The mandate of the Academy is to impart Professional Induction training to the newly recruited State Forest Service officers and to bring them up as capable of meeting future challenges in the sphere of Forests, Wildlife, and environment through Capacity building and knowledge sharing.
Since 1980, this Academy has conducted 27 Induction Courses for SFS Officers and a total number of 919 Assistant Conservator of Foresters have passed out. Similarly, since 2000, a total of 405 Forest Range Officers have completed Induction Training of 18 months duration in 14 Batches.
Brief Details Of The Ongoing Batches :
The batch of SFS 2022-24 Course- I is being conducted during the reporting period as detailed below :-
| Year (Batch) | Name of the Course | No. of officers Trained/ Undergoing Training | Duration of Training | Name of the Sponsoring states/ Union territories | Remarks/ Period of Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-24 - I | Induction Training course - I for SFS Trainees | 53 | 2 Years | Uttarakhand - 39 Uttar Pradesh - 14 |
From 11.04.2022 to 10.04.2024 |
The batch of SFS 2022-24 Course II is being conducted during the reporting period as detailed below :-
| Year (Batch) | Name of the Course | No. of officers Trained/ Undergoing Training | Duration of Training | Name of the Sponsoring states/ Union territories | Remarks/ Period of Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-24 - II | Induction Training course - II for SFS Trainees | 53 | 2 Years | Karnataka - 23 Rajasthan - 30 |
From 28.11.2022 to 27.11.2024 |
SFS Batch - I Officer Trainees of CASFOS Coimbatore 2022-24
List of OTs (Ongoing Batches)
2022 - 24 State Forest Service Officers Course - I
Sl.No.
Name of the Trainee's / Shri
State
1
Abhay Pratap Singh
Uttar Pradesh
2
Abhishek Maithani
Uttarakhand
3
Ms. Aisha Bisht
Uttarakhand
4
Ajay Lingwal
Uttarakhand
5
Akhilesh Kumar Patel
Uttar Pradesh
6
Ms. Anamika Bukkarwals
Uttarakhand
7
Ankit Badola
Uttarakhand
8
Arun Kumar
Uttarakhand
9
Arvind Singh Molfa
Uttarakhand
10
Ashirvad Katiyar
Uttarakhand
11
Ms. Chitranjali Negi
Uttarakhand
12
Diwaker
Uttarakhand
13
Ganesh Datt Joshi
Uttarakhand
14
Ms. Ganga Budhlakoti
Uttarakhand
15
Gaurav Kumar Pant
Uttarakhand
16
Janmjay Chand Ramola
Uttarakhand
17
Ms. Kakul Pundeer
Uttarakhand
18
Ms. Kamini Arya
Uttarakhand
19
Kartikeya
Uttarakhand
20
Ms. Kumari Urvashi
Uttar Pradesh
21
Maneesh Joshi
Uttarakhand
22
Ms. Maninder Kaur
Uttarakhand
23
Mayank Mehta
Uttarakhand
24
Mohan Singh
Uttarakhand
25
Naveen Verma
Uttar Pradesh
26
Ms. Nidhi Semwal
Uttarakhand
27
Om Prakash Ram
Uttar Pradesh
28
Pawan Negi
Uttarakhand
29
Ms. Prashansa Tamta
Uttarakhand
30
Ms. Priyanka Sundli
Uttarakhand
31
Rajiv Nayan Nautiyal
Uttarakhand
32
Ravi Mohan Katiyar
Uttar Pradesh
33
Ms. Sakshi Rawat
Uttarakhand
34
Sandeep Kumar Parpriya
Uttar Pradesh
35
Santosh Kumar
Uttar Pradesh
36
Ms. Sarita Bhatt
Uttarakhand
37
Sarthak Parashar
Uttarakhand
38
Satendra Singh Tomar
Uttar Pradesh
39
Shatrughana Tripathi
Uttar Pradesh
40
Ms. Shipra Verma
Uttarakhand
41
Ms. Shivani Gahlot
Uttarakhand
42
Ms. Shivi Joshi
Uttarakhand
43
Shobhit Joshi
Uttarakhand
44
Ms. Suman
Uttarakhand
45
Sunil Dutt Baloni
Uttarakhand
46
Suraj Tiwari
Uttarakhand
47
Ms. Swati
Uttarakhand
48
Upendra Singh
Uttarakhand
49
Ms. Vandana Singh
Uttar Pradesh
50
Ved Prakash
Uttar Pradesh
51
Ms. Veena Tiwari
Uttar Pradesh
52
Vikas
Uttarakhand
53
Vivek Tiwari
Uttarakhand
Calendar of the Course I
Revised Tentative Course Plan for 2022 - 24 SFS Course - I CASFOS, Coimbatore
Sl.No.
