Advertisement for Recruitment of contractual Foresters and Forest Guards in Bhawanipatna Circle 1. Posts of Foresters and Forest Guards in different Divisions of this Circle are intended to be filled up on contractual basis in accordance with the Orissa Subordinate Forest Services (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Services of Foresters) Rules, 1998 and Orissa Subordinate Forest Service (Method of Recruitment and condition of Services of Forest Guards ) rules, 1998 respectively. 2. Vacancy :- Tentative number of posts to be filled up on Contractual basis division wise and category wise is indicated below Forester :Name of Name of ST SC SEBC Un Reserved Total Division District Open Women Open Women Open Women Open Women Open Kalahandi Kalahandi 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 02 04 (North)* Balangir Balangir 00 02 01 02 00 00 02 02 03 Total 00 02 01 02 00 00 06 04 07 Forest Guard :Name of Name of Division District ST Open SC Women Open Women SEBC Open Women Un Reserved Total Open Open Women Kalahandi Kalahandi 03 03 00 00 00 00 06 03 09 (North)* Kalahandi Kalahandi 03 02 02 01 00 00 07 03 12 (south) Balangir Balangir 06 02 01 06 00 00 04 12 11 Subarnapur Subanapur 02 00 00 01 00 00 02 05 04 Khariar Nuapada 06 01 00 00 00 00 09 04 15 Sunabeda Nuapada 00 01 01 00 00 00 01 03 02 Wildlife Total 20 09 04 08 00 00 29 30 53 *includes R.C.C.F.,Bhawanipatna Circle office & W.P.O., Bhawanipatna The number of posts indicated above is purely tentative and subject to change and approval of competent authority. Women 02 06 08 Women 06 06 20 06 05 04 47 3. Scale of Pay :The service conditions and emoluments shall be governed by the Odisha Group-C and Group-D posts ( contractual appointment ) Rules, 2013 notified vide no. 32010-GAD dated 12.11.2013 of the G.A. Department, Government of Odisha. 4.Educational Qualification :Forester +2 Science ( passed) Forest Guard H.S.C. (10+) (passed) 5. Age ( As on 31.10..2014) Forester Between 20-32 years Forest Guard Between 18-32 years Upper age is relaxable by 5 years in case S.C., S.T & Women candidate and by 3 years in case of SEBC candidates. 6. All the candidates shall have valid registration certificate of the Employment Exchange. A candidate shall be eligible to apply for any post of a particular division if he / she is registered in the District Employment Exchange or subordinate Employment Exchange of the district of the concerned Forest/ Wildlife Division. Candidates shall have to apply in the prescribed form prescribed in this advertisement. Candidates can use the format to file their application. The common application format will be also available in our website www.odishaforest.in. Candidates can download the format and can use it. It can also be obtained free of cost from the office of the Divisional Forest Officer on production of original registration certificate from Employment Exchange and Medical certificate in regard to his/her physical standards. After verifying the original , the Divisional Forest Officer shall issue common application form to the candidate 7. Physical standards :As per Orissa Subordinate Forest Services ( Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Services of Foresters )Rules, 1998 and Orissa Subordinate Forest Service (Method of Recruitment and condition of Services of Forest Guards ) rules, 1998 respectively the minimum Physical standard of the candidate shall be as follows for different categories. Category of candidate Minimum height in Minimum Chest in C.M. C.M. Unexpanded Expanded 1 2 3 4 General and 168 81 86 Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribe 158 81 86 Women 153 .. .. Candidates qualifying in the written examination shall also be required to undergo physical standard tests to be conducted by the respective divisions as per the above Recruitment Rule . 8. Important dates :Issue of Application forms in the Divisions From 15.11.2014 to 29.11.2014 (on any working day during office hours) Last date of submission of Application Form:On or before 5.00 P.M. of 29.11.2014 Date of written examination 04.01.2015 The other eligibility criteria, physical standard , details of written examination, physical test, viva voce test etc. can be ascertained from the office Notice Board of the respective Divisional Forest Officers or their Range Officers. 9.The schedule for written test has been fixed to 4th January,2015 as per the following details. Category Subject Time Forest Guard Oriya Language 10.30AM to 11.30AM Mathematics 12noon to 1.00 PM Forester Oriya Language 2.30PM to 3.30PM Mathematics 4 PM to 5 PM 10. All the candidates for the morning session shall report to examination hall by 10AM . Similarly the candidates for the afternoon session shall report to examination hall by 2.00 PM 11. The question-cum-answer paper will be OMR sheet in which the candidate shall have to blacken/shade the correct answer box with blue coloured ball point pen. Sample OMR sheets will be available in the website for the candidates to download and practice. NB- The other eligibility criteria, physical standard , details of written examination, physical test, viva voce test etc. can be ascertained from the office Notice Board of the respective Divisional Forest Officers or their Range Officers. 12.Any incomplete application form is liable to be rejected . (M.Sathyanarayana) Regional Chief Conservator of Forests Bhawanipatna Circle