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Detail Information about APPSC has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Forest Section Officer vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
APPSC Forest Section Officer Syllabus 2026- Overview
| Organization Name | Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), Vijayawada |
| Post Name | Forest Section Officer |
| Total Post | 26 |
| Category | Syllabus & Exam Pattern |
| Selection Process | Computer-Based Recruitment Test Screening Test |
| Official Website | psc.ap.gov.in |
APPSC Forest Section Officer Syllabus 2026:
1. GENERAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL TELUGU (SSC Standard):
I. General English Test:
a) Comprehension
b)Phrases and idioms
c) Vocabulary and punctuation
d)Logical re-arrangement of sentences
II. General Telugu Test:
a) Synonyms &Vocabulary
b) Grammar
c) Telugu to English meanings
d) English to Telugu meanings
PAPER-I:
GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY:
1. Major Current Events and Issues pertaining to International, National and State of Andhra Pradesh.
2. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National Movement.
4. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
5. Indian polity and Governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e Governance initiatives.
6. Indian Economy and planning
7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies,Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic dataanalysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance)and Interpretation.
PAPER-II:
MATHEMATICS (SSC Standard):
1. ARITHMETICS:
a) Number System-Natural numbers, Integers.
b) Rational and Real numbers.
c) Fundamental operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, square roots, Decimal fractions.
d) Unitary method-time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
e) Elementary Number Theory – Division algorithm, Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2,3,4,5,9 and 11.
f) Multiples and factors, factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and
L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.
2. ALGEBRA:
a) Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M.
b) Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns –
analytical and Graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear in equations in two variables and their solutions.
c) Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or in equations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable and their solutions.
d) Set language and set notation, rational expressions and conditional identities, laws of indices.
3. TRIGONOMETRY:
Sine x, Cosine x, Tangent x when Oo = x = 90o values of sin x, cos x and tan x, for x= Oo, 30o, 45o, 60o and 90o, Simple trigonometric identities. Use of trigonometric tables, Simple cases of heights and distances.
4. GEOMETRY:
i) Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures.
ii) Theorems on
a) Properties of angles at a point.
b) Parallel lines.
c) Sides and angles of a triangle.
d) Congruency of triangles.
e) Similar triangles.
f) Concurrence of medians and altitudes.
g) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square.
h) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals.
i) Loci.
5. MENSURATION:
a) Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle.
b) Areas of figures which can be split up into the figures (Field
Book).
c) Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and
volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and
volume of spheres.
6. STATISTICS:
a) Collection and tabulation of statistical data.
b) Graphical representation - frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc.
c) Measures of central tendency.
PAPER-III:
GENERAL FORESTRY:
1. Plant Science:
a) Introduction to plant science, cell structure, and classification of plant kingdom.
b) Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, transactions and metabolism of nutrients.
c) Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration
d) Photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones in plant growth.
e) Significance of D.N.A and R.N.A in the cytology.
f) Vegetative, asexual and sexual methods of reproduction. Pollination and fertilization, Sexual incompatibility.
g) Principles and classification of plant propagation methods.
h) Sexual propagation and its importance and the factors affecting germination and pre-germination treatments.
i) Development, structure, dormancy and germination of seed.
j) Seed production and seed collection techniques in forestry crops
k) Plant Diseases - factors affecting infections.
l) Chemical, biological and genetic methods of disease control (including transgenic plants).
m) Ecological adaptation.
n) Types of vegetational - zones and forests of Andhra Pradesh.
o) Deforestation, Afforestation, Wasteland reclamation.
p) Plant Varieties: Origin, importance, export potential, varieties, climate, soil requirements, propagation and planting and after care.
2. Forests & Ecology:
a) Definition of biodiversity.
b) Genetic, species and ecosystem diversity.
c) Structure and functions of an ecosystem-role of Producers, consumers and decomposers.
d) Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
e) Biogeographical classification of India and value of biodiversity.
f) Biodiversity at global, National and local levels.
g) Hot-spots of biodiversity.
h) Threats to biodiversity such as habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts.
i) Endangered and endemic species of India.
j) In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity and,
k) Convention of Biological Diversity. (CBD)
l) Threats and injuries to forests and the forest protection measures.
m) Role of afforestation and forest regeneration in carbon sequestration.
