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Uttarakhand Forestry Training Academy

Haldwani, Nainital (Uttarakhand)

FRO Training is being conducted as per revised rules- Entrance and Training Rules (Revised)- 2004 for Forest Range Officers, which have been approved by Government of India. The duration of the course shall be of eighteen months. 
This training academy has a suitable/good campus, administrative block, training block, library, hostel, playground, GIS lab, computer lab, gymnasium, auditorium etc. as per requirement for facility of training. A variety of forests, forest based industries, protected areas, eco-tourism areas, JFM/Van Panchayat areas, etc. are also available nearby to provide the required learning experiences through the visits of these areas along with long tours of all kinds of forests of India.

Administrative Control

The Director, Forest Education shall decide the number of ‘Officer Trainees’ for category:

(i) of Rule 4 to be admitted giving due regard to the requirements of sponsoring authorities. He shall communicate the number of seats allotted in the respective college to the sponsoring authority well in advance of the commencement of the course. In case of demand of seats belonging to category..

(ii) of Rule-4, the Director, Forest Education shall communicate such allotment to respective sponsoring Governments under intimation to Government of India. In case, any sponsoring authority is not in a position to utilize full number of seats allotted in a particular year, it will intimate the same to the Director Forest Education well in time.

Following table depicts the number of Forest Range Officers trainees trained in Uttarakhand forestry training academy, since 1979

S.NoCourse YearFRO Trained
11979-8030
21980-8124
31981-8258
41982-8344
51983-8442
61984-8533
71985-8644
81986-8745
91988-8948
101999-9050
111990-9130
121990-9219
131991-9340
141992-9430
151993-9529
161994-9625
171995-9732
181996-9824
191997-9934
201998-200031
212000-0230
222003-0516
232010-1125
242011-1231
252013-1438
262015-1640
272016-1838
282017-1931
292018-1926
302019-2040
312019-2141
322020-2248
332021-2342(Training undergoing)
342023-24To be scheduled from 13 march 2023

Course Content
Course content for Forest Rangers training has been approved by Directorate of Forest Education, Dehradun. Following are the topics which are taught during the training 

Detailed syllabus and the course guidelines can be downloaded through following link Download Syllabus

FIRST PHASE – Subjects
General Botany/ Mathematics
Applications of Modern Tools and Technology
Silviculture – I
Silviculture – II
Forest Resource Assessment
Forest Survey
Forest Engineering
Adverse Influences on Forests
Forest Utilization – I

SECOND PHASE – Subjects
Forest Policy and Law
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Forest Utilization – II
Forest Resources Management
Natural Resource Management
Forest Economics
Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Joint Forest Management, Rural and Tribal Development
Human Resources Development and Management
Forest Accounts and Office Procedures.

Tours / Excursion :
There shall be three study tours during First Phase and two study tours during Second Phase. Total number of days dedicated for tours shall be 145. Performance of the ‘Officer Trainee’ during study tour and field exercises shall be assessed in the First and Second Phases in the following manner

Tour/Field Exercises Max. Marks (each tour)
i. Tour examination 80
ii. Tour journal 50
iii. Quiz test 20
iv. Tour symposium 20
v. Botanical collection 30
Total 200
Total marks in five tours 1000

Field exercises :
Assessment in respect of field exercises shall be made towards the end of First and Second Phase. Allotment of marks for field exercises shall be as under

Field Exercise Phase Max Marks
i. Nursery, Plantation and Cultural operation I 40
ii. Mensuration I 40
iii. Marking and logging I 20
iv. Road Alignment I 50
v. Engineering I 50
vi. Working Plan II 150
vii. Ecological Census Techniques II 50
Total marks 400

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