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

Karnataka Forest Department KFD Forest Observer

Overview

Vacancies: 750 Posts
Location: Karnataka
Job type: Government
Salary: Pay Scale: Rs. 27,500 – 46,675 (with increments as per the scale above)

Important dates

Notification published1 Aug 2026
Application starts1 Aug 2026
Last date for fee payment2 Sept 2026
Last date to apply30 Oct 2026

Application fee

Category	Fee
General, Category IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB	₹100
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Category-I	₹50

Pay the fee by 2 Sept 2026.

Vacancy details

Post / category	Posts
Bengaluru	70
Belagavi	42
Ballari	63
Chamarajanagar	169
Chikkamagaluru	56
Dharwad	12
Hassan	30
Kanara	60
Kodagu	32
Kalaburagi	4
Mangaluru	54
Mysuru	120
Shivamogga	38
Bengaluru – Bengaluru Urban Division	12
Bengaluru – Bengaluru Rural Division	8
Bengaluru – Ramanagara Division	15
Bengaluru – Kolar Division	13
Bengaluru – Chikkaballapura Division	4
Bengaluru – Bannerughatta National Park	18
Belagavi – Belagavi Division	22
Belagavi – Gokak Division	5
Belagavi – Bagalkot Division	5
Belagavi – Vijayapura Division	1
Belagavi – Social Forestry Division, Bagalkot	3
Belagavi – Working Plan, Belagavi	2
Belagavi – Research Circle, Belagavi	2
Belagavi – Research Circle, Badami	2
Ballari – Ballari Division	20
Ballari – Vijayanagara Division	22
Ballari – Chitradurga Division	9
Ballari – Davanagere Division	5
Ballari – Koppal Division	1
Ballari – Research Circle, Ballari	1
Ballari – Working Plan, Ballari	1
Ballari – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park, Kamalapura	1
Ballari – Research Circle, Chalakere	2
Ballari – Adumalleshwara Mini Zoo, Chitradurga	1
Chamarajanagar – BRT Tiger Reserve, Chamarajanagar	26
Chamarajanagar – Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Division (MM Hills), Kollegal	24
Chamarajanagar – Cauvery Wildlife Division, Kollegal (as printed in the vacancy table)	28
Chamarajanagar – Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Bandipur	75
Chamarajanagar – Special Tiger Protection Force, Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserve	16
Chikkamagaluru – Chikkamagaluru Division	18
Chikkamagaluru – Koppa Division	10
Chikkamagaluru – Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikkamagaluru	28
Dharwad – Dharwad Division	3
Dharwad – Gadag Division	5
Dharwad – Haveri Division	4
Hassan – Hassan Division	20
Hassan – Tumakuru Division	8
Hassan – Research Circle, Sakaleshpura	1
Hassan – Research Circle, Tumakuru	1
Kanara – Wildlife, Dandeli	30
Kanara – Karwar Division	6
Kanara – Haliyal Division	4
Kanara – Yellapur Division	6
Kanara – Sirsi Division	7
Kanara – Honnavar Division	5
Kanara – Forest Training Centre, Tattihalla	1
Kanara – Research, Sirsi and Dandeli	1
Total listed in the table	1,252

Eligibility

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.

Important links

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