ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Apply for 44 Scientist-B posts from Sept 5

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The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has invited applications from candidates for Scientist-B posts. These job openings are in a variety of fields, such as biotechnology, botany, cellulose and paper, chemistry, forest ecology, entomology, environmental science, and forestry, among others.

Interested and eligible applicants can apply for Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Job Notification 2022 on or before 15 October 2022.

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ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Overview

ICFRE Recruitment 2022
Authority Name	The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)
Posts	44 Scientist- B posts
No. of Vacancy	44
Advt. No.	DSB/ICFRE-2022
Application Last Date	15 October 2022
Application Starting Date	05th September 2022
Application Mode	Online
Selection Process	Written test/ Personal interview
Official Website	@icfre.gov.in

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Notification PDF

Those candidates applying for the Scientist B posts, need to be at a minimum of 21 years of age and a maximum of 35 years of age as on the closing date of application that is October 15, 2022. The educational qualifications required for the post are a degree in M.Sc/ B.E/B.Tech from a recognized university. Candidates should make sure they meet all qualifying standards outlined in the job ad before submitting an application. Before submitting the online application, candidates should read the official notification.

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ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Important Dates

ICFRE Recruitment 2022- Important Dates
Apply Online Date	05 September 2022
Last Date of Application	15 October 2022
Call letter for Written Exam	Yet to be released
Written Exam	Yet to be announced
Result	Not declared yet

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Vacancy

This recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 44 vacancies of which 12 vacancies are for the post of unreserved category, 10 vacancies are for the EWS category, 5 vacancies are for SC, 2 vacancies are for ST, and 15 vacancies are for OBC.

Sl.No	Post Name	Number Of Vacancy
1	Biotechnology (SBT)	04
2	Botany (SBOT)	04
3	Cellulose and Paper (SCNP)	01
4	Chemistry (SCT)	05
5	Forest Ecology (SECO)	02
6	Entomology (SENT)	02
7	Environmental Science (SENV)	02
8	Forestry (SFT)	05
9	Genetics (SFG)	04
10	Information Technology (SIT)	02
11	Pathology (SPP)	01
12	Soil Science (SSS)	02
13	Wood Science and Technology (WST)	10
Total		44

Category Wise Vacancy

Sl. No.	Post	No. of Post (s) & category
Sl. No.	Post	Total	UR	EWS	SC	ST	OBC	PwBD
1.	Biotechnology (SBT)	04	01	01	–	–	02	–
2.	Botany (SBOT)	04	01	01	–	01	01	–
3.	Cellulose and Paper (SCNP)	01	01	–	–	–	–	–
4.	Chemistry (SCT)	05	01	01	01	–	02	01*
5.	Forest Ecology (SECO)	02	01	01	–	–	–	–
6.	Entomology (SENT)	02	–	01	–	–	01	–
7.	Environmental Science (SENV)	02	01	–	–	–	01	–
8.	Forestry (SFT)	05	01	01	02	–	01	–
9.	Genetics (SFG)	04	01	01	01	–	01	–
10.	Information Technology (SIT)	02	01	–	–	–	01	01*
11.	Pathology (SPP)	01	–	–	–	–	01	–
12.	Soil Science (SSS)	02	–	01	–	–	01	–
13.	Wood Science and Technology (WST)	10	03	02	01	01	03	1*

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ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Salary

Candidates declared successful for the post of Scientist-B will be recommended for appointment in the level 10 (7th CPC) of the Pay Matrix (Rs.56,100 – 177500) plus allowances as admissible under the rules/orders of ICFRE.

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates having educational qualification including M.Sc./B.E./B.Tech with additional eligibility as mentioned in the notification can apply for these posts. Selection for these posts will be done on the basis of performance in the competitive written examination followed by Personal Interview.

