How to apply for APPSC Forest Beat Officers & Asst Beat Officers Recruitment 2020, Submit Online application form up to March 27, 2020. Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Vijayawada has activated the link to apply online for the 430 forest beat officer and assistant beat officer posts. The recruitment process was postponed to March 8, 2020, due to technical reasons. Earlier, the process was to start on March 5, 2020. The Commission conducts Screening test in offline mode in case applicants exceed 25,000.
Important Dates
1. Starting Date to Apply Online: March 8, 2020
2. Last Date to Apply Online: March 27, 2020
3. Last Date for Payment of Fee: March 30, 2020
4. Date of Screening Test (Offline Mode): May 16, 2020
5. Date of Main Exam (Online): August 2020
Vacancy Details
Carried Forward (CF) Vacancies
1. Forest Beat Officer in A.P. Forest Sub-Service 17
2. Assistant Beat Officer in A.P. Forest Sub-Service 9
Fresh Vacancies
1. Forest Beat Officer in A.P. Forest Sub-Service 313
2. Assistant Beat Officer in A.P. Forest Sub-Service 91
Total: 430
Application Fee
Application Fee: Rs.250/-
Examination Fee: Rs. 80/-
Total Fees: Rs 340/-
No Exam Fee for SC, ST, BC & Other Refer notification
Payment Mode (Online) Net Banking/ Credit card/ Debit Card
In the case of corrections, Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However, changes are not allowed for Name, Fee and age relaxation.
Important Note: Candidates must obtain a physical measurement certificate issued by Medical Officer, not below the rank of Civil Assistant Surgeon, which will be furnished to the Commission at the appropriate time.
How to apply for APPSC Forest Beat Officers & Asst Beat Officers:
STEP-I: Candidates applying for the first time for any notification has to first fill the OTPR application carefully to obtain OTPR ID. While filling the OTPR, the candidate has to ensure that the particulars are filled correctly. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. If candidates choose to modify, they may do so by clicking the modify OTPR, make the modification, save them and proceed to
STEP-II: The applicant has to login to the Commission’s website with the user name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by the candidate. After login, the applicant has to click on the “Online application submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commission’s website.
PAYMENT PROCESS: The Applicant now has to click on the payment link against the notification number that he/she wants to apply. The basic details required for calculation of the fee and age relaxation will be prepopulated from the OTPR data. The applicant has to verify all the details that are displayed. Once the payment form is submitted, the respective details (used for calculation of fee and Age relaxation) will not be altered in any stage of application processing. Hence, if any details are to be changed, the applicant should use the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on the application payment link.
STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct, the applicant has to fill application-specific data such as Local/Non Local status, White card details, etc., which are also used to calculate the fee. Once all the data is filled appropriately, the applicant has to submit the payment form. On successful submission, the payment reference ID is generated and is displayed on the screen. By clicking “OK” the Applicant is shown the various payment options where he/she can select any one among them and complete the payment process as given on the screen.
STEP-IV: Once the payment is successful, payment reference ID will be generated. Candidates can note the payment reference ID for future correspondence. Thereafter, the applicant is directed to the application form. Applicant should provide the payment reference ID generated along with the other details required for filing the application form (other fields like OTPR ID and fees relaxations details will be prepopulated from the data submitted in the payment form for respective notification).
The applicant should check the data displayed thoroughly and should fill the application-specific fields like Qualification details, examination center, etc., carefully and submit the application form. Once the application is submitted successfully then application receipt will be generated. The applicant is requested to print and save the application receipt for future reference/correspondence.
NOTE: Applicant shall note that the data displayed from OTPR at the time of submitting the application will be considered for the purpose of this notification only. Any changes made by the applicant to OTPR data at a later date, shall not be considered for the notification on hand.
STEP-V: In any case, if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II. STEP-VI: Once the application is submitted successfully, correction in the application form will be enabled. The corrections can be made in the application form itself. Fields that affects the name, fee and age relaxations are not enabled for corrections.