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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Range Forest Officer in Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department. Category No: 515/2022. Vacancies: 01 (One). Scale of Pay: ₹ 55200-115300/-. Method of Appointment: By-transfer Recruitment from Wildlife Assistant, Deputy Range Forest Officer, Section Forest Officer, and Beat Forest Officer in the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department. (In the absence of qualified candidates by transfer, vacancies will be filled by direct recruitment).. Applications must be submitted online on or before 18-01-2023 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

Must not be 40 (Forty) years of age as on 01.01.2022. Candidates must have been born between 02.01.1982 and 01.01.2003 (both dates included). Usual age relaxations applicable for SC, ST, and Other Backward Communities. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Degree in Science from a recognized University/Institution/Dept in any of the following subjects: Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/Computer Science, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science, Zoology. • Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution in any of the following branches: Agricultural, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical. Experience Required: Must be an Approved Probationer having 5 (five) years of service in the categories of Wildlife Assistant, Deputy Range Forest Officer, Section Forest Officer, and Beat Forest Officer in the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department. Physical Standards: Men: Height - 163 cm, Chest - 79 cm (Normal) with 5 cm expansion. Women: Height - 150 cm. SC/ST candidates get relaxation of 5 cm in height and 2.5 cm in chest (minimum 5 cm expansion is compulsory). Medical fitness standards including 6/6 vision for distant vision, 0.5 Snellen for near vision, normal color vision, no night blindness, and sound health/physique apply. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part-II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable. Government orders regarding equivalency and higher qualifications shall be produced when required.

Method of appointment

By-transfer Recruitment from Wildlife Assistant, Deputy Range Forest Officer, Section Forest Officer, and Beat Forest Officer in the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department. (In the absence of qualified candidates by transfer, vacancies will be filled by direct recruitment).
General conditions from the notification
Subject to Part II of KS&SSR, probation period rules, execution of bond with Rs. 500/- stamp paper to serve the government for at least 5 years and other conditions specified in the notification.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 515/2022. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Dec 2022(done)
  2. Last date to apply18 Jan 2023(done)
  3. Exam2 Jul 2023(done)
  4. Rank list28 Mar 2026(done)

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