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The Forest Department State Head Quarters is situated at Aranya Bhavan, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003.

The Administrative head of the Department is the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, who is a technical and professional adviser of the Government on forest matters. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Evaluation, Working Plan, Research and Training (EWPRT) is incharge of the Working Plan, Research and Training wing of the department. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild life) is the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state. He is responsible for the management of National Parks and Sanctuaries and all the wildlife matters of the state. For Territorial Administrative purpose of the Department, the State is divided into thirteen Territorial Circles, besides three Functional Circles namely Forest Research and Utilization Circle, Field Director (Project Tiger) and Training & Eco-Tourism

 
     
 
Sl.No.
Designation

No. of posts

INDIAN FOREST SERVICE
1
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

2

2
Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

5

3
Chief Conservator of Forests

13

4
Conservator of Forests

25

5
Deputy Conservator of Forests

55

STATE FOREST SERVICES
6
Deputy Conservator of Forests

42

7
Asst. Conservator of Forests

190

8
Range Forest Officers

630

9
Deputy Ranger

2185

10
Forest Guards

3866

TECHNICAL POSTS
11
Assistant Director (Veterinary)

1

12
Assistant Suirgeon (Veterinary)

5

13
Deputy Director Statistics

1

14
Photographer cum Ariste

2

15
Assistant Statistical Officer

7

16
Junior Engineer

2

17
Librarian

1

18
Assistant Librarian

1

19
Statistical Inspector

9

20
Physical Training Instructor

2

21
Film Project Operator

7

22
Crane Operator

7

23
Senior Driver

48

24
Driver

157

25
Police Constable

9

FOREST SETTLEMENT, SURVEY, DEMARCATION AND MAPPING
26
Forest Settlement Officer

3

27
Deputy Director, Forest Survey, Demarcation and Mapping

1

28
Special Tahasildar

1

29
Assistant Director, Forest Survey and Demarcation and Mapping

1

30
Superintendent (Executive) Forest Survey

8

31
First Division Surveyors

17

32
Second Division Surveyors

90

ELEPHANT ESTABLISHMENT
33
Elephant Jamedar

4

34
Elephant Mahuts

71

35
Elephant Kothwalas / Kawadies

81

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

36
Chief Accounts Officer

2

37
Accounts Superintendent

10

MINISTERIAL POSTS

38
Administrative Officer

5

39
Assistant Administrative Officer

11

40
Gazetted Managers

65

41
Superintendents

168

42
Firest Division Assistant

552

43
Stenographers

26

44
Senior Typists

21

45
Second Divison Assistant
376
46
Typists

106

LEGAL CELL
47
Civil Judge(Junior Division)

1

GROUP ' D ' POSTS
48
Forest Watcher

1094

49
Attenders/Drafterband/Jamedar/Defedar/ Lift Attender / Wireless Mechanic

26

50
Butlers

5

51
Caretaker of Forest Lodges / Tindal / Lasker / Sweepers /Scavangers / Coolie / Mali / Dalayats/ Gardeners / Cleaners / Watchman

891

5155
 

 
 

 

 
   
 
 

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