TSPSC FRO FOREST BEAT OFFICER Recruitment Notification 2017 SYLLABUS AND EXAM PATTERN

TELANGANA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: HYDERABAD
NOTIFICATION NO. 48/2017, Dt.15/08/2017
FOREST BEAT OFFICER IN FOREST DEPARTMENT (EFS&T)
(GENERAL RECRUITMENT)

PARA – I:
1)Applications are invited Online from qualified candidates through the proforma Application to be made available on Commission’s WEBSITE (www.tspsc.gov.in) to the post of Forest Beat Officer in Forest Department (EFS&T) in the state of Telangana.
Submission of ONLINE applications from Dt. 21/08/2017
Last date for submission of ONLINE applications Dt. 12/09/2017
Hall Tickets can be downloaded 07 days before commencement of Examination.
2) The Examination (Objective Type) is likely to be held on 29/10/2017 F.N & A.N.
The Commission reserves the right to conduct the Examination either COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST (CBRT) or OFFLINE OMR based Examination of objective type.

Post

No. of

Age as on

Scale of

Name of the Post

01/07/2017

Pay

Code

Vacancies

Min. Max.

Rs.

1

Forest Beat Officer

1857

18-31

16,400 –

49,870/-

(The Details of Vacancies i.e., Community, District Wise and Gender wise (General / Women) may be seen at Annexure-I.)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The number of vacancies are subject to variation on intimation being received from the appointing authority
4) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must possess the qualifications from a recognized University as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as specified in the relevant Service Rules, indented by the departments as on the Date of Notification.

Post

Name of the Post Educational Qualifications

Code

Must have passed Intermediate examination or its equivalent.
Physical requirements:
No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct
recruitment posts in the service, unless he is not less than 163
cms. in height, not less than 84 cms. round the chest on full
inspiration and has a chest expansion of not less than 5 cms. on
full inspiration.
a)  In case of women candidates they must not be less than
150 cms. in height not less than 79 cms. round the chest
on full inspiration and a Chest expansion of not less than 5
cms. on full inspiration.
b)  Provided the minimum height is relaxable by 5 cms, in the
case of the candidates belong to Gurkhas, Nepalese,
Assamese, NAFA, Naga, Manipuri, Gauhati, Kummoni,
Sikkimese, Bhutanese and Scheduled Tribes.
c)  Provided further that in the case of candidates belonging
to the Scheduled Tribes, where the reserved quota cannot
be fully utilized for want of sufficient number of candidates
possessing the requisite Physical Qualifications, physical
standards shall not be less than 158 cms. in height and not
less than 78.8 cms. round the chest on full inspiration with
a minimum expansion of 5 cms.

1

Forest Beat Officer d)   The candidate should possess normal Eye sight apart from
the Physical requirements prescribed above.
WALKING TEST:

The candidates selected in the First Step i.e, Written

Examination shall be subjected to the test of walking.
In case of male candidates, a distance of 25 KM walking is to
be completed in 4 hours duration.
In case of woman candidates a distance of 16 KM is to be
completed in 4 hours duration.
The walking test is only a physical endurance test and shall
not carry any marks. It is treated as a qualifying test.
Note:

Weightage shall be given to NCC candidates

having requisite qualifications, physical measurements at
the time of selection as follows
NCC – “C” Certificate holder – 5 bonus marks.
NCC – “B” Certificate holder – 3 bonus marks.
NCC – “ A” Certificate holder – 1 bonus mark

N.B.: CANDIDATES MUST OBTAIN (a) PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND (b) NORMAL EYE SIGHT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY MEDICAL OFFICER NOT BELOW THE RANK OF CIVIL ASSISTANT SURGEON, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO THE COMMISSION AT APPROPRIATE TIME. CANDIDATES MUST UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO BE CONDUCTED BY MEDICAL BOARD AS PER RULES.
5) AGE: Minimum 18 years & Maximum 31 years. The age is reckoned as on 01/07/2017 (Rule- 12(1)(a)(v) of State and Subordinate Service Rules).
Minimum Age (18 years): A Candidate should not be born after 01/07/1999.
Maximum Age (31 years): A candidate should not be born before 02/07/1986.
The Upper Age limit will be relaxed as per Rules and will be calculated on the above lines.
N.B.: 1) No person shall be eligible if he/she is less than 18 years of age.
2) No person shall be eligible if he/she crossed 58 years of age (Superannuation age).
Age Relaxations: The upper age limit prescribed above is however relaxable in the following cases:

Sl.

