Forest Range Officers jobs in Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission

Applications are invited online for recruitment to the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 24 vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs.31,460 – 84,970 from candidates within the age group of 18 to 28 years as on 01.07.2018.

Essential Educational Qualifications : (i) 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 (ii) 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 84 Cms. around the chest on expansion with 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 79 Cms. around the chest on expansion with 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, Kashmir, Sikkimese, Bhutanese and Tripura, the minimum standard of height shall be as follows: Men :152 Cms. Women:145 Cms

Age : No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if he / she is more than 28 years of age as on 01/07/2018. Candidates should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1990 and not later than 1st July 2000. Age relaxation according to govt. rule and regulations.

Application Fee : Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- (Rupees one hundred twenty only) towards examination fee. 9.2. However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee Rs.120/- only. i) SC, ST, BC & Ex-Service Men. ii) Families having Household Supply White Card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government. (Residents of Andhra Pradesh) Fee relaxation according to govt. rule and regulations.