Uttarakhand Forest Department Recruitment 2025

Date of Issue

22 November 2025 (22.11.2025)

Organization Details

Designation

• English: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
• Hindi: कनिष्ठ अनुसंधान सहकर्मी

Employment Details

Important Dates

Application Process

• Applications must be submitted in the prescribed Annexure-I format.
• Attach self-attested photocopies of educational certificates, Aadhaar card, passport-size photographs, and experience certificates.
• Send applications through Registered Post/Courier or via Email to dfonainital@gmail.com.
• Bring all original certificates and four passport-size photographs during the interview for verification.

Eligibility Criteria

Reservation and Fees

Selection Process

• Shortlisting based on essential/desirable qualifications, experience, and completeness of the application.
• Final selection through personal interview.
• Decision of the Selection Committee shall be final.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

Tenure and Service Conditions

• Initial tenure: 4 months from the date of joining (extendable based on performance).
• Leave: Only casual leave as per state government norms.
• HRA: Admissible as per Pay Matrix-1.
• TDS: Deducted as per Income Tax rules.
• Termination: Engagement can be terminated anytime without notice; the candidate may resign with one month’s notice.
• No claim for regularization or permanent employment.

Roles and Responsibilities (Junior Research Fellow – Assisted Natural Regeneration Project)

1. Conduct field visits to Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) plots periodically.
2. Prepare site-specific plans as per the annual forestry schedule.
3. Develop maps and supporting datasets for each site-specific plan.
4. Perform Rapid Mapping Exercises, rootstock calculations, and carbon stock assessments.
5. Provide technical/scientific support to SDOs and field staff during ANR operations.
6. Establish sample plots and record baseline data including soil, regeneration, and species diversity.
7. Identify and mark seed-bearing trees for record-keeping.
8. Create and maintain photo/video monitoring points for long-term studies.
9. Maintain an ANR journal with up-to-date survey data, photographs, and budget information.
10. Monitor ongoing interventions and report progress to the Divisional Forest Officer.
11. Identify plots for time-lapse camera monitoring for phenological research.
12. Conduct sampling and assessment of regeneration in old plots using secondary data.
13. Organize training and workshops for frontline staff to improve ANR-related skills.
14. Critically analyze ANR results and recommend measures for improvement.
15. Identify long-term monitoring indicators and prepare annual progress reports.
16. Undertake additional forestry and ANR-related works for Haldwani Forest Division.
17. Perform any other forestry duties assigned by higher officials of the Western Circle, Uttarakhand.

Contact Information

Additional Terms and Conditions

• Concealment of facts or canvassing will result in disqualification.
• Candidate must not hold any other assignment during engagement.
• Service can be terminated at any time without notice in case of misconduct or fund shortage.
• A medical fitness certificate from a competent medical officer is required at joining.
• No claim for absorption or permanent employment after project completion.
• All emoluments are subject to income tax deductions as per rules.
• The authority reserves the right to cancel or modify the recruitment process at any stage.

Authorized Signatory

Divisional Forest Officer
Nainital Forest Division, Nainital, Uttarakhand

Official Links

• Official Notification PDF: https://forest.uk.gov.in/uploads/recruitments/1763798055.pdf
• Official Website: https://forest.uk.gov.in