TSPSC:GENERAL RECRUITMENT OF FOREST COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MULUGU  FOR PROFESSORS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS AND ASSISTANT PROFESSORS POSTS 

NO. 10/2022, DATED: 22/08/2022

PARA – I:

1. Applications are invited Online from qualified applicants through the proforma Application to be made available on Commission’s website (https://tspsc.gov.in) to the posts of Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors In Forest College Research Institute, Mulugu in the State of Telangana.

   1. Submission of ONLINE applications starts from Dt. 06/09/2022.

   2. Last date and time for submission of ONLINE applications is upto 5.00 PM on Dt. 27/09/2022. The payment of Fee will be accepted upto 5:00 P.M of last date for submission.

   3. The applicant has to submit bounded booklets alongwith online application (PDF) and Score Card in Triplicate (Three copies) from 06/09/2022 to 30/09/2022 up to 05:00 P.M.

   4. The Candidate, if employed, has to submit bounded booklets through proper channel.

2. The details of vacancies are given below: –

   Post Code No.	Name of the Post	No. of Vacancies	Age as on 01/07/2022 Min. Max.	Scale of Pay Rs.
   1	Professor	02	21-61	Rs.1,44,200/- (As per UGC Norms)
   2	Associate Professor	04	21-61	Rs.1,31,400/- (As per UGC Norms)
   3	Assistant Professor	21	21-61	Rs.57,700/- (As per UGC Norms)
   Total		27

   (The Details of Vacancies i.e., Department wise, Subject Wise, Community-wise, PH-wise, EWS, Sports Category, State and Gender-wise (General/Women) may be seen at Annexure-I)

   IMPORTANT NOTE:- The number of vacancies and Departments are subject to variation on intimation being received from the Department concerned. Addition of vacancies if any, will be accepted only before the last date of submission of online application form. An addendum to that effect will be issued. Deletion of vacancies if any, can be effected upto the declaration of result.

3. Before applying for the posts, applicants shall register themselves on the One Time Registration (OTR) through the Official Website of TSPSC (https://tspsc.gov.in). Those who have registered in OTR already shall apply by login to their profile using their TSPSC ID and Date of Birth as provided in OTR. (In case if the applicant has forgotten the TSPSC ID, the applicant has to visit the TSPSC website and click on the link “Know Your TSPSC_ID” and enter the Aadhar Number and Date of Birth and get the TSPSC-ID. If the applicant did not register Aadhar Number in OTR, applicant has to enter either his/her registered mobile number or Name and Date of Birth to get the TSPSC ID).

   Note:- i) One Time Registration is not considered as an application for any post under any circumstances.

   ii) The applicants are advised to retain their Mobile Number and email id registered in OTR for receiving OTP/SMS for further communication.

   IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants are requested to keep the soft copy of the following documents ready while uploading their Applications and updating the OTRs if necessary.

   1. Aadhar Card /Voter ID / Pass Port / Driving License / Service ID Cards with (Photograph issued by Central/State/PSU/Public Limited Companies) / Passbook with (photograph by Bank / Post Office) / PAN Card.

   2. Educational Qualifications i.e., SSC, Intermediate, Degree, Post Graduation etc.,

   3. Community Certificate (SC/ST/BC), Non-Creamy Layer Certificate in case of BCs issued by the competent authority of Telangana Government.

   4. Income certificate for the Financial Year prior to the year of application issued by the competent authority of Telangana Government for claiming EWS reservation.

   5. Certificates claiming PH reservation etc.,

4. The applicants who possess requisite qualification may apply online and submit the downloaded PDF application and Academic Score Card along with the bounded booklet (in triplicate) to the TSPSC office by satisfying themselves about the terms and conditions of this recruitment.

5. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must possess the qualifications from a recognized University and Experience as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as specified by the department as on the Date of Notification.

   The particulars of Department/Subject wise requirements for Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors along with required specializations and Experience for Forest College and Research Institute, Mulugu are shown below.

   Post Code No.01: PROFESSOR General Qualifications

   Eligibility A or B

   1. 1. An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned / allied / relevant Discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2 of G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education Department (UE) Department, dated 29.06.2019.

      2. A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university / college as Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor, and / or research experience at equivalent level at the university / National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate.

         OR

   2. An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant / allied / applied disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A above) / industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned / allied / relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he / she has ten years’ experience.

   Sl. No.	Cadre/Post	Dept	Subject	No. of vacancies	Academic Qualifications
   1	Professor (Wildlife Management)	Wild life and Habitat Management	Wildlife Management	01	M.Sc., in Wildlife Sciences / Wildlife Biology / Wildlife Management / M.Sc. Forestry. AND Ph.D in Wildlife Sciences / Wildlife Biology / Wildlife Management/ Ph.D. Forestry.
   2	Professor (Natural Resource Management)	Natural Resource Management and Conservation	Natural Resource Management	01	M.Sc. Forestry AND Ph.D in Forestry

   Post Code No. 2: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

   General Qualifications Eligibility

   1. A good academic record, with a Ph.D Degree in the concerned / allied / relevant

      disciplines.

   2. A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed)

   3. A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and /or research in an academic / research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of seven publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC -listed journals and total research score of Seventy-five (75) as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2 of G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education Department (UE) Department, Dated 29.06.2019.

   Sl. No.	Cadre/Post	Dept	Subject	No. of vacancies	Academic Qualifications
   1	Associate Professor (Agricultural Economics)	Basic & Social Science	Agricultural Economics	01 OC-W-CF	M.Sc. Agriculture (Agricultural Economics) AND Ph.D. Agriculture (Agricultural Economics) Candidates with a minimum experience of 3 years in Forest/Environmental Economics out of the experience mentioned in general qualifications.
   2	Associate Professor (Forest Utilization)	Forest Products and Utilization	Forest Utilization	01 SC-W CF	M.Sc. Forestry AND Ph.D. Forestry Candidates with a minimum experience 3years in Non-Timber Forest Produce Studies out of the experience mentioned in general qualifications.
   3	Associate Professor (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry)	Natural Resource Management and Conservation	Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry	01 OC(G) CF	M.Sc. Agriculture (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) / M.Sc. Forestry AND Ph.D. Agriculture (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) / Ph.D. Forest.
   4	Associate Professor (Tree Breeding and Improvement Dept)	Tree breeding and Improvement	Tree breeding and Improvement	01 BC-A(W) CF	M.Sc. Forestry with experience in Forest Biology & Tree Improvement/ Forest Genetics/ Forest Biotechnology/ Tree breeding & Improvement / Forest Genetic Resources AND Ph. D Forestry with experience in Forest Biology & Tree Improvement/Forest Genetics/ Forest Biotechnology/Tree breeding &Improvement

   Post Code No. 3: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

   General Qualifications

   Eligibility [A or B]:

   1. 1. A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign University.

      2. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National

         Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET:

         Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances / Bye- laws / Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions.

         1. The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;

         2. The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by the at least two external examiners;

         3. An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted

         4. The candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a referred journal;

         5. The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D. work in conferences/seminars sponsored /funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR / CSIR or any similar agency.

      The fulfillment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.

      Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC, Like SLET/SET.

      OR

   2. The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the world University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following:

      1. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

      2. The Times Higher Education (THE) or

      3. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

   Note: The Academic Score as specified in Appendix II (table-3A) for universities, and Appendix

   II (Table-3B) for colleges, shall be considered for shot-listing of the candidates for interview only, and the selections shall be based only on the performance in the interview.

