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ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 03 OF 2022-23
Recruitment to the post of Assistant Agriculture Engineer in Class-II (Group-B) of Odisha Agricultural Engineering Service, under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment.
Online applications are invited from the prospective candidates through the pro forma application to be made available on the Website of the Commission(_htto:llopsc.qov.inJ. The link for registration /re- registration shall be available from 12.07.2022 to 12.08.2022 (Note: 12.08.2022 is the last date for submission of Registered Online Application) for recruitment to 102 (One Hundred Two) posts of Assistant Agriculture Engineer in Class-If (Group-B) of Odisha Agricultural Engineering Service (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018 under Department of Agriculture & Farmer's Empowerment, in the scale of pay of Rs.44,900j- in Level-10, Cell-I of Pay Matrix of ORSPRule, 2017 (PB-2, Rs.9,300-34,800j with Grade pay of Rs.4600j- under ORSPRules, 2008), with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time. The posts are permanent and likely to continue.
2. Vacancy Position: As per requisition filed by the Agriculture & Farmer's Empowerment
Department of Government of Odisha, the vacancy positions are given below:
Out of the total 102 (34-w) vacancies, 03 posts are reserved for Ex-Servicemen,
04(01-w) posts are reserved for Persons with Disabilities (whose permanent disability
is 400/0 and more) having Locomotor Disability (03 posts) and HI (Olpost) with physical requirement and functional classification mentioned below & 01(one) post is reserved for Sports Persons. Candidates belonging to the categories of Ex-Servicemen, PWD & Sports
shall be adjusted against the categories to which they belong.
1I!1D:- The Physical requirement and Functional Classification of the PWD reservation vacancy
for the above post, as specified in G.A. Department Resolution No. 34450 dated 03.12.2013 and
SSEPDDepartment letter No. 7140 dated 05.09.2017 are mentioned below:-
N.B.- (1) Out of 4% (four percent) reservation for Persons with Disabilities, 1% (one percent)
reservation shall be for women with disabilities.
NOTE:-
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a) In case of non-availability of eligible/suitable Women candidates belonging to the respective categories, the unfilled vacancies of that category shall be filled up by eligible or suitable male candidate(s) of the same category.
b) Exchange of reservation between Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe will not be considered in the non-availability of eligible and suitable S.c. /S.T. candidates.
c) The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to change by the Government without notice, depending upon the exigencies of public service at the discretion of the State Government.
3. AGE: A candidate must have attained the age of 21(twenty one) years and must not be above the age of 38 (Thirty eight) years as on the pt day of January 2022 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1984 and not later than 1st January 2001.
The upper age limit prescribed above shall be relax-able up to 05 (five) years for candidates belonging to the categories of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes(S.E.B.C.), Scheduled Castes (S.c.), Scheduled Tribes (S.T.), Women & Ex-servicemen and 10 (Ten) years for candidates belonging to PWD category, whose permanent disability is 40% and more.
PWD candidates belonging to SEBC,SC and ST categories are eligible for cumulative age relaxation benefit of 15 (Fifteen) years.
Provided that a person 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 them.
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 only be accepted by the Commission.
4. EDUCATIONALQUALIFICATION:
A candidate must have possessed a Degree in Agriculture Engineering from any
University or Institution recognized by any State Government or the Government of India.
5. METHODOF SELECTION:
(a) The selection of candidates for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Agriculture Engineer shall be made on the basis of Written Test and Viva Voce test.
i. Written Test (MCQ):- Shall be of 200 (two hundred) Marks conslstinq of two papers with 100 marks each (each question shall carrying one mark). The examination shall be of 2 hours duration.
ii. There shall be negative marking for wrong answers with a deduction of
0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
iii. Viva Voce test shall consist of 25 (twenty five) marks.
(b) The detailed syllabus for the examination (Two papers) is at Annexure-A.
(c) The Commission shall short-list the candidates to be called for V.V. test to a reasonable number taking into consideration the marks secured in the written test.
(d) The Commission shall prepare a list of successful candidates in order of merit on the basis of written test and interview, which shall be equal to the number category wise vacancies advertised.
(e) If two or more candidates obtain equal marks, the order of merit shall be determined in
accordance with the highest mark secured by such Candidates in Written Examination and should also marks secured by them in Written Examination be equal, the order of merit shall be determined in accordance with age, i.e. the candidates older in age shall be assigned higher position.
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6.PLACE OF EXAMINATION
The written examination for the post of Assistant Agriculture Engineer shall be held at
Cuttack. The programme of the examination shall be notified well in advance.
7. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
(i) The candidate must be a citizen of India;
(ii) The candidate must be able to read, write and speak Odia; and have -
(a) passed Middle English School examination with Odia as a language subject; or
(b) passed H.S.C. or equivalent examination with Odia as medium of examination in non-language subject; or
(c) passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class - VII from a school or educational institution recognized by the Government of Odisha or the Central Government; or
(d) passed a test in Odia in Middle English School standard conducted by the
School & Mass Education Department of Government of Odlsha/ Board of
Secondary Education, Odisha.
