Total No. of Vacancies: 158
Job Location: Tamilnadu
Last date for Submission of Application: 01.08.2018
Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:
TNPSC Invites Applications for the Following Posts
Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service (Service Code 008)
1. Forest Apprentice (Post Code No. 1652) - 148 Posts
2. Forest Apprentice (Post Code No. 1652) (SC applicants only) - 10 Posts
The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable for this recruitment, except to the shortfall vacancies. The distribution of vacancies for regular 148 vacancies are as follows:-
Educational Qualification: (As on 04.07.2018)
(a) Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or its equivalent degree of any Institution or University recognized by UGC
OR
(b) Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent degree in any one of the following subjects from any Institution or University recognized by UGC
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: (i) The educational qualification prescribed for this post should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies SSLC + HSC or its equivalent + U.G. degree (Results of the examination should have been declared on or before the date of Notification)
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2018)
For Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all castes - 18 to 35 Years
For “Others” [ i.e Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and DWs of all castes] - 18 to 30 Years
For For Ex-Servicemen (Irrespective of caste) - 18 to 37 Years
*Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession up to 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed
Pay Scale: Level- 20 Rs.37,700- 1,19,500/-
Application Fee:
Registration Fee - Rs.150/-
For One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide G.O. (Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M) Department, dated 01.03.2017).
Note
Applicants who have already registered in one time Registration system within the validity period of 5 years are exempted.
Examination Fee - Rs.150/-
Note
The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the fee concession noted below :-
EXAMINATION FEE CONCESSION
Note:
(i) The three / two free chances referred to above are not for EACH POST but for ANY THREE / TWO APPLICATIONS ONLY. The claim for exemption from payment of examination fee made in any application which has been rejected / admitted or withdrawn will be counted as free chance availed.
(ii) Failure to pay the prescribed examination fee along with the application in-time, will be liable for rejection of application.
(iii) The number of free chances availed by the applicant means, the total number of free chances hitherto availed by the applicant in his/her earlier applications submitted to the Commission for any post/recruitment.
(iv) If, the examination fee concession claimed in the application is found to exceed the admissible limits as announced above, the application will be rejected at any stage of selection. The number of free chances availed by the applicants will be counted from all previous applications submitted through One Time Registration and / or submitted directly without One Time Registration.