Period
Approx Duration
Activity
Topics / Subjects
11.04.2022 to 28.10.2022 1St Semester
1.
1st Semester
8 Weeks
1st Semester Classes
General Botany / Mathematics, Forest Utilization - I, Silviculture - I, Forest Survey, Forest Resource Assessment and AMTT
Forestry Field Orientation Tour
Jungle Survival & Combat Training
South India Tour
2.
2 Weeks
Forestry Field Orientation Tour
3.
5 Weeks
1st Semester Classes
4.
2 Weeks
Jungle Survival & Combat Training
5.
3 Week
1st Semester Classes
7.
3 Weeks
South India Tour
8.
3 Weeks
1st Semester Classes
9.
1 Week
1st Semester Examinations (6)
10.
17.10.2022 to 28.10.2022
2 Weeks
Term Break
31.10.2022 to 26.05.2023 2nd Semester
1.
2nd Semester
The SFS Officer Trainees should be report at New Delhi after the term break for North India Tour on 31.10.2022.
2.
4 Weeks
North India Tour
3.
10 Weeks
2nd Semester Classes
Forest Utilization - II,
Forest Engineering,
Adverse Influence on Forests,
Silviculture - II
Natural Resource Management
North India Tour
East India Tour
Field Engineering Exercise Road Alignment Exercise
4.
4 Weeks
East India Tour
5.
3 Week
2nd Semester Classes
6.
3 Weeks
Field Engineering Exercise / Road Alignment Exercise
7.
2 Weeks
2nd Semester Classes
1 Weeks
2nd Semester Examinations (5)
15.05.2023 to 26.05.2023
2 Weeks
Term Break
27.05.2023 to 10.08.2023 3rd Semester
1.
3rd Semester
10 Weeks
3rd Semester Classes
Forest Policy and Law
Ecology and Environmental Science
Forest Resource Management
Environmental Economics
2.
1 Week
3rd Semester Examinations (4)
3.
11.08.2023 to 10.12.2023
4 months
On the Job Field Training
Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh
11.12.2023 to 10.04.2024 4th Semester
1.
4th Semester
7 Weeks
4th Semester Classes
Biodiversity Conservation and Management,
Joint Forest Management, Rural and Tribal Development,
Human Resource Development and Management,
Forest Accounts and Procedures
Central India Tour
Working Plan Exercise / Ecological Census Technique
2.
4 Weeks
Central India Tour
3.
1 Week
4th Semester Classes
4.
2 Weeks
Field Exercise / Working Plan Exercise / ECT
5.
1 Week
4th Semester Examination (4)
6.
1 Week
Viva - Voice
7.
1 Week
First Aid / Motor Mechanics
8.
1 Week
Convocation Preparation
| Sl.No. | Name of the Trainee's / Shri | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhay Pratap Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Abhishek Maithani | Uttarakhand |
| 3 | Ms. Aisha Bisht | Uttarakhand |
| 4 | Ajay Lingwal | Uttarakhand |
| 5 | Akhilesh Kumar Patel | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Ms. Anamika Bukkarwals | Uttarakhand |
| 7 | Ankit Badola | Uttarakhand |
| 8 | Arun Kumar | Uttarakhand |
| 9 | Arvind Singh Molfa | Uttarakhand |
| 10 | Ashirvad Katiyar | Uttarakhand |
| 11 | Ms. Chitranjali Negi | Uttarakhand |
| 12 | Diwaker | Uttarakhand |
| 13 | Ganesh Datt Joshi | Uttarakhand |
| 14 | Ms. Ganga Budhlakoti | Uttarakhand |
| 15 | Gaurav Kumar Pant | Uttarakhand |
| 16 | Janmjay Chand Ramola | Uttarakhand |
| 17 | Ms. Kakul Pundeer | Uttarakhand |
| 18 | Ms. Kamini Arya | Uttarakhand |
| 19 | Kartikeya | Uttarakhand |
| 20 | Ms. Kumari Urvashi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 21 | Maneesh Joshi | Uttarakhand |
| 22 | Ms. Maninder Kaur | Uttarakhand |
| 23 | Mayank Mehta | Uttarakhand |
| 24 | Mohan Singh | Uttarakhand |