Educational Qualification

Post Name	Qualification
Biotechnology (SBT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Bio-technology / Agricultural Bio-technology from a recognized University with specialization in Plant Biotechnology. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Botany (SBOT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class M.Sc. degree in Botany with Specialization in Plant Taxonomy from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Cellulose and Paper (SCNP)	Essential Qualification: M.Sc. Cellulose and Paper Tech./M.Sc. Pulp & Paper Science Tech./B.Tech. in Pulp & Paper Tech.ORB.Tech. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with MTech. in Pulp & Paper. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subjects.
Chemistry (SCT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from a recognized University with specialization in Organic Chemistry. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Forest Ecology (SECO)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class M.Sc. degree in Botany / Forestry / Environment Science/Ecology from a recognized University with specialization in Forest Ecology / Ecology. ORFirst Class M.Sc. degree in Natural Science/Life Sciences/Environment Management from a recognized University with specialization in Forest Ecology/ Ecology. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Entomology (SENT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Zoology/Agriculture from a recognized University with specialization in Entomology.ORFirst class M.Sc. degree in Entomology/Agricultural Entomology from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subjects.
Environmental Science (SENV)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class M.Sc degree in Environmental Science or Environment Management from a recognized university. ORFirst class B.E./B.Tech. in Environmental Engineering form a recognized university. Desirable Qualification (ii) MTech or Ph.D. in relevant subjects.
Forestry (SFT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Forestry from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Genetics (SFG)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Plant Genetics from a recognized University. ORFirst class M.Sc. degree in Forestry/Botany/ Agriculture with specialization in Genetics/Forest Genetics/Tree improvement from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Information Technology (SIT)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology. Desirable Qualification (ii) MTech / M.E / Ph.D. degree in relevant subjects.
Pathology (SPP)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class M.Sc. degree in Botany/Forestry/Agriculture from a recognized University with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Forest Pathology / Microbiology. ORFirst Class M.Sc. degree in Plant Pathology/Microbiology from a recognized University Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.
Soil Science (SSS)	Essential Qualification: (i) First Class M.Sc. degree in Forestry/Agriculture from a recognized University with specialization in Soil Science. OR First Class M.Sc. degree in Soil Science/ Agricultural Chemistry from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph. D degree in relevant subject.
Wood Science and Technology (WST)	Essential Qualification: (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Wood Science & Technology/Physics from a recognized University.Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in relevant subject.

Age Limit

Candidates should be between the age of 21 to 35 years as on the closing date of the application.
The upper age is relaxable upto five years for departmental candidates (ICFRE Employees)..
The upper age is relaxable for candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ Divyang categories as per rules of the Government of India subject to production of prescribed certificate from the Competent Authority.
The upper age limit is relaxable up to 10 years for Divyang (OH/PH) candidates in identified (*) marked discipline.

Nationality

Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply

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ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Application Form

Applications should be submitted ONLINE only through website http://recruitment.icfre.gov.in from 05.09.2022 to 15.10.2022. No other mode of applications submission will be accepted. Candidate who wish to apply for more than one post must apply separately for each post.

OBC candidates whose caste is not listed in Central List and who are not covered under the provisions as applicable to OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates, shall be treated as General Category candidates for all purposes. Accordingly, OBC Candidates not belonging to OBC Non-Creamy Layer shall indicate their category as ‘General’.

How to Apply for ICFRE Recruitment 2022?

Online submission of application can only be made at website http://recruitment.icfre.gov.in.
Candidate should provide all the required details while filling up the Online Application/registration. Mandatory fields are marked with *(asterisk) sign.
Uploaded photograph, specimen signature and other documents must be clearly identifiable / visible, otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be rejected and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.
At the end of the online application / registration, the candidate will be given the option (to correct, if any) to confirm / edit the information / details given by him.
After final submission or after making payment of application fee, the candidate will not be able to make any changes in the filled / submitted form.
After successful registration of their online application, the candidates are advised to keep the Registration number and print-out of his/her application form in safe custody which will be required to be submitted by them at later stage, as and when asked for.
Registration number will be informed to the candidate through e-mail/SMS. Information about admit Cards for written exam/test will be available at website http://recruitment.icfre.gov.in in due course.
The online application form (format) will be bilingual (English & Hindi) but entries for this online application form will be accepted only in English language.
Once the complete process of filling up the information in the application form, uploading of the photograph, signature and other documents is completed.
The candidate can view the entire application form together with the uploaded photograph, signature and other documents and can still edit at this point to make/incorporate any change/editing in any field of the application form before final submission.
After final submission or after making payment of application fee, the candidate will not be able to make any changes in the filled / submitted form.
The candidates are required to enter their valid and active e-mail id in the Application Form.
For payment of Application Fee, please keep your Debit/Credit card or Net Banking details ready for payment using them.
Candidates are advised to take a print/soft copy of the online application and keep it safely for future references.

