ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ADVERTISEMENT No.15 OF 2013-14
Recruitment to the post of Assistant Agriculture Officer in Group-B of Odisha Agriculture and
Food Production Service under Agriculture Department.
WEBSITE: http://opsconline.gov.in
Applications are invited Online through the proforma Application Form to be made available on the WEBSITE (http://opsconline.gov.in) from 11.11.2013 to 11.12.2013. (Note: 16.12.2013 is the last date for payment of application fee) for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Agriculture Officer in Group-B of Odisha Agriculture and Food Production Service under Agriculture Department, in the pay scale of Rs.9,300-34,800/- carrying Grade pay of Rs.4,600 /-with usual Dearness and other allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.
2. VACANCY POSITION: As per requisition filed by the Agriculture Department, Government
of Odisha, the category-wise vacancy position along with reservation thereof is given below:-
Sl. No. Category No. of vacancies
1. Un-reserved 12 (04-w)
2. S.E.B.C. 03 (01-w)
3. Scheduled Caste 04 (01-w)
4. Scheduled Tribe 06 (02-w)
Total 25 (08-W)
(a) Out of the vacancies mentioned above, 01 (one) post is reserved for Ex-Servicemen, 01 (one) post is reserved for Physically Handicapped. Further it is clarified that P.H. persons with disability of one leg affected (Right or Left) and partially Deaf (PD) and being physically fit to perform work by standing, walking, speaking/hearing and seeing are required for the post of Assistant Agriculture Officer. As per Section 2 (t) of the Persons with Disabilities ( Equal Opportunities, Protection of rights & full participation) Act, 1995, a handicapped person is defined as “a person suffering from not less than 40% of any disability as certified by a medical authority.
Candidates belonging to Ex-Servicemen and P.H. (Physically Handicapped) shall be adjusted against the categories to which they belong. The P.H. candidate securing highest marks, will be selected against the post reserved for P.H.category.
(b) In case of non-availability of eligible and suitable women candidates belonging to
the respective category, the unfilled vacancies shall be filled up by eligible and
suitable male candidates of the same category.
(c ) Exchange of reservation between Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe will not
be considered.
The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to change by Government without notice depending upon the exigencies of public service at the discretion of the Government.
(3) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: A candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Agriculture or equivalent qualification from any of the recognized Universities or institutions.
(4) AGE: A candidate must be under 32 (thirty-two) years and above 21 (twenty-one)
years of age on the 1st
January, 2013 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd
January, 1981 and not later than 1st January, 1992.
The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable, by 5 (five) years for candidates belonging to the categories of Scheduled Caste (S.C.),Scheduled Tribe (S.T.), Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (S.E.B.C.), Women, Ex-Servicemen and by 10 (ten) years for candidates belonging to P.H. (Physically Handicapped) category whose disability should not be less than 40%.
Provided that a candidate who comes under more than one category mentioned above, shall be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.
SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED.
Date of birth entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent Certificate issued by the concerned Board/Council will be accepted by the Commission.
(5) APPLICATION FEE:
A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred) only. Candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe of Odisha and Physically Handicapped candidate whose disability should not be less than 40% (Forty percent) are exempted from payment of this fee.
IMPORTANT DATES;
(1) ONLINE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE TILL 11.12.2013
BY 11:59 P.M.
(2) LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FEE AT ANY BRANCH OF STATE
BANK OF INDIA (SBI) IS 16.12.2013.
(3) LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PRINT OUT/HARD COPY OF ONLINE
APPLICATION ALONGWITH COPIES OF REQUISITE CERTIFICATES AND
DOCUMENTS IS 26.12.2013 BY 5.00 P.M.