| 25 | Naveen Verma | Uttar Pradesh |
| 26 | Ms. Nidhi Semwal | Uttarakhand |
| 27 | Om Prakash Ram | Uttar Pradesh |
| 28 | Pawan Negi | Uttarakhand |
| 29 | Ms. Prashansa Tamta | Uttarakhand |
| 30 | Ms. Priyanka Sundli | Uttarakhand |
| 31 | Rajiv Nayan Nautiyal | Uttarakhand |
| 32 | Ravi Mohan Katiyar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 33 | Ms. Sakshi Rawat | Uttarakhand |
| 34 | Sandeep Kumar Parpriya | Uttar Pradesh |
| 35 | Santosh Kumar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36 | Ms. Sarita Bhatt | Uttarakhand |
| 37 | Sarthak Parashar | Uttarakhand |
| 38 | Satendra Singh Tomar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 39 | Shatrughana Tripathi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 40 | Ms. Shipra Verma | Uttarakhand |
| 41 | Ms. Shivani Gahlot | Uttarakhand |
| 42 | Ms. Shivi Joshi | Uttarakhand |
| 43 | Shobhit Joshi | Uttarakhand |
| 44 | Ms. Suman | Uttarakhand |
| 45 | Sunil Dutt Baloni | Uttarakhand |
| 46 | Suraj Tiwari | Uttarakhand |
| 47 | Ms. Swati | Uttarakhand |
| 48 | Upendra Singh | Uttarakhand |
| 49 | Ms. Vandana Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 50 | Ved Prakash | Uttar Pradesh |
| 51 | Ms. Veena Tiwari | Uttar Pradesh |
| 52 | Vikas | Uttarakhand |
| 53 | Vivek Tiwari | Uttarakhand |
| Sl.No. | Period | Approx Duration | Activity | Topics / Subjects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.04.2022 to 28.10.2022 1St Semester | ||||||||||
| 1. | 1st Semester | 8 Weeks | 1st Semester Classes | General Botany / Mathematics, Forest Utilization - I, Silviculture - I, Forest Survey, Forest Resource Assessment and AMTT Forestry Field Orientation Tour
Jungle Survival & Combat Training South India Tour |
||||||
| 2. | 2 Weeks | Forestry Field Orientation Tour | ||||||||
| 3. | 5 Weeks | 1st Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 4. | 2 Weeks | Jungle Survival & Combat Training | ||||||||
| 5. | 3 Week | 1st Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 7. | 3 Weeks | South India Tour | ||||||||
| 8. | 3 Weeks | 1st Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 9. | 1 Week | 1st Semester Examinations (6) | ||||||||
| 10. | 17.10.2022 to 28.10.2022 | 2 Weeks | Term Break | |||||||
| 31.10.2022 to 26.05.2023 2nd Semester | ||||||||||
| 1. | 2nd Semester | The SFS Officer Trainees should be report at New Delhi after the term break for North India Tour on 31.10.2022. | ||||||||
| 2. | 4 Weeks | North India Tour | ||||||||
| 3. | 10 Weeks | 2nd Semester Classes | Forest Utilization - II, Forest Engineering,
Adverse Influence on Forests, Silviculture - II
Natural Resource Management
North India Tour
East India Tour
Field Engineering Exercise Road Alignment Exercise |
|||||||
| 4. | 4 Weeks | East India Tour | ||||||||
| 5. | 3 Week | 2nd Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 6. | 3 Weeks | Field Engineering Exercise / Road Alignment Exercise | ||||||||
| 7. | 2 Weeks | 2nd Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 1 Weeks | 2nd Semester Examinations (5) | |||||||||
| 15.05.2023 to 26.05.2023 | 2 Weeks | Term Break | ||||||||
| 27.05.2023 to 10.08.2023 3rd Semester | ||||||||||
| 1. | 3rd Semester | 10 Weeks | 3rd Semester Classes | Forest Policy and Law Ecology and Environmental Science
Forest Resource Management
