The Bihar Forest Service Rules, 1953

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    "title": "The Bihar Forest Service Rules, 1953",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Forest Service Rules, 1953",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. C/F-1012/55-1635-R",
    "act_year": 1953,
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    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "The Bihar Forest Service Rules, 1953",
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            "content": "[(i) 'Chief Conservator' means the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest;]\n(ii) 'Commission' means the Bihar Public Service Commission;\n[(iii) 'Member of the Service' means a person appointed to service under the provision of these Rules;]\n(iv) 'Part' means a part of these Rules;\n(v) 'Scheduled Castes' means the castes enumerated in Part II of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950;\n(vi) 'Scheduled Tribes' means the tribes enumerated in Part II of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.\n(vii) 'The Service' means the Bihar Forest Service.\n3.\n(a) direct recruitment in accordance with Rules in Part II of these Rules by a competitive examination, to be held by the Commission; and\n[(aa) The Range Officer of Forest, who passes the Ranger Course securing Honours shall be eligible for admission to the 2nd year/2 (two) years of State Forest Service Course in Forestry conducted by Government of India. They shall be treated as direct recruit to the Bihar Forest Service Cadre (as Assistant Conservator of Forests) and the provisions as laid down in the Rule 29, shall be applicable to these selected Range Officers of Forests]\n(b) by promotion in accordance with the Rules contained in Part V of selected Rangers-\n(i) Who have obtained the Honours or the high standard certificate at the Forest College, Dehra Dun, or at any State Forest School or College, established for the training of Ranger students and who by unusual ability and industry in the course of their service as [Range Officers of Forests] have proved themselves fit for promotion; and\n(ii) who have long service, tried ability and probity, irrespective of their educational qualifications:\n4.\nPart II\nDirect Recruitment\n5.\n6.\n[(a) not be less than 21 years or more than 30 years on the 1st April at the year of examination. The maximum age limit for candidates of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be 35 years. The maximum age limit for the candidates trained as Range Officers of forests can be relaxed by 5 years;]\n(b) of good moral character;\n(c) be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free, from organic defects of bodily infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties of a member of the Bihar Forest Service;\n(d) hold-\n[(i) Bachelor's degree in Natural Science, Forestry, Mathematics, Statistics, Geology, Mechanical, Electronics, Civil and Chemical Engineering, Agriculture or Economics of a recognised Indian University;]\n(ii) a Master degree in Natural Science or Agriculture, Mathematics (after B.Sc. Course) \"or Geology or Mechanical Engineering\" not lower than second class of a recognised Indian University;\n(iii) an equivalent foreign degree.\n7.\n8.\n(i) evidence of educational qualifications as prescribed in clause (d) of Rule 6;\n(ii) certificate of character and conduct from the heads of all the colleges in which he has studied since he passed the Matriculation Examination;\n(iii) the name of two persons who know him in private life and are not his relative should be mentioned so that reference may be made to them. A candidate must not file written testimonials of such persons and the references furnished by him should not include college professors or principals unless they know the candidate at home;\n(iv) a preliminary certificate of health and fitness from any registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form which may be obtained from the Secretary to the Commission;\n(v) evidence of age, which should ordinarily be a true copy of the matriculation certificate or its equivalent;\n(vi) if he claims to be domiciled in the State, certificate of domicile granted by the District Officer of the district in which he claims to be domiciled.\nNote. I - Persons holding posts in Government service in a temporary or officiating capacity are eligible to appear at the examination, provided they are within the age limits prescribed in clause (a) of Rule 6. Persons who have been confirmed in Government service are not so eligible. Applications from Government servants who are eligible to apply should be submitted through the Authority empowered to forward the applications under the Bihar Government Servants (Application) for Posts Rules, 1956.