   Sl.No	Cadre/Post	Department	Subject	No. of vacancies	Academic Qualifications
   1	Assistant Professor (Geo-Informatics)	Natural Resource Management and Conservation	Geo-Informatics	01 VH(W)-CF	M.Sc. Geo-Information science and Earth Observation/M.Sc. Geo spatial Technology
   2	Assistant Professor (Agro forestry)	Silviculture and Agro forestry	Agro forestry	01 ST(W)-CF	M.Sc.(forestry) Silviculture and Agro forestry / M.Sc. Agriculture (Agro forestry)
   3	Assistant Professor (Seed Science and Technology)	Silviculture and Agro forestry Dept	Seed Science and Technology	01 BC-B(W)-CF	M.Sc. Forestry (Silviculture and Agro forestry/Forest Genetics and tree improvement)

   4	Assistant Professor (Tree Breeding and Improvement)	Tree breeding and Improvement	Tree Breeding and Improvement	01 OC(W)-CF	M.Sc. Forestry in Forest Genetic Resources / Forest Biology and Tree Improvement / M.Sc. plant Biotechnology
   5	Assistant Professor (Forest Management)	Natural Resource Management and Conservation	Forest Management	01 BC-C(G)-CF	Post-graduation or equivalent in Forest Management.
   6	Assistant Professor (Wildlife Management)	Wildlife and Habitat Management	Wildlife Management	01 BC-D(W)-CF	Post-graduation in Wildlife management
   7	Assistant Professor (Agricultural statistics)	Basic and Social Sciences	Agricultural statistics	01 BC-E (W)	M.Sc. Agricultural statistics
   8	Assistant Professor (Agroforestry)	Basic and Social Sciences	Agro forestry	01 BC-A (G)	M.Sc. Agriculture (Agro forestry)/ M.Sc. Forestry (Silviculture & Agro forestry)
   9	Assistant Professor (Botany)	Basic and Social Sciences	Botany	01 OC(G)	M.Sc. Botany. Candidate with A Minimum of 2 years full time working Experience in Assessment of Forest resources in any reputed government organizations are preferable.
   10	Assistant Professor (Computer Science/Information Technology)	Basic and Social Sciences	Computer Science/ Information Technology	01 SC (W)	MCA / M. Tech (Computer Science/Information Technology Candidates with at least 3 years’ experience as System Administrator /Web Designer) are preferable
   11	Assistant Professor (Environmental Engineering)	Basic and Social Sciences	Environmental Engineering	01 OC(W)	M. Tech. Environmental Engineering
   12	Assistant Professor (Forestry)	Forest Ecology and Climate Science	Forestry	02 BC-B (G) & ST(G)	M.Sc. Forestry
   13	Assistant Professor (Wood Science and Technology)	Forest Products and Utilization	Wood Science and Technology	01 OC(G)	M.Sc. Wood Science and Technology
   14	Assistant Professor (Forest Management)	Natural Resource Management	Forest Management	01 SC (G)	Post-graduation or equivalent in Forest Management.

   		and Conservation
   15	Assistant Professor (Forestry)	Silviculture & Agro forestry Dept	Forestry	01 EWS(G)	M.Sc. Forestry
   16	Assistant Professor (Forest Biology)	Tree breeding and Improvement	Forest Biology	01 BC-A(G)	M.Sc. Forestry
   17	Assistant Professor (Forest Genetic Resources)	Tree breeding and Improvement	Forest Genetic Resources	03 OC(W), HH(G) & OC(G)	M.Sc. (Forestry) Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
   18	Assistant Professor (Wildlife Science)	Wild Life and Habitat Management	Wildlife Science	01 ST(G)	M.Sc. (Forestry) Wildlife Science/Wildlife Biology/Wildlife Management OR M.Sc. Wildlife Science/M.V.Sc. Veterinary Science

   N.B:- i) Distance Education:- The Applicants who have obtained requisite Degrees through Open Universities / Distance Education mode are required to have recognition by the University Grants Commission / AICTE / Distance Education Bureau as the case may be. Unless such Degrees have been recognised by the relevant Statutory Authority, they will not be accepted for purpose of Educational Qualification vide its Public Notice No. F.27-1/2012 (CPP-II), Dt. 27/06/2013. (A university established or incorporated by or under a State act shall operate only within the territorial jurisdiction allotted to it under its Act and in no case beyond the territory of the State of its location). The onus of proof of recognition by the relevant Statutory Authority that their Degrees / Universities have been recognised rests with the applicant.

   ii) Equivalent Qualification: At the time of verification of certificates, if it is noticed that any applicant possessing other than prescribed qualification and claims it as equivalent to the prescribed qualifications, then an Expert Committee will be constituted including the Unit Officer by the Commission and the Commission will take a decision based on the report of the Expert Committee.

6. AGE: The applicants should possess the Minimum 21 years & Maximum 61 years. The age is reckoned as on 01/07/2022 (Rule-12(1)(a)(v) of State and Subordinate Service Rules).

   As per the UGC Norms, there is no upper age limit.

   N.B. However, no person shall be eligible if he/she crossed 61 years of age (Superannuation age) after availing the eligible age relaxations as on 01/07/2022.

   Minimum Age (21 years): An Applicant should not be born after 01/07/2001

   Maximum Age (61 years): Including all concessions an applicant should not be born before

   02/07/1961

7. (A) FEE: Application Processing Fee:- Each applicant must pay Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only) towards Online Application Processing Fee.

(B) Mode of Payment of Fee:

The Fee mentioned at Para-I(7)(A) is to be paid online through payment gateway duly following online instructions once the application form details are submitted.

The fee once remitted, shall not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances. Failure to pay the Application Processing fee, the candidature of the applicant will be rejected and no correspondence or concession in this regard will be entertained. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of fee is given in ANNEXURE – II.

PARA-II: HOW TO APPLY:

HOW TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM:

1. The Applicant has to read the User Guide (https://tspsc.gov.in) for Online Submission of Applications and then proceed further.

   Step I: Before applying, the Applicant has to visit the website (https://tspsc.gov.in) and fill the OTR application if not registered earlier to obtain TSPSC ID. While filling the OTR, the applicant has to ensure that there are no mistakes in it. The Commission will not be held responsible for the mistakes, if any, made by the applicants. If already registered in the OTR the applicant can directly access the application form. The applicant is instructed to fill his/her application form himself/herself with utmost care instead of delegating to others.

   Step II:-a)In order to fill the application form, the Applicant has to visit the website (https://tspsc.gov.in) and Click on the online Application Link provided on the Website, then enter TSPSC ID and Date of Birth and login with OTP received to proceed further.

   1. Applicant has to verify the details fetched from OTR database pertaining to Name, Date of Birth, requisite Educational Qualifications, Community, Gender, etc., displayed on the screen.

   2. In addition to the details obtained from OTR database, specific details of Notification such as required qualification and declarations etc., should be filled by the applicant.

   3. Preview and Edit facility is available to make changes and then click on SAVE & PAY button for proceeding to next step of making online payment of fee through payment gateway.

Step III:-The applicant should pay the prescribed fee as specified through any of the Three modes of payment online i.e., Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card and duly following the instructions appearing on the screen.

