TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Notification Out for Agricultural Officer/ Horticultural Officer

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 for AO, AHO, AAO – 991 Posts Eligibility, Salary, Admit Card, Exam Date, and Full Notification – Tamilnadu Government has announced the job notifications for the post of Assistant Agricultural Officer/ Assistant Horticultural Officer/ Assistant Director of Horticulture/ Horticultural Officer/ Agricultural Officer for 991 vacancies. Candidates with the qualification B.Sc/M.Sc/Diploma in respective disciplines is eligible to apply for this job. The selection is based on the written examination. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for TNPSC Recruitment 2021 online on or before 04 March 2021. The detailed eligibility and application process are given below

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC): In 1923 the Indian Government established a Public Service Commission. It is a department of the government of Tamil Nadu. It is responsible for governing the recruitment of personnel into the state’s public service. All the recruitments conducted by this commission are purely merit-based.

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Notification Details

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has issued a notification for the Assistant Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Officer, Agricultural Officer, Assistant Agricultural Officer, Assistant Horticultural Officer Posts. Candidates who have completed the B.Sc in Agriculture are eligible to apply for these posts. And the Candidates who fulfill the above TNPSC AO, AHO, AAO eligibility criteria can apply for these posts. For the sake of them, we have given the TNPSC AO, AHO, AAO Online Registration Link below. Moreover, the Online Registration is started on 5th February 2021 and the Last date for submission of the Online Application is 4th March 2021.

And the Candidates have to submit the TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Application only Online other than that the Officials will not accept the Applications in any other mode. On this page, Candidates can check out the TNPSC AO, AHO, AAO Jobs Salary Details from the below sections. Moreover, we have given the TNPSC AO, AHO, AAO Jobs Notification Link at the end of this page. On our site, we will give future updates of TNPSC AO, AHO, AAO Jobs. So candidates are advised not to miss any updates from our Page.

Organization Name	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Post Names	Assistant Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Officer, Agricultural Officer, Assistant Agricultural Officer, Assistant Horticultural Officer
Total Vacancies	991
Starting Date	5th February 2021
Closing Date	4th March 2021
Application Mode	Online
Job Location	Tamil Nadu
Official Site	tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Vacancy Details

Name of the Post	Vacancy
Assistant Director of Horticulture	28
Horticultural Officer	169
Agricultural Officer	365
Assistant Agricultural Officer	122
Assistant Horticultural Officer	307
Total	991 Posts

Pay Scale for TNPSC AO Recruitment 2021

Name of the Post	Salary
Assistant Director of Horticulture	Rs.56100 – 177500
Horticultural Officer	Rs.37700-119500
Agricultural Officer	Rs.37700 – 119500
Assistant Agricultural Officer	Rs.20600-65500
Assistant Horticultural Officer	Rs.20600-65500

Eligibility Criteria for TNPSC Recruitment 2021

Educational Qualification for TNPSC AHO Recruitment 2021

Assistant Agricultural Officer:

• Must have passed Higher Secondary (plus two) Examination.
• Must possess two years Diploma in Agriculture from the Institutions recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu or affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; or Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul District; or any other institutions under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture.

Assistant Horticultural Officer:

• A Pass in Higher Secondary Examination and A pass in the two years Diploma course in Horticulture in the
  Institutions approved by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University or Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops or Gandhigram Rural University.

Assistant Director of Horticulture:

• Must possess a degree in M.Sc., Horticulture (or) M.Sc., Fruit Science (or) M.Sc., Floriculture and Landscaping (or) M.Sc., Vegetable Science (or) M.Sc., Spices / Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

Horticultural Officer:

• Must possess a degree in B.Sc., Horticulture.

Agricultural Officer:

• A Bachelor degree in Agriculture (B.Sc Agriculture) and Must possess adequate knowledge in Tamil.

