What is the eligibility criteria for FRI Entrance Test?

Candidate to be called for the written test shall have a minimum qualification prescribed for the purpose for the various courses. There will be a written test for admission to M.Sc. Courses and Post Master Diploma Course on the following subjects: Basic Sciences including Social Scienc Arithmetic and Quantitative abilities, Computational ability, Quantitative reasoning, Interpretation of Tables, Graphs, etc. General Knowledge and Current Affairs English Language, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Idioms, etc.

What is the frequency of conducting FRI entrance exam in a year?

The FRI Entrance Exam is conducted once a year typically in the month of June.

What is minimum qualifying marks for allowing candidate in appearing in the FRI written test?

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.

What are the types of questions asked in FRI entrance exam?

The FRI Entrance Exam covers a wide range of topics in forestry, environmental science, and natural resource management. The following are some of the types of questions that are typically asked in the exam. Multiple choice questions are the most common type of question asked in the FRI Entrance Exam. These questions test the candidate's knowledge of the basic concepts and principles of forestry, environmental science, and natural resource management.

Who sets the FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Syllabus?

The FRI Entrance Exam 2025 examination will be conducted by the examination authority i.e., FRI (Forest Research Institute) in the various FRI Entrance Exam examination centres across the nation and also to short listed foreign countries. The Syllabus for the master's courses for which the examination will be conducted is set by the exam conducting authority, which is FRI here. The subject experts after taking all the probable suggestions from all the admission branches and will set the syllabus for the master's degree programmes on the basis of what students have studied in their under graduate courses.

When will FRI entrance exam registration start?

FRI Entrance Exam 2026 registration process for admissions to the masters degree programme will start in the first week of February, 2026, tentatively.

When will FRI Entrance Exam 2026 notification releasing?

FRI Entrance Exam 2026 notification has not been released yet. But it is expected to be release in the first week of February, 2026 tentatively. Students can check the official website regularly for the latest updates regarding the exam (http://fridu.edu.in/ ).

How are seats reserved to various categories for admissions to the master's degree programme at the Forest Research Institute?

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 Syllabus 2025: Download Subject-wise Syllabus PDF

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 14:38 IST

By Rakshit Prabhakar

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Syllabus was released by the exam conducting authority in the information brochure along with the release of the exam notification. The FRI exam 2025 syllabus tends to remain the same as in the previous year.

The syllabus provides a common platform for assessing candidates' knowledge and abilities, ensuring fairness and transparency in the admission process. Candidates should also check the FRI Entrance exam pattern 2025 to know the structure and types of questions that will be asked in the examination and the depth of covering the FRI exam 2025 syllabus will then be based on that. Both syllabus and exam pattern play a pivotal role in the FRI Exam 2025 preparation strategy.

The FRI Entrance Exam 2024 syllabus is divided into Sections A and B for Paper 1 and 2. The syllabus is an important part of the preparation and in order to ace the entrance exam, students are required know the FRI Entrance Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme and the Syllabus as well.

Table of contents

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Common Syllabus
FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Paper 1
FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Paper II
FRI Entrance Exam Pattern 2025 Highlights

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Common Syllabus

Candidates can check out the FRI Entrance Exam 2025 syllabus for section A from here:

Basic Science (Including Social Science)	Arithmetic and Quantitative Abilities
Computational Ability	Quantitative Reasoning
Interpretation of Tables	Graphs
General Knowledge	Current Affairs
English Language	Comprehension
Vocabulary	Grammar
Idioms	Metaphors

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Paper 1

Paper-I of FRI Entrance Exam will cover these topics in Section A which are as follows:

General Silvi Cultural Principles
Silviculture Systems
Silviculture of Tress

Paper 1 of FRI Entrance Exam will cover these topics in Section B which are as follows:

Agroforestry
Social Forestry
Joint Forest Management and Tribology
Forest Soil
Soil Conservation
Watershed Management

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Paper II

Paper-II of FRI Entrance Exam will have these subjects in Section A:

Forest Management and Management System
Forest Working Plan Forest Mensuration
Remote Sensing Modeling Surveying
Forest Engineering

Paper-II of FRI Entrance Exam will have these subject in Section B:

Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
Forest Ecology Forest Resources and Utilization,
Environmentally sound forest harvesting practices,
Need and Importance of wood seasoning
Preservation Forest Protection and Wildlife Biology.

FRI Entrance Exam Pattern 2025 Highlights

The table below brings the expected FRI Entrance Exam 2025 exam pattern highlights.

Particulars	Details
Mode of the examination	Online Remote Proctored Admission Test
Medium/ Language	English and Hindi
Duration of the examination	three hours
Frequency of exam in a year	Once a year
Type of questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) asked from FRI Entrance Exam syllabus
Total number of Questions	200
Total Marks	200
Negative marking	Yes
Marking Scheme	+1 for correct answer\| -.25 for an incorrect answer
Total sections in the question paper	4
Name of the section and number of questions asked from it	Section A: Basic Sciences Section B: Reasoning Section C: GK Section D: English Comprehension