APPSC Forest Range Officer Syllabus 2025 FRO Exam Pattern

General English (50 marks) &

General Telugu (50 marks)

(to be Qualified in
English & Telugu individually)

Paper

Syllabus

Part A : 

General Studies & Mental Ability

General Science Current events of national and international History of India World Geography and Geography of India Indian polity and Economy Mental Ability Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Disaster Management etc.

Mathematics

Arithmetic
• Number System Elementary Number Theory 

Algebra Trigonometry Geometry: Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems Mensuration Statistic Measures of central tendency Mensuration Statistics 

Part B

General Forestry – I

Plant Science Plant Varieties Biodiversity & its conservation
• Introduction Threats to biodiversity Conservation of biodiversity

Agriculture Horticulture Science

• Importance of horticulture in terms of economy, production, employment generation, environmental protection, and human resource development. Nutritional value of horticultural crops. Divisions of horticulture and their importance.

Plant Propagation Greenhouse Production Soil Science Geology Water Resource Management Watershed Management Silviculture Agroforestry, Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management Farm, Agri & Forest Power Tools & Machinery,

• Types, Uses, maintenance, and safety measures.

General Forestry – II

Ecosystems & Wildlife Forest Protection And Wildlife Biology Genetics and Breeding Nutrition Veterinary Science Economic Zoology Forest Economics, Legislation & Administration Sampling Theory Forest Mensuration, Remote Sensing and Forest Working Plan Renewable and non-renewable resources: Natural resources and associated problems. Environmental Sciences Transportation Techniques Project Management Communications

Part A

Syllabus

General English &

General Telugu (To be qualified individually)

English:

Comprehension Usage and idioms Vocabulary and Punctuation Logical Rearrangement of sentences

Telugu

Synonyms & Vocabulary Grammar Telugu to English Meanings 

English to Telugu Meanings

Paper-I

General Studies & Mental Ability

General Science Current events of national and international History of India World Geography and Geography of India Indian polity and Economy Mental Ability Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Disaster Management etc.

Paper-II

Mathematics

Arithmetic Algebra Trigonometry Geometry Mensuration Statistics

Paper-III General Forestry-l

Plant Science Plant Varieties Biodiversity & its conservation Agriculture Horticulture Science Plant Propagation Greenhouse Production Soil Science Geology Water Resource Management Watershed Management Silviculture Agroforestry, Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management Farm, Agri & Forest Power Tools & Machinery,

Paper-IV

General Forestry-II

Ecosystems & Wildlife Forest Protection And Wildlife Biology Genetics and Breeding Nutrition Veterinary Science Economic Zoology Forest Economics, Legislation & Administration Sampling Theory Forest Mensuration, Remote Sensing and Forest Working Plan Renewable and non-renewable resources: Natural resources and associated problems. Environmental Sciences Transportation Techniques Project Management Communications

Contents of Part-A

MS-Word

Create and save a document using MS WORD

a. Deletion of Character, Word, line, and block of text

b. Undo and redo process

c. Moving, Copying, and renaming.

Format the Text document

a. Character formatting

b. Paragraph formatting

c. Page formatting

Spell check the document

a. Finding and Replacing text

b. Bookmarks and Searching for a Bookmarks

c. Checking Spelling and Grammar automatically

d. Checking Spelling and Grammar using Dictionary

Print the document

a. Print Preview

b. Print Dialog box

Mail Merge in Ms-word

a. Create a main document and data file for mail merging

b. Merging the files

c. From letters using mail merging

d. Mailing labels using mail merging

Table creation in Ms-word

a. Create a table in document

b. Add row, and column to a table

c. Changing column width and row height.

d. Merge, and split cells of the table.

e. Use formulae in tables.

f. sorting data in a table.

g. formatting a table.

Ability to type on Qwerty keyboard of Computer at a speed of at least equivalent to 30 Words per 1 minute (Lower typewriting

test).

Contents of Part-B

MS-Excel

Create and save a new workbook in Excel. Entering Data into Worksheet. Editing data of Worksheet. Formatting the text in the cells. Formatting the numbers in the cells. Formatting cells. Copying format of the cell along with data format. Changing the height and width of cells. Freezing Titles, splitting the screen Enter formulae for calculation in the cells. Copying the formula over a range of cells. Inserting built-in functions into the cells. Create graphs for the data using Chart Wizard. Format graphs in Excel. Printing of worksheet.

Contents of Part-C

MS-Powerpoint

Create and save a new presentation using MS-Powerpoint.

-The layout of the opening screen in Powerpoint.

-The toolbars in MS Powerpoint.

Choose Auto Layout for a new slide. Insert text and pictures into a blank slide. Insert new slides into the presentation. Apply slide transition effects. Slide show. Set animation to text and pictures in a slide. Set the sounds, order, and timing for animation.

Contents of Part-D

MS-Access

Creation and manipulation of databases.

Contents of Part-E

Internet

Browse the Net using Browser software (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google.Chrome, etc.,). Search the Web using Search Engines. Create an Email account. Send and receive Email. E-commerce transactions. Web content uploading. Ability to operate Mac OS / Pages / Keynote /Numbers.