Step IV:-After payment of fee, the PDF application will be generated which contains the particulars furnished by the applicant. The applicant must download a copy of his/her application form (PDF) and Academic Score Card proformas and fill the requisite columns & enclose all the necessary documents and submit along with the bounded booklets in Triplicate (Three copies). The Reference ID Number in the PDF application form has to be quoted for future reference/correspondence.

1. Applicant shall note that, the details available in OTR database at the time of submitting the application will only be considered for the purpose of this notification. Hence, the applicant is advised to update / edit the details in OTR form before submitting online application form. The Time and Date of submission of the application will be printed on the application PDF form. Changes made by the applicant in OTR details after submission of application form will not be considered for the purpose of this Notification.

2. The Commission is not responsible for any discrepancy in Bio-data particulars submitted in the application form. The applicant is therefore advised to strictly follow the instructions and User guide in his/her own interest before submitting the application.

3. Applicant must compulsorily fill-up all relevant columns of the application form. The eligibility of the applicant will be decided based on the particulars given in the online application form in terms of notification and it is validated by the software and it will be taken as final. For eg: If an applicant fails to update the OTR regarding his/her PH status before applying, the applicant will not be considered for PH vacancies. Applicant should therefore be very careful, while entering the data and uploading / submitting the application form online.

4. Incomplete / incorrect application form will be rejected. The information if any furnished by the applicant subsequently in any form will not be entertained by the Commission under any circumstances unless specifically called for. Applicant should be careful in filling-up the application form and submission. If any lapse is detected during the scrutiny/verification of certificates, the candidature will be rejected even though he/she comes through the final stage of recruitment process or even at a later stage.

5. Before submission of application form, the applicant should carefully ensure his/her eligibility for this notification. No relevant column of the application form should be left blank, otherwise application form will not be accepted.

6. The Commission will not make any corrections in the application form submitted by the applicant.

7. Applicant must click on Save & Pay Button after filling and preview of the application. Otherwise the application particulars will not be saved in the database.

8. Hand written/ Typed/ Photostat copies/ outside printed Application Form will not be entertained. The Commission will not be held responsible for the applications submitted in any other mode.

   1. The applicants have to register OTR to obtain TSPSC ID and fill the online application form.

   2. After that, the Applicants have to download the Application (PDF) form and Academic Score Card proformas from the TSPSC WEBSITE (https://tspsc.gov.in) and fill the requisite columns & enclose all the necessary documents (Publications, Experience Certificates, Research topics, Academic Contributions and other relevant certificates) and submit in Bounded booklet format in triplicate (3 copies) to the Secretary, Telangana State Public Service Commission, Prathibha Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad – 500001 by Registered Post/In person from 06/09/2022 to 30/09/2022 upto 05:00 P.M.

   4. For any problems related to submission of Application please contact 040-23542185 or 040-23542187 (Call Time: 10.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M & 1.30 P.M to 5.00 P.M on working days) or mail to helpdesk@tspsc.gov.in.

PARA- III GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The applications (PDF) received online in the prescribed proforma available in the website and within the time shall only be considered and the Commission will not be held responsible for any kind of discrepancy in data.

2. Applicant must compulsorily fill-up all relevant columns of application and submit application with necessary documents along with bounded booklets in triplicate by Registered post / In person only. Otherwise application form will not be accepted and his/her candidature will be rejected.

3. Applicant must upload his/her scanned recent pass port size photo and signature in .jpeg format at the time of filling of the OTR.

4. The applicants should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or suppress any material information while uploading/submitting the application form.

5. All the essential certificates issued by the competent authority of Telangana State shall be kept with the applicants at the time of submitting the application and uploaded online.

6. The required original certificates should be submitted at the time of verification of certificates or whenever called for. Failure to produce the required certificates will lead to disqualification.

7. Important:–The claim of the applicants with regard to the date of birth, educational qualifications, experience and community are accepted only provisionally on the information furnished by them in their application form and is subject to verification and satisfaction of the Commission. Mere admission to any test or interview or inclusion of the name of an applicant in a Merit List will not confer on the applicant any right for appointment. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the Commission reserves the right to reject candidature at any stage of the selection even after declaration of results, if any mistake/wrong information is noticed at later date.

8. The applicants should be willing to serve anywhere in Telangana State.

9. A) The following certificates / documents must be submitted by the candidates at the time of verification of certificates.

   1. PDF Application form

   2. Aadhar Card /Voter ID / Pass Port / Driving License / Service ID Cards with (Photograph issued by Central/State/PSU/Public Limited Companies) / Passbook with (photograph by Bank / Post Office) / PAN Card.

   3. Proof of Educational Qualifications.

   4. S.S.C / CBSE / ICSE (For Date of Birth)

   5. School Study Certificate (1st to 7th Class)

   6. No Objection Certificate from Employer (even if employed at any later stage of recruitment).

   7. Experience Certificate as indicated under Educational Qualifications Table at Para–1.

   8. Community Certificate for BCs, SCs & STs (Issued in the name of applicant with Father Name is only acceptable.) obtained from competent authority of Telangana Government.

   9. Non-Creamy Layer Certificate for BCs as per Form- VIIB vide G.O. Ms. No. 34 BC Welfare (OP) Department Dt.08/10/2015 and G.O. Ms. No. 20 BC Welfare (OP)

      Department Dt.31/10/2017 (Certificate issued in the name of applicant as S/o OR D/o is only acceptable.) obtained from competent authority of Telangana Government.

   10. Income certificate for the Financial Year prior to the year of application issued by the competent authority of Telangana government for claiming EWS reservation.

   11. In case of PH Applicants, Visually Handicapped / Hearing Disability & Hearing Impairment / Orthopedically Handicapped / Multiple disabilities, certificates should be obtained from Competent Medical Authority in SADAREM format relevant to them.

   12. Any other certificate required as per this notification.

1. Guidelines for evaluation of various disabilities and procedure for certification are mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.31, WD, CW & (DW) Dept, Dt:01-12-2009.

   1. Physically Challenged applicants who are claiming reservations under Disability quota must note that they will be referred to State Medical Board (Appellate Medical Authority) after completion of certificate verification. The report of Medical Board is final.

   2. Request for re-medical-examination by the State Medical Board (Appellate Medical Authority) for assessment of disability will not be entertained.

Note:-The Certificate formats are available on Commission’s website

https://tspsc.gov.in/certificateformats.jsp.

PARA-IV :- IMPORTANT LEGAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

1. Vacancies: The recruitment will be made to the vacancies as notified. There shall be no waiting list as per G.O. Ms. No. 81 General Administration (Ser.A) Department, Dated 22/02/1997 and as per Rule 6 of TSPSC Rules of Procedure.

2. Any Unfilled and Non-Joining vacancies will be Carried Forward to next recruitment.

3. This Recruitment is entrusted to TSPSC along with Finance Clearance vide G.O.Ms.No.46, Finance (HRM-VI) Department, Dt. 13.04.2022.

4. Recruitment:- The Recruitment will be processed as per this Notification and also as per the UGC Norms/Guidelines, Rules and Instructions issued by the Government and also as decided by the Commission from time to time in terms of respective Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the Recruitment vide G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education Department (UE) Department, dated 29.06.2019, G.O.Ms.No. 995, Education (C) Department, Dt. 16/12/1982, Govt., Memo.No.2362/For.II(1)/2017, Dated:14/07/2022 and as per Government Orders issued from time to time, and other related G.Os, Rules etc., applicable in this regard.