Environmental Economics |
||||||
| 2. | 1 Week | 3rd Semester Examinations (4) | ||||||||
| 3. | 11.08.2023 to 10.12.2023 | 4 months | On the Job Field Training | Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 11.12.2023 to 10.04.2024 4th Semester | ||||||||||
| 1. | 4th Semester | 7 Weeks | 4th Semester Classes | Biodiversity Conservation and Management, Joint Forest Management, Rural and Tribal Development, Human Resource Development and Management, Forest Accounts and Procedures Central India Tour Working Plan Exercise / Ecological Census Technique |
||||||
| 2. | 4 Weeks | Central India Tour | ||||||||
| 3. | 1 Week | 4th Semester Classes | ||||||||
| 4. | 2 Weeks | Field Exercise / Working Plan Exercise / ECT | ||||||||
| 5. | 1 Week | 4th Semester Examination (4) | ||||||||
| 6. | 1 Week | Viva - Voice | ||||||||
| 7. | 1 Week | First Aid / Motor Mechanics | ||||||||
| 8. | 1 Week | Convocation Preparation | ||||||||
SFS Batch - II Officer Trainees of CASFOS Coimbatore 2022-24
2022 - 24 State Forest Service Officers Course - II
| Sl.No. | Name of the Trainee's / Shri | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ms. Aishwarya P | Karnataka |
| 2 | Anirudh Sukhwal | Rajasthan |
| 3 | Anurag Maharshi | Rajasthan |
| 4 | Ms. Anusha M | Karnataka |
| 5 | Ashish Sharma | Rajasthan |
| 6 | Ms. Bhagyashri Biradar | Karnataka |
| 7 | Bhanwar Singh | Rajasthan |
| 8 | Chhotu Singh | Rajasthan |
| 9 | Devendra Singh Gurjar | Rajasthan |
| 10 | Dileep Singh Rathore | Rajasthan |
| 11 | Gagandeep | Rajasthan |
| 12 | Gaurav Kumar Charnawat | Rajasthan |
| 13 | Ghanshyam Kumawat | Rajasthan |
| 14 | Ms. Hastha Shetty | Karnataka |
| 15 | Hemant Kumar Gautam | Rajasthan |
| 16 | Himanshu Mohan | Rajasthan |
| 17 | Jagdish Kumar | Rajasthan |
| 18 | Ms. K. T. Uma | Karnataka |
| 19 | Ms. Kavya S. P. | Karnataka |
| 20 | Ms. Lata Guru Bhat | Karnataka |
| 21 | Ms. Madhuramurthy M. N. | Karnataka |
| 22 | Ms. Mahalakshmi M. | Karnataka |
| 23 | Ms. Mahalaxmi Kyatappa Korannavar | Karnataka |
| 24 | Mahesh Khatedar | Karnataka |
| 25 | Ms. Manisha Kumari Sharma | Rajasthan |
| 26 | Ms. Manjula Siddappa Nilajagi | Karnataka |
| 27 | Manjunath N. | Karnataka |
| 28 | Manjunatha | Karnataka |
| 29 | Ms. Meghna H. | Karnataka |
| 30 | Mukesh Sahajwani | Rajasthan |
| 31 | Ms. Munni | Rajasthan |
| 32 | Ms. Navyashree J. | Karnataka |
| 33 | Ms. Neha P.K | Karnataka |
| 34 | Nikhil Sharma | Rajasthan |
| 35 | Nitin Kumar Saini | Rajasthan |
| 36 | Ms. Pooja Panchariya | Rajasthan |
| 37 | Pushpendra Singh Sekhawat | Rajasthan |
| 38 | Rabnish Kumar | Rajasthan |
| 39 | Rajendra Singh | Rajasthan |
| 40 | Ms. Rajeshwari B. B. | Karnataka |
| 41 | Rajiv Sharma | Rajasthan |
| 42 | Sandeep B. Kammar | Karnataka |
| 43 | Shiv Prakash Bishnoi | Rajasthan |
| 44 | Shivanand Jiddimani | Karnataka |
| 45 | Shobha Ram Gurjar | Rajasthan |
| 46 | Shrikishan Choudhary | Rajasthan |
| 47 | Ms. Sindhu M. | Karnataka |
| 48 | Sorabh Kumar | Rajasthan |
| 49 | Srinivasa R. | Karnataka |
| 50 | Tarun Prakash Yadav | Rajasthan |
| 51 | Umapathi. K. | Karnataka |
| 52 | Ms. Vibha Choudhary | Rajasthan |
| 53 | Ms. Yashika Choudhary | Rajasthan |
Tentative Course Plan for 2022 - 24 - II SFS Course , CASFOS, Coimbatore
| Sl.No. | Approx Duration | Activity | Topics / Subjects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.11.2022 to 28.05.2023 1St Semester (26 weeks) | |||||
