Scientific Forest Management in India is one of the oldest in the world. India has played a pivotal role in the scientific management of forests and still retains its enviable position as one of the important forestry centers of the world.

The forest service in India has a long tradition of those who chose the profession and developed an interest in the trees, animals, insects, birds or, to say more broadly, the vast, varied and rich biodiversity of our forests and nature, not as a matter of official duty, but as pioneering naturalists.

A career in forestry is an enchanting option. Foresters are privileged to bear the responsibility of conserving the natural resources need to be learned, skilled and dedicated to handle the multifarious tasks.

Over the years, the profession of forestry in India has turned scientific, and the quality of forestry education and professional training has grown steadily. Today various institutions under the central as well as the state governments are shouldering the responsibility of creating a professionally competent workforce.

As a legacy of the same, the Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore, has a splendid tradition and rich history of forestry training. The Officer Trainees acquire sound knowledge in the theory and practical of forestry, and constantly traverse with the forests’ floral and faunal biodiversity through field tours, field exercises and special modules conducted. Every moment of their stay in the academy must have been enlivened by its glorious history. The Officer Trainees passed out from this Academy would perform their duties with the same zeal and enthusiasm that was characterized during their training period and form an important and integral part of forestry administration in our country. They will serve as a dedicated forest officer to prove advantageous to the department as well as the communities.