making complex topics clear and easy while maintaining the depth required to score high, Dr. Pant will teach 70% of the syllabus, covering all the most important areas.
Dr. Pant will superbly complemented by experts from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (FRI), the Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, and Evolution’s in-house professors.
No other institution offers this level of specialisation, which is essential for achieving high scores in the highly competitive and crowded Forestry optional subject. Secure your success with the best in the field.
6 Months
5 Classes per week (Monday - Friday)
Regular updates, support till the IFS Mains 2025 Examination
The faculty has prepared a unique set of study material and handouts from a vast number of authentic textbooks, reference books, research papers and authoritative internet resources.
This material will strongly augment the learning that you build in this course and help you write impactful answers without the need to look for any extra book.
Please note that the updated version of this collection is not available anywhere else except circulated to our students.
A total of 6 tests are included in this course. The break-up is as follows.
The schedule of the tests will be shared with the students along with the class-plan.
The tests will be accompanied by feedback and discussion sessions by the faculty.
Silviculture – General
Silviculture-Systems
Silviculture – Mangrove and Cold desert
Silviculture of Trees
Agroforestry, Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management and Tribology
Forest Soils, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity
Tree Improvement and Seed Technology
Forest Management and Management Systems
Forest Working Plan
Forest Mensuration and Remote Sensing
Surveying and Forest Engineering
Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
Forest Resources and Utilisation
Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
Forest Economics and Legislation
Very good preparation of General Studies is essential to clear any stage of the Civil Service Examination. Without GS, nothing matters in the overall preparation.
General Studies syllabus includes topics from more than 10 subject areas, with a large number of open-ended topics. You need guidance and teaching from experts to get a hold on the syllabus.
There is an abundance of free resources but quality study material for GS is still rare. Our concise study material will greatly reduce your workload and time investment.
Irrespective of your background, you will need a teacher in many areas of GS. A teacher will simplify the concepts and help you develop a solid command over all topics.
The current affairs section requires simplification, organisation and direction from teachers. Without guidance, this section may be unmanageable.
Only an experienced team of experts can help you gain an insight into the pattern of the examination, and give your efforts a proper direction.
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
This is the kind of score that UPSC Toppers get. You can easily touch that score with Botany.
Every year, nearly 90% of the Botany selections in IAS & IFS are from Evolution. Top Rankers like Vidushi (Rank 1, IFS 2016), Divya Jyoti Parida (Rank 26, IAS 2015), Abhilasha (Rank 2, IFS 2015), Aditya M. (Rank 5, IFS 2015), have all been trained by us for Botany optional.
Botany being a science subject has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus.
With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies.
After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Botany are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions. With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.
You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage.
We have made Botany preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring.
We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
This is the kind of score that UPSC Toppers get. You can easily touch that score with Zoology.
Every year, 80% of the Zoology selections are from Evolution. Top Rankers like Smriti Mishra (Rank 4, IAS 2022), Anup Das (Rank 38, IAS 2022), Rachit Raj (Rank 3, IAS 2013), Dr. Arun Thambhuraj (Rank 6, IAS 2012), Dr. Adapa Karthik (Rank 1, IAS 2007), Dr. Amit Saini (Rank 2, IAS 2006), Dr. Basant Garg (Rank 2, IAS 2004), have all been trained by us for Zoology optional.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies. After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Zoology are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions. During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions. With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Zoology preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
The syllabus is interesting and relevant to the issues faced by farmers in the country. Students from any Science or Engineering background can handle the demands of the syllabus very well.
The syllabus of UPSC IAS Mains exam Agriculture optional is not lengthy and you can finish it in very reasonable time-period.
Several topics in agriculture have direct overlap with the GS papers, particularly in Geography and Economy.
With our guidance, a score of 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
A recent data released by the UPSC establishes that Agriculture is the optional subject is the highest success rate (18.6%).
In IFS Examination 2017, the All India Rank -2 holder, Anupam Sharma had agriculture optional, though he is not an Agriculture graduate.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies. After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Agriculture are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions.
With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Agriculture preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
The syllabus of Forestry is short, easy and interesting. Above all, it is highly relevant to a career in the Indian Forest Service.
Forestry is the optional subject with the highest success rate (27.2%) in the Indian Forest Service Examination.
In the final list of the IFS for the last 10 years, at least 15 students from Evolution Forestry Programme have been securing selection every year.
Students from any Science or Engineering background can handle the demands of the syllabus very well.
Several topics in Forestry have direct overlap with the GS sections, particularly in Environmental Ecology.
With our guidance, a score of 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional. Our students have achieved that year after year.