| 1 | 1 Week | Joining and Orientation | General Botany / Mathematics, Natural Resource Management, A.M.T.T.- II, Silviculture - I, Forest Survey, Forest Resource Assessment Ecology & Environment Science Forestry Field Orientation Tour South India Tour Examination |
||
| 2 | 8 Weeks | Academic Classes | |||
| 3 | 2 Weeks | Forestry Field Orientation Tour | |||
| 4 | 2 Weeks | Academic Classes | |||
| 5 | 2 Weeks | Jungle Survival & Combat Training | |||
| 6 | 1 Week | Academic Classes | |||
| 7 | 4 weeks/td> | South India Tour | |||
| 8 | 3 weeks | Academic Classes | |||
| 9 | 1 Week | Examinations | |||
| 10 | 2 Weeks | Term Break (15.05.2023 to 26.05.2023) | |||
| 29.05.2023 to 19.11.2023 2nd Semester (25 weeks) | |||||
| 1 | 3 Weeks | Academic Classes | Forest Utilization - I and II, Forest Engineering, Adverse Influence on Forests, Silviculture - II A.M.T.T- I and III East India & Andaman Tour North India Tour Examinations |
||
| 2 | 5 Weeks | East India and Andaman Tour | |||
| 3 | 6 Weeks | Academic Classes | |||
| 4 | 4 Weeks | North India Tour | |||
| 5 | 5 Weeks | Academic Classes | |||
| 5 | 1 Week | Examinations | |||
| 7 | 2 Weeks | Term Break (06.11.2023 to 17.11.2023) | |||
| 20.11.2023 to 27.03.2024 3rd Semester (18 weeks) | |||||
| 1 | 17 Weeks | Academic Classes | Forest Policy and Law Forest Resource Management Environmental Economics Road Alignment Module Engineering Module Examinations |
||
| 2 | 1 Week | Examinations | |||
| 18 Weeks- On the Job Field Training- (28.03.2024 to 27.07.2024) Rajasthan and Karnataka | |||||
| 28.07.2024 to 27.11.2024 4th Semester (17 weeks) | |||||
| 1 | 8 Weeks | Academic Classes | Biodiversity Conservation and Management, Human Resource Development & Management, Forest Accounts and Procedures Joint Forest Management, Rural and Tribal Development Central India Tour Working Plan Module Ecological Census Techniques Module |
||
| 2 | 4 Weeks | Central India Tour | |||
| 3 | 2 Weeks | Working Plan Exercises | |||
| 4 | 1 Week | Examination | |||
| 5 | 1 Week | Viva - Voice | |||
| 6 | 1 Week | Convocation Preparation | |||
Previous Induction Training Courses
| SL NO. | Induction Course- ACF | Induction Course - FRO | ||
| Year | No. of OTs Passed out | Year | No. of OTs Passed out | |
| 1 | 1980-82 | 51 | 2000-2002 | 27 |
| 2 | 1981-83 | 38 | 2001-2003 | 5 |
| 3 | 1982-84 | 47 | 2002-2004 | 9 |
| 4 | 1983-85 | 47 | 2003-2005 | 29 |
| 5 | 1984-86 | 53 | 2005-2006 | 17 |
| 6 | 1985-87 | 45 | 2006-2007 | 38 |
| 7 | 1986-88 | 65 | 2006-2008 | 23 |
| 8 | 1987-89 | 36 | 2008-2009 | 47 |
| 9 | 1988-90 | 35 | 2008-2010 | 31 |
| 10 | 1989-91 | 17 | 2010-2011 | 37 |
| 11 | 1990-92 | 46 | 2013-2015 | 36 |
| 12 | 1991-93 | 29 | 2014-2015 | 32 |
| 13 | 1992-94 | 20 | 2016-2018 | 38 |
| 14 | 1993-95 | 13 | 2021-2022 | 36 |
| 15 | 1994-96 | 30 | – | – |
| 16 | 1995-97 | 12 | – | –- |
| 17 | 1996-98 | 20 | – | –- |
| 18 | 1999 | 8 | – | – |
| 19 | 1998-2000 | 3 | – | – |
| 20 | 2009-2011 | 37 | – | – |
| 21 | 2011-13 | 40 | – | – |
| 22 | 2012-14 | 36 | – | – |
| 23 | 2015-17 | 34 | – | |
| 24 | 2016-18 | 36 | – | |
| 25 | 2018-20 (i) | 41 | – | – |
| 26 | 2018-20 (ii) | 36 | – | – |
| 27 | 2020-22 | 44 | – | – |
| Total nos. of OTs | 919 | 405 | ||
Last updated on: 28 Nov 2025