Courses

Academic Programmes

Undergraduate

Introduction of Forestry, Dendrology, Silviculture & Agroforestry, Forest Mensuration, Forest Management, Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management, Plantation Forestry, Plant Physiology, Plant Cytology and Genetics, Seed Technology, Nursery Management, Agronomy and Horticulture, Geology & Soils, Forest Protection, Envionmental Management, Diaster Management, Forest Survey & Engineering, Soil Biology & Fertility, Ecology & Biodiversity, Rangeland and Live Stock Management, Climate Science, Forest Laws, Legislation and Policies, Geomatics, Urban Forestry, Restoration Ecology, Wood Anatomy, Wood Products & Uitilization, Ethnobotany, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Wood Science and Technology, Logging and Ergonomics, NTFP, Certification of Forest Products, Wildlife Biology, Ornithology & Herpetology, Wildlife Management, Information and Communication Technology, Personality Development, Plant Biochemistry, Forest Botany / Basic Mathematics, Physical Education, Statistical Method & Experimental Design, Forest Tribology & Anthropology, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Management, Forest Economics & Marketing, Agricultural Informatics etc.

Postgraduate Degree Programme:

The Postgraduate programme started in 1991. The faculty was earlier offering M.Sc. (Forestry) in Silviculture, Forest Management, Extension & Social Forestry. From the year 2009, M.Sc. Forestry is being Ph.D.(Forestry) programme in Silviculture and Agroforestry was initiated in the year 2007. The enrolled students of these programmes conduct their thesis research under the supervision of Faculty members.

Degree : M. Sc. (Forestry) & Ph.D. (Forestry)

1. Students READY Forestry Work Experience
   1. Orientation -10 days.
   2. Forest Range Training Programme- 50 days.
   3. Industrial Placement- 20 days.
   4. Weapon Training and First- Aid Training (5+3+8 days.)
   5. Socio - economic survey & village attachment - 20 days.
   6. Report writing and presmtations - 12 days.
2. Students READY Experiential Learning Programme of 5 Weeks in Vth & Vlth Semester
   1. High value forest produce
   2. Raising Quality Planting materials for forest regeneration.
   3. Apiculture/ Sericulture
   4. Ecotourism
   5. Wild Animal Health Management
3. In Final Semester (VIIIth) Semester Students have to do project work & dissertation for 10 weeks duration

The Students of the faculty are given physical training and they Students go for long tours to other states to visit different forests areas of the country. They have weekly excursions to near by forests in the state as per the course curriculum of the semester Physical training, Physical Education and N.S.S. are integral part of the under graduate curriculum and compulsory upto six semesters.

The integrated course of Forestry work Experince Programme (FWEP) of 20 weeks is conducted for the Final year stuednts exclusively in the field.

Admission Procedure

Admission to undergraduate programmes is done through ICAR and JCECEB i.e. 15% of the total seats are filled by a Combined Competitive Entrance Examination conducted by I.C.A.R. at all India level and 85% of the total seats are filled by state level combined competitive Entrance Examination , conducted by Jharkhand Competitive Entrance Examination Board . The minimum qualification to be eligible for Jharkhand state level competitive Entrance Examination is Intermediate /10+2 or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Mathematics.

Physical Fitness Test

Only those students selected in written test will go through Physical endurance test. The Medical fitness and Physical Standards (a height of 163 em for male and 150 em for female candidates) are checked at the college. Endurance test for both male and female candidate is held under which they will have to cover a distance of 25 km. (male candidates) and 14 km (female candidates) in four hours.