3. Horticulture:
a) Definition and different branches of horticulture.
b) Importance of horticulture in terms of economy, production, employment generation, environmental protection and human resource development.
c) Nutritional value of horticultural crops. Divisions of horticulture and their importance.
d) Propagation of plants by cuttage, Types of cuttings, and the factors affecting regeneration of plants from cuttings.
e) Propagation by layerage and the factors affecting regeneration of plants by layerage and the most common methods of layerage.
f) Propagation by grafting, importance of graftage and the factors for successful grafting. Selection of rootstock and scion, methods of budding and grafting.
g) Importance and scope, production of crops in greenhouse.
4. Soil Science:
a) Basics of earth, rocks and minerals.
b) Study of folds, joints, faults, foliation and lineation in geological formation.
c) Use of clinometer compass in the field measurements of bed, foliation, folds joints, faults and lineations in the field.
d) Types of soils, their field identification and classification.
e) Forest soils and their classification, factors affecting soil formation.
f) Physical, chemical and biological properties of soils.
g) Soil conservation — definition and causes for erosion, types of erosion, agents of erosion.
h) Conservation and management of eroded soils/areas.
i) Role of wind breaks, shelter belts in arresting soil erosion, sand dunes.
j) Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils, water logged and other waste lands.
k) Role of forests in conserving soils.
l) Importance of manures and fertilizers.
5. Management of water resources and watersheds:
A) Water Resource Management:
a) Surface and subsurface water resources.
b) Predicting demand for water.
c) Impurities of water and their significance.
d) Physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis, water borne diseases.
e) Standards for potable water.
f) Pumping and gravity schemes.
B) Watershed Management:
a) Concepts of watershed.
b) Role of mini-forests and forest trees in overall resource management.
c) Forest hydrology.
d) Watershed management and environmental functions of forests. Water-harvesting and Soil conservation.
6. General Silviculture, Agro-forestry and Social forestry and Community participation:
A. General Silviculture:
a) Definition and principles of General Silviculture.
b) Ecological and physiological factors influencing vegetation, natural and artificial regeneration of forests.
c) Economic importance of some of the forestry tree species of India such as Acacia Sundra, Acacia nilotica Albizzia lebbeck, Albizzia procera, Anthocephalus Cadamba, Anogeissus latifolia, Azadirachta indica, Bamboo spp, Butea monosperma, Casuarina equisetifolia, Dalbergia sisoo, Emblicaofficinalls, Eucalyptus spp, Gmelina arborea, Hardwickiabinata, Lagerstoremia lanceolata, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus santalinis, Santalum album, Tectona grandis, Terminalia tomentosa, Tamarindus indica.
B. Agro-forestry:
a) Agro forestry, its definition, scope and necessity.
b) Role of agroforestry in the life of people and domestic animals and in integrated land use, planning especially related to soil and water conservation.
c) Agro forestry systems under different agro-ecological zones, selection of species and role of multipurpose trees and NTFPs, techniques, food, fodder and fuel security.
C. Social Forestry: The objectives, scope and necessity of social forestry including the urban forestry in Andhra Pradesh.
Aim and objectives, principles, methodology and benefits of AP community forest management.
7. Animal health & nutrition:
a) Role of nutrition in animal health and production.
b) Conservation of feeds and fodder and utilization of agro by-products.
c) Feed supplements and additives.
d) Nutrition deficiencies and their management.
e) Major contagious diseases affecting cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats.
f) Etiology, symptoms, pathogenicity, diagnosis, treatment and control of major bacterial, viral, rickettsia and parasitic infections.
g) Animal Feed management in Zoological parks.
8. Economic Zoology:
a) Beneficial and harmful insects including insect vectors of human diseases, Industrial fish, prawn and molluscs of India, Non-poisonous and poisonous snakes of India, Venomous animals-centipede, wasp, honey bee.
b) Basics on the diseases caused by aberrant chromosomes/genes in man.
c) Genetic counseling.
d) DNA as a tool for forensic investigation.
9. Forest Economics, Legislation & Administration:
A. Forest economics:
a) Basic fundamental principles of forest economics.
b) Cost-benefit analysis.
c) Estimation of demand and supply.
d) Role of private sector and cooperatives.
e) Role of corporate financing.
