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APPSC Forest Range Officer: the official answer keys and the official notification

5 documents published by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission for Forest Range Officer, spanning 2022 to 2024, 261 pages out of the 7,600 in the library. They are: 3 answer keys, 2 notifications. Every one is the Commission’s own PDF, mirrored without edits and sorted below by stage and then by year. Each downloads directly from this page, free, with no email address and no account. Nothing here is a retyped copy.

Source: psc.ap.gov.in, the Commission’s own files, mirrored without edits.

By Guru Sasidhar Pattem, founder of BLOOM APPSC, who reads every notification and answer key this site cites.

What Notification 21/2022 states

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Vacancies advertised
8
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Applications are invited through online from eligible candidates for the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 08(5 + 3 CF) vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440 – 1, 37,220/- as per RPS -2022 from candidates within the age group of 18 to 30 years as on 01.07.2022

Pay scale
Rs. 48,440 to 1, 37,220/-
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Applications are invited through online from eligible candidates for the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 08(5 + 3 CF) vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440 – 1, 37,220/- as per RPS -2022 from candidates within the age group of 18 to 30 years as on 01.07.2022

How candidates are selected
The selection to the post shall be on the basis of Written Examination in Computer Based Recruitment Test mode conducted by the Commission.
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The selection to the post shall be on the basis of Written Examination in Computer Based Recruitment Test mode conducted by the Commission.

Mode of examination
computer based
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The selection to the post shall be on the basis of Written Examination in Computer Based Recruitment Test mode conducted by the Commission.

Fee
Rs. 250/- towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- towards examination fee.
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Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- (Rupees one hundred twenty only) towards examination fee.

Service
A.P. Forest Service
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Applications are invited through online from eligible candidates for the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 08(5 + 3 CF) vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440 – 1, 37,220/- as per RPS -2022 from candidates within the age group of 18 to 30 years as on 01.07.2022

Type of recruitment
Direct Recruitment
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DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF FOREST RANGE OFFICERS IN A.P. FOREST SERVICE (GENERAL/LIMITED RECRUITMENT)

Age
18 to 30 years, as on 01/07/2022
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Minimum 18 years & Maximum 30 years as on 01/07/2022 as per G.O.Ms.No:120, G.A (Ser.A) Department, Dt: 28/09/2022.

Applications open
15/11/2022 to 05/12/2022
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The application can be submitted from 15/11/2022 to 05/12/2022 (Note: 04/12/2022 is the last date for payment of fee upto 11:59 mid night).

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What This notification states

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Vacancies advertised
37
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Applications are invited through online for recruitment to the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 37 vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440/– 1,37,220/- within the age group of 18 - 30 years as on 01.07.2024.

Pay scale
Rs. 48,440/ to 1,37,220/-
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Applications are invited through online for recruitment to the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 37 vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440/– 1,37,220/- within the age group of 18 - 30 years as on 01.07.2024.

Qualification required
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or State Act or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission; or any equivalent qualification in the following subjects:(I) Agriculture (II) Botany (III) Chemistry (IV) Computer Applications / Computer Science (V) Engineering (Agriculture / 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
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Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or State Act or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission; or any equivalent qualification in the following subjects:(I) Agriculture (II) Botany (II

How candidates are selected
The Commission conducts Screening Test, in case candidates exceeds 200 times the number of vacancies notified, as per G.O.Ms.No.39, General Administration (Ser.A) Department, dated: 26.03.2019 and the candidates will be short listed to the Main Examination (CBT) in the ratio as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time in terms of G.O.Ms.No.5, General Administration (Ser-A) Dept., dt: 05.01.2018.
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The Commission conducts Screening Test, in case candidates exceeds 200 times the number of vacancies notified, as per G.O.Ms.No.39, General Administration (Ser.A) Department, dated: 26.03.2019 and the candidates will be short listed to the Main Examination (CBT) in the ratio as may be decided by the

Mode of examination
In respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered on computer system.
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In respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered on computer system.

Fee
Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- (Rupees One hundred and twenty only) towards examination fee.
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Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- (Rupees One hundred and twenty only) towards examination fee.

Service
A.P. Forest Service
the sentence this came from

Applications are invited through online for recruitment to the post of Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service for a total of 37 vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs. 48,440/– 1,37,220/- within the age group of 18 - 30 years as on 01.07.2024.

Type of recruitment
Direct Recruitment
the sentence this came from

DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF FOREST RANGE OFFICERS IN A.P. FOREST SERVICE

Age
18 to 30 years, as on 01.07.2024
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Minimum 18 years & Maximum 30 years as on 01/07/2024, as per G.O.Ms.No.110, GA (Ser-A) Dept., Dt.10/10/2023.

Applications open
15/04/2024 to 05/05/2024
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The application can be submitted from 15/04/2024 to 05/05/2024 up to 11:59 mid night.

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Screening test and Prelims

2 documents.

2024

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Notification 11/2024 · ForestRangeOfficer Screening 11 2024 FinalKeysAnswer key702,080 KBPDF
Notification 11/2024 · ForestRangeOfficer Screening 11 2024 InitialKeysAnswer key742,060 KBPDF

Mains

1 document.

2024

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Notification 11/2024 · ForestRangeOfficer Mains 11 2024 InitialKeysAnswer key485,454 KBPDF

Across the whole cycle

2 documents.

2022

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Notification 21/2022Notification30714 KBPDF

Undated

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FRONotification 06032024Notification39459 KBPDF

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Where can I download the APPSC Forest Range Officer previous year question papers?

On this page. We hold 5 official Forest Range Officer documents published by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, spanning 2022 to 2024, 261 pages out of the 7,600 in the library: 3 answer keys, 2 notifications. Every one downloads directly, with no email and no account.

Are these the original APPSC Forest Range Officer papers?

Yes. Each file is the Commission's own PDF as published on psc.ap.gov.in, mirrored without edits. Where the Commission published both an initial and a final answer key, both are here and the final one governs.

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