Some very recent results have been:
Anushka Lohiya (Rank 4, IFS 2022)
Varadaraj Gaonkar (Rank 2, IFS 2021)
Gurleen Kaur (Rank 10, IFS 2021)
Alekh Saxena (Rank 38, IFS 2021)
In the final list of the IFS for the last 10 years, at least 15 students from Evolution Forestry Programme have been securing selection every year.
Being a science subject, it has a straight and clearly laid out syllabus. With a proper planning provided by us, you can cover the entire syllabus in a reasonable time frame with ample time to spare for General Studies.
After a proper coverage and notes-making, revision is also quick and effective.
Questions in Forestry are direct in nature. With basic concept and facts, you can answer most of the questions.
During UPSC evaluation, there is always a great degree of objectivity because of the straight forward nature of questions.
With our guidance, you can comfortably write fact-rich, coherent and well-illustrated answers.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner. In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject non-scoring. We have made Forestry preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
Geology is considered a highly scoring subject. It is especially beneficial for candidates taking both the Civil Services and the Forest Services (IFS) Examinations.
With our guidance, getting 60 percent or more becomes easy in this optional.
Every year, about 55% of the Geology selections are from Evolution. In the last two years, some notable results have been:
Vandana - (Rank 28 IFoS 2020)
Rahul Gupta - Rank - 22, IFS 2019
Abhishek Samria - Rank - 61, IFS 2019
Lekhraj Meena - Rank - 63, IFS 2019
Arvind Meena - Rank - 68, IFS 2019
Lakshmi Nagappan - Rank - 50, IFS 2018
The subject is a part of earth sciences. Nothing is left to the interpretation of the examiner and the content material is mostly facts. So, if you have written the correct answer, you should get reasonable marks. You can also increase your marks with diagrams and make the presentation better.
The syllabus is well defined and and the content material is mostly facts. This subject doesn’t need regular updation like some of the humanities subjects. There is very little current affairs linkage in this subject.
Plus, many topics in Geology are linked with physical geography which features in the General Studies Paper I.
Most of the questions asked are repeated. So, practicing previous year UPSC question papers diligently will reap benefits.
There is no unpredictability in the scores. You write well and you score well. No guessing games like may humanity subjects.You will not be losing any marks on the grounds that your line of arguments / interpretation did not match with that of the examiner.
In sciences, there are only facts and concepts, which if correct, are bound to fetch you high marks.
Most of your competitors, who are not getting a good guidance, would rely on common resources and find the subject too big and hard to manage. We have made Geology preparation simpler for you with streamlined content, updated and enriched material and step-by-step mentoring. We will also help in organizing the entire course as per the demands of the examination. Thus, you can understand the emphasis areas and focus on them appropriately.
A course that will help you clear the UPSC challenge with confidence just after graduation
The Foundation Programme helps you get started with your CSE and IFS journey. It gives you all the core basics to get you going with the advanced topics. We will build up in step by step manner. Starting from basic areas of knowledge this course will take you develop writing skills, self-study skills, advanced knowledge areas and eventually to multifaceted analysis of topics.
This course will be perfectly balanced with your college commitments. It will never put you under overload where you will have to choose one at the cost of other. Without any stress, you will be working towards twin goals: getting excellent grades in your university course and clearing the Civil Service Examination or Indian Forest Service Examination in the first attempt itself.
In this course we will not only teach you but also train and empower you for key skills that are needed to crack the Civil Service Examination, such as critical thinking, knowledge discovery, processing and assimilation, presentation skills and everything that a topper should possess.
With this course, you can become better at writing and learn how to develop your own ideas. Writing for the UPSC Exams can be hard, but with this course, you will get the tools and techniques you need to write great answers and essays.
Developing the right personality for a career in the Civil Service can be hard. With so many requirements to meet, it's easy to get lost. In this course, our mentors will be working with you on your personality. They'll give it a shape that is well aligned to the demands of the Civil Services. They will also point out your strong attributes and build upon them.
Get taken under the wing by our experienced UPSC experts. They will provide mentorship through the journey, create a clear roadmap and work on your constant improvement.
By the time you finish your graduation, you will find yourself totally ready to take up the challenge of the UPSC examinations.
Very good preparation of General Studies is essential to clear any stage of the Civil Service Examination. Without GS, nothing matters in the overall preparation.
General Studies syllabus includes topics from more than 10 subject areas, with a large number of open-ended topics. You need guidance and teaching from experts to get a hold on the syllabus.
There is an abundance of free resources but quality study material for GS is still rare. Our concise study material will greatly reduce your workload and time investment.
