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RPSC ACF FRO Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Recruitment Board Name | Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) |
| Name of Posts | Forest Range Officer, Assistant Forest Conservator |
| No Of posts | Coming Soon |
| Job Location | Rajasthan |
| Category | Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Official Website | rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in |
RPSC ACF FRO Syllabus 2026
General Knowledge :
Indian History and Culture :
(A) Indian Culture & Heritage: Visual and Performing Arts- Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Dance forms and Music traditions- from Indus to End of British Era.
Literary traditions of India from Vedic to close of 19th Century.
(B) History of Freedom Movement from mid of 19th Century: Struggle of 1857, Emergence of Indian National Congress and the contribution of Moderates and Extremists, Various Revolutionaries of 20th Century and their activities, Gandhian Movements and the role of Subhash Chandra Bose.
History and Culture of Rajasthan :
(A) Archaeological Sites of Ancient Rajasthan: Bagore, Ganeshwar, Ahar, Kalibangan and Bairath.
(B) Major Dynasties of Rajasthan and their prominent rulers: Imperial Pratiharas, Sisodias of Mewar, Rathores of Marwar, Kachchwahas of Amber.
(C) Freedom Struggle in Rajasthan: Struggle of 1857, Political Awakening in Rajasthan, Revolutionaries, Peasant Movements, Tribal Movements and Prajamandal Movements. Integration of Rajasthan.
(D) Saints and Sects through the ages- Jasnathji, Jambhoji, Dadudayal, Ramsnehi Sect and various Vaishnav Sects. Folk Deities of rajasthan.
(E) Society of Rajasthan: Traditions, Dress and Ornaments, Fairs & Festivals.
(D) Folk Culture- Dances, Dramas, Literature, Music & Musical Instruments.
(F) Schools of Painting, Temple & Fort Architecture, Handicrafts.
(G) Rajasthani language and Dialects, Literature of Rajasthani Language.
(H) Important historical tourist places.
Indian Geography :
Physical Features- Mountain, Plateau, Plains.
Climate - Mechanism of Monsoon, Distribution of Rainfall.
Natural Vegetation- Types and their Conservation.
Environmental Concerns- Deforestation, Soil Erosion, Drought and Floods.
Geography of Rajasthan :
Physiographic Divisions, Rivers and Lakes, Climate and Agro- Climate Regions.
Resources & their Conservation- Water, Forest, Soil.
National Parks, Sanctuaries and Conservation Reserve.
Minerals: Metallic and Non-Metallic.
Power Resources: Renewable and Non-Renewable.
Population: Growth, Density, Distribution, Sex-Ratio, Literacy.
Indian Economy :
GNP, GDP, Per Capita Income, HDI.
Population :- Occupational Structure, Population Growth Rate.
Agriculture :- Land Utilisation, Major Crops, Organic Farming.
Major Industries of India :- Textile, Petroleum, Cement, Food Processing, Role of Forest
based small and cottage industries.
Financial Inclusion :- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna.
Niti Aayog, GST, Global Warming, Green House Effect.
Economy of Rajasthan :
SDP, Economic Growth Rate as per GSDP, Sectoral Contribution Major Agriculture
Crops, Horticulture, Major Irrigation Projects, Live Stock, Agro Food Parks, Forestry.
Role of BIP, RIICO, RFC & SEZ in industrial development.
Major Power Resources :- Thermal, Solar and Atomic, Petroleum Oil Fields.
Poverty and Unemployment Eradication schemes, Schemes of Social Justice & Women
Empowerment.
General Science :
Basics of Everyday Science.
Human body, Food and Nutrition, Health care.
Space Technology.
Telecommunication - Basic concept, National Telecom Policy.
States of Matter.
Allotropes of carbon.
pH Scale and importance of pH in daily life.
Polymers and their uses.
Application of Biotechnology.
Alternative Sources of Energy with special reference to Rajasthan.
Environmental and Ecological Changes and its Impacts.
Current Affairs :
Major Current Events and Issues of State (Rajasthan), National and International
Importance.
Persons and Places in recent news.
Games and Sports related Activities.
