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Forest Department KP Jobs 2026 — 2 Patwari Posts (BPS-09) Demarcation Division Abbottabad via ETEA

Forest Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Demarcation Forest Division, Northern Forest Region-II, Abbottabad — Abbottabad

By Muhammad Younus, Editor Posted: 20 Oct 2026 Updated: 29 Oct 2026 11 min read

The Forest Department of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has opened two Patwari posts in BPS-09 in its Demarcation Forest Division, Northern Forest Region-II, Abbottabad. Recruitment is through the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) under project 879, and the advertisement appeared in the Daily Express on 20 October 2026. These are specialist field-record posts, not general clerk posts: applicants must already hold an Intermediate (Science) qualification in the second division and must also have passed the Patwari examination, with their name entered in the Patwari Pass Candidate Register. Only male candidates are listed in the advertisement, and appointments will be made on a temporary basis under the provincial recruitment policy 2026. The online form has been available since 18 October 2026 and the last date to submit it is Tuesday, 10 November 2026, so candidates who still need NADRA e-Sahulat verification and a fee deposit should start immediately rather than waiting for the final days.

About Forest Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Demarcation Forest Division, Northern Forest Region-II, Abbottabad

The Forest Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the provincial department responsible for the management, protection and development of the province's forests. Its work covers reserved forests, watershed areas and the rangelands that support hill communities, and it is organised into regions and divisions so that field staff can look after defined forest areas on the ground. Within that structure, a Demarcation Division has a very specific job: settling, marking and maintaining the legal boundaries of forest land. Demarcation staff work with boundary pillars, maps, field registers and land records to keep the line between forest land and neighbouring private or communal land clear and defensible, which is what prevents encroachment disputes from growing into court cases. The Northern Forest Region-II covers the Abbottabad area, a heavily forested part of the province where demarcation work is a daily field activity rather than an office exercise. A Patwari in this division is therefore a field record-keeper: the person who keeps the boundary and land records straight, supports the division's officers during field verification, and makes sure that what is written in the register matches what stands on the ground.

Vacant Positions — Post-Wise Details

There is a single post title in this advertisement, with two seats carrying identical eligibility and terms. Both seats are in the same division and are filled through the same ETEA screening process.

• Patwari: Field record post in forest demarcation work. Open to male candidates only, as listed in the advertisement, and appointed on a temporary basis under the provincial recruitment policy 2026.

Eligibility Criteria — Who Can Apply

• Intermediate (Science) in the second division from a recognised board.
• Patwari examination pass or Patwari certificate — an Intermediate qualification alone is not enough.
• The candidate's name must be entered in the Patwari Pass Candidate Register.
• Age between 18 and 30 years, calculated as on 18 October 2026, with relaxation in the upper age limit under the prevailing rules.
• Male candidates only, as the advertisement lists the post.
• A valid CNIC, verified through NADRA e-Sahulat before the online form can be submitted.
• Government servants must apply through the proper channel of their department and attach or upload the required NOC.
• Candidates must be able to appear for the ETEA screening test and later verification in Abbottabad, and must keep the original fee deposit slip safe for the test day.

The eligibility for this post has two halves, and both must be satisfied together. The academic half is an Intermediate qualification in Science, passed in the second division from a recognised board. The professional half is the Patwari qualification: the candidate must have passed the Patwari examination or hold a Patwari certificate, and — just as importantly — the candidate's name must already appear in the Patwari Pass Candidate Register, the official list of candidates who have cleared that examination. A fresh Intermediate graduate who has not passed the Patwari examination cannot meet this condition, however strong the academic result, so applicants should check their register entry before paying any fee. The age limit is 18 to 30 years, and the advertisement fixes the reference date for that calculation at 18 October 2026, the date from which the online form became available; relaxation in the upper age limit may be available under the prevailing rules, but no separate relaxation figure is printed in the reported advertisement details. The post is listed for male candidates only. Appointments are temporary, made under the provincial recruitment policy 2026 and the prevailing rules, so candidates should not read this as a permanent appointment. Finally, ETEA admits candidates to the screening test provisionally, on the basis of the information given in the form, and the appointing authority then checks every claim in detail; a candidate found ineligible at any stage can be declared ineligible even after appearing in the test, which is why the form must match the certificates exactly.

Salary & Benefits

The advertisement does not print any salary figure for these posts, so no monthly amount is quoted here. The posts carry Basic Pay Scale grade BPS-09, which means pay is fixed under the provincial government's Basic Pay Scale structure for that grade, with allowances admissible under the rules that apply to the post. Because the appointments are temporary, the service terms, including any allowance or benefit, follow the temporary-appointment rules stated in the advertisement rather than the terms of a permanent post. Candidates should be cautious about salary figures shown on unofficial job listings for this advertisement: if a figure does not appear in the advertisement itself, it has not been verified, and the only reliable pay information is the BPS-09 grade and the rules that govern it.

Selection Process

Selection runs through ETEA. After the online form and fee are completed, ETEA holds a screening test, also called an ability test, for the post. Admission to the test is provisional, based on the information supplied in the form, and the appointing authority afterwards carries out a detailed check of each candidate's eligibility. The process then moves to the interview and verification stage run under the ETEA and department procedure, after which the department finalises appointments from the candidates who clear every stage. ETEA prints all test information on the roll number slip, informs candidates by SMS when the slip is ready to download, and sends no separate call letter by post or courier. No travelling or daily allowance is paid to candidates coming for the test or interview.

Documents Required

• Original CNIC, for the NADRA e-Sahulat verification step before applying.
• Printed NADRA e-Sahulat token from the ETEA website, used for the CNIC verification.
• Original fee deposit slip, printed from the ETEA website — keep it safe, as it is needed on the test day.
• Roll number slip, downloaded after ETEA's SMS intimation.
• Intermediate (Science) certificate and detailed marks sheet from a recognised board.
• Patwari examination pass certificate or Patwari certificate.
• Evidence that the candidate's name is entered in the Patwari Pass Candidate Register.
• Recent passport-size photographs, for the online profile and form as required by ETEA.
• NOC from the parent department, for government servants applying through the proper channel.
• The full set of original certificates and documents, kept ready to produce when the department asks for verification — documents are not to be sent to the ETEA office with the application.

Terms & Conditions

Appointments are made purely on a temporary basis under the provincial recruitment policy 2026 and the prevailing rules, and the competent authority may change or cancel the advertisement, or increase or decrease the number of posts, under the policy. Admission to the ETEA test is provisional and does not by itself prove eligibility; the appointing authority's detailed check is final, and a candidate found ineligible at any stage will be declared ineligible. Government employees must route their application through the proper channel with the required NOC. No travelling or daily allowance is paid for the test or interview, and the test information printed on the roll number slip governs the test arrangements. Candidates must not send educational documents to the ETEA office; documents are produced only when the department asks for them.

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