1.

FORESTS AND FORESTRY

·       Definitions of terminologies

·       Historical background of forests

·       Objectives of forestry

·       Role of forests – Productive, Protective & Ameliorative

·       Reasons for declining forest cover

2.

FOREST CLASSIFICATION AND TYPES

·       Forest Types - Definition

·       Classification of forest

o   Regeneration

o   Age

o   Composition

o   Ownership

o   Object of Management

o   Growing stock

·       Classification of forest based on vegetation and climate

·       Factors influencing forest vegetation

3.

THE STATE OF WORLD’S FOREST

·       Geographical distribution of world forest

·       Classification of world forest

·       Productivity potential of world forest

·       Increment of world forest

4.

FOREST RESOURCES OF IMPORTANT COUNTRIES

·       Forest resources and practices of world

o   Western Europe

o   North America

o   Central Africa

o   Australia

o   Central America

o   Russia

o   Japan

o   China

5.

THE STATE OF INDIAN FOREST

·       Forest cover Measurement

·       State wise forest distribution

·       Growing stock of Indian forest

6.

SILVICULTURE – PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

·       Silvics and Silviculture

·       Objectives

·       Regeneration – Natural and artificial

·       Nursery technology

·       Silvicultural practices

7.

SILVICULTURE OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTANT TREES

·       Eucalyptus

·       Casuarina

·       Teak

·       Ailanthus

·       Melia

·       Subabul

·       Sandal

·       Redsander

·       Kadam

·       Poplar

8.

FOREST MENSURATION

·       Definition

·       Objectives

·       Diameter Measurement

·       Height Measurement

·       Measurement of tree form

·       Volume estimation

9.

FOREST UTILIZATION - WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS

·       Definition

·       Wood Product

o   Solid wood

o   Composite wood

·       Non-Wood Forest Products

o   Fibres,

o   Flosses,

o   Grasses

o   Bamboos and canes,

o   Tan,

o   Gums,

o   Dye,

o   Resin,

o   Oleoresin

o   Essential oils

o   TBOs

o   Animal Product

10.

AGROFORESTRY

·       Definition

·       Classification and types

o   Agrisilviculture

o   Silvipasture

o   Agrisilvipasture

o   Other systems

·       Benefits and Limitation

·       Tree crop interaction

o   Above ground interaction

o   Below ground interaction

·       Nutrient cycling

·       Agroforestry systems for different ecological zones

·       Industrial Agroforestry

·       National Agroforestry Policy, 2014

11.

SOCIAL FORESTRY

·       Introduction

·       Objectives

·       Programmes

12.

JFM

·       Introduction

·       History and evolution

·       Objectives

·       Programmes

·       JFM success Stories

o   Arabari experience

o   Behroonguda experience

13.

DENDRO ENERGY RESOURCES

·       Definition

·       Use the Energy in Biomass

·       Sources of Dendro biomass  (Raw materials)

·       Types of biomass power generation

·       Thermo chemical properties of important energy species

·       Benefits of dendro energy

14.

GLOBAL WARMING

·       Introduction

·       Green House Gases

·       Causes and Effects

·       Impacts

·       Mitigation Measures

·       Adaptation Measures

15.

CARBON SEQUESTRATION

·       Definition

·       Important Terminologies and Definitions

·       Kind of Sequestration

·       Methods of sequestration

·       C Sequestration potential of Natural forest

o   Global Carbon Stock

o   India’s Carbon stock

·       C Sequestration potential of Agroforestry

16.

FOREST BASED INDUSTRIES

·       Major wood based industries

·       Wood demand for major industries

·       Wood production

·       Wood consumption

·       Raw material and species

17.

ORGANIZATIONS IN FORESTRY

·       National Organizations –

o   ANFPDC, FSI, ICFRE, AWBI, BSI, CAFRI, CZA, CSE, CRIDA, FRI,  ICAR, IPIRTI, IGNFA, KFRI, NBA, NBW, NTCA, WCCB, ZSI, WTI

·       International Organizations

o   CIFOR, ITTO, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), IUCN, WWF, IUFRO, INBAR, FSC, FAO, IPCC

18.

FORESTRY EVENTS / DATES

·       Important Events/Dates related to Forestry

·       Important Events / Dates related to environment

·       Themes and philosophy

19.

ACTS AND POLICIES

·       National Forest Policies – 1894, 1952, 1988

·       Salient features

·       Important Acts in Indian Forests

o   IFA,1927 and its amendments

o   WPA, 1972 and its amendments

o   FCA, 1980 and its amendments

o   EPA, 1986 and its amendments

o   Biodiversity act, 2002

o   Tribal act, 2006