Recruitment Highlights / ముఖ్య వివరాలు

Important Dates / ముఖ్యమైన తేదీలు

Educational Qualification / విద్యార్హత

అభ్యర్థులు భారతదేశంలోని చట్టబద్ధమైన విశ్వవిద్యాలయం లేదా UGC గుర్తింపు పొందిన సంస్థ నుంచి సంబంధిత విభాగంలో Bachelor’s Degree లేదా సమానమైన అర్హత కలిగి ఉండాలి. అర్హతను Detailed Notification తేదీ నాటికి కలిగి ఉండాలి.

• Agriculture
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Computer Applications / Computer Science
• Engineering: Agriculture / Chemical / Civil / Computer / Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical
• Environmental Science
• Forestry
• Geology
• Horticulture
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Statistics
• Veterinary Science
• Zoology

Salary / జీతం

₹48,440 – ₹1,37,220 (Scale of Pay). ఇది నోటిఫికేషన్‌లో పేర్కొన్న పే స్కేలు; చేతికి వచ్చే జీతం అలవెన్సులు, నియమాలు మరియు వర్తించే తగ్గింపులపై ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది.

Selection Process / ఎంపిక విధానం

1. Single-level Written Examination (Online CBRT) – Screening Test ఉండదు.
2. Walking Test – అర్హులైన అభ్యర్థులకు అటవీ శాఖ నిర్వహిస్తుంది.
3. Medical Examination – Medical Board ద్వారా.
4. Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) – అర్హులైన అభ్యర్థులకు qualifying test.

Walking Test మరియు Medical Examination కోసం APPSC, General Rule 22 & 22A ప్రకారం ఖాళీల సంఖ్యకు 1:3 నిష్పత్తిలో అభ్యర్థులను ఎంపిక చేస్తుంది.

Written Examination Pattern / పరీక్ష విధానం

Objective Type – Degree Standard (Mathematics మాత్రం SSC Standard). పరీక్ష మొత్తం 600 మార్కులు.

గమనిక: Qualifying Testలోని 100 మార్కులు అర్హత పరీక్షకు సంబంధించినవి; మెరిట్ మార్కుల మొత్తం నాలుగు పేపర్లకు 600. ప్రతి తప్పు సమాధానానికి ప్రశ్నకు కేటాయించిన మార్కుల్లో 1/3 వంతు Negative Marking ఉంటుంది.

Detailed Syllabus / సిలబస్

Qualifying Test – General English & General Telugu (100 Marks)

• English: Comprehension; Phrases and Idioms; Vocabulary and Punctuation; Logical Rearrangement of Sentences.
• Telugu: Synonyms & Vocabulary; Grammar; Telugu to English meanings; English to Telugu meanings.

Paper-I: General Studies & Mental Ability (150 Marks)

• International, National and Andhra Pradesh current events and issues.
• General Science, Science & Technology and Information Technology.
• Indian History – social, economic, cultural and political aspects; focus on Andhra Pradesh and Indian National Movement.
• Indian Geography with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
• Indian Polity and Governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-Governance.
• Indian Economy and Planning.
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
• Disaster Management; vulnerability, prevention, mitigation, Remote Sensing and GIS.
• Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability and Logical Interpretation.
• Data Analysis: tabulation, graphs, mean, median, mode, variance and interpretation.

Paper-II: Mathematics (SSC Standard) – 150 Marks

• Arithmetic: Number System, integers, rational and real numbers, fundamental operations, square roots, decimals, time and distance, time and work, percentages, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation, divisibility, factors, HCF, LCM and logarithms.
• Algebra: Basic operations, factors, remainder theorem, polynomials, quadratic equations, simultaneous linear equations/inequalities, practical problems, sets, rational expressions and laws of indices.
• Trigonometry: Sine, cosine, tangent, standard angles, identities, tables, heights and distances.
• Geometry: Lines, angles, triangles, congruency, similarity, medians, altitudes, parallelogram, rectangle, square, circles, tangents, normals and loci.
• Mensuration: Areas of plane figures; surface area and volume of cuboids, cones, cylinders and spheres.
• Statistics: Collection and tabulation; frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts and measures of central tendency.