Irrespective of your background, you will need a teacher in many areas of GS. A teacher will simplify the concepts and help you develop a solid command over all topics.
The current affairs section requires simplification, organisation and direction from teachers. Without guidance, this section may be unmanageable.
Only an experienced team of experts can help you gain an insight into the pattern of the examination, and give your efforts a proper direction.
Evolution is one of India's most credible institute for CSE and IFS Examination. Our faculty, our notes and our guidance combine to give you far superior preparation than your competitors.
Team Evolution is made of experienced and committed experts from reputed premier institutions of India such as Delhi University, JNU, AIIMS, IARI, IITs, FRI. Each one of them brings to you unmatched insight into the subject and also the needs and trends of the UPSC Examinations.
Specialist faculty helps you in developing clear concepts of the topics and also bring marks-fetching depth and value addition to your answers.
We specialise in making the subject matter beginner friendly.
While teaching, we break each topic into logical sub-topics and then go about building concepts step-by-step.
Crisp notes on all the topics – easy to grasp and retain
Each topic prepared from standard reference books
All notes prepared by our faculty aided by an in-house research team
Special Sessions with Faculty to address all your doubts and queries
We help you see the larger picture and implement your strategy with micro-planning which is in 100% alignment with the examination
With the teacher's guidance, you will learn the intricacies and techniques to write effective and high score-fetching answers, without which much of the preparation may go in vain.
Evolution's courses maximise your chances of selection, getting a high score and becoming a Topper.
IAS Rank - 4, 2022
I enrolled in both the Zoology Optional Regular Course and the Zoology Test Series at Evolution, which played an instrumental role in my UPSC preparation.
Evolution enabled me to prepare comprehensive, high-quality Zoology notes which became the backbone of my Main Examination study material. Despite having been a B. Sc. Life Sciences Topper (Rank-2) at Delhi University, the classes at Evolution served to enhance my understanding, added significant value to my existing knowledge base and helped me frame my answers.
I also feel that many topics and questions in the Main Examination are at the Masters level. Thanks to Evolution, I was able to grasp these advanced topics also efficiently.
The classes are consistently meticulously planned and executed, allowing students to master the concepts and facts without wasting time and effort.
Abhishek Sir has been a constant pillar of support throughout my journey. He took the time to patiently check our work and provided us much-needed mentorship. Even two years after completing the course, I was able to reach out to him and the rest of the team and received help and encouragement, which is truly remarkable.
(Shared in a video interview: https://youtu.be/KedfUwrHE_0)
IFS Rank - 5, 2019
I had joined the following courses at Evolution, both in online mode - 1) Interview Preparation Module with 2 in-person mock interview + lectures on Current Affairs and Forestry 2) Prelims modules - Current affairs, Environment and Science-Tech.
Evolution helped me quickly improve my Env preparation from a generalist CSE paper 3 level to the depth required for IFoS. I have seen many of my friends struggle in Env and SciTech due to lack of a good, consolidated source. Evolution's extremely relevant and comprehensive coverage of these topics definitely added value to my preparation.
Abhishek Sir's lectures were rigorous, yet focused and engaging. The narrative format of delivery improved my understanding, as well as retention, reducing the need for revision. His broader guidance on framing of answers (structuring, prioritisation) and IFoS-specific questions was also immensely helpful. Chiranth Sir helped me cover high-scoring areas like Env legislation for Prelims and revising Forestry. I would unhesitatingly recommend these courses to any serious aspirant. I've myself been using them for the coming attempt.
IAS Rank - 45, 2018 | IFS Rank - 50, 2018
I joined a course on Geology at Evolution under the guidance of Sir Prabhakar Priyadarshi (AIR 31, IFS 2017) .
Joining this course made my work simpler... I am glad to have made the right choice and grateful for his immense help to crack the examination successfully.
IFS Rank - 1, 2017 | IAS Rank - 92, 2017
I have learnt so much from the way Abhishek sir articulates and presents his thoughts. Thank you so much, sir, for your encouragement, guidance and support!
Prashant sir and Chiranth sir helped me immensely in covering Forestry in such a little time.
Abhishek sir, thank you so much for creating such an enabling and friendly environment!
IFS Rank - 1, 2016
I prepared both my optional subjects with Evolution for the Civil Service and IFS Examinations.
Despite being a B.Tech. in Computer Science, I mastered subjects like Botany with Forestry with reasonable ease and felt confident in the exams.
The classroom course and notes have been exactly in tune with the needs to the examination. For most of my preparation, I relied only on my class-notes.
IFS Rank - 2, 2017
Every member of the Evolution team (Abhishek sir, Suman ma’am, Chiranth sir and others) has been a source of immense help, support, guidance and motivation for me.
