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SectionA
1.SilvicultureGeneral:
Ecologicalandphysiologicalfactorsinfluencingvegetation,naturalandartificialregenerationofforestsmethodsofpropagation,graftingtechniquessitefactors
nurseryandplantingtechniquesnurserybeds,polybagsandmaintenance,waterbudgeting,gradingandhardeningofseedlingsspecialapproachesestablishment
andtending.
2.Silviculturesystems:
Clearfelling,uniformshelterwoodselection,coppiceandconversionsystems.Managementofsilviculturesystemsoftemperate,subtropical,humidtropical,drytropicaland
coastaltropicalforestswithspecialreferencetoplantationsilviculture,choiceofspecies,establishmentandmanagementofstandards,enrichmentmethods,technicalconstraints,
intensivemechanizedmethods,aerialseedingthinning.
3.SilvicultureMangroveandColddesert:
Mangrove:habitatandcharacteristics,mangrove,plantationestablishmentandrehabilitationofdegradedmangroveformationssilviculturalsystemsformangroveprotectionof
habitatsagainstnaturaldisasters.

Colddesert:Characteristics,identificationandmanagementofspecies.
4.Silvicultureoftrees:
Traditionalandrecentadvancesintropicalsilviculturalresearchandpractices.SilvicultureofsomeoftheeconomicallyimportantspeciesinIndiasuchasAcaciacatechu,Acacia
nilotica,Acaciaauriculiformis,Albizzialebbeck,Albizziaprocera,AnthocephalusCadamba,Anogeissuslatifolia,Azadirachtaindica,Bamboospp,Buteamonosperma,Cassia
siamea,Casuarinaequisetifolia,Cedrusdeodara,Chukrasiatabularis,Dalbergiasisoo,Dipterocarpusspp.,Emblicaofficindils,Eucalyptusspp,GmelinaArborea,Hardwickia
binata,LargerstroemiaLanceolata,Pinusroxburghi,Populusspp,Pterocarpusmarsupium,Prosopisjuliflora,Santalumalbum,Semecarpusanacardium,.Shorearobusta,
Salmaliamalabaricum,Tectonagrandis,Terminalistomemtosa,Tamarindusindica.

PaperI
SectionB

1.Agroforestry,SocialForestry,JointForestManagementandTribology:
Agroforestry:scopeandnecessityroleinthelifeofpeopleanddomesticanimalsandinintegratedlanduse,planningespeciallyrelatedto(i)soilandwater
conservation(ii)waterrecharge(iii)nutrientavailabilitytocrops(iv)natureandecosystempreservationincludingecologicalblancesthroughpestpredator
relationshipsand(v)providingopportunitiesforenhancingbiodiversity,medicinalandotherfloraandfauna.Agroforestrysystemsunderdifferentagroecological
zonesselectionofspeciesandroleofmultipurposetreesandNTFPs,techniques,food,fodderandfuelsecurity.ResearchandExtensionneeds.
Social/UrbanForestry:objectives,scopeandnecessitypeoplesparticipation.JFMprinciples,objectives,methodology,scope,benefitsandroleofNGOs.
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Tribology:tribalsceneinIndiatribes,conceptofraces,principlesofsocialgrouping,stagesoftribaleconomy,education,culturaltradition,customs,ethosand
participationinforestryprogrammes.
2.ForestSoils,SoilConservationandWatershedmanagement:
ForestsSoils:classification,factorsaffectingsoilformationphysical,chemicalandbiologicalproperties.
Soilconservation:definition,causesforerosiontypeswindandwatererosionconservationandmanagementoferodedsoils/areas,windbreaks,shelterbeltssanddunes
reclamationofsalineandalkalinesoils,waterloggedandotherwastelands.Roleofforestsinconservingsoils.Maintenanceandbuildupofsoilorganicmatter,provisionof
loppingsforgreenleafmanuringforestleaflitterandcompostingRoleofmicroorganismsinamelioratingsoilsNandCcycles,VAM.
WatershedManagement:conceptsofwatershedroleofminiforestsandforesttreesinoverallresourcemanagement,foresthydrology,watersheddevelopmentinrespectof
torrentcontrol,riverchannelstabilization,avalancheandlandslidecontrols,rehabilitationofdegradedareashillyandmountainareaswatershedmanagementand
environmentalfunctionsofforestswaterharvestingandconservationgroundwaterrechargeandwatershedmanagementroleofintegratingforesttrees,horticulturalcrops,field
crops,grassandfodders.
3.EnvironmentalConservationandBiodiversity:
Environment:componentsandimportance,principlesofconservation,impactofdeforestationforestfiresandvarioushumanactivitieslikemining,constructionand
developmentalprojects,populationgrowthonenvironment.
Pollution:types,globalwarming,greenhouseeffects,ozonelayerdepletion,acidrain,impactandcontrolmeasures,environmentalmonitoringconceptofsustainable
development.Roleoftreesandforestsinenvironmentalconservationcontrolandpreventionofair,waterandnoisepollution.EnvironmentalpolicyandlegislationinIndia.
EnvironmentalImpactAssessment.Economicsassessmentofwatersheddevelopmentvisavisecologicalandenvironmentalprotection.
4.TreeImprovementandSeedTechnology:
Generalconceptoftreeimprovement,methodsandtechniques,variationanditsuse,provenance,seedsource,exoticsquantitativeaspectsofforesttreeimprovement,seed
productionandseedorchards,progenytests,useoftreeimprovementinnaturalforestandstandimprovement,genetictestingprogramming,selectionandbreedingforresistance
todiseases,insects,andadverseenvironmentthegeneticbase,forestgeneticresourcesandgeneconservationinsituandexsitu.Costbenefitratio,economicevaluation.

