Crack the AP Forest Section Officer Exam 2025: Syllabus & Pattern

Are you aspiring to join the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department as a Forest Section Officer (FSO)? To ace the upcoming examination, a thorough understanding of the AP Forest Section Officer Syllabus 2025 and the detailed FSO Exam Pattern Andhra Pradesh is paramount. At V V Academy, Vijayawada, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date coaching to help you achieve your dream. You can also explore the syllabus for Forest Beat Officer and Assistant Beat Officer positions and learn why V V Academy is the best choice for coaching in Vijayawada.

Forest Section Officers, Forest Beat Officer And Assistant Beat Officer (FSO/FBO/ABO/) 2025 Notification & Exam Dates (Latest Update!)

Stay informed! The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released a web note indicating that the APPSC FSO exam dates for the Screening Test are likely to be conducted after July 15, 2025. Furthermore, the detailed syllabus for the FSO examination was released on June 10, 2025. This crucial update allows aspirants to align their preparation with the latest guidelines.

AP Forest Section Officers, Forest Beat Officer And Assistant Beat Officer (FSO/FBO/ABO/) 2025

The selection process for the AP Forest Section Officer position is rigorous and designed to identify the most suitable candidates. It typically involves the following stages:

• Screening Test / Preliminary Exam

• Main Written Examination

• Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

• Document Verification

Andhra Pradesh Forest Officer Syllabus: FSO, FBO, ABO (Latest)

The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has recently updated the syllabi for Forest Section Officer (FSO), Forest Beat Officer (FBO), and Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) posts in the A.P. Forest Subordinate Service. This document outlines the detailed syllabus for each position, based on the latest notifications.

1. Forest Section Officer (FSO) Syllabus

The selection process for FSO includes a Screening Test (Objective Type) at Degree Standard. Candidates must qualify in this test to proceed to the next stages.

A. Screening Test (Objective Type – 150 Marks, 150 Minutes)

Part A: General Studies & Mental Ability and Mathematics (SSC Standard) (75 Marks)

• General Studies & Mental Ability:

  • General Science: Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their implications, including matters of everyday observation and experience.
  • Current events of A.P. state and national importance.
  • History of India: Emphasis on broad general understanding of social, economic, cultural, and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National Movement.
  • Indian Geography with a focus on AP.
  • Indian Polity and Economy: Including the country’s political system, rural development, planning, and economic reforms in India.
  • Mental Ability – Reasoning & Inferences.
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
  • Disaster Management: Concepts, vulnerability profile of India/State of A.P., causes/effects of earthquakes/cyclones/tsunami/floods/drought, and manmade disasters (prevention/mitigation strategies).

• Mathematics (SSC Standard):

  • Arithmetics:

    • Number System-Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers.
    • Fundamental operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots, Decimal fractions.
    • Unitary method-time and distance, time and work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
    • Elementary Number Theory: Division algorithm, Prime and composite numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2,3,4,5,9 and 11.
    • Multiples and factors, factorisation Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm. Logarithms to base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.

  • Geometry:

    • Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures.
    • Theorems on: Properties of angles at a point, Parallel lines, Sides and angles of a triangle, Congruency of triangles, Similar triangles, Concurrence of medians and altitudes, Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square, Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, Loci.

  • Statistics:

    • Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation (frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts), Measures of central tendency.

Part B: General Forestry (75 Marks)

1. Plant Science:

   Introduction to plant science, cell structure, classification of plant kingdom, plant physiology (nutrition, absorption, transactions, metabolism of nutrients), diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies, photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones, significance of D.N.A and R.N.A, vegetative/asexual/sexual reproduction, pollination and fertilization, sexual incompatibility, plant propagation methods, sexual propagation and its importance, seed development, structure, dormancy, germination, seed production and collection techniques, plant diseases, factors affecting infections, chemical/biological/genetic methods of disease control, ecological adaptation, types of vegetational zones and forests of Andhra Pradesh, deforestation, afforestation, wasteland reclamation, plant varieties (origin, importance, export potential, climate, soil requirements, propagation, planting and after care).

