Notice dated 15th December, 2015

SCHEME & SYLLABUS FOR DEPUTY RANGER/ FORESTER

RECRUITMENT 2015 (DRF 15)
For recruitment to the post of Deputy Ranger / Forester, the following Scheme and
Syllabus is fixed by the Commission:I.

Name of the post : Deputy Ranger / Forester

A.

Scheme of Recruitment:(i)

Candidates shall have to appear at a Written Examination of 150 marks

(Part I: 120 Marks and Part II: 30 Marks), to be held on 6th March,
2016. Duration of the written examination will be 90 minutes.

(ii)

Part I will consist of Multiple Choice Objective Type Questions. There

will be 120 questions, carrying 1 mark each. There will be negative
marking of 0.25 mark for each wrong answer.

(iii)

Part II will consist of a single descriptive type question (writing of a

Prcis from a given English passage).

NOTE I: Candidates have to mark answers in respect of Multiple Choice Objective Type
Questions of Part - I in one side of OMR Answer Script, whereas they must have to write the
descriptive question pertaining to Part - II on the reverse side of the OMR in the space
allocated for that purpose.
(iv)

Answer scripts of Part II will be evaluated only for those candidates,

who will be shortlisted, Category - wise, by the Commission on the basis
of marks obtained by them in Part - I and Category wise number of
vacancies .

(v)

Final merit list for written examination will be prepared by aggregating

marks of Part - I and Part II.

NOTE II: Candidates must secure qualifying marks fixed by the Commission in the
Part - II in order to be considered for next stages of recruitment, i.e. Physical Efficiency
Test, Physical Measurement Test and Personality Test.
NOTE III: Qualifying marks fixed for Part - II will be as the following: For Unreserved Candidates / BC A / BC B Category: 10Marks
For Candidates belonging to SC Category: 7 Marks
For Candidates belonging to ST Category: 5 Marks
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(vi)

The candidates shortlisted on the basis of marks obtained in the written

examination will be called for a Physical Efficiency Test:

Physical Efficiency Test: A Short listed Candidate shall be required to

undergo a Walking Test as follows:

Category

Distance to be walked

Time limit for completing the distance

Men

25 Kms

4 Hours

Women

14 Kms

4 Hours

Note: There will be no mark in the walking Test but the candidate must qualify the walking
Test in order to go to the next stage of recruitment.

(vii)

Candidates qualified in the Physical Efficiency Test shall only be called for
Document Verification (DV), Physical Measurement Test and Personality
Test to be held in a single day.

Physical Standard for Physical Measurement Test: The following

minimum standards of physical fitness and requirement shall have to be
satisfied:

Sl.
No.

Category

Height

Chest
(fully expanded)

(a)

Male
Candidates
of
all
categories
(except Gorkhas, Garwalies, Rajbansis and
Scheduled Tribes)

163 cms

84-89 cms
with
expansion of 5 cms

(b)

Female Candidates of all categories

(except Gorkhas, Garwalies, Rajbansis and
Scheduled Tribes)

150 cms

79-84 cms
with
expansion of 5 cms

(c)

Male Candidates of
Gorkhas, Garwalies,
Rajbansis and Scheduled Tribes

152.5 cms

79-84 cms
with
expansion of 5 cms

(d)

Female Candidates of Gorkhas, Garwalies,

Rajbansis and Scheduled Tribe

145cms

74-79 cms
with
expansion of 5 cms

(viii)

Candidates qualified in the Physical Measurement Test shall only be allowed

to appear in the Personality Test. There will be 15 marks in the Personality
Test.

(ix)

Procedure for Final Selection: Candidates who shall satisfy / qualify all the
conditions of eligibility as mentioned in the detailed advertisement being no.
05 / WBSSC / Exam, dated, 06.11.2015 shall only be considered for final
selection on aggregating the marks obtained in the Written Examination
(Part I plus Part II) and Personality Test.
Commission may fix qualifying marks for written examination as well as for
Interview from time to time and the final merit list shall be prepared on the
basis of total marks obtained in the Written Examination and Personality Test
(i.e. out of total marks 165).

(x)

Special Note : Physical fitness:

The candidates must have sound hearing faculty, eye sight and general fitness for
undertaking arduous outdoor work in the Forest Directorate.
In the case of defective vision, it must be corrected to at least 6/9 in the better eye and
6/12 in the other eye but the candidate must not suffer from colour blindness or congenital or
other diseases of the eye.
The chief Medical Officer of Health or the Presidency Surgeon will test the Physical
fitness of the nominated candidates.

B.

Syllabus for Written Examination:The syllabus for Written Examination shall be as detailed below:
Part I:

Subject

General
Knowledge

English

Mathematics
&
Test of
Reasoning

Topic

Standard

Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, History,
Geography, etc

Madhyamik
or
equivalent

Important National or
International events /
issues,
Know your State, Current
Affairs, Art & Culture,
Civics, Sports,
Abbreviations, Computer,
etc

Comprehension, Grammar,
Sentence Corrections,
Synonyms & Antonyms,
Spelling, Idioms / Phrases,
etc

Average, Ratio &

Proportion, Percentage,
Simple interest,
Profit & Loss, Time &
Distance / Time & Work,
Algebra, Trigonometry,
Geometry, Mensuration,
Test of Reasoning, etc

Maximum
number of
Questions

General

40

Madhyamik
or
equivalent

40

Type of
Question

Marks
allotted
per
Question

Total
Marks

1
40

40

Multiple
Choice
Objective
Type
Questions

40

40

Madhyamik
or
equivalent

Grand Total

120

120

Part II:

Subject

Topic

Standard

English
Prcis
Writing

Candidates have to
write prcis from a
given passage in
English

Madhyamik or
Higher
Secondary

Maximum
number of
Questions

Type of
Question

Marks
allotted
per
Question

Total
Marks

Descriptive
Type
Question

30

30

Note: Syllabus as mentioned in this notice is purely indicative (i.e. not exhaustive).
Commission is at liberty to set any questions beyond this indicative syllabus in order
to judge general standard and merit of candidates.

Secretary cum Controller of Examinations

West Bengal Staff Selection Commission