General English
1. Articles & Determiners
2. Prepositions
3. Tenses & Sequence of Tenses
4. Modals
5. Correction of Sentences
6. Transformation of sentences
(A) Change of Parts of Speech - from Nominal to Adjectival to Verbal & vice versa
(B) Change of Voice - from Active to Passive & vice versa
(C) Change of Narration - from Direct to Indirect & vice versa
(D) Change of Degrees of Comparison
7. Vocabulary
(A) Synonyms & Antonyms
(B) One Word substitutes
(C) Words often confused, misused, misspelt
(D) Phrasal words & Idioms
8. Comperehension - Questions based on a passage of 200/250 words
9. Translation from Hindi to English.
10. Elements of Correspondence
(Official, Semi official letters, Notices, Memorandums, emails, Tenders)
Optional Subjects (Select any 2 optional subjects)
Agriculture:
Unit-I :
Agro-climatic zones of India and Rajasthan. Ecosystem, concept and determinants of ecosystem, Elements of crop production. Classification of crops. Climatic
variables. Basics of weather forecasting. Modern concepts of tillage. Conservation agriculture. Fertilizers, foliar application. Plant nutrients: occurrence, cycling in soils and their availability. INM concept. Cropping and farming systems. Organic farming: principles, objectives, certification, labelling and accreditation process. Water resources of India and Rajasthan. Methods and systems of irrigation. Water management in major crops. Soil plant water relationship. Quality of irrigation water, CU,WR, drainage. Concept, scope and problems of dryland agriculture. Watershed, moisture conservation practices, Monsoon, Contingent crop Planning. Agronomy of important crops. Scope and Principles of weed management. Weed biology and ecology. Herbicidal selectivity. Adjuvants. Soils of Rajasthan and India, Essential plant nutrients, their functions, deficiencies and toxicities, Soil fertility and productivity, Nutrient recommendations. Formation and management of saline, saline sodic, sodic and acid soils. Micro-organisms in soils and their role. Physical, Chemical and Biological properties of soil. Clay minerals, Soil reaction and buffering capacity.
Unit-II :
Importance of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Planting system, training, prunuing, intercroping. sexual and asexual methods of propagation. Nursery and raising of seedlings. Cultivation practices of mango, papaya, banana, guava, citrus, ber, datepalm, bael, pomegranate, root crops, onion, cauliflower, cucurbits, okra, chilli, rose, marigold, Aloe vera, isabgol, sonamukhi. Principles and methods of fruit and vegetable production. Role of plant growth regulators in horticulture. Hi-tech horticulture and protected cultivation.
Unit-III :
Cell and cell division. Mendelian principles of heredity, Multiple alleles and blood groups. Linkage and crossing over, changes in chromosome, polygenes and continuous variations, cytoplasmic inheritance, genetic material, modes of reproduction and pollination, apomixes, self – incompatibility and male sterility,
domestication, acclimatization, introduction; centre of origin, Plant genetic resources of important crops and forest trees of Rajasthan, its utilization and conservation. Variation – its causes and importance. Principles and breeding methods of self & cross pollinated and vegetatively propagated crops of Rajasthan. Breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses, heterosis and inbreeding depression, polyploidy, mutation and mutation breeding, release and notification of varieties, Patenting, PPV&FR Act 2001, Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights. Seed technology, seed production of important crops of Rajasthan, minimum seed certification standards. Seeds Act, Seeds Control Order.
Unit-IV :
Classification of animal kingdom with special reference to wild life, economically important insects and mites upto family level. Morphology and anatomy of grasshopper. Study of ecosystems and wild life conservation. Insect dominance. Concept and principles of IPM, Components of IPM: Physical, mechanical, cultural, chemical (including novel insecticide molecules), biological, legal and other modern approaches. Identification, nature of damage, bionomics and management of insect-pests and mites of agricultural and forest importance with special reference to Rajasthan. Lac culture, sericulture and apiculture.
