TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer Recruitment 2023 | TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer Notification 2023 | TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer 2023 Online Application @ http://tnpscexams.in/ – TNPSC invites Online applications for recruitment of 93 Agricultural Officer (Extension), Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extension) & Horticultural Officer Posts. This online facility will be available in the Official website @ https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/ from 12.01.2023 to 10.02.2023.
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TNPSC Recruitment 2023 [Quick Summary] |
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Organization Name: |
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
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Notification No: |
Advertisement No. 645 Notification No. 01/2023 DATED: 12.01.2023 |
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Job Category: |
Tamilnadu Govt Jobs |
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Employment Type: |
Regular Basis |
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Total No of Vacancies: |
93 Agricultural Officer (Extension), Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extension) & Horticultural Officer Posts |
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Place of Posting: |
Tamilnadu |
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Starting Date: |
12.01.2023 |
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Last Date: |
10.02.2023 |
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Apply Mode: |
Online |
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Official Website |
https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/ |
Latest
TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer Vacancy Details:
Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:
TNPSC
Invites Applications for the Following Posts
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SI No |
Name of the Post and Post Code No. |
Name of the Service and Service Code
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Number of vacancies |
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1. |
Agricultural Officer (Extension) (Post Code No. 1678) |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension
Service (Service Code No. 015) |
33 + 4 c/f vacancies |
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2. |
Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extension) (Post Code No. 3202) |
8 |
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3. |
Horticultural Officer (Post Code No.3001) |
Tamil Nadu Horticultural Service
(Service CodeNo.104) |
41 + 7 c/f vacancies |
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Total |
93 |
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TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural
Officer Eligibility
Criteria:
Educational
Qualification: (As on 12.01.2023)
Applicants
should possess the following or its equivalent qualification awarded by any
University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission:
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1. For the
post of Agricultural Officer (Extn)- i) A Bachelor degree in Agriculture (B.Sc Agriculture); and, ii) Must possess adequate knowledge in Tamil. |
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II. For the
post of Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extn) - A degree of M.Sc., in Agricultural Extension or Agricultural Economics.
Provided that other things being equal, preference shall be given to those
who possesses the M.Sc., degree in Agricultural Extension. |
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III. For the
post of Horticultural Officer – Must possess a Degree in B.Sc., Horticulture |
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Note: The educational qualification prescribed for the posts should have been
obtained by passing the required qualification in the following order of
studies: 10th + HSC or its equivalent + Bachelor’s Degree + Post Graduate
Degree as required under Section 25 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants
(Conditions of Service) Act, 2016. Results of the examination should have
been declared on or before the date of notification. |
Age Limit: (As
on 01.07.2023)
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SI No |
Posts |
SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBC/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all
categories. |
‘Others’ [i.e. candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs,
BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] |
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1. |
Agricultural Officer (Extn) |
No Maximum Age limit |
Should not be more than 32 @ years (for persons holding a bachelor
degree in Agriculture) Should not be more than 34@ years (for persons holding
a post graduate degree in Agriculture such as M.Sc., (Agriculture) or Ph.D., |
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2. |
Horticultural Officer |
No Maximum Age limit |
Not exceeding 32@ years in case of holders of degree of
B.Sc(Horticulture) and not exceeding 34@ years in the case of holders of
degree of M.Sc(Horticulture), M.Sc., (Floriculture and Landscaping),
M.Sc(Vegetable Science), M.Sc., (Spices / Plantation and Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants) or Ph.D in Horticulture. |
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3. |
Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extn) |
No Maximum Age limit |
34 @ years |
Note:
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In G.O (Ms).No.91, Human Resources Management (S) Department, dated 13.09.2021,
Maximum Age Limit prescribed for appointment by direct recruitment is enhanced
by 2 years.
Explanation:
No maximum age limit shall mean that the applicants should not have completed
60 years of age either on the date of notification or at the time of selection
/appointment to the post.
Note
“Others” [i.e., Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs,
BC(OBCM)s, BCMs] who have put in five years and more of service in the
State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age
limit. (For further details refer to para 3(F) of “Instructions to Applicants”,
Section 3(r) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act,
2016)
Age
Concession:
(i)
For Persons with Benchmark Disability: Persons with Benchmark Disability are
eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit
prescribed. (Section 64 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of
Service) Act, 2016)
(ii)
For Ex-servicemen (others) :
a)
The maximum age limit for Ex-servicemen is 50 years.(Section 63 of the Tamil
Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 and as per G.O (Ms).
No.91, Human Resources Management (S) department, dated 13.09.2021)
b)
The above mentioned age concession will not apply to the Ex-servicemen
applicants who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.