\nNote. I\nNote. II - True copies, attested by a Gazetted Officer or a responsible person, of the documents required under this Rule should be sent with the application.The original documents should be brought by the candidates at the time of interview or viva voce test.\nNote. II\nPart-III\nSupplementary Instructions\n9.\n10.\n11.\n12.\nA. To the Commission-\n(a) Rs. 5 (Rupees five) only as application fee with the application :\n(b) Rs. 50 (Rupees fifty) only as examination fee after a certificate for his admission to the examination has been issued :\nB. To the Medical Board-Rs. 16 (Rupees sixteen) in cash at the time of examination by a Medical Board, in the case of successful candidates.\nNote 1. - Either Treasury Challans or crossed Indian Postal Orders payable to the Secretary, Bihar Public Service Commission, will be accepted as application or examination fees. The fee must not be sent by cheques or bank Drafts. The fee deposited into the treasury should be credited to the \"XXI-Miscellaneous-Miscellaneous Departments-State Examination Fees-Fees realised by the Bihar Public Service Commission\".\nNote 1.\nNote 2. - Candidates must see that they are eligible and must decide definitely to apply before depositing the fees in the treasury in order to prevent disappointment, candidates are advised to have themselves examined by a Government Medical Officer of and above the rank of a Civil Assistant Surgeon before applying for admission to the examination. Candidate already in Government service should make sure before depositing the fee that their application will be forwarded by the Competent Authority.\nNote 2.\nNote 3. - No claim for refund or any of these fees will ordinarily be entertained except to the extent stated in Appendix 'B' nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.\nNote 3.\n13.\n14.\n(b) The Commission,shall issue certificate of admission to all candidates who are to be admitted to the written examination.\n(c) A candidate to whom a certificate for admission to the written examination has been issued under Rule 14 shall send the examination fee in accordance with Rule 12 so as to reach the Secretary of the Commission before such date as may be fixed by him on this behalf. Delay in this respect may render a candidate's name liable to be removed from the list of examinees.\n15.\n16.\n17.\n[i]\nFor candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tTribes\n...\n35 per cent.\n[ii]\nFor other candidates\n...\n45 per cent:\n(b) There shall be no qualifying marks for the viva voce test but if a candidate fails to obtain qualifying marks at the written test, he shall be disqualified for the viva voce test.\n18.\n19.\n20.\n21.\n22.\n23.\n24.\n25.\n26.\n27.\n(b) On considering the report of the Medical Board, the Governor may select candidates for deputation to the Forest College, Dehra Dun.\n28.\n(a) Evidence of age of each selected candidate;\n(b) Evidence of educational qualification (in original) of each selected candidate as prescribed in clause (d) of Rule 6; and\n(c) a certificate of \"physical fitness.\"\n[29.\n30.\n31.\n(a) He has completed the period of probation prescribed in his case; and\n(b) The State Government are satisfied, on the recommendation of the Chief Conservator, that he is fit for confirmation.\n[(c) Passing of Departmental Examination shall be essential before confirmation in the service] .\nPart IV\nPay\n32.\n33.\n34.\n35.\n(i) in the case of members of the Service appointed by direct recruitment at the same time, their seniority inter se shall be in the order of merit in which their names are placed in the list of successful candidates at the Final Examination of the Indian Forest College, Dehra Dun;\n(ii) in case where appointments are made to the Service both by direct recruitment and promotion of selected Rangers at the same time, the promoted members of the Service shall be senior to the members directly recruited; and\n(iii) the seniority inter se of Rangers on substantive appointment to the Service by promotion at the same time shall be their seniority inter se held as Rangers.\nPart V\n[36.\n(ii) The number of Range Officer of Forests selected and recommended for promotion to the service will be double the number of vacancies to be filled by promotion.\n(iii) The List of Selected Range Officers Oof Forests shall be prepared on the basis of merit-cum-seniority and their records of service performance and annual confidential remarks] .\n[37.\nPart VI\nPromotion of Rangers\n38.\n[39.\nAppendix A\nAppendix A\nForm A\nForm A\n[Rule 30]\nBond\nBond\nWitnesses. -\nSignature. -\n1. 2. 3.\n1. 2. 3.\nForm B\nForm B\n[Rule 30]\nAgreement",