Category of candidates

Relaxation of age

No.

permissible

1

2

3

1.

Retrenched temporary employees in the State 3 Years
Census Department with a minimum service of 6
months.

2.

Telangana State Government Employees 5 Years based on the length of
(Employees of TSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities regular service.
etc. are not eligible).

3.

Ex-Service men 3 years & length of service
rendered in the armed forces.

4.

N.C.C.(who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.) 3 Years & length of service
rendered in the N.C.C.

5.

SC/ST and BCs 5 Years

6) (a) FEE: (Remittance of Fee) Each applicant must pay Rs. 200/- (RUPEES TWO HUNDRED ONLY) towards Online Application Processing Fee. This apart, the applicants have to pay RS. 80/- (RUPEES EIGHTY ONLY) towards Examination Fee. However, the following category of candidates are exempted from payment of Examination fee.

a) SC, ST & BC candidates of Telangana State
b) Unemployed applicants in the age group of 18 to 31 years of Telangana State (They have to submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission that they are unemployed).
c) Ex-service men
N.B.:- BC’s, SC’s and ST’s belonging to other states are not exempted from payment of Application processing Fee and Examination Fee and they are not entitled for any kind of reservation.
b) Mode of Payment of Fee:
The Fee mentioned at Para-I(6)(a) is to be paid online through SBI ePay duly following online instructions once the application form details are submitted by filling TSPSC ID, date of birth and other particulars.
The fee once remitted, shall not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances. Failure to pay the examination fee, application fee, wherever applicable will entail total rejection of application. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of fee is given in ANNEXURE – II.

PARA-VII: SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:- The Scheme & Syllabus for the examination has been shown in ANNEXURE-III.
PARA-VIII: PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:
THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS WILL BE MADE BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE), WALKING TEST AND MEDICAL TEST AS PER RULES FOR THOSE QUALIFIED IN WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
i) Examination (Objective Type) by Online / OMR based.
ii) Walking Test
iii) Medical Test
THE FINAL SELECTION OF THESE POSTS WILL BE BASED ON MARKS SECURED IN THE EXAMINATION EITHER ONLINE OR OMR BASED, DULY GIVING WEIGHTAGE (BONUS MARKS) TO THE NCC CERTIFICATE HOLDERS AS PER RULES.
Those candidates who qualify in the Examination in order of merit will be called for verification of Certificates, Community and Category wise for the vacancies available as required. The minimum qualifying marks for Selection are OCs 40%, BCs 35% SCs and STs 30%. The minimum qualifying marks are relaxable in the case of SC/ST/BC at the discretion of the Commission.

ANNEXURE-I
ABreakup of vacancy position for the post of Forest Beat Officers in Forest Department (EFS&T)

S. No District Unit of Appointment General/ Agency OC SC ST BC-A BC-B BC-C BC-D BC-E Total Total
G W G

W

G W G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G W
(Division)

