MPPSC FOREST SERVICE EXAM NOTIFICATION 2022 OUT: APPLY BY 9TH FEB 2023

Event 

Date 

Notification issued on

30th December 2022

Application started on 

10th January 2023 (12:00 noon) 

Last date to apply 

9th February 2023 (12:00 noon) 

Prelims Admit Card 

14th May 2023

Preliminary Exam date of

21st May 2023

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Exam conducting body 

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission 

Post name 

• Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)

• Forest Ranger (2nd Grade) 

• Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade)

Department name 

Madhya Pradesh Government, Forest Department 

Applications date 

10th January to 9th February 2023

Vacancy 

• Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)/ Forest Ranger (2nd Grade):- to be announced

• Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade):- 15 

Category 

Age Limit 

Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)

21 to 40 years 

Forest Ranger (2nd Grade)

21 to 33 years 

Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade)

21 to 33 years 

Post Name 

Educational Qualification 

Training 

Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)

Bachelor's degree in any branch of Educational Science / Engineering / Technology.

To get a diploma of two years, Forest College, Dehradun or any other training equivalent to that prescribed by the government, training will have to be obtained from forest school and two years training will have to be obtained in the department and will have to pass the departmental examination as per the rules.

Forest Ranger (2nd Grade)

Bachelor's degree in any branch of Educational Science / Engineering / Technology.

The training period will be of 18 months. Training will have to be obtained in any Forest Range College in India.

Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade)

Bachelor's degree in any branch of Educational Science / Engineering / Technology.

If the officer selected for the said post leaves the training in between, then the selected officer will have to pay all the expenses to the Madhya Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation and after training, it will be mandatory for the selected project field officer in the department to serve in the corporation for 05 years.

Particulars 

Male 

Female

Height of Unreserved, Schedule Caste and Other Backward Class

163 cm

150 cm

Height of Schedule Tribe 

152 cm 

145 cm 

Chest 

79 cm 

74 cm 

Minimum expend 

5 cm 

5 cm 

Expanded

84 cm 

79 cm 

4 Hours Walk 

25 km 

Forest Ranger (2nd Grade) and Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade):- 16 km. 

Category 

Application Fee

SC/ ST/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) Of Madhya Pradesh state

INR 250/- 

All categories and candidates who are not belonging from Madhya Pradesh 

INR 500/- 

Subject 

No of Questions 

Marks 

Duration 

Paper-1

General Studies

100

200

2 Hours

Paper-2

General Aptitude Test

100

200

2 Hours

Subject 

No.of Questions 

Marks 

Duration 

Madhya Pradesh, National & International General Studies 

50

150

3 Hours 

Forestry & General Science 

100

300

Total 

150

450

Interview 

50

Grand Total 

500 

Topic

Sub-Topic

Prelims Examination Paper 1 

General Studies 

1. General Science and Environment 

2. Current Events of National & International Importance 

3. History of India and Independent India

4. (a) Geography of India 

5. (b) General Geographical awareness of world. 

6. Indian Polity and Economy 

7. Sports

8. Geography. History and Culture of M.P.. Polity and Economy of M.P. Political system. 

9. Information and Communication Technology 

10. Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989 (No.33 of 1989) and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955) 

11. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. 

Prelims Examination Paper 2 

General Aptitude Test 

1. Comprehension 

2. Interpersonal skill including communication skill 

3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability

4. Decision making and problem solving 

5. General mental ability 

6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, order of magnitude ect.-Class X level) Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.-Class X level) 

7. Hindi Language Comprehension Skill (Class X level)

Mains Examination- Section A

History culture and literature of M.P.

• Important Historical events and Major dynasties of M.P.

• Contribution of Madhya Pradesh in the Independence movements.

• Art, Architecture and culture of M.P.

• Main Tribes and Dialects of M.P.

• Main festivals, folk music and folk art of M.P.

• Iniportant literary figures of M.P. and their literature.

• Main Tourist places of M.P.

• Important personalities of M.P.

Geography of the Madhya Pradesh

• Forest, Mountain and Rivers of M.P.

• Climate of M.P.

• Natural and mineral resources of M.P.

• Energy Resources: Conventional and Non- conventional.

• Main irrigation and Power projects of M.P.

Politics and Economy of M.P.

• Political system of M.P. (Governor, Cabinet, Legislative Assembly).

• Panchayati Raj in M.P.

• Social system of M.P.

• Demography and census of M.P.

• Economic development of M.F.

• Main industries of M.P.

• Agriculture and Agri-based industries in M.P.

4. Current events of International, National and M.P.

• Important Contemporaneous events.

• Famous sports competitions; awards and sports institutions of the State and country:

• Welfare schemes of M.P. state.

• Famous personalities and Places.

Information and Communication Technology

• Electronics, computers, information and communication technology.

• Robotics, artificial intelligence and cyber security.

• E-Governance.

• Internet and Social networking sites.

• E-Commerce.

Mains Examination- Section B 

Forestry & General Science 

Forest Utilization 

Forest Policy and Legislation 

Forest Protection 

Tribes of Madhya Pradesh

Chemistry

Physic

Biology

Environment

Elementary Mathematics & General Mental Ability 

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

Trignometry

General Mental Ability 

Category 

Vacancy 

Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)/ Forest Ranger (2nd Grade) 

At present, the department has not sent the demand letter for these posts to the commission. Before the selection result of the preliminary examination of the State Forest Service Examination 2022 is declared, if the demand letter for these post/posts is sent by the department to the commission, then the post/posts received through corrigendum will be included in the said examination.

Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade)

15

Category 

Salary 

Assistant Conservator of Forest (2nd Grade)

56,100-1,77,500/-

Forest Ranger (2nd Grade) 

36200-114800 /-

Project Manager (2nd, 3rd Grade)

9300-34800 + 3600/- Grade pay