B.Sc Forestry
India’s forests are among the most biodiverse and ecologically vital on earth — and they face pressures that demand trained, passionate, and scientifically grounded professionals urgently.
The B.Sc. Forestry (Honours) programme at the Doon School of Modern Agriculture & Forestry prepares exactly these professionals. Delivered from Dehradun — headquarters of the Forest Research Institute and the undisputed forest science capital of India — the programme offers a depth of ecological immersion that no textbook can replicate.
Across four years, students build expertise in dendrology, silviculture, forest ecology, wildlife biology, wood science, forest management, GIS-based monitoring, non-timber forest products (NTFPs), and restoration ecology — while developing a deep understanding of how forests intersect with climate, communities, and commerce. The curriculum weaves sustainability, community forestry, and climate science into a cohesive narrative: forests are not just resources to be managed but living systems to be understood and safeguarded.
USPs of the Program
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Choosing a university is one of the most important decisions in a student’s life, and DBS Global University treats that choice as far more than a brochure promise. The Advantage @DGU represents the institution’s commitment to creating a learning environment so complete, so well-positioned, and so purposefully designed that the years spent here do not simply prepare students for a career — they set the trajectory of one. From the moment students arrive in Dehradun to the day they walk across the stage, every element of DBS Global University — the city, the campus, the curriculum, the industry connections, and the community — works in their favour, ensuring that the journey is as transformative as the destination.
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23
States Represented on Campus
20+
Countries for Global Exposure
5
Countries — International Students
Career Opportunities
Indian Forest Service (IFS) — UPSC Civil Services
Research & Higher Education
Private Sector & Consulting
International & Development Sector
Entrepreneurship & Allied Fields
Emerging & High-Paying Roles
Course Structure
| Sr. No | Category | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Core Courses | 99 |
| 2 | Value Added Courses | 16 |
| 3 | Ability Enhancement Courses | 12 |
| 4 | Skill Enhancement Courses | 24 |
| 5 | University Electives | 4 |
| 6 | MDE | 6 |
| 7 | GP | 5 |
| Total Credits | 166 | |
| Semester I | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-SC-AF-101-T/P | Elementary Agriculture & Forestry | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | DAF-SC-AF-102-T/P | Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-101-T/P | Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-102-T/P | Dendrology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Environmental Science & Sustainability | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | General English | AEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Advanced Spreadsheets | SEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Negotiation Skills | MDE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | GP-1 | GP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 25 | |||||
| Semester II | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-SC-AF-103-T/P | Agrometeorology and Climate Science | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | DAF-SC-AF-104-T/P | Statistical methods and experimental design | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-103-T/P | Wood Products and Utilization | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-104-T/P | Ornithology and Herpetology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Indian Constitution | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Professional Communication | AEC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Data Visualization | SEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Open Elective 1 | OE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | GP-2 | GP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 27 | |||||
| Semester III | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-SC-AF-201-T/P | Fundamentals of Geology & Soil Science | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | DAF-SC-AF-202-T/P | Fundamentals of Genetics and Cytology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-201-T/P | Forest Survey and Engineering | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-202-T/P | Rangeland and Livestock Management | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Indian Knowledge System Yoga/Sports/NCC/NSS/Disaster Management | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | QT & Logical Reasoning | AEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Social Internship | SEC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Wealth Management | MDE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | GP-3 | GP | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 27 | |||||
| Semester IV | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-SC-AF203-T/P | Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | DAF-SC-AF-204-T/P | Fundamentals of Plant Physiology | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-203-T/P | Forest Mensuration | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-204-T/P | Wood anatomy, logging and wood technology | CC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Design Thinking and Innovation | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | QT & Logical Reasoning | AEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | E-Commerce | SEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Open Elective | OE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | GP-4 | GP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 26 | |||||