(iii) A candidate, who has more than one spouse living, will not be eligible for appointment unless the State Government has exempted his/her case from operation of this limitation for any good and sufficient reasons;
(iv) Government servants, whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are within the prescribed age-limit as provided under Para-3 & Para-4 of the Advertisement. They must inform their respective Heads of the Office in writing regarding submission of their application for this recruitment and furnish "No Objection Certificate" during document verification.
(v) If a candidate has at any time, been debarred for a certain period/chance(s) by the Odisha Public Service Commission or other State Public Service Commissionor U.P.S.c. from appearing at any examination / viva voce test, he/she will not be eligible for such recruitment for that specified period / chance(s);
(vi)Only those candidates, who possess the requisite qualifications, are within the prescribed age limit and fulfill other eligibility conditions etc. by the closing date for submission of registered online application form, will be considered eligible;
(vii) A candidate who claims change in his/her name after having passed the H.s.C. examination, is required to furnish copy of publication of the changed name in the local leading daily newspaper as well as copy of notification in the Gazette in support of his/her change of name;
(viii Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the Medical Board. A candidate, who does not satisfy the requirement after medical examination, shall not be appointed;
(ix) Every person appointed to the service shall be on probation for a period of 02(two)
years with effect from the date of joining in the post.
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8. IMPORTANT POINTS:
(i) Online applications submitted to OPSC, if found to be incomplete in any respect, are liable for rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applicants on that score;
(ii) Admission to Written Examination/ Viva Voce test will be provisional. If on verification at any stage before or after the Examination it is found that a candidate does not fulfil all the eligibility conditions, his/her candidature will be liable to rejection. Decision of the Commission in regard to eligibility or otherwise of candidate shall be final;
(iii)This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to make appointment;
(iv) Concessions meant for S.E.B.C., S.C. 8r S.T. by Birth are admissible to the Socially and Economically Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes of Odisha only;
(v) Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in the application form will result in cancellation of his/her candidature or penalty, as decided by the Commissionshall be imposed on the candidate;
9. CERTIFICATES I DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED:
. Candidates who will qualify in the written examination will be required to bring with them the hard copy of online application form along with copies of following relevant certificates/documents and originals of the same for verification of their eligibility as per terms and conditions of the advertisement, the date of which shall be notified later on in due course, failing which his/her application will be rejected for the said post. The candidates are required to mention on each copy of documents "Submitted by me" and put their full signature and date on the same. They must not attach the original certificates to their applications.
(i) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council.
(ii) Mark-sheets of H.S.C, issued by the concerned Board/Council.
(iii)Degree in Agriculture Engineering Certificate issued by the recognized Universities or Institutions
(iv)Mark-sheets of Degree in Agriculture Engineering passed including fail marks if any, issued by the concerned Universities or Institutions;
(v) Two recent passport size photographs (unsigned and unattested) with the printout
/ hard copy of online application form which has been uploaded in the online application forms.
(vi) Any proof of identity;
(vii) Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as SEBC/ SC / ST, wherever applicable (Please see Note: 1);
(viii) Required Odia test pass certificate;
(lx) Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of permanent disability) issued by the concerned Medical Board wherever applicable;
(x)Discharge Certificates of Ex-Servicemanissued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last served. Ex-Servicemenshould submit an affidavit undertaking that he has not been appointed against any civil post after retirement from military service, wherever applicable.
(xi) Sports Certificated issued by the Director of Sports Odisha; wherever applicable. (xii) No Objection Certificate issued by the competent authority.
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(i) Candidates claiming to be belonging to S.E.B.C/S.C. /S.T. categories of Odisha by birth are required to submit copy of the relevant Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed form. Candidates of SEBC category (other than creamy layer) must submit copy of caste certificate issued by the Competent Authority within the last three years by the closing date for submission of registered online application form in the prescribed form;
(ii) The SEBCcertificate which is more than three years old by the closing date of submission of registered online application form is liable for rejection;
(iii) Women candidates belonging to S.E.B.C/S.C. / S.T. categories are required to submit Caste Certificates by birth showing "daughter of If. Caste Certificates by virtue of marriage i.e. showin "wife of " are not acceptable and liable for rejection.
(iv) O.B.C. CERTIFICATEWILL NOT BE ACCEPTEDIN LIEU OF S.E.B.CCERTIFICATES AND CANDIDATES SUBMITTING O.B.C. CERTIFICATES ARE LIABLE FOR REJECTION.
(v) Community (Caste status) once mentioned by the candidates shall not be changed under any circumstances.
The competent authorities are: - District Magistrate/ Collector or Additional District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate/Sub-Collectors or Executive Magistrates or Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar
/ Additional Tahasildar of Government of Odisha.
