HPPSC Shimla Agriculture Development Officer Recruitment 2025-Apply Online

HPPSC Shimla Agriculture Development Officer Recruitment 2025-Apply Online – Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Shimla released notification for recruitment to the post of Agriculture Development Officer in HP Agriculture Department. Interested candidates should apply online on official website of HPPSC Shimla.

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HPPSC Shimla Agriculture Development Officer Recruitment 2025-Overview

Recruitment Board	HPPSC Shimla
Name of Post	Agriculture Development Officer
No. of Posts	65
Category	HP Govt Jobs
Last Date to apply online	27/01/2025
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Detail of Posts :

Name of Posts	No. of Posts
Agriculture Development Officer	65 Post(s) (UR=22, UR (Ortho Physically Handicapped of HP)=01, UR Visually Impaired of HP=01 (Backlog), UR EX-SM of HP=18 (Backlog),UR (Intellectual Disability or Multiple Disability of HP=01), SC of HP=06, SC Hearing Impaired of HP=01 (Backlog), SC Ex-SM of HP=03 (Backlog), ST of HP=02, ST Ex-SM of HP=01(Backlog), OBC of HP=04, OBC Ex-SM of HP=01 (Backlog) & EWS of HP=04)

Educational Qualifications :

B.Sc.(Agr.) under four years Programme and M.Sc.(Agr.) 2nd class from a College/University recognized by the State/Central Government / ICAR.

Desirable Qualification : (i) M.Sc(Agri) Ist Class or above (ii) Knowledge of customs, manners, dialects of HP and suitability for appointment in peculiar conditions prevailing in the Himachal Pradesh

Age Limit :

45 years and below. Age of a candidate shall be reckoned as on 01-01-2024.
NOTE I: Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate as on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

Five years relaxation in upper age limit is admissible only to the Bonafide S.C. of H.P. / S.T. of H.P. / O.B.C. of H.P./W.F.F. of H.P./Persons with disabilities of Himachal Pradesh. For H.P. Govt. employees and Ex-Servicemen of H.P.; age relaxation is as per Government’s instructions issued from time to time and as mentioned in detail under title Age Limits. The age relaxation for bonafide S.C. of H.P. / S.T. of H.P. / O.B.C. of H.P. /W.F.F. of H.P./ Persons with disabilities of Himachal Pradesh/ Ex. Servicemen of H.P. is available only if there is a post reserved for these

Application Fee :

The detail of fees is as under:-

Category	Fee
Male candidates of General, General Physically Disabled (orthopedically disabled, Deaf & Dumb and Hearing Impaired), Economic Weaker Section (EWS) (not included in BPL category), Wards of Freedom Fighter categories (WFF) and General – Ex-Servicemen of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India.	Rs. 600/-
Candidates of Other States (including reserved category(s) candidates of other states.)	Rs.600/-
Male candidates of SC, ST, OBC and EWS covered under UR – BPL categories of Himachal Pradesh and Ex-Servicemen candidates of Himachal Pradesh belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories who are relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India.	Rs. 150/-
The Ex-Servicemen male candidates of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence Services after completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India and the Blind and Visually Impaired male candidates of Himachal Pradesh are exempted from paying the examination fee. Female candidates	No Fee

Selection Process :

Stage	Stage Name
1.	SCREENING TEST & DESCRIPTIVE SUBJECT APTITUDE TEST
2.	PERSONALITY TEST

Scheme of Examination :

Paper-1

A computer Based Test (CBT) or Offline Screening Test of one hour duration as per detailed syllabus as available on the website of the Commission having 100 marks consisting of objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with negative marking for incorrect/ wrong answers as follows:-

General knowledge of Himachal Pradesh	30 Marks
General knowledge of National and International Affairs	30 Marks
Knowledge of Hindi language	20 Marks
Knowledge of English language	20 Marks

Paper-II

A descriptive Subject Aptitude Test (SAT) of three hours duration having 120 marks as per the syllabus to be decided by the Commission from time to time