TNPSC Recruitment 2022 – Apply for 10 Forest Apprentice Post

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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has released a notification regarding vacancies for the post of Forest Apprentice in Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service. Interested and eligible candidates can submit their applications online until 6th September, 2022 through the official website – www.tnpsc.gov.in . This vacancy comes under Group VI services. Eligible candidates will be directly recruited by TNPSC. This article gives you an insight about the recruitment drive for Forest Apprentice.

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TNPSC Forest Apprentice Recruitment 2022 Overview

Particulars	Details
Name of Recruiting Organization	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Name of Department	Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service
Name of Post	Forest Apprentice
Number of Vacancies	10
Scale of Pay	Rs. 37,700 to Rs. 1,38,500 (Level-20)
Mode of Recruitment	Direct Recruitment
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in
Mode of Selection	Written Examination Physical Test (Walking Test) Oral Test

Click Here for the Official Notification by TNPSC

TNPSC Forest Apprentice Recruitment 2022 Official Dates

Events	Dates
Release of Official Notification	8th August, 2022
Last Date for Submitting Applications	6th September, 2022
Application Correction Window Period	From 11th September 2022 to 13th September 2022
Date and time of Written Examination	3rd December to 13th December 2022

TNPSC Forest Apprentice Vacancies 2022

There are a total of 10 vacancies (including two C/F vacancies) for the post of Forest Apprentice. The category wise vacancies are as shown in the table below:

Category	Number of Vacancies
General Turn (GT(G))	2
General Turn (GT(W))	1
Other than Backward Class Muslim (OBCM) (G)	1
Other than Backward Class Muslim (OBCM) (LC/ AC)	1
Backward Class BC(W)	1
Most Backward Classes MBC/ DC (G)	2
Most Backward Classes MBC/ DC (G) (LC/ AC)	1
Scheduled Caste (SC(A)(G))	1
Total	10

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TNPSC Forest Apprentice Salary 2022

The post of Forest Apprentice comes under Group VI services. Employees Rs. 37700 to Rs 138500 (Level-20)

TNPSC Forest Apprentice Eligibility Criteria 2022

There are certain criteria laid down by TNPSC for the recruitment of candidates for the post of Forest Apprentice. Applicants should ensure that they satisfy all these criteria before applying for the post. Applications of those who do not meet the criteria is bound to be rejected. Read on to know more about the required criteria.

Educational Qualification

Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or its equivalent degree from any University
recognized by UGC.

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent degree from any recognized University in any one of the following subjects:-

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3. Botany
4. Chemistry
5. Computer Applications/Computer Science
6. Engineering (All Engineering subjects
including Agricultural Engineering)
7. Environmental Science
8. Geology
9. Horticulture
10. Marine Biology
11. Mathematics
12. Physics
13. Statistics
14. Wildlife Biology
15. Zoology

Note:

The educational qualifications prescribed for this post should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the following order of studies viz., 10th + HSC or its equivalent + U.G. Degree
The results of examination should have been declared on or before the date of notification i.e. 8th August , 2022.
Applicants claiming equivalence of qualification to the prescribed qualification should upload and submit evidence for equivalence of qualification in the form of Government Order issued on or before the date of this notification

Age Limit

Applicants should be of minimum18 years of age. The upper age limit for the post of Forest Apprentice is as follows:

Category	Upper Age Limit
Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Other than Backward Class Muslim), Backward Classes (Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all castes	37 years
Others	32 years
Ex-Servicemen (Irrespective of caste)	39 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability	42 years

Physical Qualification

Category	Height	Chest Measurement
Category	Height	(On full expiration)	(On full inspiration)	Difference
Male	163 cm	84 cm	89 cm	5 cm
Female	150 cm	79 cm	84 cm	5 cm

Note: Concession in height will be given to applicants belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races
such as Assamese, Bhutanese, Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Kumoanis, Ladakhese, Mizo, Naga, Nepalese,
Sikkimese and those from Arunachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti, and Meghalaya. The height requirement for this category is as follows:

Male: 152 cm
Female: 145 cm

Vision:

Distant vision without glasses 6/6 each eye.
Near vision 0.5 (sn) each eye

Knowledge in Tamil

Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil.

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TNPSC Forest Apprentice Application Process

Applications have to be submitted online through the official portal –
www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.in.
Applicants must mandatorily complete One Time Registration process. Successfully registered One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration. Applicant should register only once in the One Time Registration by paying Rs.150 as registration fee.
To complete One Time Registration, applicants should have a scanned image of their photograph, certificates specified, if any, and signature in CD/ DVD/ Pen Drive to upload the same, as per the specifications given in the guidelines for scanning and uploading of photograph and signature.
Once registration is done, applicants will be given a user ID and password. The login using your credentials.
Click on “Apply” against this recruitment notified in the Commission’s website.
Carefully fill in all the required fields. All the particulars mentioned in the online application will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date for submission of the
online application.
After the last date for submission of online application, the candidates are allowed to edit their online application during the Application Correction Window period.
After submitting the applications, save and print the application for future reference.

Registration Fee and Examination Fee

Applicants should pay a fee of Rs. 150 as registration fee for One Time registration. Once paid, this fee has a validity pf five years.

Applicants should also pay the examination fee of Rs. 150 at the time of submitting online application. Check the official notification to know about categories exempted from paying the examination fee.

Fee should be paid online. Offline mode of payment will not be accepted and the applications made with such payment will be rejected.

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TNPSC Forest Apprentice Selection Process

The selection process for the post of Forest Apprentice will be in three stages:

Written Examination
Physical Test (Walking Test)
Oral Test

Written Examination: It is an objective type Computer Based Taste (CBT) for a total of 850 marks. There will be four papers as well as as an interview in this section. The mark distribution for each section is as follows:

Paper	Marks	Number of Questions
Paper I (Compulsory Subject) Part A – Tamil Language Aptitude	150 marks	100
Paper I Part B – General Studies and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test	150 marks	100
Paper II Optional Subject 1	300	200
Paper III Optional Subject 2	300	200
Interview and Records	100

For Papers II and III, candidates can choose any two subjects from the following 17 subjects. They should make sure that they do not take more than one subject from the same group.

Group I

Agriculture
Horticulture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

Group II

Computer Applications
Computer Science

Group III

Mathematics
Statistics

Other Subjects

Botany
Chemistry
Engineering (All Engineering subjects including Agricultural Engineering)
Environmental Science
Forestry
Geology
Marine Biology
Physics
Wildlife Biology
Zoology

Candidates should secure a minimum of 60 marks or 40% to qualify in Part A of Paper I. Only marks secured in Part-B of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will be considered for ranking.

Physical Test (Walking Test): Based on the total marks obtained by the applicant in Written Examination and considering the rule of reservation for appointments, the required number of candidates will be
shortlisted for Physical Test (Walking Test). The applicant will be required to walk over 25 kms and 16 kms to be completed in four hours by male and female applicants respectively, which will be conducted by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. The walking test will be conducted only in Chennai.

Oral Test: The candidates who are qualified in the physical test alone will be considered for Oral Test in the specified ratio.

The final selection will be made on the basis of the total marks obtained by the applicants in the written examination and oral test taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments. Applicants selected for appointment will be required to produce a certificate of physical fitness in the form prescribed. Applicants with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from a qualified Eye Specialist working in Government Hospital.

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