Age Limit for TNPSC AAO Recruitment 2021

Name of the Post	Age
Assistant Director of Horticulture	Should not have completed 30 years
Horticultural Officer	Should not have completed 30 years
Agricultural Officer	Should not be more than 30 years
Assistant Agricultural Officer	Minimum: 18 years Maximum: No age Limit
Assistant Horticultural Officer	Minimum: 18 years Maximum: Should not have completed 30 years

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Application Fee

• The Candidates have to pay the One Time Registration Fee of Rs.150/- for all posts.
• For Assistant Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Officer, Agricultural Officer the Candidates have to pay the Examination Fee of Rs.200/-
• For Assistant Agricultural Officer, Assistant Horticultural Officer Posts. The Candidates have to pay the Examination Fee of Rs.100/-

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Selection Process for TNPSC Recruitment 2021

(I) Assistant Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Officer, Agricultural Officer

• Written Examination and
• Oral Test in the shape of an interview

(II) Assistant Horticultural Officer, Assistant Agricultural Officer: Written Exam

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Exam Pattern

Assistant Agricultural Officer

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper – I (200 Questions) Diploma Standard	3 hours	300
Agriculture (Code No.212) Paper- II (100 Questions) General Studies (HSC Standard) – 75 Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) – 25 Questions	2 hours	200

Assistant Horticultural Officer

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper – I (200 Questions) Diploma Standard	3 hours	300
Agriculture (Code No.212) Paper-II (100 Questions) General Studies (HSC Standard) – 75 Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) – 25 Questions	2 hours	200

Assistant Director of Horticulture

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper –I (Subject Paper) (200 questions) Horticulture (P.G. Degree Standard)	3 hours	300
Paper- II (100 Questions) General Studies (Degree Standard) – 75 Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) – 25 QuestionsInterview and Records	2 hours	200  70

Horticultural Officer

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper –I (Subject Paper) (200 questions) Horticulture (Degree Standard)	3 hours	300
Paper-II – General Studies (Degree Standard) – 75 Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) – 25 QuestionsInterview and Records	2 hours	200   70

Agricultural Officer

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper –I (Subject Paper) (200 questions) Horticulture (Degree Standard)	3 hours	300
Paper-II – General Studies (Degree Standard) – 75 Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) – 25 QuestionsInterview and Records	2 hours	200  70

TNPSC Recruitment 2021 Syllabus

TNPSC Agriculture Officer Syllabus 2021

The Syllabus of TNPSC Agriculture Officer Written Exam is clearly discussed here, applicants who need to use the given syllabus materials for complete the Rajasthan Home Guard preparation process. To get select in the NPSC Assistant Professor written exam, they have to utilize this page for study purpose. This page answered for How to Prepare for TNPSC Agriculture Officer Exam 2021. We provide the TNPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020 for the preparation of the Written exam and also check the interview test details. Check the details like TNPSC Assistant Agriculture Officer Selection Process, Document Verification, Preparation Tips & Procedures in below article. Don’t miss any single topic given in below page, every chapter is important for preparation.

Crop Management & Allied Agricultural Activities

• Cropping systems and integrated farming
• Recycling of agricultural waste
• Balanced usage
• Integrated nutrient management
• Tractors & tillers
• Agricultural implements and Machinery and their usage
• Livestock and poultry rearing

Natural Resource Management

• Soil structure
• Physical and Chemical properties
• Water use efficiency
• Quality of irrigation water
• Factors influencing soil structure
• Problem soils and their management
• Soil fertility and productivity
• Dry farming
• Conservation of soil and water
• Watershed and wasteland development
• Size and distribution of holdings
• Command area development

Fundamentals of Crop Production

• Factors of Production
• Agricultural seasons of India and Tamil Nadu
• Cropping patterns in India and Tamil Nadu
• Package of practices of different crops
• Climatic zones of Indian & Tamil Nadu and their features
• Weather forecasting
• Minimal tillage
• Nanoparticles and their applications

