Shashank Ranguwar | Updated: Oct 26, 2022 8:25 IST
The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) conducts the UKPSC Forest Guard exam for recruiting candidates for Forest Guard. The candidates will be selected for the post based on their performance in the Physical Efficiency Test/Physical Standards Test and then a Written Exam. To help you in clearing the UKPSC Forest Guard Recruitment, we are offering you the UKPSC Forest Guard Previous Year Paper. These papers will help you in boosting your practice and perform well in the exam.
| Organization name | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission |
| Post name | Forest Guard |
| Total number of posts | 894 |
| Job location | Uttarakhand |
| Pay Scale | Rs. 21,700 to Rs. 69,100 |
| Notification date | 21th August 2021 |
| Last date to apply | 11th November 2022 |
| Website | https://ukpsc.gov.in/ |
For Uttarakhand Forest Guard paper PDF download, you can click on the links provided in the table below:
| Year | Download Link |
| UKSSSC Forest Guard 2021 Shift 1 | |
| UKSSSC Forest Guard 2020 Shift 1 | |
| UKSSSC Forest Guard 2020 Shift 2 | |
| UKSSSC Forest Guard 2020 Shift 1 |
You can also download Uttarakhand Forest Guard solved paper and cross check your answers and then see your score.
Here is the selection process for the UKPSC Forest Guard recruitment. It consists of four steps.
Following are the physical standards that candidates must have to qualify to clear the first step of the selection process.
| Gender | Height | Chest |
| Male | 163 Cms | 5 Cms expansion |
| Female | 150 Cms | Not required |
Candidates applying for the Forest Guard post, have to show their physical strength in the following manner:
| Event | Male | Female |
| 25 KM Run (Male) | 4 hours maximum | 4 hours maximum |
| 14 KM Run (Female) |
The examination pattern for the written test is given below. Only those candidates will be allowed to sit in the written test who have qualified the PMT and PET tests.
| Sections | Number of questions | Total Marks |
| General Hindi | 10 | 10 Marks |
| GK & General Studies | 40 | 40 Marks |
| General Intelligence test and Mental Ability | ||
| History | ||
| Geography | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Economics | ||
| Knowledge of Computer fundamentals | ||
| Miscellaneous Information released to Uttarakhand | 40 | 40 Marks |
| Total | 100 | 100 Marks |
After the written test, a merit list will be created and then the candidates, whose names are present in the merit list, will be called for the document verification process.
Here is the Uttarakhand Forest Guard syllabus in detail.
| Subject | Topics |
| General Hindi |
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| General Studies |
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| General Knowledge |
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To prepare well for the written examination of the UKPSC Forest Guard, you can read the books mentioned below in the table:
| Subject | Book | Publisher | Description |
| General Hindi | General Hindi/Samanya Hindi | Arihant | These books will improve your General Hindi. These will also help you to understand the question well and mark the correct answer. |
| Samanya Hindi | Lucent | ||
| General Knowledge | General Knowledge | Arihant | These General Knowledge books from Arihant and Lucent are best for competitive exams. These are a great source of improving the level of your general knowledge. |
| General Knowledge | Lucent | ||
| General Studies | 14000+ Objective Questions General Studies | Arihant | These books contain an excellent level of questions so that you can improve your level quickly. |
| General Studies | Disha |
Based on the reservation for different categories of people, the UKPSC has distributed vacancies in the following way:
Vertical Reservation
| Category | Number of Vacancy |
| Scheduled Caste | 164 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 37 |
| Other Backward Classes | 126 |
| Economically Weaker Section | 94 |
| non-reserved | 473 |
| Total | 894 |
Horizontal Reservation
| Category | Vacancies |
| Descendents of freedom fighters of Uttarakhand | 18 |
| Ex-Army personnel from Uttarakhand | 45 |
| Orphans from Uttarakhand | 24 |
| Females | 268 |
The UKPSC Forest Guard examination will be of 2 hours.
Yes, the few questions might repeat in the UPSSSC Forest Guard exam. Therefore, solve all the previous year’s papers carefully.
Yes, solving the UKPSC Forest Guard Previous Year Papers will be helpful for the preparation of the examination.
You can find the online application link here – https://ukpsc.gov.in/.
The maximum mark for the UKPSC Forest Guard exam is 100.