IFS 2020 Admit Card
The IFS 2020 admit cards will be issued three weeks before the exam only for the eligible candidates. The admit cards are released on the official website and candidates can download the same using their registration ID and password. Please note that no admit card will be sent through the post. Admit card is a mandatory document and no candidate will be allowed to take the examination without an admit card.
IFS 2020 Exam Centres
Centres for Preliminary Exam
The IFS Preliminary exam will be conducted at the following centres:
Agartala
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Dispur
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Kochi
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Raipur
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Ahmedabad
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Dharwad
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Kolkata
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Ranchi
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Ajmer
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Faridabad
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Kohima
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Rajkot
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Agra
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Gangtok
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Kozhikode (Calicut)
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Shillong
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Aizawl
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Ghaziabad
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Ludhiana
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Sambalpur
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Aligarh
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Gurgaon
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Lucknow
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Shimla
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Aurangabad
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Gaya
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Mumbai
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Srinagar
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Anantapur (AP)
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Gwalior
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Madurai
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Siliguri
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Bareilly
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Gorakhpur
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Mysore
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Thane
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Bhopal
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Hyderabad
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Nagpur
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Tirupati
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Bangalore
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Itanagar
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Navi Mumbai
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Tiruchirapalli
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Bilaspur
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Imphal
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Gautam Buddh Nagar
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Chandigarh
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Indore
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Prayagraj (Allahabad)
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Udaipur
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Coimbatore
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Jammu
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Patna
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Varanasi
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Chennai
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Jodhpur
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Panaji (Goa)
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Vijayawada
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Cuttack
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Jabalpur
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Pune
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Vellore
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Delhi
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Jaipur
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Puducherry
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Visakhapatnam
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Dehradun
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Jorhat
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Port Blair
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Warangal
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Centres for Main Exam
Aizawl
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Chennai
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Jaipur
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Raipur
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Ahmedabad
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Delhi
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Kolkata
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Ranchi
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Bhopal
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Dehradun
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Lucknow
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Shimla
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Bengaluru
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Dispur (Guwahati)
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Mumbai
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Shillong
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Chandigarh
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Hyderabad
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Prayagraj (Allahabad)
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Cuttack
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Jammu
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Patna
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Vijayawada
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UPSC IFS Result 2020
The UPSC IFS result 2020 will be declared after every phase of the examination i.e. Preliminary and Main. The final result is announced after the Interview phase is over. Candidates who qualify a stage are eligible for the next stage. The final result for the IFS 2020 exam will be tentatively released by April 2021.
UPSC IFS Training
Candidates who are finally shortlisted for the Indian Foreign Services (IFS) have to undergo comprehensive training. The training is conducted at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. After that, candidates undergo training at the Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi. The training process involves lectures, attachments with different sections of the Government, and getting familiar with touring within the country and abroad. At last, the officer is assigned his/ her compulsory foreign language (CFL).
Candidates have to pass an exam in his/her CFL before getting confirmed at the service. Candidates are then required to serve a brief time at the desk in the Ministry of External Affairs. Candidates are then posted on an Indian Mission abroad (country where his CFL is the native language).
UPSC IFS 2020 Exam - Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)
UPSC IFS exam is conducted for recruitment in the Indian Foreign Services. Here are the frequently asked questions related to the exam.
Question 1: When will the online application process begin?
The online application process started on 12th February 2020.
Question 2: What is the last date for application submission?
The last date for application submission was 3rd March 2020.
Question 3: What is the date for IFS Preliminary exam?
The IFS Preliminary exam will be conducted on 4th October 2020.
Question 4: When will be the IFS Main exam conducted?
The IFS Main exam is scheduled to be conducted on 8th January 2021.
Question 5: When will the admit card for the exam released?
The admit card will be released three weeks before the exam. Separate admit cards will be released for the Preliminary and Main phase examinations.
Question 6: What is the minimum age for applying for the exam?
The minimum age for applying for the IFS exam is 21 years.
Question 7: Is there any age relaxation for the exam?
Yes, age relaxation is provided to reserved category candidates.
Question 8: Is there any negative marking in the exam?
Yes, there is negative marking in the objective type papers i.e. preliminary phase examination.
Question 9: Is there any relaxation in the application fee for female candidates?
Yes. Female candidates are exempted from the fee payment.
Question 10: Is it compulsory to fill the Detailed Application Form?
Yes. It is compulsory to fill the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for appearing in the Main exam.