Degree Certificate, Caste Certificate, Odia test pass certificate, Discharge Certificate of Ex-servicemen, Sports Person Certificate and Disability Certificate of Person with Disabilities (indicating % of permanent disability), etc. must have been issued by the competent authority within the last date fixed for submission! receipt of registered online application form.
10. "GROUNDSOF REJECTIONOF APPLICATIONS"
Applications of candidates will be rejected by the Commission on any of the following grounds: -
(a) Non-submission of hard copy of online application form at the
time of verification of original documents.
(b) Not possessing the requisite qualifications, within the prescribed age limit and fulfilling other eligibility conditions etc. by the closing date for submission of registered online application form.
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(C)In-complete online application form.
(d) Not passing Odia test (M.E. standard)/not furnishing Odia test pass evidence as required under Para-7 (ii) of the Advertisement.
(e) Not coming within the age limit of candidate as mentioned in Para-3 of the advertisement (Overage relaxation shall not be allowed to P.W.D. candidates with less than 400/0 permanent disability).
(f) Not having requisite qualification as provided under Para-4 of the advertisement.
(g) Not furnishing copies of certificates/documents as provided under
Para - 9 of the Advertisement.
(h) Submission of wrong information/ false information about qualification/ Age/ Category status (SEBC/SC/ST /PWD/Ex Servicemen/ Sports Person/Women etc.).
(i) Suppression of facts / information about eligibility, if any.
(j) Any other ground as per the decision of the Commission.
NB: Application /candidature of a candidate shall be rejected at any stage of recruitment process, whenever discrepancy is noticed/ detected.
11. HOW TO APPLY:
(a) Candidates must go through the details of this Advertisement available in the
Website of opse before filling up online application form.
(b) Candidates must apply online through the concerned Website of the OPSC http://opsc.qov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
(c) Before filling up the online application form, the candidates must go through detailed instructions available at OPSC portal.
(d) The online application form is automated and system driven & will guide the candidate seamlessly in filling the application. The requisite options shall be enabled and information shall be asked as per data furnished by the candidate. Before filling up the information, ensure that accurate information is fed, for edit option is limited & on confirmation there is no scope for further edit. even if wrongful entry has been made while filling up online application.
(e) Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of latest passport size photograph along with scanned image of his/her full signature and scanned image of Left-hand Thumb Impression (LTI) in the online application form. Uploaded photograph, Specimen (full) signature and LTI must be clearly identifiable / visible, otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be rejected by the Commission and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.
(f) Candidates should keep at least two copies of latest passport size photograph which is uploaded to the online application form for future use.
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(g)On successful submission of the online Registration a unique ''Permanent Public ServiceAccount Number (PPSAN)"will be assigned to the applicant Candidatesare required to take a printout of the finally submitted online Registration/Re registration and finally submitted Online Application forms and put his/her signature under the declaration for submission to OPSC alonq with copies of requisite certificate & documents as and when asked.
(h) The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid the last hour rush.
(i) Certificate of Admission to the written examination to the eligible candidates will be uploaded in the Website of the OPSC prior to the date of written examination, which will be published in the Website of the Commission and widely circulated Newspapers. The candidates are required to download their Admission Certificate from the Website of the Commission and produce the same at the Examination centre for admission to the written examination. No separate correspondence will be made on this score.
(j) "Intimation letters" to candidates for document verification & interview and "Attestation form" & "Bio-data form" shall be uploaded in the website of OPSCprior to the date of Document Verification/Interview.
(k) Any complaint on the conduct of examination must be sent to the Grievance Wing of the Commission bye-Mail (opsc@nic.in) within 03 (Three) days of completion of the examination.
12FACILITATION COUNTER :-
To resolve any Technical problem faced in filling up of online Registration/ Re registration and Application torms, candidate may contact OPSC Technical Support over Telephone No. 0671-2304707 between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M. on any Odisha Government working days.
In case of any guidance/information on this advertisement & recruitmeat. candidates may go through the FAQ available in the website of the Commission or contact the o'P.S.C Facilitation Counter over TelephoneNo. 0671-2304141/2305611 & Extn.- 227 on any working day between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.
The candidates are required to visit the website of the Commissionat http://opsc.qov.in for detailed information about important notices, rejection of applications/ the date & time of written examination document verification & interview and also keep track of publication of various notices to the effect in the leading local daily newspapers for information.
Closing Dates
{A)ONLINE REGISTRATION/RE-REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OF ONLINE REGISTERED APPLCATIONS CAN BE DONE IN THE WEBSITE FROM
12.07.2022 TO 12.08.2022 (11.S9 P.M).
NB: - THE ONLINE APPLICATIONFORMSIF FOUNDDEFECTIVEIN ANY RESPECTA, RE LIABLETO BESUMMARILYREJECTED.
PLACE:CUTTACK DATE: 06.07.2022
ODISHA PUBLICSERVICECOMMISSION, CUTTACK.
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