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APPSC Forest Beat Officer Notification 2025 Out for 691 FBO & ABO Vacancies

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has officially announced 256 FBO and 435 ABO vacancies to be filled this year. The official APPSC FBO and ABO Notification for the Forest Beat Officer (FBO) posts has been released on 14th July 2025. The application window to apply for these posts will be activated on its official website www.psc.ap.gov.in from 16th July 2025 onwards.

APPSC FBO & ABO Notification 2025 Out

Candidates can now download APPSC Forest & Assistant Beat Officer Notification 2025, which has been made available on the official website, www.psc.ap.gov.in, on 14th July 2025. The detailed advertisement against Advt No. 06/2025 includes the selection process, educational requirements, age limit, how to apply, etc.

APPSC Forest Beat Officer Recruitment 2025 Summary

To be eligible for the APPSC Forest Beat Officer Exam, candidates must have passed the 12th class and should not exceed 30 years of age. Candidates will have to go through three stages: a Screening Test, a Mains Exam, and a Physical Test to be selected as a Forest Beat Officer.

APPSC FBO & ABO Recruitment 2025 Summary
Conducting Body Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)
Posts Forest Beat Officer (FBO), Assistant Beat Officer (ABO)
Advt No. 06/2025
Vacancies 691
Application Dates 16th July to 5th August 2025 (11:59 pm)
Educational Qualifications 12th pass
Upper Age limit 30 years
Selection Process Screening, Mains, and Physical Test
Official website www.psc.ap.gov.in

APPSC FBO ABO Recruitment 2025- Important Dates

The schedule for online registration has been released along with APPSC FBO ABO Notification 2025. The candidates willing to apply for the vacancies have to submit their applications online from 16th July to 5th August 2025.

Events Dates
Official Notification Released 14th July 2025
Apply Online Starts 16th July 2025
Last Date to apply 5th August 2025 (11:59 pm)
Last Date to pay application fee 5th August 2025
Exam Date To be notified

APPSC FBO ABO Vacancy 2025

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has released a total of 691 vacancies for the posts of Forest Beat Officer (246 vacancies) and Assistant Beat Officer (435 vacancies). There are a total of 550 fresh vacancies and 141 carried forward vacancies.

Post Name Current Vacancies Backlog Vacancies Total Vacancies
Forest Beat Officer (FBO) 175 81 246
Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) 375 60 435
Total 550 141 691

APPSC Forest & Assistant Beat Officer Eligibility 2025

Candidates must fulfil the age and education requirements set by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. Before applying for the APPSC Forest Beat Officer (FBO) Exam, candidates must go through these requirements.

  • Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed the Intermediate (12th class) exam or any equivalent exam.
  • Age Limit (as on 01/07/2025): Candidates must be between 18 to 30 years of age.

APPSC FBO ABO Apply Online 2025

The link for submitting the application forms for APPSC FBO ABO Recruitment 2025 will be activated on 16th July 2025 at the official website of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), www.psc.ap.gov.in. Candidates willing to apply for the post and holding the required eligibility criteria can submit their applications before the due date i.e. 5th August 2025.

APPSC FBO ABO Application Fee 2025

Candidates have to pay Rs. 250/- towards application processing fee and Rs 80/- towards examination fee. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, BC & Ex-Servicemen, Unemployed youth, Families having a household supply white card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government, have to pay Rs. 250/- only.

Category Application Fees
SC, ST, BC & Ex-Servicemen, Unemployed youth, Families having a household supply white card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government Rs. 250/-
Other Category & Other state candidates Rs. 330/-

Note- In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However changes are not allowed for name, fee and age relaxation .

APPSC FBO ABO Selection Process 2025

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has set the selection process in four stages for Forest Beat Officer (FBO) and Assistant Beat Officer (ABO)

  • Screening Test: This is an offline written exam (qualifying) with multiple-choice questions.
  • Main Written Examination: The second stage is an online computer-based exam and has three parts, General Studies & Mental Ability, General Science & General Mathematics and Essay writing
  • Physical Measurements Test (PMT) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Candidates who pass the mains exam to be called for physical examination
  • Document Verification: After clearing the physical test, candidates will have to present all their original documents in the verification process

APPSC FBO ABO Exam Pattern 2025

Screening Test: There will be two parts, Part A: General Studies and Mental Ability and Part B: General Science and General Mathematics

  • All questions are multiple-choice (objective type).
  • Each part carries 75 questions
  • Each question is of 1 mark.
  • ⅓ mark will be deducted for an incorrect attempt
Part Subject Number of Questions Marks Time
Part A General Studies and Mental Ability 75 75 150 minutes
Part B General Science and General Mathematics 75 75
Total 150 150

Main Examination:

  • The first paper is an essay writing test, and it is qualifying in nature
  • The second and third papers are objective-based questions
  • Paper 1 is of 50 marks.
  • Paper 2 and Paper 3 are for 100 marks each.
  • For every wrong answer, ⅓ of the marks will be deducted
Paper Subject Total Questions Marks Time
Paper-I Essay in English, Urdu, or Telugu 1 50 30 minutes
Paper-II General Studies and Mental Ability 100 100 100 minutes
Paper-III General Science and General Maths 100 100 100 minutes

Physical Test: This test includes checking your height and chest measurements, and a walking test.

Physical Measurement chest

Category Height Chest Expansion in Chest
Male 163 cm 84 cm 5 cm
Female 150 cm 79 cm 5 cm
Gurkhas, Nepalese, Assamese, NAFA, Naga, Manipuri, Gauhati, Kummoni, Sikkimese, Bhutanese, and ST 158 cm 78.8 cm 5 cm

Walking test

Gender Total Time Limit
Male 25 km 4 hours
Female 16 km 4 hours

APPSC FBO ABO Salary 2025

The salary for the APPSC Forest Beat Officer (FBO) ranges from Rs. 25,220 – 80,910 per month and for APPSC Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) ranges from Rs. 23,120 – 74,770. In addition to this, beat officers will also get extra benefits like DA, TA, HRA, etc as per the 7th Pay Commission

Posts Pay Scale
Forest Beat Officer (FBO) Rs. 25,220 – 80,910
Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) Rs. 23,120 – 74,770

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FAQs

Yes, official notification for APPSC Forest Beat Officer (FBO) and Assistant Beat Officer (ABO) has been released on 14th July 2025.