BPSSC Bihar Forest Range Officer Examination 2026

Bihar Government employees: Eligible regular employees with at least three years of regular service receive five years of upper-age relaxation for moving to a higher pay scale or cadre through the competitive examination.

Ex-servicemen: Relaxation equals three years plus the eligible period of defence service, provided the actual age on the cut-off date does not exceed 57 years.

Date-of-birth proof: Age is calculated from the date of birth recorded in the matriculation or equivalent certificate.

Reservation outside Bihar: Reserved-category candidates from other states are treated as Unreserved candidates and must satisfy the Unreserved age and eligibility conditions.

Women reservation: Thirty-five percent horizontal reservation is applicable category-wise to women who are permanent residents of Bihar, subject to the State rules.

Freedom-fighter descendants: One post is covered by the two-percent horizontal-reservation provision for eligible grandchildren of Bihar freedom fighters.

Third-gender candidates: Under the cited Bihar policy, eligible third-gender candidates receive the reservation treatment applicable to the Backward Class category.

Vacancy revision: The requisition and category distribution may be governed by subsequent lawful directions or corrigenda issued by the competent authorities.

Hindi qualifying mark: A candidate must obtain at least 30 marks in General Hindi; otherwise the candidate is disqualified.

Hindi merit treatment: Marks obtained in the General Hindi paper are not included in the merit calculation.

General Studies coverage: General knowledge and current affairs, general science, civics, Indian history, Indian geography, mathematics and mental-ability testing.

Interview shortlisting: Candidates up to six times the number of vacancies are shortlisted category-wise from written merit, subject to availability of qualified candidates.

Final merit: Prepared category-wise from the combined merit-bearing written score and interview marks.

Tie-breaker 1: The older candidate is placed higher when total marks are equal.

Tie-breaker 2: If total marks and date of birth are both equal, the candidate with the higher educational qualification is placed higher.

Tie-breaker 3: If the qualification is also equal, alphabetical order of the candidate's name as recorded in the Class 10 certificate is used.

Appointment recommendation: BPSSC recommends candidates to the appointing authority in descending category-wise merit, subject to successful completion of all qualifying stages.

Qualifying nature: Candidates exceeding the four-hour limit are declared unsuccessful.

Effect of failure: A candidate who fails the physical-efficiency test is not recommended for appointment even if the candidate has written and interview marks.

Medical examination: Physical-efficiency-test qualifiers undergo examination by a medical team constituted by BPSSC.

Medical suitability: Selected candidates must be mentally and physically fit and free from conditions that hinder efficient performance of forest-service duties.

Vision condition: The advertisement states that a person with only one functional eye will not be recommended for appointment.

Qualification date: The required degree must have been held by 1 August 2025.

Age date: Age and relaxation are calculated with reference to 1 August 2025.

One application: Only one online application is permitted for a candidate; multiple applications can lead to rejection of all applications.

One mobile number: Only one application may be registered through a mobile number.

Category accuracy: A wrong reservation category or an unsupported reservation claim can result in cancellation.

Final submission: After confirmation and final submission, normal editing is not permitted.

Photo and signature: Missing, incorrect or another person's photograph or signature can cause rejection.

Acknowledgement: The submitted application need not be posted to BPSSC, but the acknowledgement and registration number must be preserved.