Andhra Pradesh PSC has announced recruitment notification for the post of Forest Range Officer, eligible candidates can submit their application before 31-12-2018.
Educational Qualifications
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:-
- He is not less than 163 Cms. in height;
- He has 84 Cms. around the chest on expansion with an expansion of not less than 5 Cms. and
- He is able to walk 25 Kms. in Four (4) hours.
For Women:
- She is not less than 150 Cms. in height;
- She has 79 Cms. around the chest on expansion with an expansion of not less than 5 Cms. and
- 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.
Application Fee
1. 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.
2. However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee
Rs.120/- only.
- SC, ST, BC & Ex-Service Men.
- Families having Household Supply White Card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government. (Residents of Andhra Pradesh)
- Un-employed youth as per G.O.Ms.No.439, G.A (Ser- A) Dept., dated: 18/10/1996 should submit a declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission.
- Applicants belonging to the categories mentioned above (except Ex-Service Men) hailing from other States are not entitled to exemption from payment of fee and not entitled for claiming any kind of reservation.
- Candidates belonging to other States shall pay the prescribed fee of Rs.120/- (Rupees one hundred and twenty only), along with processing fee of Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) through different channels.
How to Apply
- The proforma application will be available on the Commission’s Website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from 10/12/2018 to 31/12/2018 (Note: 30/12/2018 is the last date for payment of fee up to 11:59 midnight).
- The main examination in online mode for candidates selected in the screening test will be held through a computer-based test on 28/04/2019, 29/04/2019 and 30/04/2019.