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Application Fee

Details of application fee to be paid:

Sl.No.	Category of Candidate	Examination Fee	Processing Fee	Total Fee
1.	Unreserved (UR)/EWS	Rs.1,000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs. 2,000/-
2.	Other Backward Class (OBC)	Rs.1,000/-	Rs.1,000/-	Rs. 2,000/-
3.	Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Divyang/Women	-Nil –	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-

Transaction charges for Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking payment, as the case may be, have to be borne by the candidate.
The fee must be paid online through the online application form available on the website For online payment: Payment can be made through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking from any Bank. Fee once paid cannot be refunded/re-used under any circumstances.

Application Link

Candidates can apply online for the ICFRE recruitment by the direct link mentioned below,

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR ICFRE RECRUITMENT 2022

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Selection Process

Selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of their performance in the written examination and personal interview.

Exam Pattern

A competitive written examination followed by Personal Interview shall be conducted as per the following plan of examination

The question paper (bilingual – in English and Hindi) will have total 100 objective type questions from relevant subject carrying Max. Marks as 400, as below: –

Particulars of Question Paper	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
Questions on relevant subject	100	400	02.00 Hours

Minimum qualifying marks required in written examination :-

Category of candidate	Minimum qualifying marks
General/EWS	50%
OBC	45%
SC /ST / Divyangjan	40%

Syllabus

Post Name	Syllabus
Biotechnology (SBT)	Cell structure and Function Biomolecules and Metabolism Molecular Biology and Cellular processes Genetics, Phylogeny and Evolution Tissue culture Recombinant DNA Technology Molecular Breeding Genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics Research Methodology
Botany (SBOT)	Cryptogams Phanerogams Angiosperms families Anatomy and Embryology Microbiology and Plant Pathology Plant Utility and Exploitation Morphogenesis Cell Biology Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics Physiology and Biochemistry Ecology and Plant Geography
Cellulose and Paper (SCNP)	Conservation Ecology Introduction Conservation of resources Restoration Ecology Introduction Microbial management People’s participation in restoration Soils and mineralization Pollution and Climatic Change Air, water, soil and noise pollution
Chemistry (SCT)	Organic Nomenclature Stereochemistry Aromaticity Reaction Mechanism Name reactions and rearrangements Organic Synthesis Asymmetric synthesis Pericyclic reactions Heterocyclic compounds Chemistry of natural products Spectroscopy Chemical periodicity Chemical bonding Acids and bases Elements and their compounds Nuclear chemistry
Forest Ecology (SECO)	Fundamentals of Ecology Introduction Autecology Synecology Ecosystem Analysis Major ecosystems Functional aspects of ecosystem Forest Ecology Forest types of India
Entomology (SENT)	Insect Biodiversity and Biosystematics History of Entomology in India. Principles and application of zoological nomenclature; Insect Morphology Insect body structure Wings Scope and importance of insect anatomy and physiology Chemistry of cuticle Nutrition of phytophagous insects Insect Ecology Concept of ecology, Integerated Pest Management (IPM) History, principles and concepts of IPM; Laws of quarantine. Host Plant Resistance Chemical ecology Genetics and types of resistance. Biotechnological approaches and development Biological Control of Insect Pests Important entomophagous insect Orders and Families. Chemical Control and Toxicology Insect vectors of plant diseases: Industrial Entomology and other beneficial insects Molecular insect systematic and taxonomy, Genetic improvement and insect gene Biotechnology in relation to silkworms and honey bees.
Environmental Science (SENV)	Efficiency Concept of Substitution Factors affecting demand and supply of forest products Markets and firms Cost of production Demand Integration in forestry firms, Product Management. Trade in Forest Products Absolute and Comparative Advantage Methods of monetization and valuation of forest resources Market Price Approach, Surrogate Market Approach Production Function Approach Cost analysis Determination of Stumpage value Factors affecting demand of eco-system goods and services, Accounting Economics of ecosystems and biodiversity. Applications of Forest Economics Sustainable forest management (SFM) Economics of SFM, Optimal Economic Models – Binkley’s Model. Dimensions of Land Interdependence of land-uses, Issues with land use planning. Theory of Time preference, Economic Analysis and impact assessment of Forestry Projects Case studies on analysis of forestry projects
Forestry (SFT)	FOREST ECONOMICS Basics of Forest Economics and associated quantitative methods Micro and macro economics. Definition of Econometrics, Methods for econometric analysis The Forestry and Logging sector in Indian Economy Production Forestry Concept of Production Functions (Single and Multiple Input cases)
Genetics (SFG)	FOREST GENETICS Population Genetics Evolutionary Genetics Quantitative Genetics factor inheritance Conservation Genetics Molecular Genetics: The structure of the genome: chromosomes, DNA replication, DNA damage and repair, mutations Methods of gene isolation and identification FOREST TREE BREEDING, Techniques of tree breeding APPLIED TREE IMPROVEMENT Species and provenance testing, Clonal testing and clonal selection: System of variety release and notification. STATISTICAL METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS Frequency distribution, Tests of significance, Correlation
Information Technology (SIT)	Transition elements and coordination compounds Inner transition elements Spectral and magnetic properties, Redox chemistry, analytical applications. Organometallics: Fluxionality in organometallic complexes. Homogeneous catalysis Heterogeneous catalysis Cages and metal clusters: Analytical chemistry: Bioinorganic chemistry Inorganic spectroscopy Electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.
Pathology (SPP)	Historical perspectives of plant diseases Concept of tree disease Biotic Causes of Disease Colonization and Pathogenesis Pathological problems in urban trees and plantations Epidemiology Principles of Disease Management Forest nursery diseases Root Diseases Mycorrhizne Stem Pathology and wood decay Molecular tools in forest pathology
Soil Science (SSS)	Definition and concept of soil; Weathering and soil formation; Soil profile development, Features of a typical soil profile; Mineralogical properties of soil-important primary and secondary minerals and their influence on soil behavior; Physical properties of soil Soil Chemical properties of soil, clay Biological properties of soil- Role of macro- and micro organisms and their influence on soil conditions Mineral nutrition Macro- and micro-nutrients and their role in plant growth and development, Soil survey and classification Organic and inorganic fertilizers, Soil erosion. Major constraints of Indian soils for raising biomass productivity and measures for improvement. Role of soil in mitigating impact of GHGs
Wood Science and Technology (WST)	Wood Physics Wood Anatomy Timber Mechanics Wood Preservation Composite Wood Timber Engineering Forest Certification Forest and forest products certification Crystal diffraction Bragg’s law. X-rays diffraction of crystals

