Annexure II

INTRODUCTORY PHASE

ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY (THEORY) / ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Botany: Morphology–classification of plant kingdom; parts of an angiospermic plant, the seed, germination, root, stem - their functions and modification; the leaf, inflorescence, flower and fruit. Histology - the cell, the tissues, cell division, histology of stems, root and leaf. Secondary growth, Physiology– absorption, and conduction of water and mineral salts, metabolism– photosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen fixation and reproduction. Tree Genetics–genetics and its application to plant improvement.
Zoology: Classification of animal kingdom–economic importance and distinguishing features of different classes.
Elementary Mathematics: Fundamentals of algebra, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, Mensuration, use of logarithms–graphs and introductory calculus. / 20 / 20 / Elementary Biology
Botany: Morphology–classification of plant kingdom; parts of an angiospermic plant, the seed, germination, root, stem - their functions and modification; the leaf, inflorescence, flower and fruit. Histology - the cell, the tissues, cell division, histology of stems, root and leaf. Secondary growth, Physiology– absorption, and conduction of water and mineral salts, metabolism– photosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen fixation and reproduction. Tree Genetics–genetics and its application to plant improvement, DNA finger printing.
Zoology: Classification of animal kingdom–economic importance and distinguishing features of different classes.
Elementary mathematics:
Fundamentals of algebra, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, mensuration, use of logarithms–graphs and introductory calculus. / 20 / 10

ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY (PRACTICAL)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Laboratory work and excursions. / 40 / 10 / Practical: Laboratory work and excursions.
Elementary Biology (Practical): Laboratory work and excursions. - Terminology related to morphology sessions. Identification of plant twig, description of stem, leaves and inflorescence, description of a flower, their different parts, different modifications of parts (roots, stem, leaf and inflorescence) classification of animals (insects), use of flora for field identification of tree species. / 20 / 10

OVERVIEW OF FORESTRY

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Forest and forestry, history of management of forests, development of systems of forest management in recent years, emerging trends. Forest geography of the world – factors influencing the distribution of forest, critical analysis of forest resources, forest policies, wood based industries, forestry practices, forestry research and training. Trade patterns in forest products. International organizations related to forestry. Congresses, Commissions, Conferences and Conventions relevant to forestry on global basis. World forestry literature (periodicals, journals, etc) with display. / 20 / 10 / (Introduction to forest service, forestry and wildlife management, Forests as subject of Concurrent List of the Constitution of India. Forest Administrative Structure: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Forest Department in the States
Forests & forestry – Forest Map of India. history of management of forests, emerging trends, forest geography of the world – factors influencing the distribution of forests, critical analysis of forest resources, forestry practices, Concept of conservation, preservation and management of natural resources with respect to the management of forests in India. forest policies, forestry research and training, different international/conferences/commission/conventions and institutions, their relevance to Indian context. different organizations relevant to forestry on global basis (Websites). / 20 / 10

FOREST STATISTICS

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Statistics: Role of statistics and definitions, Organization of data and its representation, Measures of central tendency, Measures of dispersion, Frequency distributions. Regression and Correlation. Simple examples of fitting of curves–least square method, Analysis of variance, Statistical inference–estimation and testing of hypothesis, Enumeration and sampling. / 20 / 25 / Forest Statistics: Basic Statistical Methods: Role of statistics in forestry and wildlife management, definitions, organization of data and its representation, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, frequency distribution, Z-table, T- distribution, Probability theory Analysis of variance, test of significance, null hypothesis. Correlation and regression: Definition, simple linear regression, least square fit method, coefficient of correlation and multiple regressions covariance.. Forest sampling: Necessity Concepts and terminology. Population, degrees of freedom, sampling size, intensity, variation and error. Sampling Design: Concept, simple random sampling and stratified random sampling, problems regression equation with forestry examples.
Multivariate Techniques: Principal component Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Cluster Analysis, logistic Regression. Data transformations, and special techniques, Ordination
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GEOLOGY (THEORY)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Topography and geomorphology as related to the forest. Rocks, minerals and fossils. Geological structures and their topographic expressions. Phytogeology in Indian context. Mineral constituents of various rocks and their effect on soil properties. Parent materials leading to different types of soils. / 10 / 7.5 / Geological structures and their topographic expressions. Mineral constituents of various rocks and their effect on soil properties. Parent materials leading to different types of soils. / 10 / 10

