Kerala PSC has invited applications for Range Forest Officer in Kerala Forest & Wildlife Department (Category No. 515/2022). Vacancies: 01 (One); pay scale: 55200 – 115300/-; method of appointment: Recruitment By-transfer from Forest Officers (Wildlife Assistant, Deputy Range Forest Officer, Section Forest Officer and Beat Forest Officer). Apply online through Kerala PSC One Time Registration by 18-01-2023.
Qualifications
Educational Qualifications:
• Degree in Science or Engineering from a University, Institution or Deemed University recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala with at least one of the following subjects: Science (Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/ Computer Science, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science, Zoology) or Engineering (Agricultural/ Chemical/ Civil/ Computer/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical)
Experience Required:
Minimum five years service in Kerala Forest & Wildlife Department in the category of Forest Officers namely Wildlife Assistant, Deputy Range Forest Officer, Section Forest Officer and Beat Forest Officer and have been declared to be an approved probationer.
Physical Standards:
Men: Height 163 cm, Chest 79 cm (normal) with 5 cm expansion. Women: Height 150 cm. Must possess perfect hearing, 6/6 distant vision, 0.5 near vision, normal colour vision, no night blindness, no paralysis, and perfectly normal nervous system.
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, in the Special Rules and such of those qualifications which presuppose the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post, shall also be sufficient.
General conditions from the notification⌄
Candidates must be present for screening test, walking test, written test, and interview at their own cost. Selected candidates must execute an agreement to serve the Government for 5 years and furnish two solvent sureties of Rs. 3,00,000/- or permanent Government servants of Gazetted rank. Probation period is two years on duty within a continuous service of three years.