Forestry and
Forest Service
The work involves services of forestry specialists, forestry management
experts and forests service officers. Work for forestry specialists in
technical, management and bureaucratic capacities exists in the government
departments of forests, in forests corporations and other bodies, wasteland
development boards, forests-based industries, research institutions,
non-governmental organization (NGOs) and in teaching and in consultancy.
Courses/Training
Forestry can be taken up for academic study in the form of a bachelor’s degree
programme (B.Sc Forestry) 3 or 4 yr degree course at dozen universities in the
country. The minimum qualification required to join the B.Sc (Forestry) course
is a pass in plus two or equivalent examination with science (physics,chemistry,biology)
or agriculture as the group of subjects.
Institutions
4 year B.Sc Forestry is offered here :
Birsa Agricultural
University, Kanke Ranchi 834 006
Dr. Panjabrao
Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 444 104
Dr. Y.S. Parmar
University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan 173 230
G.B.Pant University
of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263 145
Gujarat Agricultural
University, Sardar Krushinagar 385 506
Jawaharlal Nehru
Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Jabalpur 482 004
Konkan Krishi
Vidyapeeth Dapoli 415 712
Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar 751 003
Sher-E-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Shalimar Campus,
Srinagar 191121/ Camp Office : Railway Road Jammu 180 004
Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003
University of
Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 560 065
University of
Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar Dharwad 580 005
Other Courses
8 week
Certificate Course on Wildlife & Eco-tourism by the Forest Department,
Government ofWest Bengal and IIT, Kharagpur open to Graduate or Higher
Secondary. Details form IFS Conservator of Forests, Wild Life (HQ) Aranya
Bhawan Block LA-10A Sector III Salt Lake City Kolkata 700 098
Manipur
University, Imphal 795 003
Wildlife
Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248 001
Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002
Guru Ghasidas
University, P.O Koni Bilaspur 495 009
Salim Ali
School of Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry Unviersity R.
Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet Pondicherry 605 014
Forest
Research Institute (Deemed University) P O IPE Kaulagarh Road, Dehra Dun 248 195
Plantation
Management Academy, P O Box No 83 Sona Bagh Singara Estate Road, Connoor 643
101
Indian
Institute of Plantation Management, Jnana Bharathi Campus, P O Malathalli
Bangalore 560 056
Indian Forest Service (IFS)
The IFS is an All –India service offering a combination of field work and desk
job. Eligibility to join the IFS is a Bachelor’s Degree with at least one of the
subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry,
Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology or Bachelor’s degree in
Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
Initially there is a written examination consisting of the following papers :
Paper I on General English carrying a total of 300 marks
Paper II on General Knowledge with a total of 300 marks
Optional Subject 1 has two papers- Paper III of 200 marks and Paper IV of 200
marks
Optional Subject 2 has two papers – Paper V and Paper VI each of 200 marks
The optional
subject choices are Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary Science, Botany Chemistry, Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering.
Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Forestry, Geology, Mathematics,
Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Statistics and Zoology. The Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) announces the IFS examination schedule in the
Employment New Weekly and details are available on the UPSC website :
www.upsc.gov.in
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