B. Forest Legislation & Administration:
Basic objectives and essence of the following important Forest Laws:
AP Forest Act-1967.
Wildlife Protection Act-1972.
Forest Conservation Act-1980.
Forest rights Act-2006.
C. Forest Administration:
The structure and activities of the AP state Forest department:
The genesis and objectives of Indian Forest Services.
AP State Forest Services.
AP State Forest Subordinate Services.
10.Forest Mensuration, Remote Sensing and Forest Working Plan:
A. Forest mensuration:
a) Methods of measuring diameter, girth, height and volume of trees.
b) Form-factor.
c) Volume estimation of stand.
d) Current annual increment versus mean annual increment.
e) Yield and stand tables.
f) Basics of forest engineering and surveying.
B. Remote sensing- satellite communication:
a) Forest cover monitoring through remote sensing.
b) Geographic information Systems for management and modeling.
c) Usage of wireless sets & walky-talkies for communication and their basics.
C. Forest planning:
a) Forest planning, evaluation and monitoring tools and approaches for integrated planning.
b) Multipurpose development of forest resources and forest industries development.
D. Forest Management plans:
a) Working plans Versus Management plan.
b) Complete enumeration vs. sampling.
c) Sampling- need for sampling, basic concepts in sampling, designing large-scale sample surveys, sampling and non- sampling errors.
d) Simple random sampling and systematic sampling cluster sampling.
e) Ratio and regression methods of estimation under simple and stratified random sampling.
11. A. Environmental science:
a) Definition, scope and importance of environmental
science and the need for public awareness on it.
b) Definition, Causes, effects and control measures of Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution &Nuclear hazards.
c) Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes.
d) Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions, Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust, Wasteland reclamation, Consumerism and waste products.
B. Renewable and non-renewable resources:
Natural resources and the problems associated with the natural resources such as forests, water, soil, land, minerals and energy.
1. GENERAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL TELUGU (SSC Standard):
I. General English Test:
a) Comprehension
b)Phrases and idioms
c) Vocabulary and punctuation
d)Logical re-arrangement of sentences
II. General Telugu Test:
a) Synonyms &Vocabulary
b) Grammar
c) Telugu to English meanings
d) English to Telugu meanings
PAPER-I:
GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY:
1. Major Current Events and Issues pertaining to International, National and State of Andhra Pradesh.
2. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National Movement.
4. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
5. Indian polity and Governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e Governance initiatives.
6. Indian Economy and planning
7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies,Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic dataanalysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance)and Interpretation.
PAPER-II:
MATHEMATICS (SSC Standard):
1. ARITHMETICS:
a) Number System-Natural numbers, Integers.
b) Rational and Real numbers.
c) Fundamental operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, square roots, Decimal fractions.
d) Unitary method-time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
e) Elementary Number Theory – Division algorithm, Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2,3,4,5,9 and 11.
f) Multiples and factors, factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and
L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.
2. ALGEBRA:
a) Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M.
b) Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns –
analytical and Graphical solutions. Simultaneous linear in equations in two variables and their solutions.
c) Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or in equations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable and their solutions.
d) Set language and set notation, rational expressions and conditional identities, laws of indices.
3. TRIGONOMETRY:
Sine x, Cosine x, Tangent x when Oo = x = 90o values of sin x, cos x and tan x, for x= Oo, 30o, 45o, 60o and 90o, Simple trigonometric identities. Use of trigonometric tables, Simple cases of heights and distances.
4. GEOMETRY:
i) Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures.
ii) Theorems on
a) Properties of angles at a point.
b) Parallel lines.
c) Sides and angles of a triangle.
d) Congruency of triangles.
e) Similar triangles.
f) Concurrence of medians and altitudes.
g) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square.
h) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals.
i) Loci.
5. MENSURATION:
a) Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle.
b) Areas of figures which can be split up into the figures (Field
Book).
c) Surface area and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and
volume of right circular cones and cylinders, surface area and
volume of spheres.
6. STATISTICS:
a) Collection and tabulation of statistical data.
b) Graphical representation - frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc.
c) Measures of central tendency.
