Kerala Range Forest Officer Exam Notification

The Public Service Commission has invited applications from eligible candidates to recruit for the Range Forest Officer post in the Kerala Forest & Wildlife Department. This article explains a Forest Range Officer's job profile, the promotion chances, exam pattern, and exam date.

You can check the latest Kerala Range Forest Officer PSC notification category number from this table.

Notification Number	Name of The Post	Last Date to Apply
277/2024	Range Forest Officer	03-10-2024
544/2017	Range Forest Officer	17-January-2018

Many students asked about the selection procedure for a Range Forest Officer in the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department. Let me answer them in this post.

To become a Range Forest Officer in Kerala, you must clear the PSC examination conducted for the post and complete the necessary training. I will explain the complete process in this article.

I recommend my students go through the steps to become Range Forest Officers in the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department.

1. Pass the PSC examination

2. Complete the Range Forest Officers Course in any one of the institutions under the Director of Forestry Education.

3. Complete one year of practical training.

After these three steps, the Director of Forestry Education( Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India) will select you as a Range Forest Officer.

Name Of Post	Range Forest Officer
Department	Kerala Forests & Wildlife Department
Basic Pay	55200 - 115300 Indian Rupees
Number of Reported vacancies	Two
Method of appointment	Direct Recruitment
Age limit	19 to 31 (General Category)
Range Officer Exam Date	-
Walking Test Date	--
Interview Date	--
Date of Publishing Rank List

The first step to becoming a Forest Range Officer is to apply for the PSC examination. I give the step-by-step instructions below.

1. Visit the official PSC website. Follow the link below.

   https://thulasi.psc.kerala.gov.in/thulasi/

2. Click on Notification

3. Click on Statewide - Direct - General Notifications

4. Look for the notification for Range Forest Officer from the list and click the Apply button.

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The Public Service Commission will accept applications from candidates with minimum qualifications only. We will check the minimum qualification required to apply for the Kerala Range Forest Officer Post.

1. Educational Qualification For a Range Forest Officer

   Kerala PSC accepts a Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering in one of the subjects in the table.

   Science	Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/ Computer Science, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science, Zoology
   Engineering	Agricultural/ Chemical/ Civil/ Computer/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical

   To read more about the Kerala PSC rules on the educational eligibility to apply for the Range Forest Officer, visit the link.

   https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-08/noti-277-24.pdf

2. Age Limit For Range Forest Officer

   The Range Forest Officer exam notification mentions the age limit for the general category as 19 to 31. Check the table for the upper-age relaxation of OBC and SC/ST.

   S.NO.	CATEGORIES	Upper Age Relaxation
   1	General Category	0 years
   2	OBC	3 years
   3	SC/ST	5 years

3. Minimum Physical Eligibility To Apply For Range Forest Officer

   The Public Service Commission will check the physical measurements during the selection process. I will list the minimum physical qualification required.

   1. Minimum Height For Female and Male Range Forest Officers

      If you are studying for the upcoming Range Forest Officer PSC examination, ensure you pass the minimum height requirement. Check the table for the PSC minimum height requirement for men and women candidates.

      For Men	For Women
      Height – 163 cm	Height – 150 cm
      Chest – 79 cm (normal)	--
      Chest expansion: 5 cm	--

   2. PSC Rules Of Eyesight of Forest Ranger

      Must be certified to possess visual standards specified below without glasses

      Distant vision	Near vision	Colour vision	Night Blindness
      6/6 Snellen	0.5 Snellen	Normal	Nil

   3. Ear - hearing should be perfect

   4. Muscles & Joints: No paralysis and all joints with free movements

   5. Nervous system: Perfectly normal. Free from any infectious diseases

I choose the Forest Range Officer exam batch at GJR Institute with students satisfying the minimum eligibility set by the Public Service Commission.

The Public Service Commission conducts a four-stage process to recruit Range Forest Officers for the Kerala Forest Department. Let me explain the stages.

1. Range Forest Officer Preliminary Exam (Screening Test)

   The first stage is an objective type screening test. Candidates should answer 100 objective-type questions (OMR Test), and everyone who scored the cut-off mark can go to the next stage.

2. Walking Test

   The second stage is a walking test. In the walking test, male candidates must cover a distance of 25 (twenty-five) kilometers within four hours on foot, and women candidates must cover 16 (sixteen) Kilometers on foot within 4 hours. 

3. Kerala Range Forest Officer Descriptive Main Exam

   The Public Service Commission allows candidates who passed the walking test for the Range Forest Officer competitive examination. It is a descriptive type.

   Check the table for the compulsory and optional subjects with mark distribution.

   Compulsory Subjects	Marks
   General Knowledge	100 marks
   English (Essay and Precis writing etc)	100 marks
   Optional Subjects
   Any two subjects out of the following list	200 marks each

   Here is the list of optional subjects for the Kerala Range Forest Officer Descriptive examination.

   Science	Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/ Computer Science, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science, Zoology
   Engineering	Agricultural/ Chemical/ Civil/ Computer/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical

   No candidate shall be allowed to take more than one subject of the following groups.

   • Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Science

   • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

   • Computer Application/Computer Science and Computer Engineering

   • Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering.

   • Mathematics and Statistics

   Optional subjects selected for examination should be specifically noted on the application. Otherwise, PSC will reject your application.

4. Interview

   The final stage of the Range Forest Officer selection for the Kerala Forest Department is an Interview.

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Kerala PSC has uploaded the detailed syllabus for the upcoming Range Forest Officer examination. You can download it from the official link below.

The basic pay of a Range Forest Officer in Kerala is 55200 - 115300 Indian Rupees per month. The monthly salary includes other benefits like DA, TA, Medical Allowance, Uniform Allowance, etc.