Assistant Conservator of Forests), Class-I (Gazetted) | Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100/- + Rs. 5400/- (G.P.)

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission

Name of the post:- Himachal Pradesh Forest Services (Assistant Conservator of Forests), Class-I (Gazetted).

Number of posts: 09 posts (including backlog & anticipated vacancies) General = 05, ST of H.P. = 01, OBC of H.P. = 02 & General Ex Servicemen of H.P. = 01.

Age: 35 years and below. The upper age limit for direct recruitment shall be 42 years to the candidates already in service of the Government including those who have been appointed on adhoc or on contract basis. If a candidate appointed on adhoc basis or on contract basis had become over-age on the date he / she was appointed as such, he / she shall not be eligible for any relaxation in the prescribed age limit by virtue of his/ her such adhoc / contract appointment. 

Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100/- + Rs. 5400/- (G.P.)

Educational Qualification:

Candidate(s) must possess Bachelor‟s Degree (or equivalent) in Science or Engineering from any recognized University with at least one of the following subjects:- (i) Agriculture (ii) Botany (iii) Chemistry (iv) Computer Applications / Science. (v) Engineering (Agricultural / 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

Or

Honours Certificate holders of any of the Government run Forest Rangers Colleges provided they are sponsored by the State. Provided that in case of graduates with pure Mathematics or Statistics they must have taken Science subjects in their 10+2 or equivalent examination. 

Syllabus for the written examination shall consist of five papers as follows

1. General Knowledge: 100 Marks

2. General English:100 Marks

3. Hindi:100 Marks

4. Optional Subjects-(i) Agriculture (ii) Botany (iii) Chemistry (iv) Computer Applications/ Computer Science; (v) Engineering (Agricultural / Chemical / Civil / Computer / Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical) (vi) Environmental Science (vii) Forestry (viii) Geology (ix) Horticulture (x) Mathematics (xi) Statistics (xii) Physics (xiii) Veterinary Science (xiv) Zoology

[Candidates are required to offer two of the above subjects. Total number of questions in the question papers of optional papers will be eight. All questions will carry equal marks. Each paper will be divided into two parts viz. Part -I and Part-II and each part shall contain four questions. Out of eight questions five questions are to be attempted. One question from each part will be compulsory. The candidates will be required to answer three other questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each Part. In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more.]-200 Marks

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of customs, manner and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and suitability for appointment in the peculiar conditions prevailing in the Pradesh.

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