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How to become a Forest Officer in India

Ankit Agrawal - Thursday 8th September 2022

Career as a Forest Officer

Do you want to protect our nature? Are you fascinated by the forest? If yes, you should explore the career path of a forest officer!

A forest officer plays a significant role in environmental conservation. The primary responsibility of the forest officer is to make sure the implementation of the national forest policies. The forest officer is selected through the Indian Forest Services (IFS) civil services examination, which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are three All India Services under the Indian government, and IFS is one of them. The other two are Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS).

The work responsibilities of the forest officer include survey, estimation, conservation, and reporting of the biological resources under their jurisdiction. IFS officers hold all the superior positions in the forest department.

Example: Pandillappalli Srinivas, Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Om Prakash Sharma, and Sonali Ghosh are few of the top forest officers of India

What are the roles and responsibilities for Forest Officer?

The primary responsibility of the IFS is to implement the National Forest Policy.
Foresters manage forest resources and are responsible for its preservation and utilization. They have a broad-based knowledge of tree biology, ecology, wood science and manufacturing processes.
Outline the map of forested areas using several instruments and remote sensing devices.
They document forest resources such as timber, ground for cattle grazing, a shelter for wild animals, food and water for animals.
Maintain all forest-related technical data.
Identify areas which require particular attention for either fresh planting, felling, thinning of dense forests or pruning and pest control.
Plan wildlife reserves.
They plan roads which leads to new spots, recreation points and lakes in a wildlife reserve.
Supervise crews assigned to these projects and maintain records of their progress.
Preserve and protect forests from campers and poachers.
Prevent illegal felling of trees for timber.
Work in laboratories and industries which process products out of wood.
Work in sawmills, plywood and hardboard industries, paper and pulp mills, furniture factories and industries which carry out wood preserving processes.