Unit-V :
Milestones in plant pathology and nematology. Terms and concepts of Plant Pathology. General introduction to plant pathoganic organisms (Fungi, Bacteria,Nematodes Virus,Viroids). Causes and classification of plant diseases. Classification of plant pathoganic fungi, bacteria and nematodes. Morphology, growth, nutrition and reproduction of fungi and bacteria. Phanerogamic parasites. Symptoms, etiology and management of important diseases of major cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, spices & cash crops. Principles and methods of plant disease management.
Unit-VI :
Meaning and scope of Economics. Basic concept : Goods and services, desire, want, demand, utility, cost and price, wealth, capital, income and welfare. Agricultural economics : meaning, definition, characteristics of agriculture, importance and its role in economic development. Demand : meaning and definition, kinds of demand, law of demand, demand schedule and demand curve, determinants of demand. Supply: Stock v/s supply, law of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, determinants of supply. Cost: Cost concepts, short run and long run cost curves. Concepts of rent, wage, interest and profit. National income: Meaning and importance, concepts of national income accounting and approaches to measurement. Tax : meaning, direct and indirect taxes, agricultural taxation, GST. Credit needs and its role in Indian Agriculture. Agricultural credit : meaning, definition and classification. 3 R's, 5C's and 7P's of credit. Sources of agricultural finance : institutional and non-institutional sources. Financial statements- Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Meaning, concept and principles of farm management. Law of returns and returns to scale. Farm business analysis.
Importance of farm records and accounts in managing a farm, farm inventory, balance sheet, profit and loss accounts. Meaning and importance of farm planning and budgeting, Concept of risk and uncertainty in agriculture production.
Unit-VII :
Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and plant (phyto) hormones. Chemistry of Nucleic acids and their functions. Outlines of metabolism of carbohydrate, lipid and protein. General account of enzymes, coenzymes and secondary metaboliets. Brief out lines of plant tissue culture and plant biotechnology. Molecular markers and their application in Agriculture Photosynthesis and photorespiration. Respiration. Physiology of flowering, Photoperiodism. Physiology of growth, PGRs and their role. Seed development, germination and dormancy.
Unit-VIII :
Meaning and definition of extension education, philosophy of extension, process of extension education, basic concepts in extension (need, knowledge, attitude, skill, behavior, objectives, rural leadership and motivation). Rural social institutions, caste, family and social groups. Extension programmes in India. Teaching learning process, teaching methods, use of audio-visual aids in training & communication process. Organizing trainings, front line demonstrations, field days, kisan mela, exhibition, compaign. Writing reports, radio talks, news, writing of farm literature and scientific information.
Unit-IX :
Importance of silviculture, agroforestry and its branches and importance. Forest regeneration, tending operations, Forest mensuration in brief. Cultivation and management of important fodder and timber tree species of Rajasthan.
Unit-X :
Agricultural Engineering : Farm power and machinary, bullock and tractor drawn implements, Tools, Measurements of irrigation water, Water lifting devices. Agriculture Statistics. Measurement of Central Tendency, Standard error and deviation, Correlation, Regression, Test of Significance, F & Chi Square test, Experimental designs-CRD, RBD, SPD.
Unit-XI :
Importance of Livestock and Poultry in national economy, Important Indian and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat. Breeding, Feeding, housing and health management in livestock and poultry. Factors affecting milk yield and composition. Importance of dairy and poultry products.
Chemistry :
1. Atomic structure and Periodicity :
Fundamental particles, De Broglie matter waves, Schrodinger wave equation,
quantum numbers, Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion Principle, Hund's
multiplicity rule. Electronic configuration of elements, periodicity in properties of
s,p,d and f block elements.
2. s and p Block Elements and Chemistry of Noble Gases :
s block Elements: Comparative study, diagonal relationships, salient features of
hydrides, solvation and complexation tendencies including their function in
biosystem.
p block Elements: Comparative study (including diagonal relationship) of group
13-17 elements compounds like hydrides, oxides, and halides of group 13-16
hydrides of boron-diborane and higher boranes borazine.
Chemistry of Noble Gases : Chemistry, properties of noble gases, structure and
bonding in xenon compounds.
3. Chemical bonding and Coordination Compounds - Chemistry of d and f block Elements :
Covalent bond, Valence bond theory, shapes of simple inorganic molecules and
ions, valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory for explaining shapes of
molecules.
