Forestry Optional for UPSC IFoS (Indian Forest Services 2026/ 2027)
Forestry Optional: PYQs+ Lectures + Content
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What is Forestry Optional for UPSC IFoS (Indian Forest Services 2026/ 2027) by Synopsis IAS?
Forestry Optional for UPSC IFoS
Faculty: Krishna Sir
Designed around the principle that 80–90% of UPSC Optional questions recur directly or indirectly, this course synthesizes the entire syllabus with past trends to deliver targeted, high-yield preparation.
What’s Included
- Comprehensive Video Lectures: Exhaustive coverage of every unit in the Forestry syllabus.
- Topic-Wise Content: Modular notes structured with ready-to-use headings, subheadings, diagrams, and flowcharts.
- Solved PYQs & Answer Writing: Detailed solutions to past paper questions paired with strategic answer-writing guidance.
- 500+ Practice Question Bank: Curated practice questions accompanied by model answers. (Uploading date: 20-25 September 2026)
- Zero Book Requirement: Eliminates the need for external reading. Content synthesizes NCERTs, standard textbooks, research journals, and current updates.
- Integrated Doubt Resolution: Interactive sessions conducted alongside answer-writing modules.
Note: Personal copy evaluation is not included in this course module. For evaluated test series, please enroll in the Forestry Optional Test Series for UPSC IFoS.
Course Timeline (2026)
| Phase | Milestone / Availability |
|---|---|
| Updated E-Books & PYQs | Complete uploaded content available September 2026 |
| Video Lectures | Delivered between IAS Mains and IFoS Mains 2026 (Concludes 15 days prior to IFoS Mains) |
| Doubt Resolution | Scheduled alongwith Answer Writing sessions |
Faculties
Krishna Sir
Course Pages
300+ Pages
Course Duration
40 Hours
Validity
IFoS Mains 2027
Course Content / Syllabus
Forestry Optional Paper 1 Topics
P1 Unit 1. Silviculture General
P1 1.1 General Silvicultural Principles
P1 1.2 Nursery and Planting Techniques
P1 Unit 2. Silviculture Systems
P1 2.1 Silviculture Systems
P1 2.2 Management of Silviculture Systems
P1 Unit 3. Silviculture Mangrove and Cold desert
P1 3.1 Mangrove
P1 3.2 Cold desert
P1 Unit 4. Silviculture of Trees
P1 4.1 Silvicultural Research and Practices
P1 4.2 Silviculture of some of the economically important species in India
P1 Unit 5. Agroforestry, Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management and Tribology:
P1 5.1 Agroforestry
P1 5.2 Social/Urban Forestry
P1 5.3 JFM
P1 5.4 Tribology
P1 Unit 6. Forest Soils, Soil Conservation and Watershed management:
P1 6.1 Forests Soils
P1 6.2 Soil conservation
P1 6.3 Watershed Management
P1 Unit 7. Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity:
P1 7.1 Environment
P1 7.2 Biodiversity
P1 Unit 8. Tree Improvement and Seed Technology
P1 8.1 Tree Improvement
P1 8.2 Seed Technology
Forestry Optional Paper 2 Topics
P2 Unit 1. Forest Management and Management Systems
P2 1.1 Forest Management
P2 1.2 Forest Management Systems
P2 Unit 2. Forest Working Plan
P2 2.1 Forest Planning and Development
P2 2.2 Working Plans and Schemes
P2 Unit 3. Forest Mensuration and Remote Sensing
P2 3.1 Forest Mensuration
P2 3.2 Remote Sensing
P2 Unit 4. Surveying and Forest Engineering
P2 4.1 Forest surveying
P2 4.2 Forest Engineering
P2 Unit 5. Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
P2 5.1 Forest Ecology
P2 5.2 Ethnobotany
P2 Unit 6. Forest Resources and Utilization
P2 6.1 Forest Harvesting
P2 6.2 Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)
P2 6.3 Anatomical structure of wood
P2 6.4 Wood Seasoning
P2 6.5 Composite wood
P2 6.6 Pulp-Paper and Rayon
P2 Unit 7. Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
P2 7.1 Forest Protection
P2 7.2 Wildlife Biology
P2 Unit 8. Forest Economics and Legislation
P2 8.1 Forest Economics
P2 8.2 Forest Legislation
General Details
Lectures: There are pre recorded lectures by the highly qualified and experienced faculties.
Study material: Course study material will be available for registered students in downloadable and printable PDF format on the student dashboard.
Personalized student dashboard: Registered Students get a Personalized student dashboard with a login password. You can watch the lectures anywhere, anytime and any number of times.
Course Dates: Videos will start after UPSC Prelims 2026. Content is already completed.
It is a Paid Batch for UPSC CSE aspirants. However, a number of videos are uploaded at YouTube for Demo and Awareness purpose.
Validity: One month after exam.
How is this course different from similar courses by other coachings?
STUDY MATERIAL
Other coachings provide too much content.
Still, a number of topics are left out. Students are forced to follow two or three coachings, along with a newspaper like The Hindu, Indian Express, Dainik Jagran etc.
Ultimately, students tend to confuse and get stressed. A number of students even do not appear in the exam due to the phobia of Current Affairs, PT type compilations, The Hindu, Indian Express.
At Synopsis IAS, we provide to the point and Synoptic Content.
No other Study Material / Book needed: For making content, we start with NCERTs, and refer newspapers, standard text books, reference books, research papers and journals. We update the content with current affairs regularly. After making content for any topic, we also refer to the other major institutes notes to ensure that we don't miss any important point or topic.
Still, the content is available in approx 1/3rd pages as compared to the other institutes.
Krishna sir is the content head at Synopsis IAS. The course content is thoroughly reviewed by him. He has gained 7+ years of experience in Research and Development while in services at DAE, GOI.
LECTURES
We do not waste unnecessary time in selling coupons for courses, marketing, and promotions. The faculties just teach, teach and teach, and do not beat around the bush. The lecture duration is short – If other institute has covered the same topic in 1 hour, we cover that just in approx. 15-20 minutes.
MEDIUM OF COURSE
We teach in easy Hinglish language. The content slides for the course are in Hinglish (One line English, One line Hindi).
The course is available in English and Hindi Mediums. The Study Material is in Three Languages: First file is in English, Second file is in Hindi, Third file is Bilingual (one line English, one line Hindi). The Lectures are delivered in Hinglish.
GUIDANCE
When it comes to guidance, noone can even come closer to Synopsis IAS. The Synopsis IAS institute is based on the vision of a person, who left services just to teach and provide genuine Guidance.
There are Strategy Videos by Krishna Sir: He has discussed the strategy to prepare for UPSC in cover in a realistic way in his most popular Guidance Series.
COST
The course is available for a very less price compared to any other online or offline coaching.
Content Developers and Faculties
Krishna Sir
Rating
Students Rating: 4.8 (132)