(Section 3(j) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service)
Act, 2016)
Salary Details:
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1. Agricultural
Officer (Extension) - Rs.37,700 – 1,38,500
(Level 20) (Revised scale) |
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2. Assistant
Director of Agriculture (Extension) - Rs.56,100 - 2,05,700- (Level 22 ) (Revised scale) |
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3. Horticultural
Officer - Rs.37,700 – 1,38,500 (Level 20)
(Revised scale) |
TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural
Officer Selection Process 2023:
TNPSC may follow the
following process to select the candidates.
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1. |
Written Examination (OMR/CBT Method) |
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2. |
Oral Test in the shape of an interview |
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TNPSC Agricultural
Officer & Horticultural Officer Syllabus & Exam Pattern: |
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TNPSC Agricultural
Officer & Horticultural Officer Question Paper: |
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Application
Fee/Exam Fee for TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer:
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a. |
Registration
Fee: For One Time Registration (G.O.(Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative
Reforms (M) Department, dated 01.03.2017). Note: Applicants who have already registered in One Time online Registration
system and are within the validity period of 5 years are exempted. |
Rs.150/- |
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b. |
Examination
Fee: Note: The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online
application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the concession
noted below. |
Rs.200/- |
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Note: Fee Pay by online through Net Banking / Credit card / Debit card on or
before the date of submission of online application by choosing the option in
the online application. |
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Note:
(i)
Linking Aadhaar number with One Time Registration (OTR) is mandatory for
applicants.[ For further details refer para 2B of ‘Instructions to
Applicants’.]
(ii)
One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration.
After completion of five years, the applicant must renew the One Time
Registration by paying the fee prescribed. The One Time Registration is
different from the application for the examination. An applicant should make an
online application separately for each and every examination for which he intends
to appear.[Para 2C of ‘Instructions to Applicants’.]
Examination
Fee Concessions:
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Category |
Concession |
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Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) |
Full Exemption |
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Scheduled Tribes |
Full Exemption |
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Most Backward Classes (V), Most Backward Classes and Denotified
Communities, Most Backward Classes |
Three Free Chances |
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Backward Classes (Other than Muslim) / Backward Classes (Muslim) |
Three Free Chances |
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v |
Ex-Servicemen |
Two Free Chances |
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Persons with Benchmark Disability |
Full Exemption |
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Destitute Widow |
Full Exemption |
Note:
(i)
The total number of free chances availed, will be calculated on the basis of
claims made in previous applications.
(ii)
The number of free chances availed by the applicant may be verified by the Commission
at any stage of the selection process.
(iii)
In case an applicant who makes a false claim for exemption from payment of
application fee by suppressing information regarding his/ her previous
application(s) his/her candidature shall be rejected after due process.
(iv)
Applicants are directed to carefully choose the options ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ regarding
availing the fee concession.
(v)
Applicants are advised in their own interest, to keep an account of the number
of times fee concession has been availed, irrespective of the information
displayed in the <Application History> of the applicant dashboard.
(vi)
An application (irrespective of the post applied for) claiming fee concession
will operate to exclude one chance from the number of free chances allowed.
(vii)
Applicants who have availed the maximum number of free chances permitted /
applicants who do not wish to avail of the fee concession / applicants who are
not eligible for fee concession, shall choose the option ‘No’ against the query
regarding fee concession. Such applicants shall thereafter pay the requisite
fee through the prescribed mode of payment.
(viii)
Failure to pay the prescribed fee in time along with the online application,
will result in the rejection of application after due process. (for further
details regarding examination fee concessions refer to Para 6 of ‘Instructions
to Applicants’)
How to apply
for TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer Post:
Candidate(s) fulfilling all the
above clearly laid down criteria will have to apply online only through the
link on the TNPSC website in the careers webpage under current openings section
i.e. https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/ from 12.01.2023 to 10.02.2023. No other mode of
application will be accepted.
Important Dates
for TNPSC Agricultural Officer & Horticultural Officer Post:
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Starting
Date for Submission of Application |
12.01.2023 |
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Last date
for Submission of Application |
10.02.2023 |
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Application
Correction Window Period |
From
15.02.2023 12.01 A.M to 17.02.2023 11.59 P.M |
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Date and time of Written Examination |
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Agricultural Officer (Extn) Paper-I : Subject paper Agriculture (Degree Standard) |
20.05.2023 9.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. |
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Agricultural Officer (Extn), Horticultural
Officer & Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extn) Paper – II PART A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Std) and PART B General Studies
(Degree Std) |
20.05.2023 02.30 P.M. to 05.30 P.M. |
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Assistant Director of Agriculture (Extn) Paper-I : Subject paper Agriculture (PG Degree Standard) |
21.05.2023 9.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. |
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Horticultural Officer Paper-I : Subject paper Horticulture (Degree Standard) |
21.05.2023 02.30 P.M. to 05.30 P.M. |
TNPSC Agricultural
Officer & Horticultural Officer Official Notification & Application
Link:
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TNPSC Official Website
Career Page |
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TNPSC Official
Notification PDF |
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TNPSC One Time
Registration Link |
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TNPSC Online Application
Form |