GEOLOGY (PRACTICAL)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Identification of important rocks, minerals and fossils, simple geological maps and their reading. / 10 / 05 / Identification of important rocks and field excursion to get an idea about different rocks. / 10 / 10

SOIL SCIENCE (THEORY)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Physicochemical and biological properties of forest soil, classification and survey of forest soils. Improvement of problem soils. / 10 / 7.5 / Physicochemical and biological properties of forest soil, classification and survey of forest soils. Improvement of problem soils (Acidic, Alkaline and sodic soils / 10 / 10

SOIL SCIENCE (PRACTICAL)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Analysis in laboratory, study and description of forest soil profile. Collection of soils samples and analysis of important physico–chemical properties. / 10 / 5 / Soil Science–Analysis in laboratory, study and description of forest soil profile. Collection of soils samples and analysis of important physico–chemical properties. / 10 / 10

SOIL WATER AND LAND MANAGEMENT

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Soil Conservation and Land Reclamation–Introduction: historical review of land use pattern and land degradation, rational land use policy, soil conservation, its scope and role in national economy. Erosion-agencies, extent, causes, effects and controlling measures. Land reclamation– programmes and practices, land use classification.
Grazing and Fodder Management–Cattle and their fodder requirements. Grass lands in India-distribution, management & improvement and carrying capacity. Fodder resources of India, forest grazing and its management.
Watershed and its Management–Water resources of India. Watershed-definition, classification and characteristics. Watershed management planning–preparation and analysis or integrated watershed management project.
Field Study: Preparation of an integrated watershed development project for a micro–watershed. / 40 / 30 / Soil conservation: Soil conservation, its scope and role in national economy. Erosion – agencies, extent, causes, effects and controlling measure. Land use classification, land capability classification. Land use maps and land capacity Mapping. Watershed Management: Watershed –definition, classification and characteristics. Water harvesting structures, watershed management planning – preparation and analysis of integrated, watershed management project. Land Management: Introduction, historical review of land use pattern and degradation, rational land use policy. Cattle and their fodder requirement. Grass lands in India – distribution, management and improvement and carrying capacity. Fodder resources of India, forest grazing and its management. Waste land Management: Identification, classification, reclamation and afforestation techniques, NPP, management of wastelands, wasteland maps and atlas. / 40 / 30

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (EXERCISE)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Selection of macro and micro watershed, data collection, socio-economic survey, formulation of an integrated watershed development project comprising various sectoral development plans. / 35 / 20

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
1. COMPUTER AWARENESS:
Elementary ideas on computers, introduction to the computer hardware and software. Operating system, single user and multi-user definition and functions. Word processing–components and feature. Data based management–definitions, create and edit base files. Report generation. Electronic spread sheet: definition and capabilities. Elementary ideas on Computer virus.
2. COMPUTER APPLICATION IN FORESTRY
Planning for computers, Selection of hardware system. Development of application software. Computer maintenance. Introduction to Geographical Information System Package (GIS); Remote Sensing; project management system (PRISM); sensitivity and regression analysis; operation research package; expert system; data communication and networking (LAN). District Information System (DISNIC). Computer aided working plan exercise; MIS development. / 108 / 30
(Practical) / Introduction to computers, the computer hardware and software, operating systems, single user and multi-users, word processing, computer virus (Basics). 10
Data base management, report generation, electronic spread sheet, power point presentations,. Development of application softwares, Management Information Systems, (MIS), data communication, Local Area Network (LAN), operations research packages. Use of software in Working Plan preparation. Application of GIS (Advanced). 30 / 40 / 20