2. Forests & Ecology:

   Definition of biodiversity, genetic/species/ecosystem diversity, structure/functions of an ecosystem (producers, consumers, decomposers), ecological succession, food chains, food webs, ecological pyramids, biogeographical classification, biodiversity at global/national/local levels, hot-spots of biodiversity, threats to biodiversity (habitat loss, poaching, man-wildlife conflicts), endangered and endemic species of India, in-situ/ex-situ conservation, Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), threats/injuries to forests, forest protection measures, role of afforestation and forest regeneration in carbon sequestration.

3. Horticulture:

   Definition and branches of horticulture, importance of horticulture (economy, production, employment generation, environmental protection, human resource development), nutritional value of horticultural crops, plant propagation (cuttage, layerage, grafting, budding), production of crops in greenhouse.

4. Soil Science:

   Basics of earth, rocks, minerals, geological formation (folds, joints, faults, foliation, lineation), use of clinometer compass, types/field identification/classification of soils, forest soils, factors affecting soil formation, physical/chemical/biological properties of soils, soil conservation (definition, causes, types of erosion, agents of erosion), conservation/management of eroded soils/areas, role of wind breaks/shelter belts, sand dunes, reclamation of saline/alkaline/water logged/waste lands, role of forests in conserving soils, importance of manures/fertilizers.

5. Management of water resources and watersheds:

   Water Resource Management (surface/subsurface resources, predicting demand, impurities, physical/chemical/bacteriological analysis, water borne diseases, potable water standards, pumping/gravity schemes). Watershed Management (concepts, role of mini-forests/trees, forest hydrology, environmental functions of forests, water harvesting, soil conservation).

6. General Silviculture, Agro-forestry and Social forestry and Community participation:

   • General Silviculture: Definition/principles, ecological/physiological factors influencing vegetation, natural/artificial regeneration, economic importance of forestry tree species of India.
   • Agro-forestry: Definition, scope, necessity, role in life of people/domestic animals, integrated land use planning, agroforestry systems, selection of species, role of multipurpose trees/NTFPs, techniques, food, fodder, fuel security.
   • Social Forestry: Objectives, scope, necessity (including urban forestry in AP).
   • AP Community Forest Management: Aims, objectives, principles, methodology, benefits.

7. Animal health & nutrition:

   Role of nutrition in animal health/production, conservation of feeds/fodder, feed supplements/additives, nutrition deficiencies/management, major contagious diseases (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats), etiology/symptoms/pathogenicity/diagnosis/treatment/control of major bacterial/viral/rickettsial/parasitic infections, animal feed management in Zoological parks.

8. Economic Zoology:

   Beneficial/harmful insects (including insect vectors of human diseases), Industrial fish, prawn, molluscs of India, non-poisonous/poisonous snakes of India, venomous animals (centipede, wasp, honey bee), diseases caused by aberrant chromosomes/genes in man, genetic counseling, DNA as a tool for forensic investigation.

9. Forest Administration:

   The structure and activities of the AP State Forest department, genesis and objectives of Indian Forest Services, AP State Forest Services, AP State Forest Subordinate Services.

10. Remote Sensing and Forest Working Plan:

    Remote sensing (satellite communication, forest cover monitoring, Geographic Information Systems for management and modeling, usage of wireless sets & walky-talkies).

11. Environmental science:

    Definition, scope, importance, public awareness, causes/effects/control measures of Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution & Nuclear hazards. Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes. Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions, Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust, Wasteland reclamation, Consumerism and waste products.

12. Renewable and non-renewable resources:

    Natural resources and the problems associated with the natural resources such as forests, water, soil, land, minerals and energy.

2. Forest Beat Officer (FBO) & Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) Syllabus

The selection process for FBO and ABO includes a Screening Test (Objective Type) at Intermediate Standard.

A. Screening Test (Objective Type – 150 Marks, 150 Minutes)

Part A: General Studies & Mental Ability (75 Marks)

1. General Science: Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of an individual who has passed Intermediate and not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
2. Current events of National importance and the State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National Movement.
4. Geography of India with a focus on Andhra Pradesh State.
5. Indian Polity and Economy including the country’s political system- rural development Planning and economic reforms in India.
6. Mental Ability – Reasoning & Inferences.
7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
8. Disaster Management: Concepts, vulnerability profile of India/State of A.P., causes/effects of Earthquakes/Cyclones/Tsunami/Floods/Drought, and Manmade disasters (prevention strategies, mitigation strategies).