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            "title": "1. The said ................ hereby of his own free will and consent and with the approbation and consent of the said .................testified by the execution by him of these present agrees with the Governor, his successors in office and assigns that the said ............... shall throughout the prescribed period of the Institute Course of ................. years will diligently and faithfully pursue his studies at the Research Institute, Dehra Dun use his best endeavour to qualify for the Fo",
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            "title": "2. The said ................... shall after completing his studies at the said Research Institute and if so required to do serve the Governor, his successors in office and assigns in the Forest Department of the Government in Bihar for a period of not less than five years and shall during the whole of such period diligently and efficiently do all acts and discharge all duties which may be required to be done by him in his capacity as an officer of the said Department.",
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            "title": "3. The Governor for himself, his successors in office and assigns hereby engages to educate the said ................... at the Research Institute Dehra Dun, in all matters relating to the forest science, forest works and forest administration that it may be deemed science, necessary by the President of the said Institute to teach the said...................",
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            "title": "4. The Governor shall pay the said ..................during his study to the said Research Institute at the rate of Rs....................... a month which may be increased provided that the President of the said Institute is satisfied with his work and behaviour and thereafter provided that the said .................... complies with the Rules now in force for the direct appointment of candidates to the Service in Bihar and thereafter while the said ................... shall faithfully and dili",
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            "title": "5. Lastly it is hereby agreed and, declared that the Governor, his successors in office or assigns shall be at liberty in the event of the negligence, failure to attend to duty, illness or any subordination or misconduct on part of the said ................. at any time during the said Institute course of the said service as to which a certificate under the hand of the President of the said institute or the Chief Conservator of Forests, Bihar, respectively, shall be conclusive evidence and bindi",
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            "title": "6. This agreement is intended to be ratified by the said ............................ when he.................attains his.........................majority.................",
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            "content": "Witnesses. -\nSignature. -\n1.\n1.\nForm C\nForm C\nMedical Board's Reports\n(A) Candidate's Statement and Declaration\n(A) Candidate's Statement and Declaration",
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            "title": "1. State your name in full (in block letters)...............",
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            "title": "2. State your age and birth place.........",
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            "content": "3. (a) Have you ever had small-pox, intermittent or any other fever, enlargement of supperation of glands, spitting of blood, asthma, inflammation of lungs, hearts disease, fainting attaks, rheumatism, appendices?\nor\n(b) Any other disease of accident requiring confinement to bed and medical or surgical treatment? Any permanent ill effects or disability may be stated?",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. When were you last vaccinated?",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Have you or any of your near relations been affected with consumption, serfula, gout, asthma, fits, epilepsy or insanity?",
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            "title": "6. Have you suffered from any form of nervousness due to overwork or any other cause?",
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            "title": "7. Furnish the following particulars concerning your family : -",
