Latest Update: Forest Research Institute has already taken admissions for the year 2020. Results of entrance exams for M.Sc. courses were announced on September 17, 2020.

Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc Admission Dates 2020

Events Dates
Application Form Start January 20, 2020
Last Date for application May 26, 2020
Last Date to submit the application May 30, 2020
Forest Research Institute entrance exam August 30, 2020
Result of Entrance exam September 17, 2020

Forest Research Institute Dehradun offers admission to M.Sc. Programs in 4 specializations. 

  • It is offered in Forestry, Wood Science and Technology, Environment Management and Cellulose and Paper Technology. 
  • The course duration is divided into 4 semesters.
  • The minimum requirement for applying to M.Sc courses is a graduation degree in relevant subjects with at least 50% aggregate marks for unreserved candidates and 45% aggregate marks for candidates belonging to SC/ ST category.
  • Also, Forest Research Institute Dehradun conducts a national level entrance exam FRI MSc for admission to its M.Sc Programs.

Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc. Eligibility Criteria

  • The candidate must have secured 50% marks for general category and 45% for ST/ SC to be eligible to apply.
  • Age Limit for In-service Candidate: The maximum age limit in respect of in-service candidates to M.Sc. Environment Management course shall be 50 years. 

M.Sc. Branch wise Eligibility:

M.Sc. Forestry 3 years Bachelor’s degree in Science with at least one subject studied in Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Maths, Physics, Zoology, and Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Forestry.
M.Sc. Wood Science and Technology 3 years B.Sc/ Bachelor’s degree in Forestry with Physics, Maths, and Chemistry.
M.Sc. Environment Management 3 year’s Bachelor's degree in any branch of Basic or Applied Science or Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or Agriculture or B.E/ B. tech in Environment Science.
M.Sc. Cellulose and Paper Technology 3 year’s Bachelor's degree in science with Chemistry as one of the subjects or B.E/ B. Tech. (Chemical or Mechanical engineering)

Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc. Admission Guidelines

Students have to fill the FRI MSc Application Form by May 26, 2020, and send it by post. The steps to apply for FRI M.Sc. 2020 are given below:

Step 1-Filling of FRI M.Sc. 2020 Application Form: Candidates are required to provide the following personal and academic details:

  • Full Name, Date of birth, Gender
  • Category (GEN/ OBC/ SC/ ST)
  • Whether belonging to the PD category.
  • Year of passing Class XII
  • Name of parent/ guardian
  • Address for communication
  • PIN code
  • Phone/ Mobile Number
  • Email address

Step 2- Fee Payment of FRI M.Sc. 2020: 

  • The application form can be sent by post on payment of INR 1200 through bank draft is drawn in favour of “The Registrar, Forest Research Institute University” payable at Dehradun, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248 195. 
  • A candidate who wants to apply for two or more courses has to fill up a separate form fee at INR 1200 for each course.

Step 3- Submit the application form: The Registrar, Kaulagarh Road, Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248195.

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Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc. Course Details

