The Revenue and forest Department of State of Maharashtra has set some defined purposes for Chandrapur Forest Academy:
1. Grade 'A' and 'B' officers of Maharashtra Forest Services, those are selected from Maharashtra Public Service Commission, will be trained with long term professional training for forest services.
2. Officers and other employees from other departments with public works department, revenue and police will be trained on subjects like bio-diversity, forest conservation, environment, wildlife management.
3. Organizing training program for representatives of local governing bodies and residents of the villages having forest rights.
4. Training and orientation of People's Representatives, Member of Parliament to members of Gram Panchayat.
5. Orientation and training sessions for Journalists, non-government organizations, advocates, judges and representatives of environmental organizations.
6. To create skilled labor for, forest conservation and management as well as wildlife management, implementing different courses like certification, degree and diplomas.
7. To impart Diploma to Post Graduation and Doctoral Research program in the field of Forest, Wildlife, Environment and Climate Change
8. To carry out Environment Impact Analysis
9. To conduct Academic and research program in the subject of Forensic Science in wildlife conservation.
10. To carryout Academic, Research and development in the field of Wood Anatomy.
11. To carryout Academic, Research and development programs in the field of Biodiversity
12. To implement awareness, training and Orientation program with co-ordination of non-governmental institutes, joint forest management committee and environment lovers.
As per the mandate prescribed by Forest and revenue department, Government of Maharashtra, the functions of Chandrapur Forest Academy are formulated into four disciplines. These are
1. Training and orientation
2. Academic Programs
3. Research and development work
4. Extension and publication
These four independent departments are being established in the Chandrapur Forest Academy to implement the mandate prescribed by the State Government. Apart from this, to accomplish the different purposes, training standards decided by National Forest Research Institute at Dehradun, Central Academy for State Forest Services, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Wildlife Institute of India will be implemented.
The Chandrapur Forest Academy will also be envisaging academic collaboration with nearby State Universities and National Institutes. The Chandrapur Forest Academy has also given mandate of conducting research work in the field of Environment and Climate Change, Wildlife Protection and also to conduct Environment Impact Analysis of various development works carried in the State of Maharashtra. Therefore, the Academy has planned to establish various departments to fulfill the mandate.
The Government of Maharashtra has awarded Academic and Financial autonomy. Various governing bodies and authorities has been constituted, i.e. Board of Governance, Executive Committee, Academic Council, Subject Committees, Board of Examination and Finance and Audit Committees.