TNPSC Assistant Agricultural Officer Recruitment 2017 for 333 Vacancies www.tnpsc.gov.in
TNPSC Recruitment Notification 2017: Tamil Nadu Public Service
Commission (TNPSC) released a notification on 8th March 2017 and
this notification is about its 2017 recruitment for Assistant Agricultural
Officer posts in Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service. The
total number of vacancies available in this TNPSC Recruitment is 333 Assistant
Agricultural Officer posts. Tamil Nadu
State Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is inviting all the eligible candidates
to apply for this Assistant Agricultural Officer 2017 recruitment through
online. Online Applications for this TNPSC Recruitment is opened from 8th
March 2017 in the official website of TNPSC www.tnpsc.gov.in or
www.tnpscexams.net or www.tnpscexams.in. The candidates, who are heard about
this 2017 recruitment of TNPSC for Assistant Agricultural Officer posts
and also interested to apply for this recruitment then first go through the
entire details of this recruitment notification to clear some of your
confusions or get an idea about the basic requirements of the posts. The
candidates, who satisfy the post requirements of this recruitment, can apply
for it through online on or before 7th April 2017. In this article
we gave you the brief details of the notification which helps you to decide
that you are eligible to apply or not. We provided additional details of the
notification also like the How to apply online, how to pay the Application fee,
written exam pattern and syllabus of Selection Procedure Phases, go through all
of these. Last date for online application submission for this TNPSC Assistant
Agricultural Officer Recruitment 2017 is 7th April 2017. So,
interested candidates apply for it as soon as possible without last minute
rush.
Brief Details of TNPSC Notification:
Post Name: Assistant Agricultural
Officers
Department Name: Tamil Nadu
Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service
No. of Vacancies: 333 posts
Pay Scale: (PB2) Rs. 5,200/- to
Rs. 20,200/- + Grade Pay Rs. 2,800/-
Organized by: Tamil Nadu State
Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Official Website: www.tnpsc.gov.in
or www.tnpscexams.net or www.tnpscexams.in
Vacancies Details: The total
number of vacancies available in this recruitment is 333 Assistant Agricultural
Officer posts in Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service.
Category wide vacancies details are as given below
Category
|
Gents
|
Women
|
Gents
|
Women
|
No. of
Vacancies
|
|||||||
PSTM
|
Ex-Servicemen
|
Ex-Servicemen
& PSTM
|
ORTHO
|
Deaf
|
DW
|
PSTM
|
DW
&
PSTM
|
ORTHO
|
||||
GT
|
50
|
22
|
13
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
102
|
BC
|
43
|
18
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
87
|
BC (M)
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
MBC/DC
|
32
|
14
|
8
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
67
|
SC
|
24
|
10
|
6
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
51
|
SC (A)
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
ST
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
Total
|
165
|
69
|
40
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
19
|
2
|
2
|
333
|
Note: Carried forward Vacancies
are 7 in 333 (Gents BC (M)-2, Gents (Deaf): BC-1, MBC/DC-2 & SC-2)
Age Limits: Age is considered as on 1st July 2017 and there
is no upper age limit for the candidates who belong to the category of SC or SC
(A) or ST or MBC/DC or BC or BCM or DW of all castes. Minimum age limit is
common for all category candidates and the upper age limit other than these
categories are
Minimum Age – 18 years (for all
categories)
Maximum Age – 30 years (other
than SC or SC (A) or ST or MBC/DC or BC or BCM or DW of all castes)
Note: Upper Age limit relaxation
is applicable for Ex-Servicemen and Differently Abled Persons as per the Govt.
Rules. Go through the Official notification link for more details.
Educational Qualifications: Considered as on 8th March
2017
- Must have passed Higher
Secondary (Plus Two) Examination.
- Must possess 2 years Diploma in
Agriculture from the Institutions recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu or
Affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University or Gandhigram Rural Institute,
Dindigul District or any other institutions under the Control of the
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Registration & Examination Fee:
Registration
Fee
|
Rs. 150/-
|
For One Time Registration
(Fee Exempted for the Applicants who have already
registered in OTR System paying Rs. 50/- before 1st March 2017 and
those who have registered for OTR on or after 1st March 2017 by
paying Rs. 150/- )
|
Examination
Fee
|
Rs. 150/-
|
- Fee Exempted for SC, SC(A), ST, Differently
Abled Persons and Destitute Widow of all Categories.
- MBC/DC, BC (M) and BC Candidates who have not
availed 3 free chances so far in any of the previous recruitments may avail
exemption.
- Ex-Servicemen who have not availed 2 free chances
so far in any of the previous recruitments may avail exemption
|
Selection Procedure:
Step-I: Written Examination
Paper
|
No. of
Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Time Duration
|
Paper-I: Agriculture (Diploma Standard)
|
200
|
300
|
3 hours
|
Paper-II: General Studies (HSC Standard)
|
100
|
200
|
2 hours
|
Step-II: Oral Test (Interview
& Record) for 70 marks
Total – 500 (Written Examination)
+ 70 (Oral Test) = 570 Marks
Qualifying Marks:
SC, SC (A), ST, MBC/DC, BC and BC
(M) – 171 Marks out of 570 Marks
Others – 228 Marks out of 570
Marks
Note: Final selection is
based on the merit marks of both Written Examination and Oral Test.
Important Dates:
Online Applications are opened
from 8th March 2017.
Closing Date of Online
Application Submission is 7th April 2017.
Last date for Payment of Fee is
11th April 2017.
Written Exam will be held on 2nd
July 2017.
