Wildlife Department Swat Zoo Jobs 2026 — 16 Posts Through ETEA, Last Date 30 October

Conservator Wildlife, Swat Zoo, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department — Swat

By Muhammad Younus, Editor Posted: 12 Oct 2026 Updated: 28 Oct 2026 15 min read

The Conservator Wildlife office at Swat Zoo has advertised 16 posts through the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), and the last date to apply online is 30 October 2026 — only two days after this article's publication, so eligible candidates in Swat should act at once. The advertisement, reference INF(P)5104/26, is ETEA project 869, and the online form has been available since 12 October 2026. All 16 posts are at Swat Zoo in Swat, and the notice invites only candidates holding a domicile of District Swat or Bar Swat, which is the first filter in this advertisement and the one that disqualifies every other applicant however strong their qualification. The posts run from BPS-06 to BPS-11: Junior Clerk and Deputy Ranger Wildlife at BPS-11, Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Technician at BPS-10, Wildlife Watcher and Electrician at BPS-07, and heavy and light vehicle drivers at BPS-06. Wildlife Watcher alone accounts for four of the 16 seats, and it is also the post with the hardest extra test, because candidates must meet height, chest and eyesight standards and finish a 2 kilometre race within 20 minutes. The advertisement prints no salary figure beyond the pay scales and no test fee amount, so this article gives neither, and it explains the ETEA application step by step, including the CNIC verification at a NADRA e-Sahulat franchise that must happen before any fee is paid, so that no Swat candidate loses a seat on a technical mistake in the final two days.

About Conservator Wildlife, Swat Zoo, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department

Swat Zoo is the wildlife department's zoo in Swat, run by the Conservator Wildlife for the Swat region under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wildlife setup, and its staff do two kinds of work at once: caring for animals and keeping a public visitor facility running. That is why one advertisement can ask for veterinary assistants and technicians, wildlife watchers and a deputy ranger, and at the same time for a junior clerk, an electrician and drivers. The veterinary posts support the zoo's animal health work, the watcher and ranger posts patrol and protect wildlife and zoo grounds, and the clerk, electrician and driver posts keep the office, the electrical systems and the department vehicles working. The advertisement is a departmental recruitment through ETEA, which means ETEA runs the screening test and the skill and fitness tests, while the appointing authority carries out the detailed scrutiny of documents and issues interview call letters only to shortlisted candidates. The domicile rule follows from the nature of the posts: these are district-level posts for Swat, and the notice states plainly that it invites candidates having a domicile of District Swat and Bar Swat, for all eight titles. Applicants from outside those domiciles should not apply, and applicants inside them should treat the 30 October deadline as fixed, because ETEA does not entertain applications received after the last date.

Vacant Positions — Post-Wise Details

The advertisement lists 16 posts in eight titles, and the table below gives every title with its seat count, pay scale, qualification and age limit exactly as reported from the notice. Read the domicile line first: every title in this advertisement is open only to candidates holding a domicile of District Swat or Bar Swat.

• Junior Clerk: Office post at Swat Zoo handling records and correspondence, with a typing test in the selection process for shortlisted candidates.
• Deputy Ranger Wildlife: Field post patrolling forests and protecting wildlife around Swat, with preference for candidates who have worked at a recognised zoo or wildlife facility.
• Veterinary Assistant: Supports veterinary doctors in animal care at Swat Zoo, with preference for candidates with experience at a recognised zoo or wildlife facility.
• Veterinary Technician: Laboratory post supporting animal health work at Swat Zoo, with preference for candidates with experience at a recognised zoo or wildlife facility.
• Wildlife Watcher: Field post watching over wildlife and zoo grounds, requiring height five feet six inches, chest 34 to 36 inches, 6/6 eyesight and a 2 km race within 20 minutes.
• Electrician: Maintains electrical fittings at Swat Zoo, covering boards and switches, line installation, room fitting and repair of fans and electric motors.
• Driver (Heavy Vehicles): Drives heavy department vehicles for Swat Zoo work, with a driving proficiency test in the selection process for shortlisted candidates.
• Driver (Light Vehicles): Drives light department vehicles for Swat Zoo work, with a driving proficiency test in the selection process for shortlisted candidates.

Eligibility Criteria — Who Can Apply

• Domicile of District Swat or Bar Swat, for every post in this advertisement, without exception.
• Qualification exactly as listed for the chosen post: Matric with second division and 30 words per minute typing for Junior Clerk, FSc (Pre-Medical) second division for Deputy Ranger Wildlife, Intermediate with a two-year veterinary training certificate for Veterinary Assistant, and the diploma routes listed for Veterinary Technician and Electrician.
• Age 18 to 30 years for the first six posts, and 20 to 40 years for both driver posts; age relaxation follows the existing government rules.
• Physical fitness standards for the Wildlife Watcher post: minimum height five feet six inches, chest 34 to 36 inches, eyesight 6/6 in each eye with glasses, and a 2 kilometre race completed within 20 minutes.
• Valid driving licence and three years of driving experience for the driver posts: heavy vehicle licence for the heavy vehicle post and light vehicle licence for the light vehicle post.
• Government and semi-government employees must apply through the proper channel and provide a departmental permission certificate at the time of interview.
• Foreign degree holders must provide an HEC equivalence certificate, as the general ETEA rules require.

