At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 540 posts The department's notification and its later notices describe direct recruitment to 540 Beat Forester (Forest Guard) posts; no circle-wise split is asserted here.
- Education
- 12th See the 540 Beat Forester notification dated 2 Dec 2023 for the prescribed qualification; it is not restated on the department's news list.
- Age
- See the 540 Beat Forester notification dated 2 Dec 2023 for the age limits; they are not restated on the department's news list. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the 540 Beat Forester notification dated 2 Dec 2023 for the category-wise application fee. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Karnataka pay scale for Beat Forester as stated in the 2023-24 notification. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2023-24 State · Karnataka
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notification published
2 Dec 2023
- completed
Physical Standard, Endurance and Efficiency tests notified
3 Mar 2025
- completed
Written examination
20 Jul 2025
- completed
Key answers published
25 Jul 2025
- tentative
Result and remaining stages
Schedule not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- This record covers candidates registered under the department's 2023-24 Beat Forester notification dated 2 Dec 2023.
- Read that notification for the qualification, age, domicile and reservation conditions.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Physical Standard Test, Physical Endurance Test and Physical Efficiency Test
- 2Written examination
- 3Key answers and objections
- 4Document verification
Syllabus snapshot
- Use the scheme published with the 2023-24 Beat Forester notification; no fresh syllabus is asserted here.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Karnataka Forest Department - 540 Beat Forester recruitment notices
- Published / changed
- Key answers notice dated 25 Jul 2025
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:50 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.