Molecular orbital theory as applied to homonuclear and heteronuclear diatomic
molecules, concept of multicentric bonding.
Coordination Compounds : nomenclature and isomerism, variable oxidation states,
colour and spectra, magnetic and catalytic properties.
Chemistry of d and f block elements : Electronic configuration, oxidation states,
ionic radii magnetic properties and complex formation of d and f block elements.
Lanthanide contraction. General features and chemistry of actinides.
4. Biomolecules :
Carbohydrates : Classification and nomenclature, mechanism of osazone
formation, configuration of monosaccharides, mechanism of mutarotation, An
introduction of disaccharides and polysaccharides. (without involving structure
determination)
Amino acids : Classification, structure and stereochemistry of amino acids,
isoelectric point and electrophoresis.
Proteins : Structure, classification and properties of proteins, peptide structure
determination, protein denaturation / renaturation.
Nucleic acid : Introduction, constitution of nucleic acids, ribonucleosides and
ribonucleotides. The double helical structure of DNA.
5. Mechanism of Organic reactions :
Types of reagents and Types of reaction- SN1
, SN2
, SNi
and E1 and E2 reactions,
reactive intermediates carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbene, arynes and
nitrenes, concept of aromaticity and arenes.
6. Polymers and Drugs :
Types of polymerization, natural and synthetic polymers.
Drugs (antacids, antihistamines, analgesics, antipyretics, antibiotics and
antifertility)
Characterization and techniques : Chromatography-Definition, classification, Rf
Value, laws of differential migration, paper and thin layer chromatography,
chromatographic application.
Elementary idea of IR, UV, NMR, Mass and Raman Spectroscopy.
7. Electrochemistry :
Concept of pH, determination of pH using hydrogen, quinhydrone and glass electrode.
Buffer and mechanism of buffer action.
Migration of ions, Kohlrausch law, ostwald's dilution law.
Electrolytic and galvanic cells, conventional representation of electrochemical cell.
EMF and its measurements.
8. Thermodynamics :
First, Second and Third law of Thermodynamics.
Thermochemistry : standard enthalpy of formation standard state, Hess's law of heat summation, Kirchhoff's equations.
Photochemistry : Fundamentals and basic laws of photochemistry.
9. Chemical Dynamics :
Zero, first, second and pseudo order reactions.
Kinetics as applied to conductometic, potentiometric. Polarometic and spectrophotometric methods. Collision and Transition state theories.
Solution, colloidal and solid state :
Solution and Colligative properties Colloidal state- Definition, Classification, properties and general applications of colloids.
Catalysis and characteristics of catalyzed reactions with miscellaneous examples.
Laws of crystallography.
10. Enviromental and green chemistry :
Understanding of environmental chemistry, atmospheric pollution: water, air and
soil pollution, ozone layer deplition, green house effect, photochemical smog,
monitering and control of pollution.
Introduction and principles of green chemistry.
Forestry :
Unit I :
Forests, forestry and silviculture- Definitions, objectives and scope. Locality factors and their interactions. Trees growth and development. Silvicultural systems- definition, classification, advantages and disadvantages. Regeneration of forests: objectives, natural and artificial regeneration. Origin, distribution, general description, phenology, silvicultural characters, regeneration methods, nursery practices of economically important tree species of Rajasthan and India and control measures of nursery pests and diseases and stand management practices. Seed storage and collection. – Methods, Seed dormancy- types and treatments. Forest nursery- Types, management and establishment. Planting Methods and Plantations – advantages and disadvantages, planning, Choice of species, Plantation establishment and maintenance- Nutrition & fertilizers. Major pest and diseases in plantations, Industrial and Energy plantation- high density short rotation plantations- petro crops and avenue plantations.
Unit II :
Forest Mensuration: objectives and scope, Diameter, Height and Volume measurements of standing trees, logs -formulae involved and methods. Determination of growth of trees, Stump analysis and Stem analysis. Estimation of biomass. Crop age-crop volume. Yield regulation - In regular and irregular forests. Estimation of growth and Yield of stands. Forest Inventory -enumeration, Sampling, Sampling design , Stand structure - Growth and Stand density, Canopy density , Yield tables- definition, preparation and uses. Aerial photographs and Photo interpretation, Remote sensing –classification, key elements; image processing; GIS and GPS – process, application and uses in forestry.
