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.
TNPSC Assistant Agricultural Officers Recruitment 2017
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.