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State of Rajasthan - Section

Section 19 in Rajasthan Forest Subordinate Service Rules, 2015

19. Physical Fitness and Physical Efficiency Test.

(1)A candidate for direct recruitment to the service, must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his strenuous outdoor work in Forest Department as a member of Service and if selected, must produce a certificate to that effect from the Medical Board appointed by the Government. Candidate may be required to pay to the President of Medical Board a non- refundable fee, as prescribed. The Appointing Authority may dispense with production of such certificate in the case of candidate promoted in the regular line of promotion or who is already serving in connection with the affairs of the State if he has already been medically examined for the previous appointment and the essential standards of medical examination of the two posts held by him are to be comparable for efficient performance of duties of the new post and his age has not reduced his efficiency for the purpose.The Government may issue instructions separately prescribing standards of physical fitness and for conducting examination therefor of a candidate for direct recruitment to the service.
(2)
(a)A candidate for direct recruitment to the posts of Forest Range Officer Grade I, Forester and Forest Guard shall also attain the minimum standards of physical fitness as prescribed below:
  Height (cm) Chest Girth (cm)
Normal Expansion
Male candidate 163 84 5
Female candidate 150 79 5
The following minimum height standards may be allowed in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races such as Assamese, Bhutanese, Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Kumaonis, Ladakhese, Mizo, Naga, Nepalese, Sikkimese and those from Arunachal Pradesh, Lahul & Spiti, Meghalaya;Male candidate : 152 cm.Female candidate: 145 cm.
(b)Walking Test:-Male/Female candidate must pass a physical efficiency test covering a distance of 25/16 km walk within four hours on foot, respectively.
(c)A candidate for direct recruitment to the post of Forest Guard shall also attain the following minimum standard of Physical Efficiency. The candidates shall appear for the physical efficiency test at their own risk.
For Men  
Items Scale
1. Sit-ups 25 repetitions in 1 minute.
2. Cricket Ball Throw 55 m (Meters)
For Women  
1. Standing broad jumps 1.35 m (Meters)
2. Shot put (4 kg.). 4.5 in (Meters)
These standards of physical efficiency shall apply to candidates of all categories including Ex-Service Personnel / Saharia candidates residing in Baran District & SC/ST candidates of Tribal sub-plan area.For Sit-ups the candidate should lie down on his back, with support to hold ankles, his legs should be fully stretched and raise his upper body. While raising his upper body, he should move his upper body by 90 degrees (making it perpendicular to the ground) and his legs should not come up.For standing broad jump, the candidate should jump from a stationary position (without taking any run) and keeping both the legs together while jumping as well as while landing.
(d)A candidate will be given two attempts for items mentioned in clause (c) of sub-rule (2) above for qualification.
(e)The physical efficiency test will be carried out by officers nominated by the committee constituted under sub-rule (2) of Rule 23.