HP Forest Service Exam 2025 - Download Notification, Apply Online

HP Forest Service Exam 2025 – Download Notification, Apply Online : Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Shimla released notification for recruitment to the posts of Himachal Pradesh Forest Service (HPFS) (Assistant Conservator of Forests), Group-A (Gazetted) in the pay scale of Level -18 (Rs. 56100–177500) in the Department of Forests, H.P. through Himachal Pradesh Forest Service Examination-2025.

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HP Forest Service Exam 2025 : Overview

Recruitment Board	HPPSC Shimla
Name of Exam	HP Forest Service
No. of Posts	08
Last date to apply Online	10/06/2025
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Detail of Posts :

Name of Post	No. of Posts
Himachal Pradesh Forest Service (HPFS) (Assistant Conservator of Forests)	Unreserved =02, Scheduled Caste of HP = 01, Scheduled Tribe of HP = 01, OBC Of HP = 02 (Backlog), EWS of H.P. = 01, General Ex-Servicemen of H.P. = 01(Backlog)

Essential Qualifications :

Candidates must possess Bachelor‘s Degree (or equivalent) in Science or Engineering from any recognized University with at least one of the following subjects:-
1) Agriculture
2) Botany
3) Chemistry
4) Computer Applications/ Science.
5) Engineering (Agricultural / Chemical/ Civil/ Computer/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical)
6) Environmental Science
7) Forestry
8) Geology
9) Horticulture
10) Mathematics
11) Physics
12) Statistics
13) Veterinary Science
14) Zoology
Or
Honours Certificate holders of any of the Government run Forest Rangers Colleges provided
they are sponsored by the State.

Age Limit :

(i) 35 years & below.
(ii) The upper age limit for direct recruitment shall be 42 years to the candidates already in service of the Government including those who have been appointed on adhoc or on contract basis.
(iii) Five years relaxation in upper age limit is admissible only to the bonafide SC of H.P. / ST of H.P. / OBC of H.P.
(iv) For H.P. Govt. employees and Ex-Servicemen of H.P.; age relaxation is as per Government‘s instructions issued from time to time.
(v) Age of a candidate shall be reckoned as on 01.01.2025.

Physical Standard :

MALE:
Height: 163 Cms
Chest: 79 Cms without expansion and 84 Cms with expansion.
Capacity to walk: 25 Kms in 4 Hours.
FEMALE:
Height: 150 Cms
Chest: 74 Cms without expansion and 79 Cms with expansion.
Capacity to walk: 16 Kms in 4 Hours.

The minimum height standards in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Assamese, Meghalaya, Ladakhis, Sikkimmes, Garhwalis, Kumoanis, Naga, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizo, Lahaul & Spiti shall be as under:-

Male candidate: 152.0 Cms.
Female candidate: 145.0 Cms.

Examination Fee :

Category	Exam Fee
Male candidates of General, Economic Weaker Section(EWS) (not included in BPL category), Wards of Freedom Fighter categories (WFF), Wards of General Ex-Servicemen i.e. Dependents sons, daughters & wives of Ex-Servicemen and General–Ex-Servicemen of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India.	Rs.600/-
Candidates of Other States (including reserved category(s) candidates of other states).	Rs.600/-
Male candidates of SC, ST, OBC, Wards of SC / ST / OBC Freedom Fighter (WFF), Wards of SC / ST / OBC Ex-Servicemen i.e. Dependents sons, daughters &wives of Ex-Servicemen, EWS covered under UR–BPL categories of Himachal Pradesh and Ex-Servicemen candidates of Himachal Pradesh belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories who are relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India.	Rs.150/-
The Ex-Servicemen candidates of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence Services after completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India.	No Fee
Female Candidates	No Fee