The long-pending demand that a degree in forestry sciences should be prescribed as the minimum qualification to fill posts of Assistant Conservator of Forests, Range Forest Officer, and Assistant Range Forest Officer has gained steam now with over 500 students of all the three forestry sciences colleges of the State set to stage a protest in Bengaluru on Monday in this regard.
The Bengaluru protest of the forestry sciences graduates has come after their protest for some time on the campuses of the three forestry colleges at Ponnampet, Sirsi, and Iruvakki.
The students and graduates of the forestry sciences colleges are upset that though they study a professional course related to forestry management for four years, the government is allowing graduates from other streams who do not have any knowledge about forest management to occupy these field posts.
