At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Circle-wise posts under the 2026-27 notifications Post counts as published on the department's latest-news list for each circle's 2026-27 notification: Chamarajanagara 159, Mysore 121, Bengaluru 82, Kanara 67, Ballari 64, Chikmagalur 60, Mangalore 54, Shimoga 44, Belagavi 42, Kodagu 32, Hassan 31, Dharwad 12 and Kalaburagi 6. The notifications are circle-wise, so no state-wide total is asserted here.
- Education
- 10th Each circle's 2026-27 notification prescribes the minimum qualification; it is not restated on the department's news list.
- Age
- Each circle's 2026-27 notification prescribes the age limits; the department's news list does not restate them. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the circle notification for the category-wise application fee. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Karnataka D-Group pay scale for Forest Watcher as stated in the circle notification. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026-27 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
Circle-wise notifications published
20 and 21 Jul 2026
- current
Application window
Dates sit in each circle's notification and are not announced on the department news list
- tentative
Physical and merit stages
Schedule not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Each circle's 2026-27 Forest Watcher notification sets the qualification, age, domicile and reservation conditions for that circle; the department's news list does not restate them.
- Apply against the circle whose notification you meet, using the department's online recruitment portal.
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
- 1Stages are fixed by each circle's notification; the department's news list publishes no common selection schedule for the 2026-27 Forest Watcher cycle.
Syllabus snapshot
- No common syllabus is published on the department's news list for this cycle; use the circle notification.
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 - circle-wise Forest Watcher notifications 2026-27
- Published / changed
- Circle notifications dated 20 and 21 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:50 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.