About the vacancy
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) is inviting Online Recruitment Applications (ORAs) from eligible candidates for the post of Range Forest Officer on contract basis.

There are about 45 vacancies totally for which applications are invited currently.

Applicants for HPPSC Range Forest Officer post must have passed BSc in Forestry.

Even candidates who have passed a bachelors degree in science or engineering from a recognised educational institution can also apply.

Candidates who have passed bachelors in Science or Engineering must have one of the below mentioned subjects as one of their papers:

(i) Agriculture

(ii) Botany

(iii) Chemistry

(iv) Computer Applications / Science.

(v) Engineering Agricultural/Chemical/Civil/Computer/Electrical/
Electronics/Mechanical

(vi) Environmental Science

(vii) Forestry

(viii) Geology

(ix) Horticulture

(x) Mathematics

(xi) Physics

(xii) Statistics

(xiii) Veterinary Science

(xiv) Zoology

Point to remember
The prefrence is likely to more for candidates who have passed BSc in Forestry.

In case there are no enough number of candidates with BSc Forestry qualification, vacancies will be filled with non BSc Forestry candidates.

Applicants for HPPSC Range Forest Officer must be well-aware of customs, traditions and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and also must have the suitability for being appointed in the peculiar condition of Himachal Pradesh

Physical fitness
The height desirable for male applicants for HPPSC Range Forest Officer is 163 cms and the same for female candidates is 150 cms.

The chest girth for male candidates must be 79 cms normally and should be expandable upto 5 cms.

The chest girth for female applicants of HPPSC Range Forest Officer must normally be 74 cms and should expand to 5 cms.

If the candidates are from Scheduled Tribes and races like Assamese, Garhwalis, Kumoanis, Ladakhis, Mizo, Naga, Sikkimese and from states like Arunachal Pradesh, Lahaul & Spiti and Meghalaya, the male applicant height must be 152 cms and female applicant height can be 145 cms.

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Applicants must cover the distance on foot within four hours.

Age limit
The minimum age limit for HPPSC Range Forest Officer applicants is 21 years. The maxium age limit is 31 years.

Point to remember
Age limit for applicants of HPPSC Range Forest Officer post is applicable as per the rules.

How to apply
The procedure to apply for HPPSC Range Forest Officer post is online.

Applicants have to visit the official website of Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) by typing the url ‘http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/’

After the website downloads, applicants can see the button ‘Apply Online’ on the rightside of the website below the banner.

Candidates can click the button and commence registration to obtain the username and password.

Post obtaining them, applicants have to login using them and choose the advertisement of the post they wish to apply.

In this case, applicants have to click advertisement related to HPPSC Range Forest Officer and start applying.

After providing all the required information and uploading the required documents, applicants have to pay the fees and submit the application form.

Registration fee
The registration fee for General category applicants of HPPSC Range Forest Officer is Rs 400.

The fee is the same for the applicants from Economically Weaker Sections, Physically Challenged, Ex Servicemen of Himachal Pradesh (relieved from duty before the tenure completion) and candidates from other states.

The fees for applicants of SC/ST/OBC and BPL categories from Himachal Pradesh is Rs 100

Ex servicemen of Himachal Pradesh who have retired from services after completing the required tenure need not pay any registration fee.

1. Matriculation marksheet (10th class) as a proof of age

2. The marksheets of their qualifying exam.

3. Category certificate (if applicable)

4. Certificate from Himachal Pradesh Government official claiming the age relaxation (if applicable)

5. If applicants are already in government service in Himachal Pradesh, they have to provide a certificate that they have intimated their required department head about their application for this post.

Selection procedure
Applicants for HPPSC Range Forest Officer will have to attend a screening test initially.

Applicants who pass this have to attend a written test and pass it.

Candidates who pass the written test will be called for a physical test. Those qualifying the written exam have to attend personality test or interview.

The screening test
The screening test for HPPSC Range Forest Officer applicants will be into two categories.

The first is for non-BSc Forestry candidates and the second is for BSc Forestry candidates.

Non BSc Forestry candidates
The questions will be regarding history, geography, socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh.

There will be questions related to current affairs, events of national and international importance in the written test for HPPSC Range Forest Officer post.

Even queries related to modern Indian History, Indian Culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, teachings of Mahatma Gandhi will have to be fielded in the written test.

For BSc Forestry Graduates
The questions related to forestry subject, general knowledge of Himachal Pradesh, national and international affairs will be asked in the written test.

Point to remember
The total marks in screening test for both the type of above mentioned applicants is 100 each.

The marks obtained in the above screening test by the candidates, who are declared qualified for admission to written examination, will not be counted for determining final order of merit.

