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Kerala PSC has invited applications for Beat Forest Officer in Forest and Wildlife (Category No. 431/2025 – 434/2025). Vacancies: District wise (431/2025: Thrissur-01, 432/2025: Kannur-01, 433/2025: Pathanamthitta-01, 434/2025: Idukki-01); pay scale: ₹ 27,900 - 63,700/-; method of appointment: Direct Recruitment (from candidates belonging to specified reservation communities only). Apply online through Kerala PSC One Time Registration by 03-12-2025.

Age limit

19-33; Candidates born between 02.01.1992 and 01.01.2006 (both dates included) are eligible to apply. Age relaxation as per General Conditions applies. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in Plus Two Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or Equivalent examination recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala. Experience Required: None Physical Standards: Male: Height-minimum 168 cms, Chest-minimum 81 cms with 5 cms expansion. Female: Height-minimum 157 cms. Both must pass Physical Efficiency Test and Endurance Test (2 km run). Medical standards: Perfect hearing, vision standards (6/6 Snellen for distant vision, 0.5 Snellen for near vision without glasses), free from physical defects like knock-knee, flat foot, varicose vein, bow legs, deformed limbs, defective speech and hearing. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS & SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable. Qualifications recognized by Executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post and such of those qualifications which pre suppose the acquisition of the lower qualifications prescribed for the post shall also be sufficient.

Vacancies

District wise (431/2025: Thrissur-01, 432/2025: Kannur-01, 433/2025: Pathanamthitta-01, 434/2025: Idukki-01)

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (from candidates belonging to specified reservation communities only)
General conditions from the notification
Candidates must follow Part II of the General Conditions. Probation period is 2 years on duty within a continuous service of 3 years. Training for one year in forest training schools is mandatory. NCC and SPC certificate holders are eligible for weightage marks.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 431/2025 – 434/2025. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Oct 2025(done)
  2. Last date to apply3 Dec 2025(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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