Paper-III: General Forestry-I (150 Marks)

• Renewable and Non-Renewable Natural Resources: forest, water, mineral, food, energy and land resources; use, over-exploitation and environmental effects.
• Plant Sciences: biological classification; morphology and anatomy; seeds; plant reproduction and propagation; photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, nutrition, plant hormones, inheritance, DNA/RNA and plant diseases.
• Biodiversity and Conservation: levels and values of biodiversity, hotspots, biodiversity loss, conservation, Indian biomes, ecological factors and adaptations.
• Soil Science & Geology: rocks, minerals, soil formation and properties, erosion, soil conservation, organic matter and nutrient cycles.
• Water Resource and Watershed Management: surface/ground water, pollution, watershed development, harvesting, recharge and conservation.
• Silviculture, Agroforestry, Social Forestry and Community Forest Management: regeneration, nurseries, planting, tending, agroforestry systems and AP community forest management.
• Important AP tree species in syllabus include Acacia nilotica, Neem, Bamboo, Casuarina, Shisham, Amla, Eucalyptus, Gmelina, Pterocarpus marsupium, Red Sanders, Sandalwood, Teak, Melia dubia and Subabul.

Paper-IV: General Forestry-II (150 Marks)

• Ecosystem & Wildlife: ecosystem structure/functions, productivity, decomposition, energy flow, ecological pyramids, succession, Indian wildlife, endangered species, sanctuaries and national parks.
• Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology: forest damage, pests, diseases, pollution, fire protection, grazing, encroachment, poaching and regeneration.
• Forest Utilization: logging tools, seasoning, timber preservation, transport, wood properties and AP minor/non-timber forest products.
• Animal Management: animal health, ailments, nutrition, snakes, snakebite symptoms/treatment, birds and migration.
• Economic Zoology: beneficial/harmful insects, disease vectors, fish, prawns, molluscs, snakes and venomous animals.
• Forest Economics, Legislation & Administration: cost-benefit, investment calculations, forest policies, AP Forest Act 1967, Forest Conservation Act 1980, Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and forest administration.
• Forest Inventory: enumeration, sampling, survey design, sampling errors, estimators and sampling methods.
• Forest Mensuration & Remote Sensing: tree measurements, volume, yield, instruments, GIS, GPS, GNSS and forest-cover monitoring.
• Environmental Sciences: pollution, waste management, sustainable development, climate change, environmental laws and APWALTA 2004.
• Forest Survey & Engineering: bearings, offsets, road alignment, roads and surveying instruments.
• First Aid: bleeding, drowning, bites/stings, burns, shock, unconsciousness, fits, fainting, sunstroke, sprains, wounds and fractures.

Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)

ఇది Qualifying Test. Office Automation with usage of Computers and Associated Software పై Practical Type పరీక్ష.

CPT సిలబస్‌లో Computer Basics, Software Types, Operating Systems, Windows, Linux/Mac basics, Internet, E-mail, WWW, Office Suite, Word Processing, Spreadsheet/Excel మరియు Presentation/PowerPoint ఉన్నాయి. Assessmentలో MCQs, document preparation/typing, formatting, objects, spreadsheet formulas/charts మరియు presentation తయారీ ఉంటాయి.

How to Apply / దరఖాస్తు విధానం

1. APPSC అధికారిక వెబ్‌సైట్ https://psc.ap.gov.in తెరవండి.
2. Forest Range Officers Notification No. 16/2026 వివరాలను తెరవండి.
3. Detailed Notification, వయస్సు, ఫీజు, శారీరక ప్రమాణాలు, ఇతర సూచనలు పూర్తిగా చదవండి.
4. అవసరమైన వివరాలు నమోదు చేసి ఆన్‌లైన్ దరఖాస్తు సమర్పించండి.
5. దరఖాస్తు సమర్పించిన తర్వాత Application/Reference వివరాలు భద్రపరచుకోండి.

APPSC Official Website

Important Links / ముఖ్యమైన లింకులు

Post prepared for public information by SM Telugu Spoorthi.