| Semester V | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-SC-AF-301-T/P | Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management | CC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | DAF-SC-AF-302-T/P | Remote Sensing and GIS | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-301-T/P | Wild life biology and Ecotourism | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-302-T/P | Silvicultural practices and systems | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Universal Human Values | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Soft Skills and Effectives Communication | AEC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Internship/Capstone Project | SEC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Business Environment & Public Policy | MDE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | GP-5 | GP | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 28 | |||||
| Semester VI | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-PC-FR-304-T/P | Agroforestry systems and Management | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | DAF-PC-FR-305-T/P | Seed Technology and Nursery Management | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-306-T/P | Forest Protection | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-307-T/P | Forest Management, yield prediction and policies | CC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Health and Wellness | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Analytics Using AI/ML | SEC | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 17 | 21 | |||||
Honors
| Semester VII | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honors | |||||||
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-PC-FR-401-T/P | Forest Economics, Marketing and Valuation | CC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | DAF-PC-FR-402-T/P | Forest Tribology and Anthropology | CC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-403-T/P | Non-timber Forest Product and MAP | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | DAF-PC-FR-404-T/P | Plantation Forestry and Forest Certification | CC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Professional Ethics | VAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Public Relations Internships | SEC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 20 | 23 | |||||
| Semester VIII | Credits | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honors | |||||||
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Type | L | P | Total | |
| 1 | DAF-PC-FR-405-T/P | Forest Ecology, Biodiversity conservation and Restoration Ecology | CC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | DAF-PC-FR-406-T/P | Forest Extension and Community Forestry | CC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | DAF-PC-FR-407-P | Forestry Project | CC | 6 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Introduction to ESG Principles | VAC | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | ||||||
| Course code | CC | VAC | AEC | SEC | OE | MDE | GP | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Semester 2 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Semester 3 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Semester 4 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Semester 5 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | |
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Semester 6 | Credits | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Semester 7 | Credits | 12 | 2 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| Count | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Semester 8 | Credits | 14 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| Count | 3 | 1 |
| Code | Credits | Subject count |
|---|---|---|
| CC | 99 | 31 |
| VAC | 16 | 8 |
| AEC | 12 | 5 |
| SEC | 24 | 7 |
| OE | 4 | 1 |
| MDE | 6 | 3 |
| GP | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 166 | 57 |
Result Declaration
The evaluation will be done on a 10-point scale and 10 point = 100 marks as follows
CGPA > 5.000 or (50% marks) secure separately in the theory and practical of every subject.
The cumulative grade point earned at any stage of the course will be calculated as cumulative grade point average (CGPA) as follows
CGPA=∑ (Grade point x credit hours) in a semester / Total credit in the semester
| CGPA | Division |
|---|---|
| 5.000 - 5.999 | Pass |
| 6.000 - 6.999 | II Division |
| 7.000 - 7.999 | I Division |
| 8.000 and above | I Division with Distinction |
Fee Structure
B.Sc (Hons.) Forestry 2026-30
(Exit in 3 year will get B.Sc. Degree)
| Fees | I Semester | II Semester | III Semester | IV Semester | V Semester | VI Semester | VII Semester | VIII Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission Fee | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tution Fee | 55,000 | 55,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 68,000 | 68,000 |
| University Examinations Fees | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 |
| Total | 75,500 | 60,500 | 64,500 | 64,500 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 73,500 | 73,500 |
| Security (Refundable) | - | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Incidental Compulsory Charges | ||||||||
| Charges for Uniform (Dress Camp) | 9,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book Bank (EET Library) | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career Development Cell Membership | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,500 | - |
| Alumni Registration + 1 Year Enrollment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,000 |
| Online ERP Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
*Scholarship amount (if any) will be calculated on B.Sc (Hons.) tuition fee for first year Rs. 55,000 per semester and subsequently thereafter.
Fee is subject to change. For updated fee structure kindly visit www.doonbusinessschool.com / www.dgu.ac
Scholarship
Scholarships for Undergraduate Students for 2026 intake
National & Specialty Level Scholarships
| Exam / Board | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% Waiver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th% (Central Board) | 80.00-84.9 | 85.00-89.9 | 90.00-92.5 | 92.60-94.9 | 95.00+ |
| JEE / CUET %tile | 75-79.9 | 80 - 84.9 | 85 - 89.9 | 90 - 94.9 | 95.00+ |
| NEET-UG %tile | 50-59.9 | 60-69.9 | 70-79.9 | 75-79.9 | 80.00+ |
| ICAR AIEEA (Rank) | 5k-8k | 3k-5k | 2k-3k | 1.5k-2k | 1-1500 |
| NERIST (NEE-II Forestry) | 70 - 74.9 | 75 - 79.9 | 80 - 84.9 | 85 - 89.9 | 90.00+ |
Regional & State Entrance Exams
Includes: UPCATET, MP PAT, KCET, TNAU, EAMCET, KEAM, MHT-CET, RAJUVAS & OUAT.
