APPSC FRO Recruitment 2024: Notification Out for 37 Forest Range Officer Posts

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has published the recruitment notification for the post of Forest Range Officer on its official website. A total of 37 vacancies have been released for the Forest Range Officer (FRO) posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online between April 15, 2024, and May 05, 2024.

The candidates can go through this article to know the eligibility, the last date to apply, educational qualifications, and other details about the recruitment. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for the latest updates.

APPSC FRO Recruitment 2024 Overview

APPSC FRO Recruitment 2024: Important Dates

APPSC FRO Recruitment 2024: Vacancies

APPSC FRO Recruitment 2024: Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualifications
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or State Act or Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission; or any equivalent qualification in the following subjects:-

(I) Agriculture
(II) Botany
(III) Chemistry
(IV) Computer Applications / Computer Science
(V) Engineering (Agriculture / Chemical / Civil / Computer / Electrical / Electronics /Mechanical)
(VI) Environmental Science
(VII) Forestry
(VIII) Geology
(IX) Horticulture
(X) Mathematics
(XI) Physics
(XII) Statistics
(XIII) Veterinary Science
(XIV) Zoology

Physical Requirements: No person shall be eligible for appointment by Direct Recruitment unless:

For Men:
i) He is not less than 163 Cms. in height;
ii) He has 79 Cms. around the chest on expiration and must have on full inspiration, an expansion of not less than 5 cms; and
iii. He is able to walk 25 Kms. in Four (4) hours.

For Women:
i) She is not less than 150 Cms. in height;
ii) She has 74 Cms. around the chest on expiration and must have on full inspiration, an expansion of not less than 5 cms; and
iii. She is able to walk 16 Kms. in four (4) hours.

Provided further that in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races such as Gurkhas, Nepalese, Assamese, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Nagaland, Manipuri, Goutha, Kashmiri, Sikkimese, Bhutanese and Tripura, the minimum standard of height shall be as follows:

For Men: 152 Cms.
For Women: 145 Cms

Age Limit (as on 01/07/2024)
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years
Age relaxation is applicable as per the rules.

Application Fee

Salary
The Forest Ranger Officer will be offered a Basic Pay of Rs. 48,440/- – 1,37,220/-.

Selection Process
1. Appearance in all the papers of Screening & Main examination is compulsory. Absence in any of the papers will automatically render the disqualification of the candidature.
2. The selection of candidates for appointment to the post will be made on the basis of merit in the Main Written Examination followed by Computer Proficiency Test (CPT).

How to Apply
STEP-I: The applicant who desires to apply for the post shall log in to the Commission’s Website with his/her registered OTPR number. Candidates applying for the first time for any notification have to first fill out the OTPR application carefully to obtain an OTPR ID. While filling out the OTPR, the candidate has to ensure that the particulars are filled correctly. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. If candidates choose to modify they may do so by clicking the modifier OTPR make the modification, save them, and proceed to STEP-II.
STEP-II: The Applicant has to Login to the Commission’s website with the User Name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by the Candidate. After Login, the Applicant has to click on the “Online Application Submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commission’s website. The applicant now has to click on the Fill Application button against the notification number that he/she wants to apply.
STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct the applicant has to fill application specific data such as Local/Non Local status, White card details etc., which are also used to calculate the Fee. Hence if any details are to be changed, the applicant should use the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on online application submission.
Once all the data such as Qualification details, Post preferences, examination center, etc filled carefully and submit the Application form with Save or Save & Submit option. If a candidate clicks on the save button the application details are only saved due to power/service issues. The applicant has to click on the Save & Submit button payment link will be generated.
PAYMENT PROCESS: The applicant has to check the basic details for the calculation of the fee and age relaxation will be pre-populated from the OTPR data. The applicant has to verify all the details that are displayed. Once the payment form is submitted, the respective details (used for the Calculation of fee and age relaxation) will not be altered in any stage of application processing. On successful submission, the payment reference ID is generated and an SMS alert is sent to the registered Mobile Number of the candidate. The candidate can download the filled application pdf for ready reference /correspondence.
STEP-IV: In any case, if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II.
STEP-V: Once the application is submitted successfully, corrections in the application will be enabled after the last date of the submission of the application and will be allowed up to 7 days only from the last date of application. The corrections can be made in the application form itself. Fields that affect the Name, fee, and age relaxations are not enabled for corrections.

Important Links

Note: Candidates are advised to go through the official notification for more recruitment information.

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