Induction Training

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
 IMG 1  2022-24 SFS Batch - I Officer Trainees of CASFOS Coimbatore
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
2022-24 SFS Batch - II  Officer Trainees of CASFOS Coimbatore  IMG 2
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