PRACTICAL EXERCISES
There is a well furnished Bio-Sciences Laboratory where Probationers are given practical training of Biology, Soil Science and Wood Anatomy. They carry out Engineering drawings and plotting of Survey and Road Alignment exercises in drawing hall equipped with latest drafting tables.
Extensive study tours spread over seven months in different stretches of the 24 months stay in the Academy, are conducted in various bio-geographical regions of the country, so that the Probationers are able to study different conservation and development strategies and new experiments on forest management all over the country. Occasional excursions close to Dehradun are also organized on holidays to places of educational interest, institutes, forest areas, research centres etc.
The tours are organized to various parts of India as given below:-
1. West India covering Haryana , Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- North India covering Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
- South India covering Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala.
- East India covering Orissa, West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Introductory tour to Chakrata, Dehradun at an altitude of 2200 m to apprise officers to forest ecosystems
- Working Plan tour to write appropriate plans prescribing treatment of forest crops and socio-economic development of fringe inhabitation
- Watershed Management tour to formulate an integrated watershed development plan.
- Wildlife tour for understanding bio-social dynamics of protected area management and studying parameters of wildlife assessment.
- Excursions on ecosystem dynamics , soil profiles and conservation , geology , biometry, inventory of crops.
10. PRA tools testing in fringe area villages and formulating participatory management plans or micro-plans.
1. PHYSICALFITNESS
The motto of the erstwhile Indian Forest College was "Mens sana in corporo sano" i.e. sound mind in sound body. The Probationers undertake rigorous Physical Training exercises every morning in the New Forest Campus. Yoga sessions during the Advance Phase are also organized. A number of outdoor games are played every evening and ample facilities are provided in various games for the probationers to specialize. The two Gymnasiums established within the campus are equipped with latest machinery for developing physical fitness. The Squash court, two Billiards room, two Pool rooms and Badminton hall provide opportunities for indoor games.