India Forest Service (Probationers Final Examination) Regulations, 1968
In pursuance of rule 8 of the Indian Forest Service (Probation) Rules, 1968, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Governments and the Union Public Service Commission, hereby makes the following regulations namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These regulations may be called the Indian Forest Service (Probationers' Final Examination) Regulations, 1968.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April, 1968.
2. Definitions.-
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these regulations.
(2) All other words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Indian Forest Service (Probation) Rules, 1968.
3. Final Examination.-
(1) Every probationer shall, during and at or about the end of the period of training at the Institute, appear at the Final Examination comprising:
(i) written and practical examinations.
(ii) exercises, and
(iii) qualifying tests.
(2) The written and practical examinations shall, be held as follows:
(i) First year examination at or about the end of the first year of training at the Institute; and
(ii) Second year Examination at or about the end ot the second year of training at the Institute
(3) Exercises in field work shall be held during the course of training at the Institute and during tours undertaken according to a phased programme.
(4) The final Examination shall be conducted by the President in the manner laid down in these regulations.
(5) The dates on which and the places at which the various examinations and tests shall be held shall be fixed by the Central Government in consultation with the President.
4. Subjects and Syllabus for (A) Written and Practical Examinations and (B) Exercises.-
The subjects for written and practical examinations and exercises shall be as mentioned below namely:-
Written and Practical Examinations-
The subjects for these examinations and the maximum marks allotted to each of them shall be as follows:-
| Group | Subject | Paper | Theory | Practical | Total | | Total of Group |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 |
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| First year |
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| Forestry I (General) | 1. Land Management and Soil Conservation | | 15 | | 15 | | 25 |
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| 2. Range Management | | 10 | .. | 10 | | |
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| Forestry II (Core) | 3. Silviculture | I | 25 | .. | 25 | | |
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| Silviculture | II | 25 | .. | 25 | | |
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| | 4. Mensuration | I | 20 | .. | 20 | | 110 |
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| Mensuration | II | 20 | .. | 20 | | |
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| Mensuration | III | 20 | .. | 20 | | |
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| Earth Science | 5. Geology. | | 15 | 10 | 25 | | |
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| | 6. Soil Science | | 20 | 10 | 30 | | 55 |
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| Physical Science | 7. Surveying | | 25 | 25 | 50 | | |
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| 8. Engineering | I | 35 | .. | 35 | | 85 |
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| Biological Science | 9. Botany | I | 20 | 20 | 40 | | 40 |
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| | | I | 35 | .. | 35 | | 55 |
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| | II | 20 | .. | 20 | | |
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| . | Total | . | 305 | 65 | . | | 370 |
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| Second Year |
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| Forestry I (General) | 1. Wild Life Management 2. Environmental Conservation 3. World Forestry | | 20 10 15 | .. | 20 10 15 | | 45 |
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| Forestry II (Core) | 4. Silviculture Silviculture Viva Voice in Silviculture 5. 6. Working Plans 7. | III IV | 25 25 30 30 … 30 | 60 | 25 25 30 30 60 30 | | 200 |
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| Forestry III | 8. 9. Forest Police & Law 10. Social Forestry 11. Tribal welfare | | 15 15 10 10 | .. | 15 15 10 10 | | 50 |
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| Physical Science | 12. Engineering 13. | II | 35 10 | .. | 35 10 | | 45 |
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| Biological Science | 14. Botany 15. Zoology & Entomology 16. Mycology & Pathology | II | 20 20 15 | 20 10 5 | 40 30 20 | | 90 |
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| | 17. | III IV | 30 30 | 10 | 40 30 | | 70 |
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| Electives. | 18. Genetics Or Statistics Or Ecology or Advanced Or | | 25 | .. | 25 | | 25 |
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| . | Total | 420 | 105 | | | 525 |
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(B) Exercise
The subjects of these exercises and the maximum marks allotted to each of them shall be as follows:
| Sl. No. | Subject | First Year | Second Year | Total |
| 1. | Study and practical work on tour | 90 | 60 | 150 |
| 2. | Botanical collections during tours | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 3. | Engineering Plates | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 4. | Survey Plates | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | Road Alignment | .. | “ | 15 |
| | Total | 112 | 93 | 205 |
| Grand Total for examination exercise | 482 | 618 | 1100 |
| Sl. No. | Group | Subjects | Maximum Marks |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | Basic Sciences-I | Elementary Mathematics/Biology | 20 | |
| . | . | Biology(Practical) | | 10 |
| . | . | Overview of Forestry- | | |
| . | . | (i) National | 10 | |
| . | . | (ii) Global | | |