PROFESSIONAL PHASE – I

FOREST MENSURATION

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Scope and objectives. Measurement of tree diameter, height, girth, bark thickness, weight, tree cross–sectional area, form crown width, empirical formulae, methods and instruments used. Calculation of log volume. Volume estimation of standing trees, stack of logs, bark and cull – methods, construction and application of tables, mathematical models. Determination of age, increment and growth of trees. Stump analysis and stem analysis. / 30 / 20 / Mensuration. Need, objective, accuracy units, habitat variables - basal canopy area, crown stem diameter, cover, density, diversity, etc. Techniques for estimating habitat variables, place of measurement, justification rules of breast height measurement, measurement instruments - wooden scale, callipers, tape bark gauge and methods of use, errors, their elimination, comparison. Height measurement – methods, principles - ocular, instrumental, non-instrumental. Christen's, Smythies hypsometer, improvised calipers. Abney’s topographical Abney's level-theory demonstration. Haga altimeter, Spiegal relaskop, error sources correction, height of leaning tree, problem solving, Tree stem form - Metsger's theory, form factors, quotient height, taper table, volume measurement of felled trees stacked logs - empirical formulae and problem solving, volume measurement of standing trees - methods, concept, classification, application, volume tables, preparation of volume tables - graphical method, local volume table from general volume table, regression equation method, problem solving, measurement of age - methods of estimation, concept of growth rings, increment – current annual increment and mean annual increment, increment percent, increment boring, demonstration of Pressler's borer. Stump analysis - theory demonstration, stem analysis – theory, demonstration and problem solving. / 35 + 1 week mensuration exercise / 30

FOREST BIOMETRY

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Object, scope, principles and types of surveying in forestry. Scales and errors. Chain survey–equipments, field works, recording, plotting. Compass survey-procedure for traversing. Plane table survey-equipments, setting and methods. Types of levels, levelling and topographical survey-hand levels, clinometer, Ghat tracer & Dumpy level. Computation of area, maps- classification, reprography, indenting and map reading. / 20 / 25 / Introduction, object and scope, scales and errors, measurement of distance-chain survey. Measurement of angles-chain compass survey, plane table survey. Levelling and topographic survey, area calculation, copying, enlargement and reduction. Maps and map reading - geodesics & projection systems, Global Positioning System (GPS), survey of forest areas - boundary demarcation & pillars. Forest land organization - compartments, blocks, beats, sections, range, protected area boundaries. Revenue and forest record keeping systems. Use of GPS and Geographical Information System (GIS) for land record maintenance. / 25 / 25
/ 45 / 30 / Forest Biometry- Measurement of forest crop–diameter, height, age and volume, Calculation of CAI & MAI of stand. yield tables, mathematical models. Stand structure–even aged and uneven aged, management of sample plots, forest inventory– planning & design, alternatives, sampling, execution, compilation and reporting, forest sites-classification and evaluation, quality
classes & site index models, stand growth and its current estimation and production – various methods. Plant & Animal Biomass Estimation: Basic concepts, simple indices of biomass, estimators for actual biomass estimation, sample counts / 40 + 2 days biometry exercise / 30

SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (THEORY)

Existing Syllabus / Proposed Syllabus
Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted / Course Content / No. of sessions / Marks allotted
Plant Nomenclature: Importance, brief history, taxonomy, classification systems. Angiosperms: Origin and life history. Principles and systems of classification. Modern trends in taxonomy. Systematic Botany of Indian forest plants following Bentham and Hooker System. Their distribution, field characters and economic importance. Salient features of following families - Magnoliaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Meliaceae, Sterculiaceae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Rubiaceae, Lauraceae. Anachardiaceae, Cupuliferae, Verbenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gramineae and Coniferae. Ethnobotany and its importance in forest and protected area management. / 30 / 20 / Systematic botany of Indian forest plants following Bentham and Hooker’s system, Salient features of the following families Magnoliaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Meliaceae, Sterculiaceae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae, Lauraceae, Anacardiaceae, Cupuliferae, Verbenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Poaceae, Orchidaceae, Coniferae, , Ethnobotany and its importance in forest and protected areas and their management. / 20 / 20

SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (PRACTICAL)