5. Rules: All are informed that the various conditions and criterion prescribed herein are governed by the General Rules of existing State and Subordinate Service Rules, read with the relevant Special Rules applicable to any particular service in the departments.

6. Constitutional Provisions:- The Commission is empowered under the provisions of Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India read with relevant laws, rules, regulations and executive instructions and all other enabling legal provisions in this regard to conduct Interview for appointment to the posts notified herein, duly following the principle of order of merit as per Rule 3 of the TSPSC Rules of Procedure read with reference to relevant statutory provisions and ensuring that the whole recruitment and selection process is carried out with utmost regard to maintain secrecy and confidentiality so as to ensure that the principle of merit is followed.

7. State Cadre Post:- These posts are identified as State Cadre Posts, hence reservation for Local Candidates is not applicable.

8. Employee Details:- The persons already in Government Service/ Autonomous bodies/ Government aided institutions etc., whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees are required to inform in writing to the Head of Office / Department, that they have applied for this recruitment, as the case may be and required to submit the “No objection Certificate” from the concerned Head of Office / Department to the Commission as and when required to do so.

The persons who are employed after submission of application or at any later stage for this recruitment should also submit “No objection Certificate” from the concerned Head of Office / Department to the Commission as and when required to do so.

1. Disqualification for appointment: An applicant shall be disqualified at any stage as per Rule-12(4) of Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules.

2. Community: (a) The applicants belonging to SC & ST are required to produce Community Certificate issued by the competent authority (obtained from Government of Telangana State) in terms of G.O.Ms No. 58, SW (J) Dept., dt: 12/5/97 read with G.O. Ms. No. 5 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., dt. 08/08/2014, G.O. Ms. No. 11 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., dt. 17/09/2014 and G.O. Ms. No. 2 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., dt. 22/01/2015. As per Rule-2(29) of T.S. State and Subordinate Service Rules. Explanation: No person who professes a religion different from Hinduism, the Sikh or Buddhism shall be deemed to be as member of a Scheduled Caste. (b)The applicants belonging to Backward Classes are required to produce Community Certificate (BC-A, BC-B, BC-C, BC-D & BC-E) issued by the Competent Authority in the State of Telangana obtained through Mee Seva vide G.O. Ms. No. 16 BCW (OP) Dept., Dt. 11/03/2015. (c) Income Certificate for claiming EWS Reservation issued by the Tahsildar (Government of Telangana) vide G.O. Ms. No. 244 General Administration (Ser.D) Department, Dt. 24/08/2021 and orders and instructions issued by the Government from time to time.

3. Reservation: –

   1. The Rule of Reservation is applicable in terms of General Rule 22 & 22 (A) of Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules.

   2. Rule of Reservation is not applicable for Pc. No – 01 i.e., for the post of Professors.

   3. Reservation to Disabled persons is subject to the Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the posts. The extent of Disability will be decided by the State Appellate Medical Authorities.

   4. If eligible disabled women applicants of VH(W) / HH(W) / OH(W) / MH(W) category are not available in the initial recruitment, the same shall be filled up by the eligible Male applicants with same category of disability respectively as per G.O.MS. No. 96 General Administration (Ser.D) Department, Dt. 22/07/2019. Hence, eligible male applicants of VH/ HH/ OH/ MH disabled category can also apply for the posts meant for Women categories.

   5. For Carry Forward PH vacancies, if eligible disabled applicants of that particular category are not available, the same shall be filled up by the method of interchanging as per G.O.MS. No. 96 General Administration (Ser.D) Department, Dt. 22/07/2019. Hence, applicants of all the disabled categories can apply.

   6. Reservation to BC-E group as per G.O. Ms. No. 23 Backward Classes Welfare (C.2) Department, Dt. 07/07/2007, will be subject to the adjudication of the litigation before the Honorable Courts including final orders in Civil Appeal No: (a) 2628-2637 of 2010 in SLP. No. 7388-97 of 2010, dated. 25/03/2010 and orders from the Government.

   7. The reservation to Meritorious Sports Person is applicable as per the amendments made to State and Subordinate Service Rules as per G.O.Ms.No.107, General Administration (Ser.D) Dept., Dt. 27-07-2018 that is in Rule-2, for sub-Rule (20) and in Rule-22 (i) in sub-Rule (2), for Class-D. In implementing the reservation to Meritorious Sports Person as per G.O. Ms. No.05 YAT&C(Sports) Department, Dt. 14/05/2018, or as may be revised by the Government from time to time shall be followed.

   8. Economically Weaker Sections:- The EWS reservation is applicable as per

      G.O. Ms. No. 243 & 244 GA (SER.D) Dept., Dt. 24/08/2021.

      Note:-Applicants producing Certificates issued by the Competent Authorities in Telangana State alone are eligible to claim various reservations like SC/ST/BC/ EWS/PH etc.

      PARA-V: Reservation to the Local candidates is not applicable as the selection will be made on state-wide merit.

      PARA-VI: PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:

      1. Minimum Academic Score for short listing for interview for Professor is 120 and for Associate Professor is 75 in Forest College and Research Institute, Mulugu.

         Selection criteria for Associate Professors / Professors in Faculty of Sciences/Engineering/Agriculture/Medical/Veterinary Sciences

         Methodology for University and College Teachers for Calculating Academic/Research Score as per GOMs.No.15, HE(UE), Dt. 29/6/2019.

         (Assessment must be based on evidence produced by the teacher such as: copy of publications, project sanction letter, utilization and completion certificates issued by the

         University and acknowledgements for patent filing and approval letters, students’ Ph.D. award letter, etc,.)

         S.No	Academic/Research Activity	Scores Given
         1	Research Papers in Peer-Reviewed or UGC listed Journals	08 per paper
         2	Publications (other than Research papers):
         	(a) Books authored which are published by;
         	International publishers	12
         	National Publishers	10
         	Chapter in Edited Book	05
         	Editor of Book by International Publisher	10
         	Editor of Book by National Publisher	08
         	(b) Translation works in Indian and Foreign Languages by qualified faculties
         	Chapter or Research paper	03
         	Book	08
         3	Creation of ICT mediated Teaching Learning pedagogy and content and development of new and innovative courses and curricula:
         	(a) Development of Innovative pedagogy	05
         	(b) Design of new curricula and courses	02 per curricula / course
         	(c) MOOCs:
         	Development of complete MOOCs in 4 quadrants (4 credit course)(In case of MOOCs of lesser credits 05 marks/credit) (4 x 5 = 20)	20
         	MOOCs (developed in 4 quadrant) per module/lecture	05
         	Content writer/subject matter expert for each module of MOOCs (at least one quadrant)	02
         	Course Coordinator for MOOCs (4 credit course)(In case of MOOCs of lesser credits 02 marks/credit) (4 x 2 = 08)	08
         	(d) E-Content:
         	Development of e-Content in 4 quadrants for a complete course/e book	12
         	e-Content (developed in 4 quadrants) per module	05
         	Contribution to development of e content module in complete course/paper/e-book (at least one quadrant)	02
         	Editor of e-content for complete course/ paper /e-book	10
         4	(a) Research guidance:
         	Ph.D.	10 per degree awarded 05 per thesis submitted
         	M. Phil./P.G dissertation	02 per degree awarded
         	(b) Research Projects Completed:
         	More than 10 lakhs	10
         	Less than 10 lakhs	05
         	(c) Research Projects Ongoing:
         	More than 10 lakhs	05
         	Less than 10 lakhs	02
         	(d) Consultancy	03
         5	(a) Patents:
         	International	10