Crop Improvement

• Application of biotechnology in agriculture
• Principles of breeding
• Modern tools in crop improvement
• Latest varieties of major crops in Tamil Nadu
• Variety release procedures
• Transgenic Plants

Agricultural Marketing & Market Intelligence

• Market structure
• Agmark-Cooperatives
• Commodity Boards
• Principles of Management
• Agricultural Price Policy
• Price Spread
• Marketing efficiency
• FRP- Procurement Price
• Economic liberalization
• Importance of Agriculture in the Indian economy

Seed Science and Technology

• Seed certification techniques and processing in Tamil Nadu
• Seed enhancement technologies
• Seed testing laboratories
• ISTA standards for seed testing
• Seed village concept Seed Act
• Crop Protection Principles and Practices

Importance of pest

• Plant quarantine
• Farm Business and Finance Management
• Symptoms of damages and control measures of pest
• Disease and nematodes of major crops in Tamil Nadu
• Pesticides and their use in IPM
• Plant protection equipment and their use

Principles of farm business management

• Types and systems of farms
• Classical production functions
• Management of resources
• Farm Planning and budgeting
• Investment analysis
• Risk and uncertainties in agriculture
• Cost concepts
• Multi credit delivery system

Agricultural Extension: Principles and Methods

• Rural Sociology
• Extension methods for transfer of technology
• AV aids
• Communication models
• Diffusion and adoption
• Role of women in agriculture

TNPSC Agriculture Officer General Studies Syllabus

• Expansion and consolidation of British rule
• Political Science
• Tamil NaduJudiciary in India
• The preamble to the constitution
• Salient features of the constitution
• History and culture of India
• General Science
• Physics
• Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and populist schemes
• Indian National Movement
• Heat, light, and sound
• Atomic and nuclear physics
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry and biotechnology
• Electrochemistry
• Botany
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Respiration
• Excretion of metabolic waste
• Biocommunication
• Zoology
• Biodiversity and its conservation
• National symbols
• Profile of States-Defence
• The emergence of national leaders
• Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
• Human diseases-
• Current Events
• History
• Communalism led to a partition
• Geography
• Social geography
• population
• Forest & wildlife
• Agricultural pattern
• Economics
• Land reforms & agriculture-Application of science in agriculture Industrial growth
• WTO-globalization & privatization
• Science

TNPSC Agriculture Officer Aptitude and Mental Ability Syllabus

• Communications in information technology
• Basic terms
• Alphanumeric Reasoning
• Number Series
• Analytical interpretation of data
• Simplification
• Percentage
• Highest Common Factor (HCF)
• Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple interest & Compound interest
• Area
• Volume
• Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences
• Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Decision making and problem-solving
• Logical Reasoning
• Puzzles
• Dice
• Visual Reasoning
• Conversion of information to data
• Collection, compilation, and presentation of data
• Tables, graphs, diagrams-Parametric representation of data
• Time and Work
• Behavioural ability

How to apply for TNPSC Recruitment 2021

• Candidates have to check the official Site.
• After Landing on the Home Page.
• Click on the Recruitments.
• And Download Advertisement No. 578, Advertisement No.579, Advertisement No. 577
• Study the Information on the Advertisement Carefully.
• If Interested in the above posts.
• Fill the Online Application Form.
• Pay the Online Registration Fee, Examination Fee.
• Submit the Online Application Form before the Last Date.

Important Links to TNPSC Recruitment 2021

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) issued the latest recruitment notification for the post of Agricultural Officer, Assistant Director of Horticulture,  Horticultural Officer & Other. TNPSC has about 991 vacant positions to fulfil in Tamil Nadu. Online Applications are invited from eligible candidates having 12th, B.Sc, and M.Sc qualifications. Applicants can check out Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Application Process, and Other relevant documents in the notifications. However, Interested candidates can go through this page for more new updates and can apply for TNPSC Recruitment 2021 on or before the last date.

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