Unit III :
Introduction – classification of injurious agencies. Injury to forests due to fires, grazing, mining, man and his domestic animals, wild animals, weeds, Frost, flood, landslides, drought, etc. and protection measures. Importance of Forest Pathology, tree disease classification, Principles of tree disease management, - Causes , symptoms and losses, Etiology, mode of spread, epidemiology, including chemical, biological, cultural and silvicultural practices. Nursery diseases and their management. Disease due to physiological and abiotic causes. Forest Entomology - Methods and principles of pest control: Mechanical, physical, silvicultural, legal, biological and chemical measures.
Insect pests of forest seeds and freshly felled trees, finished timbers.Forest managementDefinition, objective and principles, organization of state forests, sustained and progressive yield, Rotation – types, length. Normal forest, Working plan -preparations, objectives and uses, JFM-concept , principles, rules, importance and legislation, - Modern tools. CFM, Scope and importance of PRA, Social Forestry- need and purpose.
Unit IV :
Agroforestry - Benefits and Components. Soil improvement- Nutrient cycling, Microclimate amelioration and carbon sequestration, Tree-crop interaction. Classification of agroforestry systems, Major practices in different agro ecological zones of India- arid and semi arid regions. Tree Management –practices, structure and growth of trees - crown and root architecture, Diagnosis and design methodology, National and International organizations in Agroforestry. Forest recreation –social and environmental aspects of recreation components. Principles and elements of landscaping. Landscape components. Urban forestry – definition, uses, scope and Management, Arboriculture, Nature park, nature trial, Biological park, Ecopark, BD park , Ecotourism, Signages, Restoration and rehabilitation of natural landscapes in India.
Unit V :
Wood anatomy (dicots and monocots). Simple and Complex tissues. Secondary growth. Anatomical features of common Indian timbers. Kinds of woods and their properties. Wood seasoning- defects ,types and mechanism. Classification of timbers. Wood preservation, Wood machining. Various forest based industries. Composite and improved woods. Wood modification and types. Adhesives and their uses. Rayon manufacture and destructive distillation of wood. Logging and conversion. Felling rules and methods. Transport of timber. Grading and storage of timber. Ergonomics: components and provision of energy. Personal protective equipments.
Unit VI :
Non timber forest products: classification, sources, extraction, storage and uses. Ethnobotany - Terms & Folk uses of plants for medicines, food, dyes, tans, etc. Medicinal and Aromatic plants in Rajasthan and India, origin, cultivation, Active principles and their uses: Atropa, Cinchona, Rauvolfia, , Acorus, Withania, and Aloe, Periwinkle, Safed musli , Sandal, Neem, Dioscorea, Costus, Solanum, Ocimum, Plumbago, Tinospora, Indigofera . Anthropology: Terms and description. Distribution and classification of tribes in Rajasthan and India.
Unit VII :
NFP’S -scope, necessity, importance and comparative analysis. Indian judicial systemLegal definitions, application of IPC to forests, general principles of criminal law, punishment, criminal procedure code, the law of evidence and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 as applied to forestry matters. Indian Forest Act, 1927 -general provisions, Code of Civil procedure, 1908. FCA-1980, NGT, Forest Dwellers Act 2006 , EPA (1986), WPA (1972) and its amendments. National Agroforestry Policy 2014, Green highways-2015, Rajasthan State Forest Acts and Rules.
Unit- VIII :
Structure and functions of gene and cell. Mendelism, Mutation. Totipotency and Morphogenesis, Micro propagation, Somaclonal variation and cybrids, Restriction enzymes; Vectors for gene transfer, DNA finger printing. Dendrology- ICBN. Families description of some important monocot and dicot plants. C3, C4 and CAM plants. Photosynthesis, Respiration, Plant water relations, PGR's, Tree improvement: Germplasm, Incompatibility and sterility. Quantitative genetics. variability. Provenance trials, Selection methods, seed production areas, seed orchards. Progeny trial and improvement of seed orchards. Hybridization, back cross and heterosis breeding.