PAPER-III:
GENERAL FORESTRY:
1. Plant Science:
a) Introduction to plant science, cell structure, and classification of plant kingdom.
b) Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, transactions and metabolism of nutrients.
c) Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration
d) Photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones in plant growth.
e) Significance of D.N.A and R.N.A in the cytology.
f) Vegetative, asexual and sexual methods of reproduction. Pollination and fertilization, Sexual incompatibility.
g) Principles and classification of plant propagation methods.
h) Sexual propagation and its importance and the factors affecting germination and pre-germination treatments.
i) Development, structure, dormancy and germination of seed.
j) Seed production and seed collection techniques in forestry crops
k) Plant Diseases - factors affecting infections.
l) Chemical, biological and genetic methods of disease control (including transgenic plants).
m) Ecological adaptation.
n) Types of vegetational - zones and forests of Andhra Pradesh.
o) Deforestation, Afforestation, Wasteland reclamation.
p) Plant Varieties: Origin, importance, export potential, varieties, climate, soil requirements, propagation and planting and after care.
2. Forests & Ecology:
a) Definition of biodiversity.
b) Genetic, species and ecosystem diversity.
c) Structure and functions of an ecosystem-role of Producers, consumers and decomposers.
d) Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
e) Biogeographical classification of India and value of biodiversity.
f) Biodiversity at global, National and local levels.
g) Hot-spots of biodiversity.
h) Threats to biodiversity such as habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts.
i) Endangered and endemic species of India.
j) In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity and,
k) Convention of Biological Diversity. (CBD)
l) Threats and injuries to forests and the forest protection measures.
m) Role of afforestation and forest regeneration in carbon sequestration.
3. Horticulture:
a) Definition and different branches of horticulture.
b) Importance of horticulture in terms of economy, production, employment generation, environmental protection and human resource development.
c) Nutritional value of horticultural crops. Divisions of horticulture and their importance.
d) Propagation of plants by cuttage, Types of cuttings, and the factors affecting regeneration of plants from cuttings.
e) Propagation by layerage and the factors affecting regeneration of plants by layerage and the most common methods of layerage.
f) Propagation by grafting, importance of graftage and the factors for successful grafting. Selection of rootstock and scion, methods of budding and grafting.
g) Importance and scope, production of crops in greenhouse.
4. Soil Science:
a) Basics of earth, rocks and minerals.
b) Study of folds, joints, faults, foliation and lineation in geological formation.
c) Use of clinometer compass in the field measurements of bed, foliation, folds joints, faults and lineations in the field.
d) Types of soils, their field identification and classification.
e) Forest soils and their classification, factors affecting soil formation.
f) Physical, chemical and biological properties of soils.
g) Soil conservation — definition and causes for erosion, types of erosion, agents of erosion.
h) Conservation and management of eroded soils/areas.
i) Role of wind breaks, shelter belts in arresting soil erosion, sand dunes.
j) Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils, water logged and other waste lands.
k) Role of forests in conserving soils.
l) Importance of manures and fertilizers.
5. Management of water resources and watersheds:
A) Water Resource Management:
a) Surface and subsurface water resources.
b) Predicting demand for water.
c) Impurities of water and their significance.
d) Physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis, water borne diseases.
e) Standards for potable water.
f) Pumping and gravity schemes.
B) Watershed Management:
a) Concepts of watershed.
b) Role of mini-forests and forest trees in overall resource management.
c) Forest hydrology.
d) Watershed management and environmental functions of forests. Water-harvesting and Soil conservation.
6. General Silviculture, Agro-forestry and Social forestry and Community participation:
A. General Silviculture:
a) Definition and principles of General Silviculture.
b) Ecological and physiological factors influencing vegetation, natural and artificial regeneration of forests.
c) Economic importance of some of the forestry tree species of India such as Acacia Sundra, Acacia nilotica Albizzia lebbeck, Albizzia procera, Anthocephalus Cadamba, Anogeissus latifolia, Azadirachta indica, Bamboo spp, Butea monosperma, Casuarina equisetifolia, Dalbergia sisoo, Emblicaofficinalls, Eucalyptus spp, Gmelina arborea, Hardwickiabinata, Lagerstoremia lanceolata, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus santalinis, Santalum album, Tectona grandis, Terminalia tomentosa, Tamarindus indica.