         S.No	Academic/Research Activity	Scores Given
         	National	07
         	(b) *Policy Document (Submitted to an International body/Organisation like UNO/UNESCO/World Bank/International Monetary Fund etc. or Central Government or State Government):
         	International	10
         	National	07
         	State	04
         	(c)Awards/Fellowships:
         	International	07
         	National	05
         6	*Invited lectures / Resource Person/paper presentation in Seminars/Conferences/full paper in Conference Proceedings (Paper presented in seminars/Conferences and also published as full paper in Conference Proceedings will be counted only once):
         	International (Abroad)	07
         	International (within country)	05
         	National	03
         	State/University	02

         The Research score for research papers would be augmented as follows Peer-Reviewed or UGC-listed Journals (Impact factor to be determined as per Thomson Reuters list)

         1. Paper in refereed journals without impact factor – 5 Points

            – – – – –

            10 Points 15 Points 20 Points 25 Points 30 Points

            1. Paper with impact factor less than 1

            2. Paper with impact factor between 1 and 2

            3. Paper with impact factor between 2 and 5

            4. Paper with impact factor between 5 and 10

            5. Paper with impact factor >10

            1. Single Author: 8 points.

            2. Two authors: 70% of total value of publication for each author (5.6points to each).

            3. More than two authors: 70% of total value of publication for the First/Principal/ Corresponding author (i.e., 5.6 points) and 30% of total value of publication for each of the joint authors. (i.e., 2.4 points for the remaining authors)

               Joint Projects: Principal Investigator and Co-investigator would get 50% each.

               Note:

               • Paper presented if part of edited book or proceeding, then it can be claimed only once.

               • For joint supervision of research students, the formula shall be 70% of the total score for Supervisor and Co- supervisor. Supervisor and Co-supervisor, both shall get 7 marks each.

                 1. Award of Ph.D.: 10 points for single Supervisor

                 2. Award of Ph.D. by joint Supervision: 7 points each (Supervisor and Co-Supervisor)

                 3. For submission of Ph.D. thesis: 5 points for Single Supervisor and 3.5 points to each in case of Joint Supervisors (i.e., Supervisor and Co-Supervisor).

                    *For the purpose of calculating research score of the teacher, the combined research score from the categories of 5(b).Policy Document and 6.Invited lectures/Resource Person/Paper presentation shall have an upper capping of thirty percent of the total research score of the teacher concerned.

                    # The research score shall be from the minimum of three categories out of six categories.

                    PC. NO. 01):- ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR PROFESSORS

                    1. Teaching Experience: A minimum of ten years (10) of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/ research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry

                    2. Research Publications: A minimum of ten (10) publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals.

                    3. Research Score: A minimum total research score of One Hundred and Twenty (120) as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table -2 (G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (UE) Department, dated: 29.06.2019).

                    4. Conversion of Research Score into marks.

                       SCORE		MARKS
                       120 Points	–	50
                       121-150 Points	–	55
                       151-180 Points	–	60
                       181-210 Points	–	65
                       211-240 Points	–	70
                       241-270 Points	–	75
                       271-320 Points	–	80
                       321-370 Points	–	85
                       371-420 Points	–	90
                       421-470 Points	–	95
                       471 Points and above	–	100

                    5. Interview cum Demo: 20 Marks.

                    PC. NO. 02):- ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

                    1. Teaching Experience: A minimum of eight years (08) of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/ research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry

                    2. Research Publications: A minimum of seven (07) publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals.

                    3. Research Score: A minimum total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table -2 (G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (UE) Department, dated: 29.06.2019).

                    4. Conversion of Research Score into marks.

                       SCORE		MARKS
                       75 Points	–	50
                       76 -100 Points	–	55
                       101-125 Points	–	60
                       126-150 Points	–	65
                       151-175 Points	–	70
                       176-200 Points	–	75
                       201-250 Points	–	80
                       251-300 Points	–	85
                       301-350 Points	–	90

                       351-450 Points	–	95
                       451 Points and above	–	100

                    5. Interview cum Demo: 20 Marks.

                    PC. NO. 03):- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN COLLEGES

                    1. Academic Score:

                       1. Bachelor’s Degree : Maximum Score : 21 Points

                          1. 80% and above – 21 points.

                          2. 60% to 79.9% – 19 points

                          3. 55% to 59.9% – 16 points

                          4. 45% to 54.9% – 10 points

                       2. Masters Degree : Maximum Score : 25 Points

                          1. 80% and above – 25 points.

                          2. 60% to 79.9% – 23 points

                          3. 55% to 59.9% – 20 points

                             Note: In the case of SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/PWD 50% to 59.9% – 20 points)

                       3. Research Degree: Maximum Score: 25 Points

                          1. M. Phil. – 07 points

                          2. Ph. D. – 25 points

                          3. M. Phil. with Ph.D. – 25 points

                       4. Tests: Maximum Score: 10 Points

                          1. NET with JRF – 10 points

                          2. NET – 08 points

                          3. SET/SLET – 05 points

                       5. Awards: Maximum Score: 03 Points

                          1. International / National Level – 03 points

                          2. State Level – 02 points

                    2. Publications: Maximum Score: 06 Points

                       02 points for each paper published in peer reviewed or UGC listed journals.

                    3. Teaching / Post Doctoral Experience: Maximum Score: 10 Points

                    02 points for every one year of service completed.

                    However, if the period of service is less than one year, the points shall be reduced proportionately.

                    ABSTRACT

                    I	ACADEMIC SCORE	–	84 Points
                    II	PUBLICATIONS	–	10 Points
                    III	TEACHING / POST DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE	–	06 Points
                    	TOTAL	–	100 Points
                    IV	DEMO CUM INTERVIEW	–	20 Points
                    	GRAND TOTAL	–	120 Points

      2. Candidates have to produce Original documents and other particulars on the day of verification itself. If candidate fails to produce any of the required original certificates and if the particulars furnished by him / her in the Application do not tally with the Original

         documents produced him / her, then his / her candidature will be rejected/disqualified without any further correspondence. Those candidates who are called for verification of certificates should furnish their order of preference of posts by exercising Web-Options and submit at the time of verification of certificates, which are final, failing which his/her candidature shall not be considered for further selection process. The selections will be confined only to the web options exercised by the candidates wherever necessary. Under no circumstances he/she will be considered for the Departments and subjects where preference was not indicated.

      3. After completion of certificates verification, the eligible candidates will be called for the Interview as per G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education Department (UE) Department, Dated 29.06.2019.

      4. The candidates will be selected as per their merit and order of Preference (web-options) for allotment of candidates against the vacancies available.

      5. The appointment of selected applicants will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate Medical Examination, and if he/she is of sound health, active habits free from any bodily defect or infirmity.

PARA-VII: DEBARMENT:

1. Applicants should make sure of their eligibility to the posts applied for and that the declaration made by them in the format of application regarding their eligibility is correct in all respects. Any applicant furnishing incorrect information or making false declaration regarding his/her eligibility at any stage or suppressing any information is liable to be debarred from appearing for any of the examinations conducted by the Commission, and for summarily rejection of candidature for this recruitment.