In fact, now I identify myself also as a part of it. While many persons & institutions helped me in achieving my & my family’s dream, Evolution’s was the most dominant force …the Optimus Prime. I shall always remain indebted to Evolution. Thanks a lot:)
Experienced experts from premier universities with great track-record of results
Targeted approach based on extensive research into the pattern and trends of the exams
Modern teaching tools and methods for easy and better mastery of preparation
Beginner friendly course design, covering from the basics to the required advanced level
Focused study material based on the best text books, journals and web-resources
Regular and scientifically structured tests and feedback to consolidate preparation
Optimal batch sizes to ensure a healthy teacher-student ratio and effective learning
Personal attention on individual progress, performance and problems
Excellent peer group from all over India to both compete and collaborate
Not just academic preparation but directed personality development also
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Optimal utilisation of time to finish the preparation timely and get ready for the examination
Periodic interaction with Civil Servants for motivation and insights
A simple, 3-step process to join the course you want
HOW CAN WE HELP?
We believe that the formula for outstanding results in these competitive examinations comprises of motivated students, committed faculty and rigorous academic work. You’ll find all these at Evolution. Our classes are planned by the teachers well in advance. We keep the lecture structure examination focused, so that you get most effective preparation in the shortest period of time. At the same time, we strive to make our classs beginner-friendly by using visual teaching aids and other innovations. Our classes are augmented by regular examination aligned tests and answer writing sessions.
The Integrated Courses for IAS and the Integrated Courses for IFS or the Mega-Dual Integrated Course will require you to stay in Delhi for about 16 - 18 months.The GS Comprehensive Programme is a 15 month programme.Optional subject courses are shorter in duration, lasting about 6 months. Most of the the students simultaneously attend classes for two courses together.
Each classroom and live-online course includes relevant study material. The study material, rather than being bulky, is concise and aligned to the demands of the CSE and IFS Examination. Additionally, we also share with you the lecture handouts for many classes, whenever the teacher considers it necessary for explaining a topic. This material will strongly augment the learning that you build in this course and help you write impactful answers without the need to look for any extra book.Please note that the updated version of this collection is not available anywhere else except circulated to our students.
The practice tests are essential part of all the classroom and live-online courses. The schedule of the tests will be shared with the students alms with the class-plan.The tests will be accompanied by feedback and discussion sessions by the faculty. Please refer to the Tests section above in the course description for details.
We will stream the live-online classes on our secure platform, which you can access using our mobile app available for Android and iOS devices (both phones and tablets). Our leaning app is not available for laptop or desktop computers or for any web-browser. You will be able to access the course from that single device where you first log in.
The recording of a live-online class will be available for you within the app / portal through the validity of the course. You can watch and revise your classes anytime.
As a student of Evolution classroom or live-online course, you will be entitled to the updates and current developments related to your subject. We also encourage all our students to stay in active contact with their respective teachers, through the preparation period, in order to keep gaining tips, techniques and insight.
1. Video and live-online classes are accessible only through the app on a mobile device or a tablet and they cannot be viewed on Mac / Windows PC. Please keep this limitation in mind, while signing up for a course.
2. Your course can be accessed only on a single device. Our system will remember the device (tablet / mobile / web-browser) where you first login. You will always have access on this device only. Login from a second device will fail and such an attempt will automatically block your account.
As a centre of learning, it is essential that we set high standards of conduct for ourselves and our students. We take the Evolution Code of Conduct very seriously and have zero-tolerance policy for violations. All the classroom and live-online students are bound by it from the time of taking admission til their association with Evolution.
For our online courses and study material, we have zero-tolerance policy for piracy. Our platform has in-built and continuously updating security features to detect attempts for multi-device login, attempts to download course content and attempts to capture the screen.
Violating the terms and conditions leads to immediate and permanent suspension of services with no-refund.
Since we let our prospective students view a cross-section of our lecture videos and tutorials if they so desire, we assume that you have taken an informed decision to join an online course.Therefore, we do not offer refunds.
Why not? We’ll be happy to address all your queries and concerns. Please drop us a mail at contact@evolution.co.in or send an SMS to +91-9810975937. Our team will be in touch with you soon.
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Like other courses, the classroom and live-online courses at Evolution cover the syllabi for the UPSC Civil Service Examination and the Indian Forest Service Examination in an intensive manner. It means identifying the emphasis areas, re-organising the the syllabus, incorporating the special demands arising out of the question papers, and then delivering the lectures in a systematic way. As a student, you will be having the broad road-map of the entire course plus each month's class-plan and test plan.