The advertisement for recruitment of Agriculture Officer and Assistant Agriculture Officer in the Department of Agriculture, was released by the KPSC on September 20, 2024. Candidates who meet the certain eligibility criteria are hereby notified that the window to apply is available from 7 October to 7 November 2024.
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KPSC AO/AAO Recruitment 2024
Candidates who are seeking a job as Agriculture Officer and Assistant Agriculture Officer in the Department of Agriculture, Karnataka are highly recommended to apply at https://kpsc.kar.nic.in/ in the initial stage to avoid the last minute rush. To submit an application form, a candidate needs to provide details, attach documents and make fee payment.
KPSC AO/AAO Vacancy 2024
The number of vacancies for recruitment of AO and AAO in the Department of Agriculture is disclosed by the Karnataka Public Service Commission. There are a total number of 945 vacancies for the Residual Parent Cadre and Hyderabad-Karnataka, go through the listed points to check more details.
Agriculture Officer (AO):
- Total: 128
- Region-wise:
- RPC: 86
- HK: 42
Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO):
- Total: 817
- Region-wise:
- RPC: 586
- HK: 231
KPSC AO/AAO Eligibility Criteria 2024
The eligibility criteria for recruitment of Agriculture Officer and Assistant Agriculture Officer in Department of Agriculture, Karnataka is available below in terms of educational qualification and age limit.
Educational Qualifications:
- 85% Posts (803/804 Vacancies)
- A candidate must have pursued a Bachelor’s of Science (Agriculture) or BSc (Honours) Agriculture from a university recognised by the government.
- 15% Posts (141/142 Vacancies)
- A candidate must have pursued any of following:
- B.Tech – Food Science and Technology
- B.Tech – Food Technology
- B.Sc. – Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation
- B.Sc. Hons – Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation
- B.Sc. Hons – Agri Business Management
- B.Sc. – Agricultural Biotechnology
- B.Tech – Biotechnology
- B.Sc. – Agricultural Engineering
- B.Tech – Agricultural Engineering
- A candidate must have pursued any of following:
Age Limit:
- A candidate must have turned 18 years as of 10 September 2024.
- The upper age limit for various categories candidates are as follows:
- General: 38 Years
- Cat-2A, 2B, 3A or 3B: 41 Years
- SC/ST/Cat-1: 43 Years
KPSC AO/AAO Application Fee 2024
To apply for recruitment of AO/AAO in the Department of Agriculture, a candidate who belongs to General is required to pay the application fee of 600 rupees, the payable amount for Cat-2A, 2B, 3A or 3B is 300 rupees, ExSM required to pay only 50 rupees, and those who belongs SC/ST/Cat-1 are exempted from the payment of fee.
KPSC AO/AAO Selection Process 2024
The selection process for recruitment of AO/AAO in the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka consists two stages, which are as follows:
- Language Test
- Mode: Offline
- Duration: 1½ Hour
- Total Marks: 150
- Passing Marks: 50
- Written Exam:
- Exam Mode: Offline
- Exam Duration:
- Paper I: 1½ Hour
- Paper II: 2 Hours
- Total Questions:
- Paper I: 300 MCQs
- Paper II: 300 MCQs
- Maximum Marks:
- Paper I: 300 Marks
- Paper II: 300 Marks
- Question Type: Objective
- Marking Scheme:
- Correct answer: 1 Mark
- Incorrect Answer: -¼ Mark
- Medium: Kannada & English
Candidates who will apply for recruitment of AO/AOO will be called for the Language Test, which will be followed by the Written Exam. The final selection list is going to be prepared on the basis of candidates’ performance in the Written Exam.
KPSC AO/AAO Pay Scale 2024
Candidates who will be appointed as AO and AAO under the Department of Agriculture, Karnataka, will get the monthly salary range from ₹43,100/- to ₹83,900/- and ₹40,900/- to ₹78,200/-, respectively. Individuals will also be able to avail the benefits of various allowances such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Travel Allowance and others.
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