Cracking the Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer exam requires a clear understanding of both the syllabus and the exam pattern. These two components serve as the foundation for effective preparation. With limited attempts available, it becomes even more crucial for candidates to familiarize themselves with the revised syllabus and pinpoint the most important topics. Gaining a thorough grasp of the updated exam structure and subject areas is a vital step for anyone serious about securing the position. Once you’ve submitted your application for the Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer recruitment, exploring the revised syllabus should be your top priority. To assist with your preparation, the updated syllabus is provided below.

Subjects	Marks
General Knowledge	35 Marks
Mental Capacity and observation skills and Inspection	5 Marks
Forests and Forest Management	15 Marks
Forest Dependent communities and Forest products	15 Marks
Forest laws and regulations, forest punishment for crimes	10 Marks
Various activities in the forest and Human and wildlife conflicts	10 Marks
Protected Areas and Eco tourism	10 Marks
Total	100 Marks

English Syllabus

English Grammar (5 Marks):

1. Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.

2. Different Parts of Speech.

3. Agreement of Subject and Verb.

4. Articles – The Definite and the Indefinite Articles.

5. Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs

6. Tag Questions

7. Infinitive and Gerunds

8. Tenses

9. Tenses in Conditional Sentences

10. Prepositions

11. The Use of Correlatives

12. Direct and Indirect Speech

13. Active and Passive voice

14. Correction of Sentences

Vocabulary (5 Marks):

1. Singular & Plural, Change of Gender, Collective Nouns

2. Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix

3. Compound words

4. Synonyms

5. Antonyms

6. Phrasal Verbs

7. Foreign Words and Phrases

8. One Word Substitutes

9. Words often confused

10. Spelling Test

11. Idioms and their Meanings

Special Topics Syllabus (Forest, Wildlife and Conservation of Forest and wildlife)

Forest (6 Marks)

Forests – definitions, role, benefits – direct and indirect. Forest types of India and Kerala. Forest biodiversity – Western Ghats – natural history and significance. State of the forests – global, Indian and Kerala scenario. Important events/dates related to forests and environment- themes and philosophy – National and international organizations in forestry. Climate change mitigation and forests

Wildlife (7 Marks)

Wildlife – Definition and values of wildlife – Threats to wildlife. Wildlife trade, CITES and TRAFFIC. Wildlife conservation – insitu and exsitu measures, Protected areas in India and in Kerala – National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Community Reserves and Conservation Reserves. MAB and concept of Biosphere Reserves. Threatened and Endemic species of Western Ghats. IUCN redlist categories and criteria.

Conservation of Forest and wildlife (5 Mark):

Important acts related to Indian forests – Indian Forest Act 1927- Reserved forest, Protected forest and village forest. Wildlife Protection Act 1972- Protected areas and Schedules. Forest Conservation Act 1980-Objectives. Important conservation projects – Tiger, Elephant, Gir Lion, Snowleopard, Great Indian Bustard, Crocodile breeding etc.

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT.2000 ( 2 Marks)

• Section 43 Penalty and Compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc. Section 43A Compensation for failure to protect data.

• Section 65 Tampering with computer source documents. Section 66 Computer related offences

• Section 66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.

• Section 66C Punishment for identity theft.

• Section 66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resources.

• Section 66E Punishment for violation of privacy. Section 66F Punishment for cyber terrorism.

• Section 67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.

• Section 67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form

• Section 67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form

• Section 72 Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy. Section 77B Offences with 3 years imprisonment to be bailable.