ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. ADVERTISEMENT NO. 28 OF 2021-22. Recruitment to the Post of Assistant Agriculture Officer in Class-II of Group-B of Odisha Agriculture and Food Production Service, under Department of Agriculture & Farmer’s Empowerment. WEBSITE : http://opsc.gov.in
Online applications are invited from the prospective candidates through the proforma application to be made available on the Website of the Commission (http://opsc.gov.in) for recruitment to 123 (One Hundred Twenty Three) posts of Assistant Agriculture Officer in Class-II (Group-B) of Odisha Agriculture and Food Production Service (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018 and Odisha Agriculture and Food Production Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2020, under Department of Agriculture & Farmer’s Empowerment, in the Pre-revised scale of pay of Rs.9,300–34,800/- with Grade pay of Rs.4600/- (PB-2) or Level 10 of the Pay Matrix Revised, as per ORSP Rules, 2017, with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time. The posts are permanent and likely to continue. 2. VACANCY POSITION: As per requisition filed by the Agriculture and Farmer’s Empowerment Department, Government of Odisha, out of a total of 123 (42-w) vacancies, 62 (21-w) vacancies are reserved for UR category, 14 (05-w) vacancies are reserved for SEBC category, 20 (07-w) vacancies are reserved for SC category, 27 (09-w) vacancies are reserved for ST category. Also, 04 posts are reserved for Ex-Servicemen, 05 (02-w) posts are reserved for Persons with Disabilities (whose permanent disability is 40% and more) having Locomotors Disabilities i.e. OL (MNR) or Cerebral Palsy & 01 post is reserved for Sports Person. 3. AGE: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 (Twenty One) years and must not be above 38 (Thirty eight) years as on the 1st day of January 2021 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1983 and not later than 1st January, 2000. 4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: A candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture / Horticulture from any of the recognized Universities or Institutions.
- EXAMINATION FEE: A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred) only. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe of Odisha only and Persons with Disabilities (whose permanent disability is 40% and more) are exempted from payment of this fee. 6. METHOD OF SELECTION: The selection of candidates for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Agriculture Officer shall be made on the basis of Written Test, which is OMR based test and Interview. The link for registration / re-registration and payment of examination fees shall be available from 28.01.2022 to 28.02.2022 (Note: 07.03.2022 is the last date for submission of Registered Online Application). The candidates are advised to visit the Website of the Commission at http://opsc.gov.in for detailed information for applying to the above post.