Part B: General Science and General Mathematics (SSC Standard) (75 Marks)

1. Source of Energy:

   Renewable and Non-renewable sources of energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, Biogas, Hydrogen, Alcohol, Fossil fuels), conditions for combustion, fuel efficiency, nuclear fusion and fission, chain reaction, nuclear reactor (basic principles, safety measures), advantages and hazards of nuclear energy, Mangal Turbine.

2. Living world:

   Life Processes (nutrition, autotrophic/heterotrophic, parasitic/saprophytes), Nutrition of plants (photosynthesis), Nutrition in animals (Amoeba, grasshopper), Human digestive system, Respiration in Plants and Animals, Types of respiration (aerobic, anaerobic), Respiration through Skin, Gills, trachea lungs (Earthworm, Fishes, Grasshopper, Human), Human respiratory system structure and function.

3. Transportation & Excretion:

   Transportation in Plants and animals (water, minerals, food), Transportation in Human (blood composition/function, clotting, blood groups, transfusion, heart, blood vessel/lymphatic system), Excretion in animals (Amoeba, earth worm), excretion in human (Osmoregulation), Nervous system and hormones in Human (reflex action).

4. Reproduction, growth, heredity and evolution:

   • Reproduction and growth: Types of Reproduction (Asexual: Fission, budding, regeneration, vegetative propagation – cutting, grafting, layering, Parthenogenesis), Sexual reproduction (significance, reproductive parts of plants, pollination, fertilization), Human reproductive system, mental and physical change during human development.
   • Heredity and Evolution: Heredity and Variations, Physical basis of Heredity (chromosomes, D.N.A.), Genes, Sex determination, Elementary knowledge of evolution.

5. Natural Resources:

   • Metals: Ores and minerals, metallurgy, enrichment of ores, extraction/refinement/purification of metal (Iron, Aluminium), Activity series of metals, general properties and corrosion of metals, Alloys (steel, stainless steel, Brass, magnalium, gold).
   • Non-metals: Importance and general properties, method of preparation of hydrogen (properties, uses), manufacturing of ammonia (reactions), properties/uses of sulphur/sulphur dioxide/sulphuric acid.

6. Carbon Compounds:

   Functional groups (oxygen containing), Alcohols (preparation, properties, uses), Formaldehyde (preparation, properties, uses), Acetone (preparation, properties, uses), Acetic acid (preparation, properties, uses), common synthetic polymers, soaps, detergents.

7. Environment and Environmental Problems:

   Causes/prevention/control of environmental problems (Land, water, Air, noise pollution, waste accumulation), Biodegradable/Non-biodegradable materials, Interaction between biotic/non-biotic components of ecosystem, Ecological balance, conservation of environment, Process of water management/conservation (rain water harvesting, ground water recharging, conservation of forests, land management, public awareness), Green House effect, Global warming, Ozone layer depletion, Acid rain.

8. Ethnobotany:

   Morphological study of medicinal plants, classification (use, life span), botanical names and medicinal use of seasonal and perennial plants (tables provided in the document).

9. General Mathematics (SSC Standard):

   • Arithmetics:

     Number System (Natural, Integers, Rational, Real numbers), Fundamental operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots, Decimal fractions), Unitary method (time and distance, time and work, percentages, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, variation), Elementary Number Theory (Division algorithm, Prime and composite numbers, tests of divisibility by 2,3,4,5,9 and 11), Multiples and factors, factorisation Theorem, H.C.F. and L.C.M., Euclidean algorithm, Logarithms to base 10.

   • Geometry:

     Lines and angles,

   • Plane and plane figures, Theorems on properties of angles at a point, parallel lines, sides and angles of a triangle, congruency of triangles, similar triangles, concurrence of medians and altitudes, properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square, Circles and its properties including tangents and normals, Loci.

   • Statistics:

     Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation (frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts), Measures of central tendency.

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