INSTITUTIONS UNDER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
The Central Academies of State Forest Service (CASFOS) impart training to the newly recruited State Forest Service (SFS) Officers as well as in -service training of SFS Officers. The three Central Academies imparts professional training in forestry to Assistant Conservator of Forests recruited by the various States and candidates sponsored by Universities and Wood-based Industries. It has played an important role in the improvement of technical manpower in forestry for the South East Asian Countries by organizing special courses on request.
The Regular SFS Training consists of a two-years course. The three Central Academies has a capacity to train 80 officers every year. The training is fully residential and aims at overall personality development, with emphasis on field training in addition to the theoretical aspects. Physical training and sports constitute an important part of the training curriculum and are compulsory. On successful completion of the training, a diploma in Forestry is awarded. Apart from the three Central Academies , there is one Rangers College under the direct control of the Directorate of Forest Education called the Eastern Forest Rangers College, located at Kurseong near Darjeeling in West Bengal; which imparts induction training and in-service training of Forest Range Officers (FRO's).
The Central Academies of State Forest Service (CASFOS) impart training to the newly recruited State Forest Service (SFS) Officers as well as in -service training of SFS Officers. The three Central Academies imparts professional training in forestry to Assistant Conservator of Forests recruited by the various States and candidates sponsored by Universities and Wood-based Industries. It has played an important role in the improvement of technical manpower in forestry for the South East Asian Countries by organizing special courses on request.
The Regular SFS Training consists of a two-years course. The three Central Academies has a capacity to train 80 officers every year. The training is fully residential and aims at overall personality development, with emphasis on field training in addition to the theoretical aspects. Physical training and sports constitute an important part of the training curriculum and are compulsory. On successful completion of the training, a diploma in Forestry is awarded. Apart from the three Central Academies , there is one Rangers College under the direct control of the Directorate of Forest Education called the Eastern Forest Rangers College, located at Kurseong near Darjeeling in West Bengal; which imparts induction training and in-service training of Forest Range Officers (FRO's).
The four institutions and their training capacities are as follows:
Central Academy for State Forest Service, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) : 40 seats
Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) : 40 seats
Central Academy for State Forest Service,Burnihat (Assam) : 40 seats
Eastern Forest Rangers College, Kurseong (West Bengal) : 40 seats
INSTITUTIONS UNDER STATE GOVERNMENTS
Central Academy for State Forest Service, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) : 40 seats
Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) : 40 seats
Central Academy for State Forest Service,Burnihat (Assam) : 40 seats
Eastern Forest Rangers College, Kurseong (West Bengal) : 40 seats
INSTITUTIONS UNDER STATE GOVERNMENTS
The institutions run by the State Governments but under the technical control of the Directorate of Forest Education are as follows:
Uttarakhand Forestry Training Academy, Haldwani
(Uttarakhand): 50 seats
Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh): 40 seats
Gujarat Forest Rangers College, Rajpipla (Gujarat): 40 seats
Orissa Forest Rangers College, Angul (Orissa): 40 seats
Forest Rangers College, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): 50 seats
Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh): 40 seats
Gujarat Forest Rangers College, Rajpipla (Gujarat): 40 seats
Orissa Forest Rangers College, Angul (Orissa): 40 seats
Forest Rangers College, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): 50 seats