2. The Commission is vested with the constitutional duty of conducting recruitment and selection as per rules duly maintaining utmost secrecy and confidentiality in this process and any attempt by anyone causing or likely to cause breach of this constitutional duty in such manner or by such action as to violate or likely to violate the fair practices followed and ensured by the Commission will be sufficient cause for rendering such questionable means as ground for debarment and penal consequences as per law and rules and as may be decided by the Commission.

3. Any applicant is or has been found impersonating or resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his / her candidature for selection or obtaining support of candidature by any means, such a applicant may in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, will be debarred permanently from any exam or selection held by any Public Service Commission in the country.

4. If he/she himself/herself or through relations or friends or any others has canvassed or endeavored to enlist for his candidature extraneous support, whether from official or non-official sources for appointment to any State Service or Subordinate Service shall be disqualified.

5. The applicants are not allowed to bring any Electronic devices or Gadgets such as Smart / Mobile Phones, Calculators, Tablets, iPad, Bluetooth, Pagers, Programmable Devices or Storage Media like Pen-drive, Smart Watches, Camera etc., or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the Interview/Demo. Use of Electronic devices or Gadgets in the hall shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend upto seven years and with fine which shall not be less than Rupees Five Thousand, but which may extend upto Rupees One Lakh. Loaning and interchanging of articles among the applicants is not permitted in the hall and any form of malpractice will not be permitted.

PARA-VIII:- Please read the following Annexures appended to the Notification before filling the application form.

Annexure-I Breakup of Vacancies Annexure-II Payment gateway Annexure-III List of Communities

PARA IX: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Applicants are directed to follow the Commission’s Website (https://tspsc.gov.in) regularly to know the latest developments of this Recruitment and any changes/ Modifications/ Addendum/ Corrigendum, calling of candidates for verification of Certificates/ Results etc. Applicants may note that individual communication is not possible. Hence, they must regularly visit the TSPSC website for updates such as List of candidates shortlisted for Certificate Verification, schedule of Medical board, list of shortlisted candidate for interview and selection list etc.

PARA-X: COMMISSION’S DECISION TO BE FINAL:

The decision of the Commission in all aspects and all respects pertaining to the application and its acceptance or rejection as the case may be, conduct of Interview and at all consequent stages culminating in the selection or otherwise of any applicant shall be final in all respects and binding on all concerned, under the powers vested with it under Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India. Commission also reserves its right to alter and modify time and conditions laid down in the notification for conducting the various stages up to selection or withdraw the Notification at any time, duly intimating details thereof to all concerned, as warranted by any unforeseen circumstances arising during the course of this process, or as deemed necessary by the Commission at any stage.

HYDERABAD Sd/-

DATE: 22/08/2022 SECRETARY

ANNEXURE – I

PROFESSORS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS AND ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN FOREST COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MULUGU (GENERAL RECRUITMENT)

FOR PC. NO. 01): BREAK UP OF PROVISIONAL VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR STATE WIDE

Sl.No

Department

Subject

OC

BC-A

BC-B

BC-C

BC-D

BC-E

SC

ST

PH

Total

Grand Total

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

01

Wildlife and Habitat Management

Wildlife Management

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

01

02

Nature Resource Management and Conservation

Nature Resource Management

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

01

Total

02

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

02

–

02

For Pc. No. 02): BREAK UP OF PROVISIONAL VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR STATE WIDE

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Subject

OC

BC-A

BC-B

BC-C

BC-D

BC-E

SC

ST

PH

Total

Grand Total

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W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

1

Basic and Social Sciences

Agricultural Economics

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

01

2

Forest Products and Utilization

Forest Utilization

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

01

3

Natural Resource Management and Conservation

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

01

4

Tree breeding and Improvement

Tree breeding and Improvement

–

–

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

01

Total

01

01

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

01

03

04

For Pc. No. 03): BREAK UP OF PROVISIONAL VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

STATE WIDE

Sl. No

Department

Subject

OC

BC-A

BC-B

BC-C

BC-D

BC-E

SC

ST

PH

EWS

Grand Total

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

1

Basic and Social Sciences

Agricultural Statistics

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

2

Basic and Social Sciences

Agroforestry

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

3

Basic and Social Sciences

Botany

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

4

Basic and Social Sciences

Computer Science/Information Technology

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

5

Basic and Social Sciences

Environmental Engineering

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

6

Forest Ecology and Climate Science

Forestry

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

02

7

Forest Products and Utilization

Wood Science and Technology

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

8

Natural Resource Management and Conservation

Forest Management

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

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–

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–

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

02

9

Silviculture and Agroforestry Dept

Forestry

–

–

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

01

10

Tree breeding and Improvement

Forest Biology

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01

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–

–

–

–

–

–

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–

–

–

–

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–

–

01

Sl. No

Department

Subject

OC

BC-A

BC-B

BC-C

BC-D

BC-E

SC

ST

PH

EWS

Grand Total

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

11

Tree breeding and Improvement

Forest Genetics Resource

01

01

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

HH 01

–

–

–

03

12

Wildlife and Habitat Management

Wildlife Science

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

–

–

–

–

–

01

13

Natural Resource Management and Conservation

Assistant Professor Geo-Informatics

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

VH 01 CF

–

–

01

14

Silviculture and Agroforestry Dept

Agroforestry

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

01

15

Silviculture and Agroforestry Dept

Seed Science and Technology

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

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–

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–

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–

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01

16

Tree breeding and Improvement

Tree breeding and Improvement

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

17

Wildlife and Habitat Management

Wildlife Management

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01 CF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

01

Total

03

03

02

–

01

01

01

–

–

01

–

01

01

01

02

01

01

01

01

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21

LIST OF BANKS FOR MAKING ONLINE PAYMENT

Sl. No.	Name of the Bank		Sl. No.	Name of the Bank
1	Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank		35	Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank
2	A U Small Finance Bank		36	Karnataka Bank Ltd
3	Bandhan Bank		37	Karnataka Gramin Bank
4	Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait		38	Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
5	Bank of Baroda		39	Karur Vysya Bank
6	Bank of India		40	Kotak Bank
7	Bank of Maharashtra		41	Laxmi Vilas Bank
8	Bassien Catholic Coop Bank		42	Maharashtra Gramin Bank
9	Canara Bank		43	Mehsana urban Co-op Bank
10	Capital Small Finance Bank		44	NKGSB Co-op Bank
11	Catholic Syrian Bank		45	North East Small Finance Bank Ltd
12	Central Bank of India		46	Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited
13	City Union Bank		47	Punjab & Sind Bank
14	Cosmos Bank		48	Punjab National Bank
15	DCB Bank		49	RBL Bank Limited
16	Deutsche Bank		50	Saraswat Bank
17	Dhanlakshmi Bank		51	SBM Bank India
18	Digibank by DBS		52	Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd
19	Equitas Small Finance Bank		53	South Indian Bank
20	ESAF Small Finance Bank		54	State Bank of India
21	Federal Bank		55	SVC Co-operative Bank Ltd
22	Fincare Bank		56	Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Bank
23	Gujarat State Co-operative Bank Limited		57	Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.
24	HDFC Bank		58	The Kalupur Commercial Co-Operative Bank
25	HSBC Retail Net Banking		59	The Surat People’s Co-operative Bank Limited
26	ICICI Bank		60	The Sutex Co-op Bank Ltd
27	IDBI Bank		61	T J S B Bank
28	IDFC FIRST Bank		62	UCO Bank
29	Indian Bank		63	Union Bank of India
30	Indian Overseas Bank		64	Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
31	Indus-Ind Bank		65	Varachha Co-operative Bank Limited
32	Jammu & Kashmir Bank		66	YES Bank Ltd
33	Jana Small Finance Bank		67	Zoroastrian Co-Operative Bank Ltd
34	Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd Pune

