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TAMIL NADU FOREST UNIFORMED SERVICES RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

9th Floor, Panagal Maaligai, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015

Website : www.forests.tn.nic.in

Advertisement No.1/2014 Dated : 22-12-2014

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited from 02-01-2015 to 30-01-2015 for Direct Recruitment

to the vacancies for the following posts :

Sl.

No.

Name of the Post

Name of the

Department /

Corporations

No. of

vacancies

Scale of Pay

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FORESTER

Tamil Nadu Forest Department (TNFD)

148 Rs.9300-34800 + G.P. 4400(PB-2)

2

FORESTER

Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN)

17

Rs.9300-34800 + G.P. 4400(PB-2)

3

FIELD ASSISTANT

Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited (ARC)

16

Rs.9300-34800 + G.P. 4200(PB-2)

2. DETAILS OF VACANCIES :

UNIT G.T. MBC /DC

BC BC(M) SC SC(A) ST TOTAL

TNFD 46 30 39 5 22 5 1 148

TAFCORN 4 2 4 1 4 2 - 17

ARC 3 4 4 1 3 1 - 16

GRAND TOTAL 181

Note : The estimated number of vacancies given above is only tentative.

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3. IMPORTANT DATES :-

Date of Notification 22-12- 2014

Commencement of sale of Application 02-01- 2015

Last Date for receipt of applications 30-01- 2015

Date of written examination 22-02– 2015 Paper - I General Knowledge, Aptitude,

Mental ability, data analysis,

Basic English, Tamil Language etc.

10.00 A.M. TO 1.00 P.M

Paper - II General Science 2.00 P.M. TO 5.00 P.M.

4. QUALIFICATIONS :-

(A) AGE(as on 01.07.2014)

For Direct Recruitment of Forester other things being equal preference shall

be given to persons who have been discharged from Army services (Land

Force).

(B) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :-

Candidate should possess any one of the following or its equivalent

qualification awarded by an University or Institution recognized by the

University Grant Commission on the date of this notification viz.,

22-12-2014.

Must hold a Bachelors’ Degree in Science or Engineering of any recognized

University with any one of the following subjects :

1) Agriculture 2) Animal Husbandry 3) Botany 4) Chemistry

5) Computer Applications / Computer Science 6) Engineering (All

Engineering subjects including Agricultural Engineering)

7) Environmental Science8) Forestry 9) Geology 10) Horticulture

11) Marine Biology 12) Mathematics 13) Physics 14) Statistics

15) Veterinary Science 16) Wildlife Biology 17) Zoology

S. No.

Category of Candidates

Minimum age

(should have completed)

Maximum age

(should not have

completed)

1 “General” (ie., Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs)

21 Years

30 Years

2 SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs and DWs of all Castes

35 Years

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The Educational qualification prescribed for this post should have been

obtained by passing in the following order of sequence

S.S.L.C+H.S.C.+U.G. Degree. (10 + 2 +3)

(C) PHYSICAL STANDARDS :-

Candidates must possess the following minimum physical standards.

Category Height (Cm.) Chest girth(Cm.)

Normal Expansion

Male 163 79 05

Female 150 74 05

For candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, the following height

standard will be allowed.

Male Candidate - 152 Cm. Female Candidate - 145 Cm.

Only candidates possessing the above said minimum physical standards are eligible to apply for the post.

(D) PHYSICAL TEST :-

a) Candidates must pass a physical test covering a distance of 25/16 Km

within 4hours on foot by male/female candidates, respectively.

b) Applicants must satisfy a medical board as to his/her physical fitness

and capacity for rough outdoor work for the post applied for.

5. FEE:

Note:

1) Details regarding exemption of examination fee are furnished in Annexure 7of “Information Brochure”

2) Issue of application forms: OMR application forms along with “Information Brochure” can be obtained only from any one of the designated Post Offices in Tamil Nadu/ Puduchery (as per the details of Post offices provided in the Tamil Nadu Forest Department Website ie. www.forests.tn.nic.in / Annexure-9 of the “Information Brochure”) on payment of cash.

3) Filled in application forms should be addressed and sent to the “Chief Post Master, Anna Road HO, Chennai-600 002” and should not be sent to the Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee (TNFUSRC) directly.

Fee Amount Total

Cost of application Rs. 50/- + Rs.10/- (Service Charge to Post office)

Rs.60/-

Examination Fee Rs.250/- + Rs.12/- (Service Charge to Post office)

Rs.262/-

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6. RESERVATIONS :

The Rule of reservation is applicable as per the Tamil Nadu Government Rules

and Orders in force.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION :

1. Application containing wrong claims relating to category of reservation / age / educational / physical qualification will be liable for rejection.

2. Knowledge of Tamil

Candidates should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil on the date of this

Notification. (For details refer Para 17(2) of the Information Brochure)

8. CENTRE FOR EXAMINATIONS:

Examinations will be held in sixcentres namely, Chennai, Salem, Madurai,

Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Trichy. The Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services

Recruitment Committee (TNFUSRC) reserves the right to modify the Examination

Centres.

9. PROCEDURE FORSELECTION :

Based on the written examination, the successful candidates will be called for

appearing in Walking test, physical standards verification and personality test

for final selection.

A candidate who has not appeared in any one of the papers in Written

examination or the other tests will not be considered for selection even if he/she

secures qualifying marks in the written examination.

10. OTHER DETAILS:

For details regarding Age, Educational Qualification, Physical Standards, Physical

Test, General Information, Eligibility Conditions, the Syllabus and Scheme of

Examination, Examination Centre, Procedure of Selection, Examination Fee, How

to apply, No objection Certification, Concession and other important instructions

etc. candidates must refer the Information Brochure / visit Tamil Nadu Forest

Department website. (www.forests.tn.nic.in)

Member Secretary, TNFUSRC