A CAREER TALK

ON
ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF
FOREST

GUIDED BY PRESENTED BY
DR.R.K.PARHI MANOJ BEHERA
HOD,DEPT.OF EDUCATION 17/03/DEDN/21
 INTRODUCTION
 THE JOB:-ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
 ITS MEANING:- equivalently a Divisional Forest Officer is an officer belonging
to the Indian Forest Service(IFS). The Deputy Conservator of Forests is responsible
for managing the forests, environment and wildlife related issues of a Forest
Division of a state or a union territory of India. He or She is assisted by the officers of
the State Forest Service and other state forest and wildlife officials.
 IMPORTANCE:-
• An ACF is an important officer in the administration of forest divisions
• An ACF inspects nurseries, plantations , supervise timber harvesting works, soil and
moisture conservation works
• ACF manages man-animal conflict in the field and in sensitive cases leads raids to
control forest offences
HOW TO KNOW ABOUT VACANCIES ?
• THROUGH NEWS PAPERS
• THROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE OFFICE
• THROUGH OFFICIAL WEBSITES EX. UPSC OR STATE PSCs WEBSITES
• THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES OF INTERNET
• THROUGH DIRECTLY CONTACT WITH DEPARTMENTAL PERSONS
 JOB REQUIREMENT
To be an ACF ,one has to appear ICS conducted by UPSC or respective state PSCs

Education qualification:-
A candidate must have possessed Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or
Institution in India with at least one of the following subjects namely, Botany,
Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry and Zoology or a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in
Engineering.

 AGE REQUIREMENT:-21-32 YEARS (RELAXATIONS AS PER GOVT. NORMS)

 SEX:- BOTH MALE AND FEMALE
 Physical qualities
Height standard for Male candidates

General category-163 CMS

ST /SC category;-152 CMS

Height standard for Female candidates;-

Height-150 CMS and 145 CMS for ST/SC Category

Chest Standard for Male candidates;-

Chest-79 CMS having 5 CMS expansion

Your eye standard must be 6/6 or fit.

On the other hand he or she must be physically as well as mentally fit
SELECTION PROCEDURE
• The selection of candidates for recruitment to the post will consist of. the following
successive stages :
(a) written examination 1400 Marks
• P-1-GENERAL ENGLISH 300 Marks
• P-2-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 3OO Marks
• P-3-1ST OPTIONAL(P-1)- 200 Marks
• P-4-1ST OPTIONAL (P-2)- 200 Marks
• P-5-2ND OPTIIONAL(P-1)- 200 Marks
• P-6-2ND OPTIONAL(P-2)- 200 Marks
(b) Physical test
(c) Viva Voce Test- 150 Marks
NATURE OF JOB AND WORKING CONDITION
• Conservator of forests work in various domains ranging from crafting working
plans, wildlife conservation, implementation of various schemes, forestry research
and development, training of forest cadres etc
• An ACF inspects nurseries, plantations , supervise timber harvesting works, soil and
moisture conservation works
• ACF manages man-animal conflict in the field and in sensitive cases leads raids to
control forest offences
• You have to do amazing work in the field of wildlife protection, natural resource
management and environmental conservation
 TRAININGS
• For IFS through UPSC –Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun
In Odisha there are various training institutions for ACF as follows
• Odisha forest rangers college, Angul
• Forest training school, Bhubaneswar
• Forest training school, G.Udayagiri
SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS
• The selected candidates will be getting a monthly salary of Rs 15,600 to Rs
39,100, along with a grade pay of Rs 5,400
• Other benefits such as usual dearness and others allowances as per
respected govt. norms
• Facilities: An ACF is usually provided an official vehicle with a driver. For
office work he has a clerk and a class four employee. He is provided official
accommodation and one or two helper
 PROMOTIONS
• An Indian Forest Service Officer is posted as Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF)
for a short period only. On fourth year of joining the service ( which includes 2 years
spent on training), she become eligible for promotion to Deputy Conservator of
Forests. So it means 4 years as ACF.
• A State Forest Service officer , on the other hand remain as ACF for a much longer
period. Although the duration varies from state to state, it is in the range of 15–20
years.
• Then to CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
• Then to CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
THANK YOU