1

Hyderabad & Ranga Reddy Hyderabad General

17

9

5

2

2

1

2

2

3

3

1 3

1

2

1

35

19

54

2

Mahabubnagar General

21

12

6

4

2

1

2

2

4

3

1 4

1

2

1

42

24

66

3

Mahabubnagar Achampet General

29

14

8

4

4

3

5

2

5

4

1 4

2

2

1

58

30

88

Agency

31

19

31

19

50

General

50

26

14

8

6

4

7

4

9

7

2 8

3

4

2

100

54

154

Mahabubnagar District Total

Agency

31

19

31

19

50

Total

50

26

14

8

37

23

7

4

9

7

2 8

3

4

2

131

73

204

4

Nalgonda Nalgonda General

30

17

10

5

4

2

5

2

6

4

1 5

2

3

1

64

33

97

5

Nizamabad Kamareddy General

30

15

9

5

2

2

4

2

5

3

1 5

2

3

1

59

30

89

6

Nizamabad General

30

15

7

4

4

2

4

2

6

4

1 4

1

2

1

58

29

87

Nizamabad District Total

General

60

30

16

9

6

4

8

4

11

7

2 9

3

5

2

117

59

176

7

Medak Medak General

34

21

12

6

4

3

6

3

7

5

1

1

5

3

3

2

72

44

116

8

Bhadrachalam (N) Agency

21

11

21

11

32

10

Kothagudem Agency

40

16

40

16

56

10

Khammam Paloncha General

3

1

1

1 1

5

2

7

Agency

67

33

67

33

100

11

Khammam General

12

7

4

2

1

1

2

3

1 2

1

1

22

15

37

Agency

29

13

29

13

42

General

15

7

4

3

0

1

2

2

3

1 3

1

2

27

17

44

Khammam District Total

Agency

157

73

157

73

230

Total

15

7

4

3

157

74

2

2

3

1 3

1

2

184

90

274

12

Adilabad General

6

4

3

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

16

7

23

Agency

55

31

55

31

86

13

Adilabad Mancherial General

25

12

8

3

4

1

4

1

6

2

5

1

3

55

20

75

Agency

2

4

2

4

6

14

Jannaram General

10

5

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2 1

20

8

28

12

Agency

7

5

7

5

12

15

Bellampally General

26

14

9

4

4

2

4

2

6

3

1

5

2

3

1

57

29

86

Agency

6

6

6

6

12

16

Khagaznagar General

16

9

6

2

2

1

3

4

3

3

1

2

36

16

52

Agency

5

4

5

4

9

17

Nirmal General

23

13

7

4

4

1

4

1

5

3

1

3

1

2

1

49

24

73

Agency

1

0

1

1

General

106

57

35

15

17

6

18

5

25

12

1

1

19

6

12

2

233

104

337

Adilabad District Total

Agency

75

51

75

51

126

Total

106

57

35

15

92

57

18

5

25

12

1

1

19

6

12

2

308

155

463

18

Warangal (N) General

46

23

14

6

5

3

7

3

9

5

1

7

2

4

1

93

43

136

Warangal Agency

54

26

54

26

80

19

Warangal (S) General

6

3

1

1

1

1

2

7

8

15

Agency

39

19

39

19

58

General

52

26

15

7

5

4

7

4

9

7

1

0

7

2

4

1

100

51

151

Warangal District Total

Agency

93

45

93

45

138

Total

52

26

15

7

98

49

7

4

9

7

1

0

7

2

4

1

193

96

289

20

Karimnagar Karimnagar (E) General

33

17

11

5

5

2

6

2

6

4

1

5

2

3

1

70

33

103

21

Karimnagar (W) General

24

1 4

9

4

4

1

4

1

6

2

1

5

2

3

1

56

25

81

Karimnagar District Total

General

57

31

20

9

9

3

10

3

12

6

2

0

10

4

6

2

126

58

184

Total General

421

224

131

64

53

28

63

29

84

54

12

2

69

25

41

13

874

439

1313

Agency

356

188

356

188

544

Grand Total

421

224

131

64

409

216

63

29

84

54

12

2

69

25

41

13

1230

627

1857

IMPORTANT NOTE: 1. The number of vacancies are subject to variation based on intimation being received from the appointing authority.

  1. The Candidates who belong to a particular District will be treated as Local Candidate to the divisions mentioned against the District Shown in the table above
  2. The Local candidates of the Hyderabad District and Ranga Reddy District will be treated as Local candidates of Hyderabad Division.