2023 Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Notification: Must-Know Info

Table of Contents

I	What Is Beat Forest Officer?
a)	What are the main duties of a beat forest officer in Kerala?
b)	Is Forest guard same as Beat Forest officer?
c)	What is the salary of a beat forest officer in Kerala?
II	Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Latest Notification 2023
a)	PSC Beat Forest Officer Exam Date?
b)	Qualification For Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer?
c)	PSC beat forest officer 2023 admit card date
d)	PSC Beat Forest Officer 2023 age limit
e)	Kerala PSC Beat Forest officer category number?
f)	Beat forest officer vacancy 2023 district wise
III	Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Exam 2023
a)	PSC Beat Forest officer syllabus 2023
b)	PSC Beat Forest officer 2023 exam pattern
c)	Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Previous Year Question pattern
d)	PSC Beat Forest Officer Previous Year rank list
IV	Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer 2023 Physical Test
a)	PSC Beat Forest officer physical qualification for males
b)	PSC beat forest officer physical qualification for female
c)	PSC beat forest officer endurance test
d)	PSC Beat Forest Officer Best Coaching Classes in Kerala

BEAT FOREST OFFICER EXAM 2023

The Beat Forest Officer Exam dates have been already released. Now its time to gear up preparations. And this exam is so special this year that a record number of candidates counting to more than 100K will be appearing for the exam. There is also a special recruitment drive through which 500 candidates belonging to the indigenous tribe will get appointed, where a total of 100 candidates are women. The special recruitment drive is mainly designated for daily-wage workers in the Forest Department of Kerala who have completed a total of 500 working days.

I.What Is Beat Forest Officer?

Getting selected as a Beat Forest Officer equips you with the responsibility to save guard and implement policies for sustaining the environment and the ecological treasure. The beat refers to a forest boundary and the officers are required to check on and maintain law and order in their assigned region. Some of the issues concerned with Beat Forest Officers are to prevent poachers, illegal trespassers and intruders from entering protected grooves or disturbing the ecological harmony.

a) What are the main duties of a beat forest officer in Kerala?

The candidates who get selected as a Beat Forest Officer will undergo a initial training from any of the Forest Training Institutes in Kerala. Soon after they successfully complete the training their probation period ends and is directly recruited to the service.

The main responsibilities of a Beat Forest Officer in Kerala include the following,

• The key responsibilities include safeguarding the wildlife and Forest produce from being illegally hunt or poached.
• Responsibly tackle and combat issues concerning animal-man conflicts where you need to arrive at an amicable solution that safeguard the community as well as wildlife.
• Maintain law and order in your ‘beat’ or area.

b) Is Forest guard same as Beat Forest officer?

Beat Forest Officers are also known as Forest guards. And the term ‘Beat’ refers to a region or area allotted to protect or safeguard.

c) What is the salary of a beat forest officer in Kerala?

The salary scale ranges from Rs 20,000 to 45,800 as per gazetted on July 2022.

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II. Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Latest Notification 2023

The schedule of Beat Forest Officer exam for NCA (no candidate available) category is published vide., the May 2023 PSC calendar and the exam is proposed to happen on 9^th May 2023. And the best part is that the aspirants in the NCA category can go for the mains exam directly and they do not have to appear for prelims.

The commission is also planning to release the results for the Beat officer Exam prelims conducted back in August 2022. The mains exam for the same is expected to be scheduled along with the exams posted on May 2023.

a) PSC Beat Forest Officer Exam Date?

The State-wide Beat Forest Officer mains exam is scheduled to happen on 9^th May 2023. The confirmation period is from 20th March 2023 to 11^th March 2023. So, every candidates should carefully give the confirmation and see that you have opted for the correct district as your home address. If you want to opt for different centre, make sure that you change the same in the home address too.

b) Qualification For Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer?

The minimum required qualifications to be appointed as a Beat Forest Officer is a pass in plus two examinations conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or equivalent examination recognised by Government of India or Government of Kerala. And those candidates who have applied using equivalency should be able to produce the requisite proof at the time of verification.

c) PSC beat forest officer 2023 admit card date

The admit cards can be directly downloaded from the PSC Thulasi profile and the intimation regarding admit card download is also passed down through SMS and e-mails. However, the candidates are advised to regularly check their profiles in the unforeseen instances of any technical glitch. The aspirants can download the admit cards from 25^th April 2023 onwards.

d) PSC Beat Forest Officer 2023 age limit

The minimum age required to be a Beat Forest Officer is 19 years and the maximum age is 33 years. And there is an age relaxation applicable to Scheduled Caste and Tribe where in the minimum age is 19 years and the maximum age is 35 years. This is applicable to the SCCC category too.

e) Kerala PSC Beat Forest officer category number?

