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Union of India - Section

Section 4 in The Indian Forest Service (Probationers' Final Examination) Regulations, 2016

4. Subjects for final examination.

- The subjects for final examination and the maximum marks allotted to each of them shall be as specified in the following parts, namely:-
(a)Part-I : Written and Practical examinations:
(i)The subjects for written and practical examinations and the maximum marks allotted to each one of them shall be as specified in the following table, namely:-
Table
Sl. No. Subject Maximum Marks
Theory Practical
  (1) (2) (3)
1 Elementary Biology (Theory)/Elementary Mathematics 15 10
2 Overview of Forestry 15 0
3 Forest Statistics 15 0
4 Soil, Water and Land Management 45 10
5 Forest Mensuration 35 0
6 Forest Biometry 40 0
7 Systematic Botany 25 10
8 Forest ecology 40 0
9 Silvicultural Practices 40 0
10 Forest Economics 30 0
11 Silvicultural Systems 20 0
12 Forest Policies and Laws 75 0
13 Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife Management 100 0
14 Forest Survey 20 10
15 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems 30 30
16 Forest Engineering 20 10
17 Forest Management 40 0
18 Non-Timber Forest Produce 30 0
19 Wood Technology and Forest Harvesting 40 10
20 Forest Health 30 0
21 Forests and People 30 0
22 Environmental Conservation 30 0
23 Forest Administration and Accounts Procedures 20 0
24 General Management 15 0
25 Optional Subject 30 0
26 Forestry Viva Voce 60 0
  Total 890 90
The Total Marks in Theory and Practical = 890 + 90 = 980 Marks
(ii)The syllabus for the written and practical examinations shall be as specified in Part I of the First Schedule.
(b)Part-II : Exercises, tours and excursions:-
(i)The subjects for exercises, tours and excursions and the maximum marks allotted to each one of them shall be as specified in the following table, namely:-
(A)Exercises:
Table
Sl. No. Exercise Maximum Marks
  (1) (2)
1 Working Plan 60
2 Integrated Watershed Management 15
3 Forest Mensuration 20
4 Forest Biometry 10
5 Forest Survey 10
6 Wildlife Techniques 20
7 Forest and Wildlife Crime Detection 15
  Total 150
(B)Tours:
Sl. No. Tour Maximum Marks
  (1) (2)
1 Introductory tour 20
2 Theme based tours (minimum four numbers) 160
3 Special exposure to overseas forestry practices 40
  Total 220
Total Marks of Tours and Exercises = 150 + 220 = 370 Marks
(ii)The details of exercises and tours shall be as specified in Part II of the First Schedule.
(iii)Excursions. - Local excursions for field botany, bird watching, night patrolling, visit to timber depot and other forest based industries, disposal of seized or unclaimed timber through tender, impact of soil erosion, entomology, pathology, wood harvesting, biometry, etc. shall be undertaken.
(c)Part III - Internal assessment:
(i)The internal assessment will be made at the end of each phase on the basis of general discipline and personality development during professional training which will be in two phases, namely, professional phase I and professional phase II.
(ii)The duration of each phase including subjects, tours, and exercises to be covered shall be decided by the Academy.
(iii)The internal assessment shall be evaluated as per the standards set up by the Academy.