Eligibility in this advertisement turns on three gates, and all three must be passed. The first gate is domicile, and it is absolute: the notice invites candidates having a domicile of District Swat and Bar Swat, and it applies that rule to all eight titles, so a candidate from any other district is not eligible however strong the rest of the application. The second gate is the post's own qualification, and it varies sharply by title: a clerk needs Matric with second division and a typing speed of 30 words per minute, a deputy ranger needs FSc (Pre-Medical) in second division, the veterinary posts need Intermediate plus a two-year training certificate or diploma, the electrician needs a Secondary School Certificate plus a one-year diploma from a government vocational centre, and the drivers need to be preferably literate with the right licence and three years of experience. The third gate is physical fitness, and it applies only to the Wildlife Watcher post, but it is the hardest single test in the advertisement: five feet six inches of height, a chest of 34 to 36 inches, 6/6 eyesight in each eye with glasses, and a 2 kilometre race within 20 minutes, which the notice calls essential to qualify. Age follows the same pattern of two bands: 18 to 30 years for the first six posts and 20 to 40 years for the drivers, with relaxation as per the existing government rules. Experience is a preference, not a bar, for four posts: Deputy Ranger Wildlife, Veterinary Assistant, Veterinary Technician and Wildlife Watcher all give preference to candidates with relevant work experience at a recognised zoo or wildlife facility, but the notice awards no separate marks for it, so experience helps at shortlisting without replacing the qualification.

Salary & Benefits

The advertisement prints the pay scales for these posts but no monthly salary figure, and this article therefore gives no rupee amount and no estimate. The scales are BPS-11 for Junior Clerk and Deputy Ranger Wildlife, BPS-10 for Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Technician, BPS-07 for Wildlife Watcher and Electrician, and BPS-06 for both driver posts. Because these are Basic Pay Scale posts, the pay for each scale follows the government pay structure for that scale, including the allowances that apply to the post and the place of posting, but the advertisement itself does not state a figure, and applicants should not trust a monthly figure found on a third-party page. The honest summary is that the scale tells you the seniority of the post — BPS-11 is the highest in this advertisement and BPS-06 the lowest — while the exact monthly pay is confirmed in the appointment terms. No travel allowance is paid for the test or the interview, so applicants should budget their own travel to the test venue, which appears on the roll number slip.

Selection Process

Selection runs through ETEA under project code 869. Applicants first create a profile on the ETEA website and print the e-Sahulat token, then get their CNIC verified at any NADRA e-Sahulat franchise or kiosk, because without that verification they cannot apply or pay any fee. They then select project 869 and their post, complete the online application, print the generated deposit slip showing the token number and the project code, and pay the prescribed non-refundable test fee through OneLink. The advertisement does not state the fee amount, so applicants must read the figure on their own deposit slip. The original deposit slip, the candidate copy with the bank's stamp, must be kept safe and shared with nobody. Candidates are allowed to appear in the ETEA screening test provisionally, on the credentials they provide, and those who qualify are then screened against the eligibility criteria by the appointing authority. ETEA also conducts a typing test for Junior Clerk, a physical fitness test for Wildlife Watcher and a driving proficiency test for drivers, and candidates who fail the relevant test are not considered further. Interview call letters go only to shortlisted candidates. The test date, time and venue appear on the roll number slip, which ETEA announces by SMS, and ETEA sends no separate call letter for the screening test by post or courier.

Documents Required

• Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), verified through a NADRA e-Sahulat franchise before applying.
• Domicile certificate of District Swat or Bar Swat, for every post in this advertisement.
• Printed e-Sahulat token, verified at a NADRA e-Sahulat franchise or kiosk.
• Printed ETEA deposit slip with the token number and project code 869, with the bank-stamped candidate copy kept safe.
• Educational certificates for the post applied for, with the division or class stated in the advertisement.
• Two-year Veterinary Assistant Training Certificate, for the Veterinary Assistant post, from a recognised institute.
• Two-year diploma as a Medical or Veterinary Laboratory Technician, or a one-year DMLT diploma with one year of laboratory experience, for the Veterinary Technician post.
• One-year diploma from a government vocational training centre or institute, for the Electrician post.
• Valid heavy vehicle or light vehicle driving licence, matching the driver post applied for, with proof of three years of driving experience.
• Physical fitness record for the Wildlife Watcher post, covering height, chest and eyesight as stated in the advertisement.
• HEC equivalence certificate, for foreign degrees.
• Departmental permission certificate through the proper channel, for government and semi-government employees, at the time of interview.

Terms & Conditions

Candidates must be eligible in all respects by the last date of receipt of applications, and incomplete applications and applications received after 30 October 2026 will not be entertained. Candidates applying for more than one post must apply separately for each post and pay a separate fee. Government and semi-government employees must apply through the proper channel and provide a departmental permission certificate at the time of interview. Foreign degree holders must provide an HEC equivalence certificate. No travel allowance is admissible for the test or the interview. The appointing authority carries out detailed scrutiny and disqualifies any candidate found ineligible at any stage, and fake, false or inaccurate documents lead to cancellation, with the authorities entitled to take legal action. The notice states that errors or omissions in the number of posts are subject to rectification.

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