PaperII
SectionA

1.ForestManagementandManagementSystems:
Objectiveandprinciplestechniquesstandstructureanddynamics,sustainedyieldrelationrotation,normalforest,growingstockregulationofyieldmanagementof
forestplantations,commercialforests,forestcovermonitoring.Approachesviz.,(i)sitespecificplanning,(ii)strategicplanning,(iii)Approval,sanctionand
expenditure,(iv)Monitoring(v)Reportingandgovernance.DetailsofstepsinvolvedsuchasformationofVillageForestCommittees,JointForestParticipatory
Management.
2.ForestWorkingPlan:
Forestplanning,evaluationandmonitoringtoolsandapproachesforintegratedplanningmultipurposedevelopmentofforestresourcesandforestindustriesdevelopment
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workingplansandworkingschemes,theirroleinnatureconservation,biodiversityandotherdimensionspreparationandcontrol.DivisionalWorkingPlans,AnnualPlanof
Operations.
3.ForestMeasuringandRemoteSensing:
Methodsofmeasuringdiameter,girth,heightandvolumeoftreesformfactorvolumeestimationofstand,currentannualincrementmeanannualincrement.Samplingmethods
andsampleplots.Yieldcalculationyieldandstandtables,forestcovermonitoringthroughremotesensingGeographicInformationSystemsformanagementandmodelling.
4.SurveyingandForestEngineering:
Forestsurveyingdifferentmethodsofsurveying,mapsandmapreading.Basicprinciplesofforestengineering.Buildingmaterialsandconstruction.RoadsandBridgesGeneral
principles,objects,types,simpledesignandconstructionoftimberbridges.

PaperII
SectionB

1.ForestEcologyandEthnobotany:
ForestecologyBioticandaboiticcomponents,forestecosystemsforestcommunityconceptsvegetationconcepts,ecologicalsuccessionandclimax,primary
productivity,nutrientcyclingandwaterrelationsphysiologyinstressenvironments(drought,waterloggingsalinityandalkalinity).ForesttypesinIndia,identification
ofspecies,compositionandassociationsdendrology,taxonomicclassification,principlesandestablishmentofherbariaandarboreta.Conservationofforest
ecosystems.Clonalparks,
RoleofEthnobotanyinIndianSystemsofMedicineAyurvedaandUnaniIntroduction,nomenclature,habitat,distributionandbotanicalfeaturesofmedicinaland
aromaticplants.Factorsaffectingactionandtoxicityofdrugplantsandtheirchemicalconstituents.
2.ForestResourcesandUtilization:
Environmenatllysoundforestharvestingpracticesloggingandextractiontechniquesandprinciples,transportationsystem,storageandsaleNonTimberForestProducts
(NTFPs)definitionandscopegums,resins,oleoresins,fibres,oilseedsnuts,rubber,canes,bamboos,medicinalplants,charcoal,lacandshellac,KathaandBidileaves,
collectionprocessinganddisposal.
Needandimportanceofwoodseasoningandpreservationgeneralprinciplesofseasoning,airandkilnseasoning,solardehumidification,steamheatedandelectricalkilns.
Compositewoodadhesivesmanufacture,properties,uses,plywoodmanufactureproperties,uses,fibreboardsmanufactureproperties,usesparticleboardsmanufacture
propertiesuses.PresentstatusofcompositewoodindustryinIndiainfutureexpansionplans.Pulppaperandrayonpresentpositionofsupplyofrawmaterialtoindustry,wood
substitution,utilizationofplantationwoodproblemsandpossibilities.
Anatomicalstructureofwood,defectsandabnormalitiesofwood,timberidentificationgeneralprinciples.
3.ForestProtection&WildlifeBiology:
Injuriestoforestabioticandbiotic,destructiveagencies,insectpestsanddisease,effectsofairpollutiononforestsandforestdieback.Susceptibilityofforeststodamage,nature
ofdamage,cause,prevention,protectivemeasuresandbenefitsduetochemicalandbiologicalcontrol.Generalforestprotectionagainstfire,equipmentandmethods,controlled
useoffire,economicandenvironmentalcoststimbersalvageoperationsafternaturaldisasters.RoleofafforestationandforestregenerationinabsorptionofCO2.Rotationaland
controlledgrazing,differentmethodsofcontrolagainstgrazingandbrowsinganimalseffectofwildanimalsonforestregeneration,humanimpactsencroachement,poaching,
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grazing,livefencing,theft,shiftingcultivationandcontrol.
4.ForestEconomicsandLegislation:
Foresteconomics:fundamentalprinciples,costbenefitanalysesestimationofdemandandsupplyanalysisoftrendsinthenationalandinternationalmarketandchangesin
productionandconsumptionpatternsassessmentandprojectionofmarketstructuresroleofprivatesectorandcooperativesroleofcorporatefinancing.Socioeconomic
analysesofforestproductivityandattitudesvaluationofforestgoodsandservice.
Legislation:historyofforestdevelopmentIndianForestPolicyof1894,1952and1990.NationalForestPolicy,1988ofPeoplesinvolvement,JointForestManagement,
InvolvementofwomenForestryPoliciesandissuesrelatedtolanduse,timberandnontimberproducts,sustainableforestmanagementindustrialisationpoliciesinstitutional
andstructuralchanges.DecentralizationandForestryPublicAdministration.Forestlaws,necessitygeneralprinciples,IndianForestAct1927ForestConservationAct,1980
WildlifeProtectionAct1972andtheiramendmentsApplicationofIndianPenalCodetoForestry.ScopeandobjectivesofForestInventory.

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