Range Forest Officer
RFO (Range Forest Officer) Syllabus
RULES RELATING TO THE SUBJECTS AND STANDARDS OF THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF RANGE FOREST OFFICER, (CLASS–II, GAZETTED).
The recruiting agency shall limit/ short list the number of eligible candidates to be called for written examination by subjecting them to a screening test (objective type) of two hours duration. In the objective type screening test, there will be 100 multiple choice questions of one mark each on the basis of following syllabus:-
- For Non- Forestry Graduates:
| History, Geography and Socio Economic development of Himachal Pradesh. | 30 Marks |
| Knowledge of current events of national and international importance and such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. | 30 Marks |
| Modern History (From 1857 onwards) of India, Indian Culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography of India, Disaster Management, Environment and Gender issues and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. | 40 Marks |
- For Forestry Graduates:
| Forestry Subject | 80 Marks |
| General Knowledge of Himachal Pradesh | 10 Marks |
| General Knowledge of National and International Affairs. | 40 Marks |
Note: The marks obtained in the above screening test by the candidates, who are declared qualified for admission to written examination, will not be counted for determining final order of merit;
- The number of candidates to be admitted to the main written examination will be 20 (twenty) times of the total number of vacancies to be filled. ; and
- The number of candidates to be called for physical standard test after qualifying the written examination shall be 05(five) times of the number of vacancies to be filled thereof in order of merit”.
- In the said rules under the heading of Compulsory Paper No. 2 pertaining to General English, the following note shall be added at the end:-
Note: – The standard of examination for the compulsory paper of General English will be of 10+2 level.
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