Sl.No.	Category No.	Name of Post	State-wide/ District wise
1.	303/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim) 2. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim) 3. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim) 4. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim	1.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2.PATHANAMTHITTA 3.KOTTAYAM 4.KOZHIKODE
2.	304/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (OBC)	1.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
3.	305/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Viswakarma)	1.MALAPPURAM
4.	556/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SCCC) 2.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SCCC) 3.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SCCC)	1.KOLLAM 2.IDUKKI 3.PALAKKAD
5.	557/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Dheevara) 2.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Dheevara)	1.KOLLAM 2.PALAKKAD
6.	558/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Viswakarma) 2.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Viswakarma)	1.PATHANAMTHITTA 2. ERNAKULAM
7.	559/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim) 2. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim) 3. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (Muslim)	1.IDUKKI 2.THRISSUR 3.PALAKKAD
8.	560/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SIUC NADAR) 2. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SIUC NADAR)	1. PALAKKAD 2.WAYANAD
9.	561/2022	1.Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (ST)	1.PALAKKAD
10.	562/2022	1. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (SC)	1.PALAKKAD
11.	563/2022	1. Beat Forest Officer-DR NCA (HINDU NADAR)	1.ERNAKULAM

f) Beat forest officer vacancy 2023 district wise

Sl.No.	Category No.	State-wide/ District wise Vacancies
1.	303/2022	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (01) PATHANAMTHITTA (01) KOTTAYAM (01) KOZHIKODE (01)
2.	304/2022	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (01)
3.	305/2022	MALAPPURAM (01)
4.	556/2022	KOLLAM (01) IDUKKI (01) PALAKKAD (01)
5.	557/2022	KOLLAM (01) PALAKKAD (01)
6.	558/2022	PATHANAMTHITTA (01) ERNAKULAM (01)
7.	559/2022	IDUKKI (05) THRISSUR (02) PALAKKAD (04)
8.	560/2022	PALAKKAD (01) WAYANAD (01)
9.	561/2022	PALAKKAD (01)
10.	562/2022	PALAKKAD (01)
11.	563/2022	ERNAKULAM (01)

Kerala PSC Exam Calendar 2023 May

3. Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Exam 2023

a) PSC Beat Forest officer syllabus 2023

The syllabus for the main examinations scheduled to happen for categories viz., 44/2021, 45/2021, 693/2021, 694/2021, 695/2021, 696/2021, 27/2022, 29/2022, 30/2022 are given below.

I	പൊതുവിജ്ഞാനം	Mark Weightage
1.	ചരിത്രം	5
2.	ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്രം	5
3	ധനതത്വശാസ്ത്രം	5
4.	ഇന്ത്യൻ ഭരണഘടന	8
5.	കേരളവും ഭരണവും ഭരണ സംവിധാനങ്ങളും	3
6.	ജീവശാസ്ത്രം പൊതുജനാരോഗ്യവും	4
7.	ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം	3
8.	രസതന്ത്രം	3
9.	കല, കായികം, സാഹിത്യം, സംസ്കാരം	4
II.	ആനുകാലിക വിഷയങ്ങൾ	10
III.	ലഘുഗണിതവും മാനസികശേഷിയും നിരീക്ഷണപാടവും പരിശോധനയും	10 10
IV.	General English	10
V.	പ്രാദേശിക ഭാഷകൾ (മലയാളം, കന്നഡ, തമിഴ്)	10
VI.	Special Topics (തസ്തികയുടെ ജോലി സ്വഭാവവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വിഷയങ്ങൾ)	20

Check out the detailed syllabus for more comprehensive analysis.

b) PSC Beat Forest officer 2023 exam pattern

The Kerala Beat Forest exam will be conducted in the OMR mode, the candidates will have two undergo two rounds, one is a written MCQ test and the other is the Physical Efficiency test that is detailed in the sessions below. The exam is conducted for a total duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes.

c) Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer Previous Year Question pattern

Beat Forest Officer Previous Year Question Paper

d) PSC Beat Forest Officer Previous Year rank list

The ranks list and short list from previous year are given for your reference. The average cut off mark is quoted at 50% or more than 50% and varies depending upon the district.

Beat Forest Officer Shortlist Kollam 2019

Beat Forest Officer Shortlist Pathanamthitta 2019

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4. Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer 2023 Physical Test

a) PSC Beat Forest officer physical qualification for males

Physical Standards: (Male)

Height: 168 cm

Chest: 81 cm and 5 cm expansion on full inhalation

All the male candidates who qualify should undergo the physical test as per the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test. The candidates must qualify at least 5 out of the 8 events specified in the table below.

Sl.No.	Events	Time limit
1.	100 Meter Run	14 seconds
2.	High Jump	132.2 cm
3.	Long Jump	457.2 cm
4.	Putting the Shot (7264 grams)	609.6 cm
5.	Throwing the cricket ball	6096 cm
6.	Rope Climbing (only with hands)	365.80 cm
7.	Pull Ups or chinning	8 times
8.	1500 meters Run	5 minutes 44 seconds

b) PSC beat forest officer physical qualification for female

Physical Standards: (Female)

Height: 157 cm

The female candidates must qualify any of the 5 events from the given list of events specified as per the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test.

Sl.No.	Events	Time limit
1.	100 Meter Run	17 seconds
2.	High Jump	106 cm
3.	Long Jump	305 cm
4.	Putting the Shot (4000 grams)	400 cm
5.	200 meters Run	36 seconds
6.	Throwing the throw ball	1400 cm
7.	Shuttle Race (4x 25m)	26 seconds
8.	Pull Ups or chinning	8 times
9.	Skipping (One Minute)	80 times

c) PSC beat forest officer endurance test

The endurance test for the male candidates differs from that of the female candidates. For male candidates, they shall successfully complete an endurance test by running 2 kilometres in 13 minutes and for female candidates, they shall successfully run 2 kilometres in 15 minutes. The physical measurements will be taken prior to the physical test as well as the endurance test. Candidates without the prescribed physical measurements will be summarily rejected to proceed the further processes.

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