JKSSB Wildlife Guard — Official Syllabus & Exam Pattern (Forest Dept.)

Official syllabus for JKSSB Wildlife Guard (Forest, Ecology & Environment) — 4 sections, 120 marks. Mathematics, Reasoning, English, General Awareness + Forest & Wildlife. 2026 solved paper.

Browse JKSSB Wildlife Guard PYQ papers

Quick facts

  • Total Marks: 120
  • Mathematics: 25 marks
  • Basic Reasoning: 25 marks
  • English: 25 marks
  • General Awareness + Forest & Wildlife: 45 marks (25 + 20)
  • After written: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
  • Qualification: Matriculation (10th pass)
  • Domicile: J&K Domicile mandatory

About JKSSB Wildlife Guard

The JKSSB Wildlife Guard is a Group D field post in the Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment, J&K UT. Wildlife Guards patrol national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and reserved forests, assist in anti-poaching operations, conduct wildlife census support, maintain forest fire lines, and help in habitat monitoring and eco-restoration work. It is a physically demanding outdoor post requiring both academic preparation and physical fitness.

Per the official JKSSB syllabus notice (dated 09.04.2025 for Advertisements 03/2021 and 04/2022), the written examination comprises 120 marks across four sections: Mathematics (25 marks), Basic Reasoning (25 marks), English (25 marks), and General Awareness including Science, Geography, and Forest & Wildlife (45 marks split across Part A and Part B). The Forest & Wildlife section carries 20 marks within the General Awareness section.

The 10 May 2026 Wildlife Guard paper (120 questions, fully solved) is available on Ministry of Papers. After clearing the written exam, shortlisted candidates appear for a Physical Efficiency Test (PET) — the PET is qualifying, not merit-based.

Previous year papers

Section 1 — Mathematics (25 marks)

  • Percentage — finding X% of Y, percentage increase/decrease, percentage composition
  • Average — simple average, weighted average, average speed
  • Time, Work & Distance — work done in N days, pipes & cisterns, speed-distance-time
  • Ratio and Proportions — simplifying ratios, direct/inverse proportion
  • Problems of Ages — age-based equations
  • Probability — simple probability of single events
  • LCM & HCF — finding LCM and HCF by prime factorisation and division method
  • Mensuration — Area & Perimeter of rectangle, square, triangle, circle; Volume of cube and cuboid

Section 2 — Basic Reasoning (25 marks)

  • Analogies — Word analogy, Number analogy
  • Relationship concepts — Family tree / Blood relations
  • Figure odd one out — Visual classification, find the different figure
  • Direction Sense — Cardinal directions, turns, final position/distance
  • Figure Series completion — Identify the next figure in a visual sequence
  • Venn Diagram — Relationship between groups, find elements in given regions
  • Number Series — Find the missing or wrong term in a number pattern
  • Coding-Decoding — Letter/number-based code patterns

Section 3 — English (25 marks)

  • Articles — A, An, The — usage rules and omission
  • Synonyms — Words with similar meaning
  • Antonyms — Words with opposite meaning
  • Preposition — In, on, at, by, with, for, since, until — correct usage
  • Verbs — Tense forms, subject-verb agreement, auxiliary verbs
  • Reading Comprehension — Short passage with 3–5 questions
  • Determiners — This, that, these, those, some, any, each, every
  • Spellings — Identify correctly/incorrectly spelt words
  • Sentences — Sentence correction, sentence completion, sentence rearrangement

Section 4A — General Awareness: India & J&K (25 marks)

  • General current events — National level news, major events (last 6–12 months)
  • Sports — Olympic medallists, national/international tournaments, J&K sports personalities
  • India culture — Classical dance forms, UNESCO Heritage Sites in India, major religions, festivals
  • India history — Ancient, Medieval, Modern India; Freedom Movement milestones
  • Indian geography — Major rivers, mountains, states & capitals, climate zones
  • Capital/State — State capitals, new Union Territories, country capitals (world GK)
  • General Science — Basic Physics, Chemistry, Biology concepts (Class 8–10 level)
  • Health, Hygiene and Sanitation — Common diseases, vaccination, clean India mission, nutrition basics
  • Geography of Jammu and Kashmir — Rivers (Jhelum, Chenab, Tawi, Indus), Passes (Banihal, Zoji La), Districts, Regions (Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh)
  • Culture of Jammu and Kashmir — Kashmiri Pashmina, Kani shawl, Khatamband, Sozni embroidery, folk dances (Rouf, Bhand Pather, Dogri dances), festivals
  • History of Jammu and Kashmir — Dogra rule, 1947 Accession, Article 370, 2019 reorganisation

Section 4B — Forest & Wildlife (20 marks)

  • Types and distribution of forests — Tropical Evergreen, Tropical Deciduous, Temperate, Alpine; forest distribution in India and J&K specifically
  • Wildlife resources — Major wildlife zones of India; J&K key species (Hangul/Kashmir Stag, Snow Leopard, Markhor, Himalayan Brown Bear, Musk Deer)
  • Biodiversity / Biological Diversity — Definition, levels (genetic, species, ecosystem), hot spots, India's biodiversity (Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas)
  • Endangered species of Animals and Plants — IUCN Red List categories (Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable); examples from India and J&K
  • Conservation of Forests and Wildlife in India — Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, Forest Conservation Act 1980, National Parks vs Wildlife Sanctuaries vs Biosphere Reserves
  • Project Tiger — Launch year (1973), current status, tiger reserves in India, success story
  • Community Conservation — Joint Forest Management (JFM), Eco-development Committees, community reserves concept
  • Impact of deforestation — Soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, climate change, disruption of water cycle, impact on tribal communities

Canonical guide page