Karnataka Forest Department KFD Forest Observer Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 750 Posts

KFD Forest Observer Vacancy 2026 stands at 750 posts. Of these, 700 are in the original cadre (Non-HK) and 50 are in the Kalyana Karnataka (HK) region. The posts are spread across 13 circles, and the circle-wise numbers are given below.

The notification also lists vacancies for each division, wildlife unit and research or working plan circle. The unit names below are English renderings of the Kannada names in the notification.

To be eligible for KFD Forest Observer Recruitment 2026, candidates must meet all the conditions below, along with the qualification and age limit given in the next sections.

• The candidate must be a citizen of India.
• A male candidate with more than one living wife, or a female candidate married to a man who already has a wife, is not eligible for appointment without prior permission of the Government.
• The candidate must be mentally and physically healthy and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with efficient performance of duties.
• The candidate must meet the physical standards and pass the physical endurance and physical efficiency tests described below. The recruiting authority may reject a candidate as physically unfit on the advice of a medical board, and the Government's discretion is not limited by these rules.
• Applying online does not by itself make a candidate eligible for appointment. A candidate is considered to have accepted all the Acts, rules and regulations of the Government on applying.

The educational qualification for KFD Forest Observer is SSLC. The candidate must hold the SSLC examination conducted by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, or an equivalent qualification, on the last date to apply.

As per Government circular No. CASUE 81 SENENI 2017 dated 27.02.2018, the following are treated as equivalent to SSLC:

• Class 10 examination conducted by CBSE and ICSE boards, or
• Class 10 examination conducted by other State Government examination boards, or
• Secondary-level course conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), or
• Secondary-level course conducted by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KOS).

Candidates who have not received the result of the prescribed qualification, or who do not hold the marks card, as on the last date to apply are not eligible. No other qualification is considered in place of the above. If a candidate is found to lack the prescribed qualification at any stage, the candidature is cancelled, and the decision of the recruiting authority is final.

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KFD Forest Observer Salary is paid in the pay scale of Rs. 27,500-650-29,600-725-32,500-800-35,700-900-39,300-1,000-43,300-1,125-46,675. Candidates appointed under this recruitment come under the Contributory Pension Scheme, as per Government order No. FD SPL 04 PTS 2005 dated 31.03.2006. Allowances are not listed in the provided documents.