Unit-IX :
Ecosystem and its components. Nutrient cycling, Population ecology. Ecological successions, Wetland and Ramsar sites of Rajasthan. Restoration of degraded lands. Weather and climate and their interactions with plants. Agro climatic zones of Rajasthan and India. Global warming. Vulnerability and adaptability. UNFCCC, NATCOM, NAPCC, Green India mission. Environmental Pollution. Population growth, population explosion. Disaster management, NDM framework; role of different organization.
Unit-X :
Wildlife, Wildlife Ecology- habitat and its management. Edge effect, Cruising Radius, Carrying Capacity. Biogeographic zones of India, IUCN threat categories, Red data book, wildlife census. Telemetry, Conservation and its methods. Projects: Tiger, Elephant, Muskdeer, Wildlife Corridors, MAB, CITES, Protected areas: National Parks, Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves. Important PA’s of Rajasthan and India. Origin and classification of birds, Thermoregulation, Migration, Feeding, Song, Nests. Herpetology: Classification and origin of amphibians and reptiles. Nutrition and disease management in wild animals. Taxidermy and its techniques.
Unit XI :
Economics- definition and Basic concepts, Theory of consumption- Laws of utility, Consumer surplus, Demand and supply with reference to timber and non-timber products.
Production –Meaning, factors & functions, Marketing- definition, process, Need, Role, functions and channels, Classification of markets, Price spread, Marketing Efficiency, Integration, Constraints in marketing of forest produce. SWOT analysis. Marketsfeatures and classification, Market inefficiencies in timber and NTFP’s and measures to check it. Essentials of WTO, GATT, Dunkel proposals, IPR and Patenting. ITTO and timber certification. Forest certification- Definition, Principal stages and Key aspects, Certification schemes in operation.
Unit XII :
Surveying - methods, uses, classification. Instruments used Scales, Contour surveying, Buildings materials- types, strength and characteristics, forest roads- alignment, construction and drainage; retaining walls and culverts; bridges-types. Properties of soils under different forests. Site productivity and nutrient cycling. Role of microorganisms in soil fertility. Mineral transformations-carbon cycle. Bio-fertilizers – their importance. Nitrogen fixation- Rhizobium-tree legume symbiosis, Frankia X non-legume symbiosis, asymbiotic, Mycorrhizae: types, biology and importance in forestry. INM in plantation forestry. Hydrological cycle. precipitation- rain and snow hydrology. Interception, infiltration, evaporation and transpiration- surface water, run off processes. Watershed management- principles and practices- Methods for water conservation. Role of trees in water conservation, natural terracing, species suitability- Recharging of water springs.
Computer Application/Science :
1. Computer Organization and Architecture :
Von Neumann Architecture, Number representation and Computer arithmetic, Logic design of Digital Systems, Fundamental and advanced concepts of Logic Designs, Boolean Algebra & functions, Designing and synthesis of combinational and Sequential circuits, minimization techniques, Memory and CPU organization, DMA, I/O Interface, basic architecture of Indian super computer ‘PARAM’.
2. Computer Programming :
Algorithms and Flowcharts: Problem analysis, algorithms, data assignments, flowcharts, stepwise refining, sequencing, alternation and Looping, programming languages.
C language: Representation of integers, real, characters, data types, constants, variable, arithmetic expression, assignments, conditional statement, control statements, simple I/O. Arrays, functions and procedures, parameter passing, Pointers.
3. Object Oriented Programming Language :
Objects and Classes, Data encapsulation, Abstraction, Polymorphism, Inheritance, Access specifier, Abstract Data Types. Friend function, Operator overloading, nested class, Interfaces and Packages, Standard Java packages, Creating & using a package, adding a class to a package. Exception handling, multithreading, Applet Vs Application.
4. Data Structures & Algorithms :
Stacks & queues, their array implementations, recursion stacks and recursive procedures. Linked list, Trees, Binary search tress, Tree and graph traversal, Spanning trees, Shortest paths, Hashing, Sorting, Searching , Merging, introduction to algorithm analysis for time and space.