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ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Exam Centre

The candidates are required to select two (02) Centres in order of preference. The Council reserves the right to allot an examination centre other than the preference given by the candidate. After allotment of examination centre, request for change of examination centre shall not be accepted in any circumstances and the candidate will have to appear at the allotted centre. The candidates will also have to make their own arrangements for travel and stay for the examination.

The written examination will be held at 09 centres as given below: –

Centre of Examination	Centre Code No.
Bengaluru (Karnataka)	01
Coimbatore (Tamilnadu)	02
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)	03
Guwahati (Assam)	04
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)	05
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)	06
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)	07
Ranchi (Jharkhand)	08
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)	09

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Interview

Merit list of the candidates, who secure minimum qualifying marks shall be prepared and as per merit list, candidates will be called for personal interview in the ratio of 1:5 (five candidates against one vacancy) for each post. Final merit shall be decided on the total marks, i.e. marks obtained in written examination and in personal interview.

The candidates, selected on the basis of merit in written examination will be called for interview. The decision of the Council on short-listing will be final and the Council will not entertain any correspondence in this regard. The candidates will be at liberty to communicate in Hindi or English during the Personal Interview. The candidates shortlisted for personal interview will have to carry original as well as self attested photocopies of their certificates related to age proof, caste, educational qualifications, Divyang, EWS certificates etc. at the time of personal interview for verification.

ICFRE Recruitment 2022: Important Links

The direct link for ICFRE Apply Online 2022 and link of Notification Pdf are mentioned below.

ICFRE Recruitment Links 2022
Notification PDF	Download here
Apply Online	Click here

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