ANNEXURE-III

LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

(G.O. MS. NO. 5 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 08/08/2015 read with

G.O. Ms. No. 11, Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 17/09/2014 and G.O. Ms. No. 2 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 22.01.2015)

LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES

1. Adi Andhra

2. Adi Dravida

3. Anamuk

4. Aray Mala

5. Arundhatiya

6. Arwa Mala

7. Bariki

8. Bavuri

9. Beda (Budga) Jangam

10. Bindla

11. Byagara, Byagari

12. Chachati

13. Chalavadi

14. Chamar, Mochi, Muchi, Chamar-Ravidas, Chamar- Rohidas

15. Chambhar

16. Chandala

17. Dakkal, Dokkalwar

18. Dandasi

19. Dhor

20. Dom, Dombara, Paidi, Pano

21. Ellamalawar, Yellammalawandlu

22. Ghasi, Haddi, Relli, Chanchandi

23. Godari

24. Gosangi

25. Holeya

26. Holeya Dasari

27. Jaggali

28. Jambuvulu

29. Kolupulvandlu, Pambada, Pambanda, Pambala

30. Madasi Kuruva, Madari Kuruva

31. Madiga

32. Madiga Dasu, Mashteen

33. Mahar

34. Mala, Mala Ayawaru

35. Mala Dasari

36. Mala Dasu

37. Mala Hannai

38. Malajangam

39. Mala Masti

40. Mala Sale, Nethani

41. Mala Sanyasi

42. Mang

43. Mang Garodi

44. Manne

45. Mashti

46. Matangi

47. Mehtar

48. Mitha Ayyalvar

49. Mundala

50. Paky, Moti, Thoti

51. Pamidi

52. Panchama, Pariah

53. Relli

54. Samagara

55. Samban

56. Sapru

57. Sindhollu, Chindollu

58. Yatala

59. Valluvan

LIST OF SCHEDULED TRIBES

1. Andh, Sadhu Andh

2. Bagata

3. Bhil

4. Chenchu

5. Gadabas, Bodo Gadaba, Gutob Gadaba, Kallayi Gadaba, Parangi Gadaba, Kathera Gadaba, Kapu Gadaba

6. Gond, Naikpod, Rajgond, Koitur

7. Goudu (in the Agency tracts)

8. Hill Reddis

9. Jatapus

10. Kammara

11. Kattunayakan

12. Kolam, Kolawar

13. Konda Dhoras, Kubi

14. Konda Kapus

15. Kondareddis

16. Kondhs, Kodi, Kodhu, Desaya Kondhs, Dongria Kondhs, Kuttiya Kondhs, Tikiria Kondhs, Yenity Kondhs, Kuvinga

17. Kotia, Bentho Oriya, Bartika, Dulia, Holya, Sanrona, Sidhopaiko

18. Koya, Doli Koya, Gutta Koya, Kammara Koya, Musara Koya, Oddi Koya, Pattidi Koya, Rajah, Rasha Koya, Lingadhari Koya (ordinary), Kottu Koya, Bhine Koya, Rajkoya

19. Kulia

20. Manna Dhora

21. Mukha Dhora, Nooka Dhora

22. Nayaks (in the Agency tracts)

23. Pardhan

24. Porja, Parangiperja

25. Reddi Dhoras

26. Rona, Rena

27. Savaras, Kapu Savaras, Maliya Savaras, Khutto Savaras

28. Sugalis, Lambadis, Banjara

29. Thoti (in Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal districts)

30. Yenadis, Chella Yenadi, Kappala Yenadi, Manchi Yenadi, Reddi Yenadi

31. Yerukulas, Koracha, Dabba Yerukula, Kunchapuri Yerukula, Uppu Yerukula

32. Nakkala, Kurvikaran.

LIST OF SOCIALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY BACKWARD CLASSES

As per G.O. Ms. No. 16 Backward Classes Welfare (OP) Department, Dated:11.03.2015 and read with G.O.MS.No. 34, Backward Classes Welfare (OP) Department, Dated: 08/10/2015,

G.O. Ms. No. 4 Backward Classes Welfare (OP) Department, Dated: 30/01/2016, G.O.Ms.No. 3 Backward Classes Welfare (B) Department, Dated: 09-09-2020

STATE LIST OF BCs

(List of Backward Classes of Telangana State) GROUP-A

(Aboriginal Tribes, Vimuktha Jathis, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes etc.)

1. Agnikulakshatriya, Palli, Vadabalija, Bestha, Jalari, Gangavar, Gangaputra, Goondla, Vanyakulakshatriya (Vannekapu, Vannereddi, Pallikapu, Pallireddi) Neyyala, Pattapu.

2. Balasanthu, Bahurupi

3. *[Bandara]

4. Budabukkala

5. Rajaka (Chakali, Vannar)

6. Dasari (formerly engaged in Bikshatana i.e., Beggary)

7. Dommara

8. Gangiredlavaru

9. Jangam (whose traditional occupation is begging)

10. Jogi

11. Katipapala

12. *[Korcha]

13. Lambada or Banjara in Telangana area (deleted and included in ST list vide. G.O.Ms.No.149, SW, Dt.03.05.1978)

14. Medari or Mahendra

15. Mondivaru, Mondibanda, Banda

16. Nayi-Brahmin/Nayee-Brahmin (Mangali), Mangala and Bhajantri

17. Nakkala (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.21, BCW (C2) Dept., Dt.20.06.2011, since it is included in the list of Scheduled Tribes at Sl.No.34 vide. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Central Act No.10 of 2003)

18. Vamsha Raj / Pitchiguntla

19. Pamula

20. Pardhi (Nirshikari)

21. Pambala

22. Peddammavandlu, Devaravandlu, Yellammavandlu, Mutyalammavandlu, Dammali / Dammala / Dammula / Damala

23. Veeramushti (Nettikotala), Veerabhadreeya

24. Valmiki Boya (Boya, Bedar, Kirataka, Nishadi, Yellapi, Pedda Boya), Talayari, Chunduvallu (Yellapi and Yellapu are one and the same as clarified vide. G.O.Ms.No.61, BCW (M1) Dept., Dt.05.12.1996)

25. Yerukalas in Telangana area (deleted and included at Sl.No.31 in the list of STs)

26. Gudala

27. Kanjara – Bhatta

28. *[Kalinga]

29. Kepmare or Reddika

30. Mondepatta

31. Nokkar

32. Pariki Muggula

33. Yata

34. Chopemari

35. Kaikadi

36. Joshinandiwalas

37. Odde (Oddilu, Vaddi, Vaddelu), Vaddera, Vaddabhovi, Vadiyaraj, Waddera

38. Mandula

39. Mehtar (Muslim)

40. Kunapuli

41. Patra

42. *[Kurakula]

43. *[Pondara]

44. *[Samanthula /Samantha/ Sountia / Sauntia]

45. Pala-Ekari, Ekila, Vyakula, Ekiri, Nayanivaru, Palegaru, Tolagari, Kavali (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)

46. Rajannala, Rajannalu (area confined to Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad and Adilabad Districts only)

47. Bukka Ayyavars

48. Gotrala

49. Kasikapadi / Kasikapudi (area confined to Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar and Adilabad Districts only)

50. Siddula

51. Sikligar/ Saikalgar

52. Poosala (included vide. G.O.Ms.No.16, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.19.02.2009 by deleting from Sl.No.24 under Group-D)

53. *[Aasadula / Asadula]

54. *[Keuta / Kevuto / Keviti]

55. Orphan and Destitute Children who have lost their parents before reaching the age of ten and are destitute; and who have nobody else to take care of them either by law or custom; and also who are admitted into any of the schools or orphanages run by the Government or recognised by the Government.