5. Computer Networks :
Analog and digital Transmission, Transmission media, Asynchronous and Synchronous transmission, Protocol design issues, LAN, WAN, MAN, LAN technologies (Ethernet and Token Ring), Networking devices, Network topologies, Network reference model: OSI Model, TCP/IP Model, Error control, Flow Control, Data Link Protocols (HDLC, PPP). Multiplexing, Switching, Routing, Routing Algorithms, Bridging, TCP/UDP and Sockets, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, Introduction of cyber crimes and cyber laws.
6. Operating Systems :
Types and functions of OS, Operating System Structures: System components, Operating system services, System calls, Systems programs, System structure, Virtual machines, Processes, Threads, Inter Process Communication, Concurrency, Synchronization, Deadlock, CPU Scheduling, Memory Management and Virtual memory, File system, I/O System, Paging and Demand Paging, Security and Protection.
7. Data Base Management Systems :
Basic database concepts, Entity Relationship modelling, Relational data model and algebra, RDBMS; Database design, functional dependencies and normal forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF, 4NF & BCNF), Structured query languages (SQL), File Structure (Sequential files, indexing), Transaction and Concurrency Control, Security, Privacy and authentication aspects in database.
8. Web Technology :
Introduction to HTML, Tags and Attributes, Text Styles and Text Arrangements, Color and Background of Web Pages, Lists and their Types, Attributes of Image Tag. Hypertext, Hyperlink and Hypermedia, Links, Anchors and URLs, concept of navigation, Different Section of a Page and Graphics, Footnote and e-Mailing, Creating Table, Frame, Form and Style Sheet. Dynamic HTML, Document Object Model, Features of DHTML, CSSP (Cascading Style Sheet Positioning) and JSSS (JavaScript assisted Style Sheet) , Front Page Basics , Web Terminologies, FTP, HTTP and WPP, Features, Front Page Views, Relating Front Page to DHTML.
9. Software Engineering :
Software development Life Cycle and different SWDLC models, Information gathering, requirement and feasibility analysis, data flow diagrams, process specifications, input/output design, planning and managing the project, Risk analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, maintenance, Software verification and validation, CASE tools.
10. Numerical Methods :
Computer arithmetic and errors, Floating point arithmetic and error estimates, Implication of precision, Illustrations of errors due to round-off, Solution of nonlinear equations : Bisection, Fixed point iteration, Newton-Raphson method, Aitkins process, rate of convergence. zeros of polynomials, real & complex. Interpolation and Polynomial Approximation, Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Initial Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations, Direct Methods for Solving Linear Systems, Iterative Techniques in Matrix Algebra, Solution of non-linear equations, Approximation Theory
1. Chemistry
2. Forestry
3. Geology
4. Computer Application/Science
5. Agriculture
6. Botany
7. Engineering (Agricultural/Chemical/Civil/Computer/Electrical/Electronics/ Mechanical)
8. Veterinary Science
9. Zoology
10.Environmental Science
11. Horticulture
12. Mathematics
13. Physics
14. Statistics
RPSC ACF FRO Exam Pattern 2026
The written exam is divided into a total of 4 papers totalling to 600 marks
Paper I and II are compulsory papers based on General Knowledge & General English, carrying 100 marks each
Paper III and IV are optional subjects that the candidates can select, carrying 200 marks each
The question paper pattern is of objective type questions i.e. MCQs.
There will be negative marking as and when specified by the commission
After clearing the written exam for RPSC ACF Recruitment, the candidate is called in by the commission for an Interview Test.
Interview : 75 Marks
Negative Marking : 0.25
| S.No. | Subject | No.of Question | Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | General Knowledge | 100 | 100 | 3 Hour |
| Paper 2 | General English | 100 | 100 | 3 Hour |
| Paper 3 | Optional Subjects 1 | 120 | 200 | 3 Hour |
| Paper 4 | Optional Subjects 2 | 120 | 200 | 3 Hour |
| Total | 440 | 600 |
Exam Date : Update Soon
Starting Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
Last Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
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