OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Recruitment 2024: Odisha Pradesh Public Service Commission, OPSC is seeking online applications from eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Soil Conservation Officer in Class-II (Group-B) of Odisha Soil Conservation Services under the department of Agriculture & Farmer’s empowerment.

No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted for OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Recruitment 2024. The number of vacancies advertised is tentative and may decrease or increase.

To access further details regarding the recruitment, such as the syllabus, age criteria, qualifications, salary scale, and any additional information, please review the advertisement thoroughly before proceeding with your application.

OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Recruitment 2024

Advertisement No. : 01/2024-25

Important Dates

• Application Start Date: 16.07.2024
• Application Last Date: 16.08.2024
• Last Date Complete: 16.08.2024
• Admit Card Available: Before Exam
• Examination Date: As Scheduled

Fee details for the application form

• GEN/ OBC/ EWS : 0/-
• SC/ ST/ SEBC/ PWD : 0/-
• No examination fee application for all Candidates.
  • Candidates has been exempted from fee as per GA & PG Department Notification No. 9897/ Gen, Dated 11-04-2022.

Age eligibility and age relaxations

Age limit as on 01.01.2024

• Minimum Age Limit: 21 Years
• Maximum Age Limit: 38 Years
• Candidates must Born between 02 January 1986 and 01 January 2023.

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
PWD (SC/ ST/ SEBC)	15 years

Educational qualification for OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Recruitment 2024 : 81 Posts

Post Name	Educational Eligibility Criteria
OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer 2024	• B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Forestry OR • Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Science/ Technology from a recognized university of India. • Odia as language at Class-VII level OR Matriculation level or equivalent.

Category wise Vacancy : OPSC Finance and Account Officer Recruitment 2024 : 06 Posts

Post Name	Total Vacancy	UR	SEBC	SC	ST
OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer 2024	81	45	11	08	17

Selection Procedure

The selection of candidates to the post of Assistant Soil Conservation Officer will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the Competitive Recruitment Examination (Written Test- MCQ Pattern & Interview).

• Written Examination : MCQs Type : 200 Marks
  • Paper-I : 100 Marks, 100 MCQs Type, and 1.5 hours
  • Paper-II : 100 Marks & 100 MCQs Type, and 1.5 hours
• Interview/ Viva Voce Test : 25 Marks
• Final Merit List on the basis of Written Examination and Interview.

Examination Scheme & Pattern

Stage-I : Competitive Recruitment Examination (Written Test- MCQ Pattern)

• The examination will consist of two objective type papers:
  • Paper-I
  • Paper-II
• Both Paper-I and Paper-II will be objective type.
• Paper-I and Paper-II will be conducted together.
• The combined weightage of Paper-I and Paper-II will determine the total examination score.

Papers/ Subject	No. of MCQs	Max Marks	Duration
Paper-I	100	100	1.5 hours
Paper-II	100	100	1.5 hours

Stage-II : Interview

• interview/ Viva Voce Test : 25 Marks

Final Selection on the basis of marks obtained in examination and Interview.

Examination Syllabus

Discipline	Download here
Agriculture Discipline Paper-I & Paper-II	Click here
Agriculture Engineering Discipline Paper-I & Paper-II	Click here
Horticulture Discipline Paper-I & Paper-II	Click here
Forestry Discipline Paper-I & Paper-II	Click here

Pay & Allowances

Post Name	Pay Scale
OPSC Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Recruitment 2024	• Pay Level – 10 of the Pay Matrix • Pay Matrix (Rs. 9300 -34800+GP -4600)

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Examination Centers

• Cuttack
• Bhubaneswar
• Balasore
• Berhampur
• Sambalpur

Links for Application form

Apply Online Login	Click here
New Registration Registration	Click here
Download Notification	Click here
OPSC Official Website	Click here

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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