Name of the Post

No. of vacancies

Total

Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service

Zone-I

Zone-II

Zone-III

Zone-IV

37

08

11

10

08

Educational Qualification

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or State Act or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission; or any equivalent qualification in the following subjects:-

(I)            Agriculture

(II)           Botany

(III)          Chemistry

(IV)         Computer Applications / Computer Science

(V)          Engineering (Agriculture / Chemical / Civil / Computer / Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical)

(VI)         Environmental Science

(VII)        Forestry

(VIII)       Geology

(IX)         Horticulture

(X)          Mathematics

(XI)         Physics

(XII)        Statistics

(XIII)       Veterinary Science

(XIV)      Zoology

Physical Requirements: No person shall be eligible for appointment by Direct Recruitment unless:

For Men:

i.      He is not less than 163 Cms. in height;

ii.     He has 79 Cms. around the chest on expiration  and must have on full inspiration, an expansion of not less than 5 cms;  and

iii.    He is able to walk 25 Kms. in Four (4) hours.

For Women:

i.      She is not less than 150 Cms. in height;

ii.     She has 74 Cms. around the chest on expiration  and must have on full inspiration, an expansion of not less than 5 cms; and

iii.    She is able to walk 16 Kms. in four (4) hours.

Provided further that in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races such as Gurkhas, Nepalese, Assamese, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Nagaland, Manipuri, Goutha, Kashmiri, Sikkimese, Bhutanese and Tripura, the minimum standard of height shall be as follows: For Men        : 152 Cms. 

For Women  :  145 Cms

N.B: Common for Men and Women: Must undergo a medical Examination to be conducted by the Medical Board at Rajamahendravaram and produce a health

S. No.

Category of candidates

Relaxation of age permissible

1

SC, ST, BCs and EWS

5 Years

2

Ex-Servicemen

Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces / NCC.

3

N.C.C. (who have worked as

Instructor in N.C.C.)

4

Regular A.P. State Government

Employees (Employees of

Corporations, Municipalities, etc. are not eligible).

Allowed to deduct from his age the length of regular Service under State Government up to a maximum of five years for the purposes of the maximum age limit.

5

Retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department with a minimum service of 6 months.

3 Years

EXPLANATION:

Provided that the persons referred to at Sl. Nos. 2 & 3 above shall, after making the deductions referred to in sub Rule 12 (c) (i) & (ii) of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules not exceed the Maximum age limit prescribed for the post.

The age relaxation for Ex-Servicemen is applicable for those who have been released from Armed Forces other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

S. No.

Name of the Examination Centre

S. No.

Name of the Examination Centre

1

Srikakulam

8

Prakasam

2

Vizianagaram

9

S.P.S.R. Nellore

3

Visakhapatnam

10

Chittoor

4

East Godavari

11

Y.S.R. Kadapa

5

West Godavari

12

Anantapuramu

6

Krishna 

13

Kurnool

7

Guntur

COMMUNITY

ZONE-I

ZONE-II

ZONE-III

ZONE-IV

GRAND TOTAL

OPEN

ZONE

LOCAL

OPEN

ZONE

LOCAL

OPEN

ZONE

LOCAL

OPEN

ZONE

LOCAL

OC

01

01

01

03

02

02

01

03

14

BC-A

-

01

-

01

-

01

-

-

03

BC-B

-

-

-

02

-

-

-

-

02

BC-C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

01

01

BC-D

-

01

-

-

01

01

-

01

04

BC-E

-

01

-

-

-

01

-

-

02

SC

01

01

01

01

-

02

-

01

07

ST

-

-

-

01

-

-

-

-

01

EWS

-

01

01

-

-

-

01

-

03

TOTAL

02

06

03

08

03

07

02

06

37

Screening Test (Objective Type) - Degree Standard

PART

Subject

No. of Questions

Duration in Minutes

Maximum Marks

A

General Studies & Mental Ability and Mathematics (SSC Standard)

75

75

75

B

General Forestry - I & II

75

75

75

Total

150

N.B: As per G.O.Ms. No.235, Finance (HR-1, Plg & Policy) Dept, Dt: 06/12/2016, for each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3^rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE)- Degree Standard

PAPER

Subject

No. of Questions

Duration Minutes

Maximum Marks

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 – I

150

150

150

PAPER-IV

General Forestry – II

150

150

150

TOTAL

600

NEGATIVE MARKS: As per G.O.Ms. No.235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept.,Dt.06/12/2016, for each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

General English Test (50 Marks)

a)  Comprehension

b)  Phrases and idioms

c)  Vocabulary and punctuation

d)  Logical re-arrangement of sentences

General Telugu Test ( 50 Marks)

a)  Synonyms & Vocabulary

b)  Grammar

c)  Telugu to English meanings

d)  English to Telugu meanings

Scheme of the examination (Practical Type)

Test

Duration (Minutes)

Maximum Marks

Minimum Qualifying Marks

SC/ST

B.C’s

O.C’s

Proficiency in Office Automation with usage of Computers and Associated Software.

60

100

30

35

40