M.Sc. Wood Science and Technology
Semester 1: Total credits = 23 Foundation courses:
  • WOC 101 Orientation Course
  • WCA 102 Computer Application
Core courses:
  • WWC 111 Wood Chemistry
  • WWP 112 Wood Physics
  • WWP 113 Wood Physics II
  • WSM 114 Sawmilling and Saw Doctoring
  • WWA 115 Wood Anatomy
  • WWA 116 Wood Anatomy
  • WEM 117 Timber Entomology and Microbiology
Semester 2: Total credits = 21 Foundation courses:
  • WSM 201 Statistics and Research Methodology
Core courses:
  • WTM 211 Timber Mechanics
  • WTM 212 Timber Mechanics -II
  • WWP 213 Wood Preservation
  • WAD 214 Composite Wood I - Adhesives
  • WPW 215 Composite Wood II - Plywood
  • WWS 216 Wood Seasoning
  • WWW217 WoodWorking
Semester 3: Total credits = 25 Foundation courses:
  • WHR 401 Human Resource Management
  • WME 402 Marketing and Enterprise Development
Core courses:
  • WWS 311 Wood Seasoning -II
  • WWP 312 Wood Preservation II
  • WWF 313 Wood Finishing
  • WRW 314 Composite Wood III-Reconstituted Wood
  • WLW 315 Composite Wood IV- Laminated Wood
  • WTE 316 Timber Engineering
  • WST 318 Study Tour
  • WIA 319 Industrial attachment and Report
Semester 4: Total credits = 21 Core course:
  • WPD 317 Products Design and Fabrication
Elective courses:
  • WFC 421 Forest Certification and Nano-technology
  • WFJ 422 Finger Joints for Efficient Wood Utilization
  • WVS 423 Vacuum Seasoning Technology
  • WMT 441 Master thesis
  • WMS 442 Master thesis seminar
M.Sc Forestry
Semester 1: Total credits = 24 Foundation Course:
  • FMS 101 Elements of Mathematics and Statistics
  • FCR 102 Computer Application, Remote Sensing and GIS
  • FOF 103 Basic Forestry
Core course:
  • FBS 111 Elements of Biological Science
  • FFF 112 Fundamentals of Forest Ecology
  • FSC 113 Silviculture – I
  • FGS 114 Basic Geology and Soil science
  • FMB 115 Forest Mensuration and Biometry
  • FFP 116 Forest Protection
  • FTP 117 Term Paper I
Semester 2: Total credits = 22 Core course:
  • FPL 211 Forest Policy and Law
  • FLM 212 Landscape Approach to Management
  • FRU 213 Forest Resource Utilization – I (NTFP)
  • FFE 214 Forest Economics
  • FFP 215 Forest and People
  • FRM 216 Natural Resource Management
  • FSC 217 Silviculture–II
  • FSN 218 Seed and Nursery Technology
  • FTP 219 Term Paper II
Semester 3: Total credits = 24 Core course:
  • FRM 311 Resource Survey and Forest Management
  • FWD 312 Wildlife and Eco-Development
  • FRU 313 Forest Resource Utilization – II (Wood)
  • FGT 314 Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
  • FFC 315 Forest Certification
  • FCC 316 Forest, Society and Climate Change
  • FST 317 Study Tour
Elective courses:
  • EFGB 321 Forest Genetics and Biotechnology
  • EFRG 322 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
  • EFWH 323 Wildlife and Habitat Management
  • EFSM 324 Sustainable Forest Management
  • EFAF 325 Agroforestry
  • EFFP 326 Forest Pathology
  • EFFE 327 Forest Entomology
  • EEIA 328 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • EFPT 329 Plantation Technology
  • EPTN 330 Plant Taxonomy
Semester 4: Total credits = 20
  • FSY 441 Synopsis
  • FMT 442 Master’s thesis
  • FTS 443 Master thesis seminar
M.Sc Environment Management
Semester 1: Total credits = 24 Foundation Course:
  • ERG 101 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
  • Core Course EFE 111 Fundamentals of Ecology
  • EEA 112 Ecosystem Analysis
  • EPB 113 Environment Physics and Biogeochemistry
  • ECE 114 Conservation Ecology
  • EIA 115 Environment Impact Assessment
  • ETP 116 Term Paper I
Semester 2: Total credits = 24 Foundation Course:
  • ESC 201 Environment Statistics and Computer Application
Core Course:
  • EFM 211 Forestry for Sustainable Management
  • ERE 212 Restoration Ecology
  • EGF 213 Global Climate Change and Forest
  • EFE 214 Forest Economics
  • EPM 215 Environment Pollution Management
  • ETP 216 Term Paper II
Semester 3: Total credits = 24 Elective course total credits – 5 Core Course:
  • EPS 311 Environment Policy, Law and Sociology
  • EEM 312 Environment Microbiology
  • EFC 313 Forest Certification
  • EDM 314 Disaster Management
  • EST 315 Study Tour
Electives Course:
  • ENM 321 Natural Resource Conservation and Management
  • EBM 322 Bio-Diversity Monitoring and Management
  • EBC 323 Biostatistics and Computer Application
  • EFW 323 Wildlife and Habitat Management
  • ESM 324 Solid Waste Management
  • EPC 325 Forest, Society and Climate Change
  • ERG 326 Remote sensing and Geographic Information System
  • Advance and Application in Environment Management
  • EIA 327 Environment Impact Assessment
  • PTN 330 Plant Taxonomy
Semester 4: Total credits = 20 Elective courses:
  • ESY 441 Synopsis
  • EMT 442 Master’s Thesis
  • ETS 443 Master Thesis Seminar
M.Sc in Cellulose and Paper Technology Total Credits = 91
Semester 1: Total credits = 23 Foundation course:
  • PP-111 Basic Forestry
Core Course:
  • PP-112 Paper Industry and Fibrous Raw Materials
  • PP-113 Pulping
  • PP-114 Elements of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
  • PP-115 Washing of pulp
  • PP-116 Practical
  • Semester 2: Total credits = 22
  • Core Course:
  • PP-121 Refining, Beating and Chemical Additives
  • PP-122 Paper Machines-I
  • PP-123 Paper Machines-II
  • PP-124 Papermaking Chemistry
  • PP-125 Screening and Cleaning
  • PP-126 Practical
Semester 3: Total credits = 24 Core course:
  • PP-211 Chemical Recovery
  • PP-212 Bleaching Technology
  • PP-213 Material and Energy Balance
  • PP-214 Paper Properties
  • PP-215 Secondary Fibre Technology
  • PP-216 Practical
Semester 4: Total credits = 22 Core course:
  • PP-221 Specialty Paper
  • PP-222 Environmental Pollution Control
  • PP-223 Project Work
  • PP-224 In-Plant Training
  • PP-225 Practical

Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc Fee Structure

Years Year 1 Year 2
Semester 1 2 3 4
Tuition Fees INR 24000 INR 24000 INR 24000 INR 24000
Admission Fees INR 4000 -- -- --
Exam Fees INR 1000 INR 1000 INR 1000 INR 1500
Other Fees INR 8400 INR 2700 INR 10200 INR 2200
Total Year Wie INR 65,100 INR 62,900
Grand Total INR 1.28 Lakhs

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Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc Placement

FRI is one of the most prestigious institutions in India. Thus, almost all the big govt as well as private firms in the forestry domains such as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), JK Papers Ltd, MoEF & CC, Wildlife Trust of India, etc come to employ very well educated and skilled students from FRI. The institution has an outstanding placement record. Details of 2019 are tabulated below.

Course No. of placements
M.Sc. Wood Science & Technology 28
M.Sc. Environment Management 10
M.Sc. Cellulose & Paper Technology 8
M.Sc. Forestry 13

Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc FAQs

Ques. How many seats are available in the Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc course?

Ans. M.Sc. in Forestry, M.Sc. in Wood science & technology, M.Sc. in Environment Management has 38 seats each. While M.Sc. in Paper Cell & Technology has 20 seats.

Ques. When does Forest Research Institute Dehradun start rolling in applications for M.Sc admissions?

Ans. Usually, the institute starts in the application process every year from January.

Ques. Which companies does one get placed in after completing his/ her M.Sc. from Forest Research Institute Dehradun?

Ans. In 2019, students of M.Sc. Forestry got placed into the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI); Dehradun Mini Zoo; MoEF&CC, New Delhi; JK Papers Ltd., New Delhi. Students of M.Sc. Cellulose & Paper Technology for placed into Orient Paper & Industries Ltd, Madhya Pradesh; Kuantum Papers Ltd. Punjab; Ruby Mica Company Limited, Jharkhand. M.Sc. Environment Management’s students were employed in Wildlife Trust of India, Pragya Gurgaon, J.M. EnviroNet, Pragya Haryana, Direct Dialogue Initiative India Private Limited Chennai, and Sisodia Research Laboratories Lucknow.

Ques. How can I reach Forest Research Institute Dehradun?

Ans. One can easily reach Dehradun by road, rail, or air. The address of the institute is Forest Research University, Kaulagarh Road, Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248195.

Ques. What is the attendance criteria for the Forest Research Institute Dehradun M.Sc program?

Ans. A student has to attend 75% of the lectures delivered and 75% of the practical held separately for each course in each semester.