56. Addapuvaru

57. Bagothula/ Bhagavathula

58. Bail Kammara/ Ghisadi/ Gadiya Lohar

59. Enooti/ Yenetivallu

60. Ganjikuti/ Ganjikutivaru

61. Gouda Jetti

62. Kakipadagala

63. Patamvaru/ Masaiahlu

64. Odd/ Od/ Oad

65. Sonnayila/ Sannayila/ Sannayollu

66. Sri Kshatriya Ramajogi/ Ramajogi/ Ramajogula

67. Theracheerala/ Telsoori/ Baikani

68. Tholubommalatavaru/ Boppala

1. *[Achukatlavandlu]

   GROUP-B

   (Vocational Groups)

2. Aryakshatriya, Chittari, Giniyar, Chitrakara, Nakhas

3. Devanga

4. Goud [Ediga, Gouda (Gamalla), Kalalee, Gounda, [*Settibalija of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna districts] and Srisayana (Segidi)

5. Dudekula, Laddaf, Pinjari or Noorbash

6. Gandla, Telikula, Devathilakula

7. Jandra

8. Kummara or Kulala, Salivahana

9. Karikalabhakthulu, Kaikolan or Kaikala (Sengundam or Sengunther)

10. Karnabhakthulu

11. Kuruba or Kuruma

12. *[Nagavaddilu]

13. Neelakanthi

14. Patkar (Khatri)

15. Perika (Perika Balija, Puragiri kshatriya)

16. Nessi or Kurni

17. Padmasali (Sali, Salivan, Pattusali, Senapathulu, Thogata Sali)

18. Srisayana (Segidi) (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.63, BCW (M1) Dept., Dt.11.12.1996 and added to Sl.No.4 of Group-B)

19. Swakulasali

20. Thogata, Thogati or Thogataveerakshatriya

21. Viswabrahmin (Ausula, Kamsali, Kammari, Kanchari, Vadla or Vadra or Vadrangi and Silpis), Viswakarma

22. *[Kunchiti / Vakkaliga / Vakkaligara / Kunchitiga]

23. Lodh/ Lodhi/ Lodha (area confined to Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Khammam and Adilabad Districts only)

24. Bondili

25. Are Marathi, Maratha (Non-Brahmins), Arakalies and Surabhi Natakalavallu

26. Neeli (included vide. G.O.Ms.No. 43, BCW (C2) Dept., Dt.07.08.2008 by deleting from Group D at Sl.No.22)

27. Budubunjala / Bhunjwa / Bhadbhunja (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)

28. *[Gudia / Gudiya]

GROUP-C

Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity and their progeny

1. *[Agaru]

2. Arekatika, Katika, Are-Suryavamshi

3. *[Atagara]

4. Bhatraju

5. Chippolu (Mera)

6. *[Gavara]

7. *[Godaba]

8. Hatkar

9. *[Jakkala]

10. Jingar

11. *[Kandra]

12. Koshti

13. Kachi

14. Surya Balija (Kalavanthula), Ganika

15. Krishnabalija (Dasari, Bukka)

16. *[Koppulavelamas]

17. Mathura

    GROUP-D

    (Other Classes)

18. Mali (Bare, Barai, Marar and Tamboli)

19. Mudiraj, Mutrasi, Tenugollu

20. Munnurukapu

21. *[Nagavasam (Nagavamsa)]

22. Nelli (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.43, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.07.08.2008 and added at Sl.No.26 in Group ‘B’)

23. *[Polinati Velamas of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts]

24. Poosala caste (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.16, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.19.02.2009 and included at S.No.52 under Group-A)

25. Passi

26. Rangarez or Bhavasara Kshatriya

27. Sadhuchetty

28. Satani (Chattadasrivaishnava)

29. Tammali (Non-Brahmins) (Shudra caste) whose traditional occupation is playing musical instruments, vending of flowers and giving assistance in temple service but not Shivarchakars

30. *[Turupukapus or Gajulakapus]

31. Uppara or Sagara

32. Vanjara (Vanjari)

33. Yadava (Golla)

34. Are, Arevallu and Arollu

35. *[Sadara / Sadaru]

36. *[Arava]

37. Ayyaraka (area confined to Khammam and Warangal Districts only)

38. Nagaralu (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)

39. Aghamudian, Aghamudiar, Agamudivellalar and Agamudimudaliar (including Thuluva Vellalas) (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)

40. *[Beri Vysya / Beri Chetty]

41. *[Atirasa]

42. Sondi / Sundi

43. Varala

44. Sistakaranam

45. Lakkamarikapu

46. Veerashaiva Lingayat / Lingabalija

47. Kurmi

48. Aheer/ Aheer Yadav

49. Govili/Govlii/ Gouli/Gavli

50. Kulla Kadagi/ Kulle Kadigi/ Chittepu 51Sarollu/Soma Vamsha Kshatriya

GROUP-E

(Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims)

(Subject to outcome of Civil Appeal No(s).2628-2637/2010 etc., pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India)

1. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu, Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu

2. Attar Saibulu, Attarollu

3. Dhobi Muslim/ Muslim Dhobi/ Dhobi Musalman, Turka Chakla or Turka Sakala, Turaka Chakali, Tulukka Vannan, Tsakalas, Sakalas or Chakalas, Muslim Rajakas

4. Faqir, Fhakir Budbudki, Ghanti Fhakir, Ghanta Fhakirlu, Turaka Budbudki, Darvesh, Fakeer

5. Garadi Muslim, Garadi Saibulu, Pamulavallu, Kani-Kattuvallu, Garadollu, Garadiga

6. Gosangi Muslim, Phakeer Sayebulu

7. Guddi Eluguvallu, Elugu Bantuvallu, Musalman Keelu Gurralavallu

8. Hajam, Nai, Nai Muslim, Navid

9. Labbi, Labbai, Labbon, Labba

10. Pakeerla, Borewale, Deera Phakirlu, Bonthala

11. Qureshi, Kureshi/ Khureshi, Khasab, Marati Khasab, Muslim Katika, Khatik Muslim

12. Shaik/ Sheikh

13. Siddi, Yaba, Habshi, Jasi

14. Turaka Kasha, Kakkukotte Zinka Saibulu, Chakkitakanevale, Terugadu Gontalavaru, Thirugatigantla, Rollaku Kakku Kottevaru, Pattar Phodulu, Chakketakare, Thuraka Kasha

* omitted vide G.O Ms.No.3, BCW(OP) Dept., Dated:14.08.2014

N.B.:1)The above list is for information and subject to confirmation with reference to G.O.Ms.No.58, SW(J) Department, dated 12.05.1997 and time to time orders.

2) On account of any reason whatsoever in case of any doubt/ dispute arising in the matter of community status (SC/ST/BC/OC) of any applicant, subject to satisfaction with regard to relevant Rules and Regulations in force the decision of the Commission shall be final in all such cases.

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