FRI Entrance Exam Application Form 2025 (Soon): Registration Process, Fees, Important Documents

The minimum qualifying marks for allowing candidate in appearing in the written test shall be 50 percent in aggregate at B.Sc. level/M.Sc. level prescribed for admission to the different courses in respect of general category candidates and 45 percent aggregate in respect of SC/ST candidate.

Candidates selected for written test based on the academic requirement will be informed of the date, time and venue of written test through a letter under certificate of posting duly signed by and bearing the official stamp of the FRI (Deemed) University Office.

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 registration process for admissions to the masters degree programme will start in the first week of February, 2025, tentatively. Interested applicants can visit the official website to download the FRI entrance exam application form 2025. The application form must be filled out in offline mode, and then, along with the demand draft of INR 1500, candidates need to send it as a registration.

Candidates are advised to keep checking the FRI website regularly for the latest updates on the FRI Entrance Exam 2025 registration. In the meantime, candidates can start preparing for the exam by reviewing the syllabus and gathering study materials.

Eligibility for the written test is:

a. Candidate to be called for the written test shall have a minimum qualification prescribed for the purpose for the various courses.

b. There will be a written test for admission to M.Sc. Courses and Post Master Diploma Course on the following subjects:

1. Basic Sciences including Social Scienc
2. Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc.
3. General Knowledge and Current Affairs
4. English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.

The total marks of Entrance Examination shall be decided by the Director from time to time and shall be notified in the Information Bulletin to be given to candidates along with the admission forms. A sample of question should be included in the Information Bulletin.

Reasons for rejection of FRI Entrance Exam application forms:

•  Non-submission of self-attested identical recent photographs at all appropriate places.
  (Xeroxed copy/copies of photographs shall not be accepted.)
• Lack of signature of the candidate at any of the appropriate place.
• Submission of application form by a candidate after erasing the entries made earlier by another candidate.
• FRI Deemed to be University has the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a
  candidate who is admitted to a course to which he/she is not entitled, being unqualified or
  ineligible in accordance with the rules and regulations in force.

A candidate who want to apply for two or more courses has to fill up separate form for each course with prescribed fee INR 1500/-), for each form.  In case candidate applies for two courses the fee payable shall be Rs.3000/- for application forms.
Similarly, for three courses the fee payable shall be Rs.4500/- respectively. Under no circumstances the admission test fee, once paid, will be Refunded or held in reserve for any future admission test.

Forest Research Institute has divided the seats available for the Masters degree programme under the following criteria:

• SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES: Fifteen percent (15%) of the total available seats shall be reserved for scheduled castes and seven and half percent (7.5%) for scheduled tribe candidates subject to their being otherwise suitable.\
• OTHER BACKWARD CLASSE (OBC): The reservation to OBC is being provided as per the policy of the Govt. of India as
  defined by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
• PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED: 3% reservation to the persons with Disabilities under the persons with Disabilities
  (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Chapter
  No. 39.
• IN-SERVICE CANDIDATES: Five seats shall be reserved in M.Sc. Environment Management course for in-service
  candidates working in Government Departments/Autonomous bodies under the Central/State/Union Territory/ICFRE.
• FOREIGN NATIONALS: Reservation to the extent of 15% of the prescribed seats on supernumerary basis for
  Foreign Nationals shall be made for admission to each M.Sc. course available in the Institute. 

Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps on how to apply for FRI Entrance Exam.

Step 1: Visit the official website of FRI Deemed to be University, Dehradun.

Step 2: On visiting the official website of the university, go to the admissions page. 

Step 3: Click on 'Information Bulletin' which will be present on the admission site. 

Step 4: Download the Information Bulletin for FRI Entrance Exam. 

Step 6: Take a print out of the application form. admit card and registration form which will be mentioned in the information bulletin. 

Step 7: Fill all the details as required, paste the passport size picture in the required places.

Step 8: Send it to the Institute bank along with the demand draft. 

Forest Research Institute has divided the seats available for the Masters degree programme under the following criteria:

• SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES: Fifteen percent (15%) of the total available seats shall be reserved for scheduled castes and seven and half percent (7.5%) for scheduled tribe candidates subject to their being otherwise suitable.\
• OTHER BACKWARD CLASSE (OBC): The reservation to OBC is being provided as per the policy of the Govt. of India as
  defined by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
• PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED: 3% reservation to the persons with Disabilities under the persons with Disabilities
  (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Chapter
  No. 39.
• IN-SERVICE CANDIDATES: Five seats shall be reserved in M.Sc. Environment Management course for in-service
  candidates working in Government Departments/Autonomous bodies under the Central/State/Union Territory/ICFRE.
• FOREIGN NATIONALS: Reservation to the extent of 15% of the prescribed seats on supernumerary basis for
  Foreign Nationals shall be made for admission to each M.Sc. course available in the Institute. 

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 application form will be released on its official website http://fridu.edu.in/ in the first week of February, 2025, tentatively. The last date of receipt of the completed application form will be notified in the due course of time. Forms received after the last date will not be accepted in any circumstances. The application form must be filled out in offline mode, and then, along with the demand draft of INR 1500, candidates need to send it as a registrar.

It is also advised to send the application form by Registered Post, Speed Post/Courier. Postal delay will not be accepted as a plea to entertain applications after the last date.