Forest Officer Recruitment by Himachal PSC

HIMACHAL PRADESH (HP)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)


Advrtisement No. 2/2007

Applications on the computerised Form alongwith Information Brochure (including errata) costing Rs.50/- to be obtained from the office of the Himachal PSC are invited from all the eligible and desirous candidates for selection of candidates for admission to 43 backlog seats of Range Forest Officer Course by 20/07/2007. Out of these 43 seats , 36 shall be filled up from amongst the B.Sc. (Forestry) graduates and remaining 07 from amongst the other graduate candidates. After successful completion of the training course, they will be appointed as Range Forest Officer(s) , Class-II, in the pay scale of Rs.5800-9200/-.Last date for receipt of applications on the computerised form in the office of the Commission for the candidates residing far-flung areas is 04/08/2007:

Qualifications : A candidate must possess at least Bachelor’s degree of any recognised University or its equivalent with at least one of the following subjects:- Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Economics , Forestry-I, Forestry-II, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Plant Genetics and Breeding, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Statistics, Zoology & Geography. In case of graduates with pure Mathematics, Statistics or Economics they must have taken Science subject in their 10+2 or equivalent examination.

Age : Should be between 21 to 31 years as on 01/01/2007.

Written Exam : The candidates will be subjected to a written examination consisting of three compulsory papers i.e.(i) General Knowledge (ii) General English (iii) Hindi and two optional papers out of 22 subjects mentioned above.

Physical Standards :

  1. For Men : Height: 165 cms., Chest :79 cms without expansion & 84 cms with expansion., , Capacity to walk: 25 kms in 04 hours.
  2. For Women : Height: 150 cms., Chest :74 cms without expansion & 79 cms with expansion., Capacity to walk: 14 kms in 04 hours.

Application Form : Application form along with two envelops and booklet of Information Brochure (with errata) containing syllabus and instructions to candidates will also be available at the Reception Counter of H.P.Public Service Commission and all Distt. Headquarters except Shimla/Kinnaur /Lahaul& Spiti in the Pradesh through the whole sale / retails shop(s) of Gas Agency(s)/ Counter of H.P.Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. @ Rs. 50/- only. Application forms can also be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- per form i.e. inclusive of postal charges by means of crossed Bank Draft of scheduled Bank in favour of Secretary, H.P.Public Service Commission, payable at Shimla only. All requests for supply of forms by post must reach in the office of H.P.Public Service Commission at least 10 days before the last date for receipt of applications.

Application Fee in shape of Bank draft for Rs. 250/-only, (Rs.63/- for SC/ST/OBC of H.P.only), payable at Shimla to the Secretary ,HPPSC, Nigam Vihar , Shimla-171002 (HP).

For more informaiton and Application Form, please see http://himachal.nic.in/hppsc/Advt-II-07.pdf.

 
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