Main written examination
Main written examination in connection with HPPSC Range Forest Officer recruitment has two papers – Compulsory and optional.

Candidates have at attempt four papers totally, two compulsory subjects and two optional subjects.

General Knowledge and General English are compulsory subjects.

The optional subjects are:

(i) Agriculture

(ii) Botany

(iii) Chemistry

(iv) Computer Applications/Computer Science

(v) Agricultural Engineering

(vi) Chemical Engineering

(vii) Civil Engineering

(viii) Computer Engineering

(ix) Electrical Engineering

(x) Electronics Engineering

(xi) Mechanical Engineering

(xii) Environmental Science

(xiii) Forestry

(xiv) Geology

(xv) Horticulture

(xvi) Mathematics

(xvii) Statistics

(xviii) Physics

(xix) Veterinary Science

(xx) Zoology

Important dates
The last date to submit application for HPPSC Range Forest Officer post is 11:59 pm of 19 April.

The date for screening test is 30 May and this will be an offline exam.

The date for main written examination will be available on the official website of HPPSC.

Contact
In case of any guidance regarding online recruitment applications, candidates can contact HPPSC’s Reception Counter in person or on Toll Free No. 1800-180- 8004 or Ph. No. 0177-2629738 on any working day between 10:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

The other contact numbers are 0177-2624313/2629739

Queries related to online applications can also be mailed by the candidates on e-mail ID: ‘hppsc_shimla@msn.com’

No candidate will interact directly with the staff in the recruitment section in the Commission’s office.

Admit cards
The admit cards in connection with HPPSC Range Forest Officer exam will be uploaded on the official website at the appropriate time.

Applicants can visit the official website for the halltickets at ‘www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc’

The information bulletin for CUET UG 2025 was also be released along with the release of the notification for the exam.

Schedule

CUET UG 2025 Exam application is on from 1 to 22 March 2o25. The application can be submitted till 11:50 PM on 22 March 2025.

Corrections in the CUET UG 2025 exam application submitted can be taken up from 24 to 26 March 2025 (up to 11.50 PM).

The exam will be conducted from 8 May to 1 June 2025, dates for release of hall ticket, answer key, city intimation slip and result will be announced in due course on the official website.

What is CUET UG 2025 Exam?

The full name of the exam is Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate, it is popular as CUET UG. It is a national-level exam conducted once a year.

CUET UG 2025 is meant to be held for 2025. The exam is conducted online, and answers must be registered on a computer screen at the designated test center.

The questions in CUET UG 2025 Exam would be related to languages, general ability and various academic subjects.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Post passing the exam, candidates have to visit the websites of various participating institutions and know the schedule for submitting applications for admissions.

Once the schedule is known, students must submit applications there along with CUET UG 2025 Exam scores and other required documents.

Who can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application?

Candidates who have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

Subjects in the plus two must be related to the subject in which candidates wish to study graduation.

Candidates can pass plus two in any stream if applying for arts or humanities programs. Applicants targeting commerce in graduation must pass plus two preferably in the commerce stream.

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Those aiming for graduation in science can pass plus two in science stream. Students who are about to appear for the qualifying exams or those who have appeared and are waiting for the results can also submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

However, they have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission process commencement.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to scroll down the page and click <CUET (UG) 2025-Registration> under Candidate Activity menu.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with the URL ‘https://examinationservices.nic.in/examsys25/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFYsjZOdyj8DuPcxGBqAK2DwqFCalp/sPjeNMpmZAoiTR’

4. Once the webpage is available, applicants can click the New Registration and create an account with username and password.

5. They can come back to the same page with URL ‘https://examinationservices.nic.in/examsys25/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFYsjZOdyj8DuPcxGBqAK2DwqFCalp/sPjeNMpmZAoiTR’

6. After the page with above URL opens, they can click Login and use their username and password and  submit.

7. Once they login, they start filling the CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

8. Form has to be filled and registration fee has to be paid and submitted. Candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Website for CUET UG 2025 Exam Application Submission is Here

How to download hall ticket?

Candidates who have successfully submitted CUET UG 2025 exam application can alone download the hall ticket for the exam from the official website which can be accessed at ‘https://cuet.nta.nic.in/’

Process to obtain hall ticket is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the website should be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is available, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket and then enter their username and password and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

3. The admit card can be downloaded and then a printout of it has to be taken. Applicants have to appear for the exam at the designated test center with the hall ticket.

After the exam

Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while submitting CUET UG 2025 exam application.

Post login, the students can view their scorecards. Those who have passed the exam with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission into courses of their choice.