MP forest guard syllabus: Van Rakshak written test and walk

Selection stages for MP Van Rakshak

1. Written exam: conducted by MPESB, recently as a computer based test at centres across the state.
2. Physical measurement: the Forest Department measures height of all candidates, plus chest of male candidates.
3. Walking test: a long distance walk within a fixed time. It only qualifies or disqualifies you.
4. Papers and health check: certificates are verified and a medical board examines you before appointment.

The written score decides your merit position, so the paper is where you win or lose the job. The walk only filters out those who cannot finish it, but it eliminates many otherwise good candidates who never trained for it.

MP forest guard syllabus and exam pattern table

Every right response is worth a single mark. Most reports on the newest rule book say a wrong option simply scores zero, yet one summary mentions a quarter mark penalty, so check the marking rule printed in the rule book. These subject figures come from reports of the rule book; MPESB has changed weightage between cycles before.

Topics in each subject

General knowledge

• Madhya Pradesh: history, dynasties, freedom fighters from the state, districts and divisions, rivers, dams, minerals and crops
• MP tribes such as Gond, Bhil, Baiga, Sahariya and Bharia, folk dances, fairs and festivals
• National parks, tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries of the state, forest types and forest cover
• Indian polity, economy basics, Indian history and geography
• Recent happenings in MP and India, games, prizes and honours

General Hindi

• Joining of sounds (sandhi), compound words (samas), prefixes and suffixes, word origin pairs
• Paryayvachi, vilom, anekarthi words and one word for a phrase
• Muhavare, lokoktiyan, sentence correction and punctuation
• Unseen passage and poem comprehension

General English

• Tenses, articles, prepositions, modals and subject verb agreement
• Changing voice and narration
• Synonyms, antonyms, spelling and idioms
• Comprehension and cloze passages

General mathematics

• Numbers and their properties, factors and multiples, BODMAS, roots and powers
• Percentages, buying and selling gains, interest sums, discount
• Ratio and proportion, average, mixtures, partnership
• Work sharing, train and boat speed problems, tank filling
• Mensuration: perimeter, area and volume of plane and solid figures

General science

• Physics: speed and motion, laws of force, energy forms, light, sound, current electricity
• Chemistry: elements, compounds, acids, bases and salts, metals, everyday chemicals
• Biology: cell structure, how our digestive, blood and nerve systems work, vitamin deficiency, germs and illness, flora and fauna
• Environment, ecology, biodiversity and conservation

Height, chest and the walking test

Candidates from notified Naxal affected areas have been given a chest relaxation in recent notices. The walk does not add marks, but you must finish it inside the time limit. Start training early: four hours is a steady pace of a little over 6 km an hour for men, which feels easy for the first hour and hard by the third.

Who can apply

Recent notices ask for a high school (class 10) pass under the 10+2 system from the MP board or an equivalent recognised board, though one report on the latest advertisement mentions class 12, so check the qualification line in your notice. Open competition applicants must be between 18 and 33. Madhya Pradesh's own SC, ST and OBC applicants, unreserved women, government employees and some other groups get relaxation up to 38 years. Domicile rules decide who can claim reserved seats.

Splitting ten weeks across five equal subjects

With every subject reported at equal weight, the trick is to avoid a weak area. Hindi and maths are where class 10 students usually gain fastest, while MP general knowledge needs the most reading.

• Weeks 1 to 3: MP geography, districts, parks and tribes in the morning; arithmetic chapters in the evening.
• Weeks 4 to 6: the two language papers on alternate days, with science chapters from the class 9 and 10 books after dinner.
• Weeks 7 to 8: the past twelve months of news, polity and history revision.
• Weeks 9 to 10: full 100 question tests in 2 hours, at least three per week.

Books and related syllabus pages

For maths, science and both languages, your class 8 to 10 MP Board or NCERT books are enough of a base. For the state section, pick one reliable Madhya Pradesh general knowledge book and jot each month's state and national news in a notebook. Earlier MPESB papers show how questions are framed.

Compare this paper with forest guard tests in other states on our forest guard syllabus page, or see the Rajasthan version under vanrakshak syllabus. If you are also eyeing the next rank, read the forester syllabus, and for other MPESB jobs try the MP police constable syllabus. Khaki and uniform careers across India are collected on one uniformed services page.