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FRI M.Sc Entrance Test is a national-level exam conducted by Forest Research Institute Dehradun for admission to M.Sc Programs in Forestry, Wood Science and Technology, Environment Management, and Cellulose and Paper Technology.

Registration

FRI M.Sc. 2022 application form can be downloaded from the University website www.fridu.edu.in the candidates have to submit the duly filled Application form along with a fee of Rs.1500/- in the form of Demand Draft from any Nationalized Bank in the favour of Registrar, FRI Deemed to be University, Dehradun. The steps to fill the application form re as follows.

Step 1- Filling of FRI M.Sc. 2022 Application Form:

Candidates are required to provide the following personal and academic details:

Full Name (as per Class X Board examination certificate)
Date of birth (as per Class X Board examination certificate)
Gender
Category (GEN/OBC/SC/ST)
Whether belonging to PD category.
Year of passing Class XII
Name of parent/guardian
Address for communication
PIN code
Phone/ Mobile Number
Email address

Step 2- Fee Payment of FRI M.Sc. 2022:

The application form can be sent by post on payment of Rs. 1500/- through bank draft is drawn in favor of “The Registrar, Forest Research Institute University” payable at Dehra Dun, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248 195.
A candidate who wants to apply for two or more courses has to fill up separate form fee at Rs. 1200/- for each course.

Step 3- Submission of FRI M.Sc. 2022 Application form: Applications for admission in FRI MSc 2022 will be sent by post on the following address:

The Registrar,

Kaulagarh Road,
Forest Research Institute University,
Dehradun, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248 195.

Syllabus

FRI M.Sc. 2022 Syllabus is divided into Sections A and B for Paper 1 and 2. The detailed syllabus for FRI M.Sc. 2022 is given below:

FRI Dehradun Entrance Exam common syllabus:

Basic Sciences including Social Science
Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.

PAPER- I

Section A

The syllabus covered in Section A consists of the following topics:

General Silvi cultural Principles
Silviculture Systems
Silviculture of Trees

Section B
The syllabus covered in Section B consists of the following topics:

Agroforestry
Social Forestry
Joint Forest Management and Tribology
Forest Soils, Soil Conservation and Watershed management

PAPER-II

Section A

Forest Management and Management System
Forest Working Plan
Forest Mensuration and Remote Sensing modeling
Surveying and Forest Engineering

Section B

Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
Forest ecology
Forest Resources and Utilization
Environmentally sound forest harvesting practices
Need and importance of wood seasoning and preservation
Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
Forest Economics and Legislation

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must satisfy FRI M.Sc. 2022 eligibility criteria to successfully apply for the entrance test. The detailed FRI M.Sc. 2022 eligibility is given below:

Category-wise Education Qualification: The General candidate must have secured 50 % marks and the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe must score 45% marks to be eligible to apply.
Age Limit for In-service Candidate: The maximum age limit in respect of in-service candidates to M.Sc. Environment Management course shall be 50 years. The age shall be reckoned as on July 31, 2022, and no further relaxation will be given.
Citizenship: Those candidates whose nationality is Indian or any Foreign country citizen are eligible to apply for FRI M.sc course.

Counselling

Admission fees have to be paid at the time of FRI M.Sc. 2022 counseling otherwise the seat will be offered to the next candidate. If a selected candidate does not join by the given date or if no addition has been asked for and decided by the University then admission will go to be canceled automatically and the seat will be offered to the next applicant in the waiting list. Date of first counseling is 04 th July, 2022 and date of second counseling is 07 th July, 2022. The candidates will be suitably advised before they come for counseling.

Preference will be given to those applicants who have a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the qualifying exam. If an applicant has an equal percentage of aggregate marks in the qualifying exam then they will be given preference for higher % in graduation.

Exam Pattern

Sections	Number of Questions	Suggested Time
Basic Sciences including Social Science	100	---
Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc.	40	3 Hours
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	30	---
English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.	30	---

Exam

Events	Dates
Application Form Start	February 8, 2022
Last Date of submission of FRI M.Sc. 2022 application form	April 19, 2022
Release of admit card	1^st week of May 2022
FRI M.Sc. 2022 Exam Date	May 22, 2022
1^st counselling	July 4, 2022
2^nd counselling	July 7, 2022
Starting new session	July 12, 2022

Eligibilty Criteria

Candidates must satisfy FRI M.Sc. 2022 eligibility criteria to successfully apply for the entrance test. The detailed FRI M.Sc. 2022 eligibility is given below:

Category-wise Education Qualification: The General candidate must have secured 50 % marks and the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe must score 45% marks to be eligible to apply.
Age Limit for In-service Candidate: The maximum age limit in respect of in-service candidates to M.Sc. Environment Management course shall be 50 years. The age shall be reckoned as on July 31, 2022, and no further relaxation will be given.
Citizenship: Those candidates whose nationality is Indian or any Foreign country citizen are eligible to apply for FRI M.sc course.

Exam Pattern

Sections	Number of Questions	Suggested Time
Basic Sciences including Social Science	100	---
Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc.	40	3 Hours
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	30	---
English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.	30	---

Syllabus

FRI M.Sc. 2022 Syllabus is divided into Sections A and B for Paper 1 and 2. The detailed syllabus for FRI M.Sc. 2022 is given below:

FRI Dehradun Entrance Exam common syllabus:

Basic Sciences including Social Science
Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.

PAPER- I

Section A

The syllabus covered in Section A consists of the following topics:

General Silvi cultural Principles
Silviculture Systems
Silviculture of Trees

Section B
The syllabus covered in Section B consists of the following topics:

Agroforestry
Social Forestry
Joint Forest Management and Tribology
Forest Soils, Soil Conservation and Watershed management

PAPER-II

Section A

Forest Management and Management System
Forest Working Plan
Forest Mensuration and Remote Sensing modeling
Surveying and Forest Engineering

Section B

Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
Forest ecology
Forest Resources and Utilization
Environmentally sound forest harvesting practices
Need and importance of wood seasoning and preservation
Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
Forest Economics and Legislation

Counselling

Admission fees have to be paid at the time of FRI M.Sc. 2022 counseling otherwise the seat will be offered to the next candidate. If a selected candidate does not join by the given date or if no addition has been asked for and decided by the University then admission will go to be canceled automatically and the seat will be offered to the next applicant in the waiting list. Date of first counseling is 04 th July, 2022 and date of second counseling is 07 th July, 2022. The candidates will be suitably advised before they come for counseling.

Preference will be given to those applicants who have a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the qualifying exam. If an applicant has an equal percentage of aggregate marks in the qualifying exam then they will be given preference for higher % in graduation.