Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission was established on 25th January, 1971 under the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (Members) Regulations, 1971. HPPSC includes a Chairman and two Members. The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission is offering excellent task in selecting people for various civil services and posts in the State. Initially, before the establishment of the Himachal Pradesh (HP) Public Service Commission, the needs of the state of Himachal Pradesh were served by Union Public Service Commission. UPSC served the needs on the special request from the Government of Himachal Pradesh.

Job Profile:

Eligible candidates are invited to apply either via online or offline mode for fillig up the position of Range Forest Officer Class-II in Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission. The commission will hold a Himachal Pradesh Range Forest Officer (RFO) Examination 2011 for making recruitment of candidates on the specified position.

Eligibility:

Interested candidates should be a citizen of India.

The minimum age limit set for the post is 21 years.
The maximum age limit set for the post is 31 years.

Physical Standard:

Height: 163 cm for Male Candidates and 150 for Female Candidates.
Chest girth: 79 cm for Male Candidates and 74 cm for Female Candidates.

Educational Qualification:

Candidates must possess Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Science or Engineering of any recognized university with atleast Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/Computer Science, Agriculture Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science and Zoology as one of the subject.

No. of posts: Total 39 posts are available.

For B.Sc. (Forestry): Only 27 posts are available.
For B.Sc./Engineering: Only 12 posts are available.

Pay Scale: Selected candidates will be given the consolidated salary of Rs. 14100 per month.

Application Fee:

Application fee of Rs. 250 is need to be submitted by General category candidates. Rs. 63 is the amount of application fee that is need to be submitted by SC/ST/OBC categories candidates. The application fee must be paid through a Bank Draft payable in any branch of a Bank at Shimla to the Secretary, H. P. Public Service Commission, Shimla-171002.

How to apply: Candidates can apply either online or offline at HPPSC wesbite. Candidates desiring to apply online, should apply on or before 3 July 2011. Those candidates, who are desiring to apply offline, should send the completely filled in application form alongwith the other required enclosures to the below mentioned address:

Controller of Examinations,
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission,
Nigam Vihar, Shimla- 171002.

Contact Details:

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission,
Nigam Vihar, Shimla- 171002.

Last date to apply: 3 July 2011

For more information visit http://www.hp.gov.in