| 2. | Basic Sciences-II | Economics | 20 | |
| . | . | Statistics | 25 | |
| 3. | Physical Sciences | Survey | 25 | 25 |
| . | . | Engineering | 20 | 10 |
| 4. | Ecological Sciences | Ecology | 35 | |
| . | . | Environmental Conservation | 10 | |
| 5. | Earth Sciences | Geology and Soil Science | 15 | 10 |
| 6. | Forestry-I | Soil Conservation and Land management | 30 | |
| 7. | Forestry-II | | 35 | |
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| 8. | Silviculture | Silvicultural practices | 40 | |
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| Silvicultural Systems | 20 | |
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| Silvicultural viva voce | 30 | |
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| Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems | 15 | 5 |
| 10. | | | 35 | |
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| Advanced | 35 | |
| 11. | Utilization | Forest Harvesting and Wood based Industries | 25 | |
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| Wood Technology | 10 | 5 |
| 12. | Biological Sciences | Systematic Botany | 20 | 20 |
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| 13. | Applied Ecology | Bio-diversity and Wildlife Management | 35 | |
| 14. | Social Science | People and Forests | 30 | |
| 15. | Management Science | General Management | 25 | |
| . | . | Computer Applications | | 30 |
| 16. | Project Assignment | Special Paper | 75 | |
| . | . | Total: | 745 | 115 |
| (Theory and Practical) Total: 860 marks. |
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(B).Part-II
Exercises and Tours:- The subjects of exercises and names of tours and the maximum marks allotted to each of them shall be as follows:-
| Sl. No. | Subject of Exercises/name of tours | Maximum Marks |
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| 1. | Working plan exercises | 60 |
| 2. | Road Alignment exercises | 20 |
| 3. | Integrated Watershed Management | 20 |
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| Total : | 860 |
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| 4. | Introductory tour | 20 |
| 5. | Hill tour | 55 |
| 6. | | 55 |
| 7. | | 55 |
| 8. | | 55 |
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| Total : | 340 |
| Grand Total for Part I and Part II = 860 + 340 = 1200 marks. |
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The syllabus for the written and practical examinations and exercises shall be as specified in Part I of the First Schedule.
5. Qualifying tests--
(1) Every probationer shall also be required to obtain such standards of proficiency in the following subjects as the Director of the Academy may, with the prior approval of Central Government, determine:-
(i) A regional language, shown in the second column of the Second Schedule against the cadre to which he is allocated. Where more than one regional language is shown against the cadre concerned, the Director of the Academy shall ascertain whether the probationer was already familiar with any of them and thereafter decide in consultation with the State Government in which one of the regional languages, the probationer shall be examined:
Provided that the probationers allocated to the cadres as mentioned in column (1) of the Table below shall be examined in one of the regional languages shown against them in column (2) of the said Table only with effect from such date as the Central Government may, by order, specify in this behalf, namely:-
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| (1) | (2) |
| Cadre | Language Regional |
| Assam-Meghalaya | |
| | Khasi or Garo |
| | Mizo |
| | Nepalese |
(ii) Hindi, except for candidates who are examined in Hindi as a regional language under clause (i). The test in regional language and Hindi will comprise translation, free composition, set composition and conversation. The probationer's knowledge of grammer would be tested chiefly by composition, conversation and passage for comment.
(iii) Forest Administration and Accounts.
(iv) First Aid and Ambulance Drill. The probationers shall be trained and tested in First Aid and St. John's Ambulance Drill.
(v) Weapon Training
(vi) Swimming
(vii) Motor Mechanics
(viii) Equitation Training
(2) The syllabus for the qualifying tests shall be as specified in Part-II of the First Schedule.
6. Minimum pass marks for examinations and standards of qualifying tests -
Every probationer shall obtain in each group of subject a minimum of 50 per cent at the written and practical examinations and exercises in the final examination under regulation 4, and to pass the qualifying tests conducted by the Director under, regulation 5, by such standards as he may specify.
7. Omitted
FIR ST SCHEDULE
(See regulations 4 and 5)
Part I
SYLLABUS FOR THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE PROBATIONERS' FINAL EXAMINATION
Theory:- ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY
Botany:
Morphology-classification of plant kingdom; Parts of an angiospermic plant, the seed, germination, root, stem - their functions and modifications, the leaf, inflorescence, flower and fruit, Histology the cell, the tissues, cell division, histology of stems, root and leaf, Secondary growth, Physiology-absorption, and conduction of water and mineral salts, metabolismphotosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen fixation and reproduction. Tree Genetics - genetics and its application to plant improvement.
Zoology:
Classification of animal kingdom - economic importance and distinguishing features of different classes.
Practical:- Laboratory work and excursions.
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
Fundamentals of algebra, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, mensuration, use of logarithms - graphs and introductory calculus.
STATISTICS
Role of statistics and definitions. Organisation of data and its representation. Measures of central...
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