FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Check Age Limit, Qualifications Required, Reservation

Updated By Himani Daryani on 19 Jun, 2025 16:10

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FRI Entrance Exam Eligibility 2025

FRI Entrance Exam Eligibility 2025: The Academic Council of Forest Research Institute Dehradun fixes the FRI entrance exam eligibility criteria every year. The aspiring candidates must fulfil the FRI entrance exam 2025 eligibility criteria point by point to qualify to appear in the entrance exam. The institute lays down the course-wise eligibility criteria for the FRI entrance exam aspirants. FRI entrance exam 2025 is conducted for admission into four postgraduate science programmes, and the aspirants must fulfil all the eligibility conditions for the programme in which they wish to take admission. 

The following sections contain not only the course-wise FRI entrance exam eligibility criteria but also details regarding the category-wise minimum qualifying exam marks that the aspirants must secure and the minimum and maximum age limit for them to appear in the FRI entrance exam.

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Detailed FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria

For the latest and detailed FRI entrance exam eligibility criteria, the aspirants must go through the table provided below - 

Name of Course

FRI Dehradun Eligibility Conditions

M.Sc. Cellulose & Paper

Technology

  • Applicants must have a B.Sc (Science) degree from any reputed university

  • Applicants must have studied Chemistry as one of the subjects at the qualifying exam level

  • B.E/B.Tech degree holders in Mechanical/Chemical engineering from a reputed university can also apply

  • Applicants with a minimum 50% aggregate in their B.Sc/B.E/B.Tech degree can apply

M.Sc. Environment

Management

  • Applicants with a B.Sc degree in any basic/applied science branch OR

  • Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/Forestry OR

  • Applicants with a B.E/B.Tech degree in Environmental Science can apply

M.Sc. Wood Science &

Technology

  • Applicants with a B.Sc (Forestry) degree OR

  • Applicants with a B.Sc degree in Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics can apply

M.Sc. Forestry

  • Applicants with a B.Sc degree in Agriculture/Forestry OR

  • Applicants with a B.Sc degree in Zoology/Physics/Mathematics/Geology/Chemistry/Botany can apply

Age Eligibility

M.Sc Environment Management

In-service aspirants younger than 50 years of age as of 31st July of the year of admission/entrance exam are eligible to apply

Minimum Qualifying Aggregate Score

General

50%

OBC/SC/ST/PwD

45%

FRI Entrance Exam 2025 Reservation Policy

The detailed FRI entrance exam 2025 reservation policy as per the official FRI Dehradun brochure is as follows - 

Category of Candidate

%age of Seats Reserved

SC

15%

ST

7.5%

PwD

03%

In-Service Candidates

02 Seats in M.Sc Courses

Foreign Candidates

15%

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