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            "content": "Father's and mother's age if living and state of health.\nFather's and mother's age at death, and cause of death.\nNumber of brothers and sisters living, their age and state of\n health.\nNumber of brothers and sisters dead, their age at and cause of\n death.\nCandidate's Signature.\nNote. - The candidate will be held responsible for the accuracy of the above statement. By wilfully suppressing any information he will incur the risk of losing the appointment and, if appointed, of forfeiting all claims to Superannuation, Allowance or Gratuity.\nNote.\n(B) Report of the Medical Board on (Name of Candidate)........................\n(B) Report of the Medical Board on (Name of Candidate)........................\nQuestions.\nAnswers.\nRemarks\n1.\nHas the Declaration Form been signed by the candidate.\n2.\nAre there any evidences of malformation, congenital or\n acquired?\n3.\nIs he free from scars and has he full use of all his. limbs?\n4.\nIs there any evidence of acute or chronic disease indicating\n impairment of health?\n5.\n(a) Has the candidate been successfully vaccinated within the\n last five years?\n(b) Has he suffered from small-pox or natural immunity\n against small-pox?\n6.\nIs the candidate free from communicable disease?\n7.\nIs there any evidence of disease of the nervous system?\n8.\nIs the hearing good? Are the ears healthy?\n9.\nAre the eyes healthy? Is there any defect of colour\n perception? Is the field of vision defective? Does the candidate\n suffer from night blindness? State the visual acuity.\n10.\nIs the candidate free from stammer or other serious defect of\n speech?\n11.\nAre there any signs of the bones, joints or parts connected\n therewith?\n12.\nIs there any important affection of the skin?\n13.\nAre the heart and arteries healthy? State the blood pressure.\n Is there any evidence of a severe degree of hydrocele,\n varicocele, varicose veins or haemorrhoids so as to make\n locomotion difficult or render him incapable of carrying out his\n duties properly?\nIs there any evidence of disease of the respiratory organs?\nIs there any evidence of disease of the digestive organs?\nAre the teeth seriously decayed or otherwise defective?\nIs there any evidence of Pyorrhoea?\nIs the candidate free from hernia.\nIs there any evidence of disease of genital organs?\nIs the urine free from-(1) albumin, (2) sugar?\nIs the urine otherwise normal?\n(1)\n(2)\nIs there anything in the health of the candidate likely to\n render him unfit for the efficient discharge of his duties in\n the service for which he is a candidate?\nDo you consider the candidate in all respect qualified for\n the efficient and continuous discharge of his duties in-\nThe Bihar Forest Service.\nStrength of glasses.\nAcuity of vision. Naked eye with glasses uncorrected.\n corrected.\nSph. Cyl. Axis.\nDistant Vision\nR.E.\nL.E.\nNear vision\nR.E.\nL.E.\nHypermetropia\nR.E.\nL.E.\n(Height without shoes)\nGirth of chest-\n1. (after full inspiration)\n2. (after full expiration)\nWeight\nPresident......... Member.............\nAppendix B\nAppendix B\nInstructions Governing Refund of Admission Examination Fees\n(i) 90 per cent of the fees paid when a candidate after paying the fees does not submit an application;\n(ii) whole of the application and/or examination fee paid, as the case may be, where an alteration is made in terms of advertisement or the conditions of recruitment so that the candidate, who would otherwise have been eligible, becomes ineligible due to such alteration; and\n(iii) whole of the application and/or examination fee paid as the case may be, if the vacancies advertised are decided by Government to be abolished or kept in abeyance, before or after the candidates are interviewed.\n[Appendix C]\n[Appendix C]\nSyllabus for the Bihar Forest Service Competitive Examination Question in all non-language subjects may be answered either in English or Hindi\nQuestion in all non-language subjects may be answered either in English or Hindi\nSubject\nSubject\nMarks\nMarks\nCOMPULSORY\n1.\nGeneral knowledge (including knowledge of current events)\n...\n150\n2.\nMathematics (Matriculation)\n...\n200\n3.\nEssay in English\n...\n100\n4.\nViva voce (for those who qualify at the written test)\n...\n50\nOPTIONAL\nA candidate must take any 2 papers out of the following:-\n5.\nBotany\n6.\nZoology\n7.\nMathematics\n8.\nChemistry\n9.\nPhysics\n10.\nGeology\n11.\nMechanical Engineering\nThe standard of the examination in these subjects will be that\n of a Bachelor's degree.\n...\n100 each.\n12.\nCivil Engineering\n13.\nChemical Engineering\n14.\nStatistics\n15.\nEconomics\n16.\nAgriculture.\n17.\nForestry",
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        "Act ID": "bh270",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. C/F-1012/55-1635-R, dated 30th April, 1955",
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        "Act Year": "1953",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Forest Service Rules, 1953",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
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