| Answer: Various courses in forestry are available, at the graduate, postgraduate and diploma level, as well as at the Ph.D. level.
Those with Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the intermediate level can go for B.Sc Forestry course. Further the masters level offers specialisation n subjects like Forest Management, Commercial Forestry, Forest Economics, Wood Science & Technology, Wildlife Science,Veterinary Science etc. The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Nehru Nagar, Bhopal offers a study programme in Forest Management. There are also opportunities for doing Ph.D in Forestry at the recognised centres. Those with Bachelors degree in related subjects can appear for Indian Forest Service exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission.
Employment opportunities exist with
- Governmental, non-governmental organisations interested in preservation of forest resources
- Corporates having own plantations for timbering
- Industries that utilise forest resources employ industrial and agricultural consultants
- Indian Council Of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and its affiliated Forestry research institutes such as Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, Institute of Social Forestry and Eco-rehabilitation, Allahabad etc.
- Wildlife Research Institutes in Dehra Dun, Coimbatore etc.
- Zoological Parks
- Wildlife Ranges
- Education sector as tutors
At undergraduate level, B.Sc Forestry is offered by the following institutes:
- Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore( Tamil Nadu )
Coimbatore ( Coimbatore Dist. ) - 651003
- Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi( Jharkhand)
Kanke , Ranchi ( Ranchi Dist.) - 834006
- Chaudhary Charan Singh (C.C.S.) Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar( Haryana )
Hisar (Hisar Dist.) - 125004
- College of Agriculture, Mysore(Karnataka)
Hebbal , Mysore (Mysore Dist.) - 560024
- College of Agriculture, Pantnagar( Uttarakhand )
Pantnagar ( Udhamsingh Nagar Dist. ) - 263145
- College of Agriculture and Regional Research Station, Dharwad( Karnataka )
Dharwad ( Dharwad Dist. ) - 580005
- College of Forestry, Srinagar( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar ( Srinagar Dist. )
- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan(Himachal Pradesh )
Solan ( Solan Dist. ) - 173230
- College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering, Udaipur( Rajasthan )
Udaipur ( Udaipur Dist. ) - 313001
- Dolphin (P.G.) Institute of Bio-Medical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun( Uttarakhand )
Manduwala, Chakrata Road , Dehradun ( Dehradun Dist. ) - 248007
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli( Maharashtra )
Dapoli ( Ratnagiri Dist. ) - 415712
- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola( Maharashtra )
PO Krishinagar , Akola ( Akola Dist. ) - 444104
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya : College of Agriculture, Jabalpur( Madhya Pradesh )
Krishi Nagar, Agartala , Jabalpur ( Jabalpur Dist. ) - 482004
- Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara( Kerala )
Vellanikkara ( Thrissur Dist. ) - 680654
- Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology : College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneshwar( Orissa )
Bhubaneshwar ( Khurda Dist. ) - 751003
- Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana( Punjab )
Ludhiana ( Ludhiana Dist. ) - 141004
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore( Karnataka )
- Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bellary Road , Bangalore ( Bangalore (Bengaluru) Dist. ) - 560065
- B.Sc Wildlife is offered by:
Manipur University, Imphal( Manipur )
Canchipur , Imphal ( Imphal Dist. ) - 795003
All the best
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