| Exam / Board | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% Waiver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard State CETs | 75-79.9 | 80 - 84.9 | 85 - 89.9 | 90-93.9 | 94.00+ |
| Bihar (BCECE) | 70-74.9 | 75-79.9 | 80-84.9 | 85-89.9 | 90.00+ |
| NE Exams (AAU/CAU) | 65-69.9 | 70-74.9 | 75-79.9 | 80-84.9 | 85.00+ |
| NE Board (12th %) | 75-79.9 | 80-84.9 | 85-89.9 | 90-92.9 | 93.00+ |
Rank-Based & University Specific
| Exam / Board | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% Waiver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUAT Rank | 2k-3k | 1.5k-2k | 1k-1.5k | 701-1k | 1k-700 |
| OUAT (Odisha) Rank | 3k - 4.5k | 2k - 3k | 1.5k - 2k | - | - |
| NE Exams: Covers NECET (AAU Jorhat) and CAU JEE (Imphal) | |||||
Note : Best 4 Core Subjects only (SUPW, Physical Education and Non-Academic Subjects will not be considered)
DBS Global University offers merit-based scholarships ranging from 10% to 50% on tuition fees to eligible students. Scholarships are available based on board examination percentages and national entrance examination scores (JEE, CUET, NEET, ICAR AIEEA, UPCATET, KCET, TNAU and others).
Scholarship For Uttarakhand Domicile
25% on Tuition Fee
Note
No two scholarships can be clubbed together. The scholarship is subject to renewal each semester based on academic performance (minimum 70% marks and 75% attendance). For detailed scholarship slabs, refer to the Program Prospectus.
Procedure
- Students registering for scholarship should apply on the prescribed form avaliable with the institute or on website at the time of interview before confirmation of admission. Students who do not apply before confirmation of admission wlil not be eligible for merit scholarship.
- Students should submit photocopies of all mark sheets and certificates required as above for entitling the scholarship.
- Upon your official confirmation of admission with the DBSG, you wlil receive a formal scholarship offer letter / confirmation.
- The scholarship wlil be disbursed semester wise.
- In case the result of the previous semester has not been declared tlil the last date of submission of fees for the next semester, the student may provisionally submit fees equivalent to the last semester fees but in case falis to get the required marks wlil have to submit the balance fees.
- Whlie applying for a scholarship and fliling in the percentage of class XII marks, applicants are required to consider the aggregate of Best 4 core subjects in their XII boards (SUPW, Physical Education and Non Academic Subjects wlil not be considered).
However the scholarship for 3rd semester onwards wlil be subject to:
In case any of the above criteria is not fulfliled the scholarship for the next semester wlil be withdrawn.
- 75% attendance to be maintained in each subject individually in the preceding semester. Please note that Third Semester Scholarship depends on First semester performance and Fourth semester Scholarship on second semester.
- 70% marks in cumulative score in all subjects.
- Students shall not be involved in any disciplinary action of misconduct where a penalty or fine is imposed by the Proctorial board.
- Students shall take a good moral character certificate from the course coordinator every year and submit the same with the Registrar.
- Students should give an undertaking of being avaliable at all time during the course for any brand ambassador activities and also in case of events/goodwlil programmes.
- There should be no discontinuation in study. In case of transfer to any other institute, the scholarship given wlil have to be refunded prior to issue of College Leaving Certificate.
- Students need to send a thank you letter to the Board of Trustees for the Generous Scholarship every semester.
In case any of the above criteria is not fulfilled, the scholarship for the next semester will be withdrawn.
Disclaimer
Eligibility Criteria
Level
Undergraduate
Duration
4 Years
To pursue this program, students must have
Admission Process
Selection is based on a cumulative merit score comprisingPlacements
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