B. Agro-forestry:
a) Agro forestry, its definition, scope and necessity.
b) Role of agroforestry in the life of people and domestic animals and in integrated land use, planning especially related to soil and water conservation.
c) Agro forestry systems under different agro-ecological zones, selection of species and role of multipurpose trees and NTFPs, techniques, food, fodder and fuel security.
C. Social Forestry: The objectives, scope and necessity of social forestry including the urban forestry in Andhra Pradesh.
Aim and objectives, principles, methodology and benefits of AP community forest management.
7. Animal health & nutrition:
a) Role of nutrition in animal health and production.
b) Conservation of feeds and fodder and utilization of agro by-products.
c) Feed supplements and additives.
d) Nutrition deficiencies and their management.
e) Major contagious diseases affecting cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats.
f) Etiology, symptoms, pathogenicity, diagnosis, treatment and control of major bacterial, viral, rickettsia and parasitic infections.
g) Animal Feed management in Zoological parks.
8. Economic Zoology:
a) Beneficial and harmful insects including insect vectors of human diseases, Industrial fish, prawn and molluscs of India, Non-poisonous and poisonous snakes of India, Venomous animals-centipede, wasp, honey bee.
b) Basics on the diseases caused by aberrant chromosomes/genes in man.
c) Genetic counseling.
d) DNA as a tool for forensic investigation.
9. Forest Economics, Legislation & Administration:
A. Forest economics:
a) Basic fundamental principles of forest economics.
b) Cost-benefit analysis.
c) Estimation of demand and supply.
d) Role of private sector and cooperatives.
e) Role of corporate financing.
B. Forest Legislation & Administration:
Basic objectives and essence of the following important Forest Laws:
AP Forest Act-1967.
Wildlife Protection Act-1972.
Forest Conservation Act-1980.
Forest rights Act-2006.
C. Forest Administration:
The structure and activities of the AP state Forest department:
The genesis and objectives of Indian Forest Services.
AP State Forest Services.
AP State Forest Subordinate Services.
10.Forest Mensuration, Remote Sensing and Forest Working Plan:
A. Forest mensuration:
a) Methods of measuring diameter, girth, height and volume of trees.
b) Form-factor.
c) Volume estimation of stand.
d) Current annual increment versus mean annual increment.
e) Yield and stand tables.
f) Basics of forest engineering and surveying.
B. Remote sensing- satellite communication:
a) Forest cover monitoring through remote sensing.
b) Geographic information Systems for management and modeling.
c) Usage of wireless sets & walky-talkies for communication and their basics.
C. Forest planning:
a) Forest planning, evaluation and monitoring tools and approaches for integrated planning.
b) Multipurpose development of forest resources and forest industries development.
D. Forest Management plans:
a) Working plans Versus Management plan.
b) Complete enumeration vs. sampling.
c) Sampling- need for sampling, basic concepts in sampling, designing large-scale sample surveys, sampling and non- sampling errors.
d) Simple random sampling and systematic sampling cluster sampling.
e) Ratio and regression methods of estimation under simple and stratified random sampling.
11. A. Environmental science:
a) Definition, scope and importance of environmental
science and the need for public awareness on it.
b) Definition, Causes, effects and control measures of Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution &Nuclear hazards.
c) Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes.
d) Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions, Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust, Wasteland reclamation, Consumerism and waste products.
B. Renewable and non-renewable resources:
Natural resources and the problems associated with the natural resources such as forests, water, soil, land, minerals and energy.
APPSC Forest Section Officer Exam Pattern 2026:
Negative Marking: 0.33
| Paper | Subject | No.of Question | Marks | Duration |
| Qualifying Test | General English (50 marks) General Telugu (50 marks) (To be Qualified in English & Telugu individually) (SSC STANDARD) |
100 | 100 | 100 |
| PAPER-I | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER-II | Mathematics (SSC standard) | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER-III | General Forestry | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Total | 550 | 550 |
Exam Date 2026: Notified Soon
Starting Date of Application Form: 16th October 2026
Last Date of Application Form: 05th November 2026
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