Department of Agricultural Research and education and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is conducting a recruitment examination with ASRB.
Vacancy – AO 44 and F&AO 21 post
Department – Department of Agricultural Research and education and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Post – Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer
Pay Scale – Rs. 15600-39100/-
Selection Type – written exam and interview
Last Date – 23/08/21 (23th Aug 2021)
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will conduct an examination for enrollment to the posts of Administrative Officer and Finance and Accounts Officer in Pay Level 10 of 7CPC Pay Matrix at ICAR Research Institutes with guidelines given by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Qualification/Eligiblity:
- Administrative Officer:- Graduate with 55% mark in the final degree examination.
- Finance & Accounts Officer:- Graduate with 55% mark in the final degree examination.
Desirable Qualification:- Specialization in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce as the
Post Graduation level or professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS.
Vacancies Detail:
The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this examination are
as under:-
| Name of post | No. of vacancy | ST | SC | OBC | EWS | UR | Reservation for Persons with benchmark disabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 44 | 02 | 07 | 14 | 04 | 17 | 02 |
| F&AO | 21 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 02 | 13 | 02 |
Date of Examination:-
Submission of online applications starts on – 23.07.2021 (11.00 AM)
Last date and time for online application and fee payment – 23.08.2021 (05.00 PM)
Date of online objective type examination – Tier-I –10.10.2021
Date of descriptive type examination – Tier-II – To be notified later
Date of Structured Interview/Personality Test – To be notified later
Age Limit:
a) The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must have not
attained the age of 30 years as of 23.08.2021.
(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:-
- 5 years for ST
- 3 years for candidates belonging to other backward classes.
- 10 years for ‘Person with Benchmark Disability’
- To other bonafide displaced persons/repatriates of Indian origin/ Defence Services Personnel/ Border Security Force Personnel etc. as per the existing instructions of the Government of India on the subject.
Selection Process:-
Based on the written examination mark (Tier-I and Tier-II) and Interview (Tier-III)
Tier-I Exam.
Objective multiple choice paper (MCQ) of 200 questions of one mark each of three hours duration containing the following Section:
| Section – A | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
| Section – B | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
| Section – C | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
| Section – D | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one-third of the marks originally assigned to that question. This paper will be qualifying in nature and marks scored in it will not be carried forward. The ASRB will prepare a list of candidates to be qualified for Tier-II Examination, based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks, as may be determined by the Board and twenty top-scoring candidates for one vacancy shall be declared qualified for the Tier-II Exam from each category under which vacancy(ies) are available.
Tier-II (Descriptive) Exam:
The written exam of each paper will be of 3 hours duration.
| Paper-I | General Awareness of Development of Economic, Social, Scientific & cultural Fields, History & Geography of India and the World | 150 Marks |
| Paper-II | Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice | 150 Marks |
| Paper-III | Essay Writing-I 75 Marks and Writing-II 75 Marks. | 150 Marks |
| Paper-IV | Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude | 150 Marks |
Candidates from Tier-II Exam will be qualified for Tier-III viz. Structured Interview in the ratio of 5 candidates for each vacancy (category-wise) on the basis of their merit in Tier-II.
Tier-III (Interview/Personality test):
Based on Interview Structured Interview 100 Marks.
Final merit will be prepared based on the aggregate of marks (700 Marks) i.e. marks scored by the candidates in Tier-II Exam (out of maximum 600 Marks) as well as Structured Interview (out of maximum 100 Marks).
The candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for a structured interview/ personality test. The marks allotted for the interview/ personality test are 100. Interview Board has, therefore, to award marks to candidates out of 100 marks only. Keeping in view the functions and traits required to perform efficiently the duties attached to the post for which recruitment is being made, these 100 marks for the interview/ personality test have been divided under the following seven heads:
| 1) | (a) | Essential Educational Qualifications (Total) | 05 (Maximum) | ||
| (i) 60% and above | : | 05 | |||
| (ii) 55% and above but below 60% | : | 04 | |||
| (b) | Highest or Desirable Academic/Professional Qualification/ Experience | : | 05 | ||
| 2) | Extra-Curricular Activities | : | 05 | ||
| 3) | General Awareness/ General Knowledge | : | 10 | ||
| 4) | In-depth knowledge of the subject studied | : | 20 | ||
| 5) | Personality | : | 20 | ||
| 6) | Working Knowledge of Computers | : | 20 | ||
| 7) | Aptitude and Suitability | : | 15 |
Application fee:
(i) For Administrative Officer post only:
| Sl No. | Category of candidate | Examination fee | Registration fee | Total |
| 1 | UR/OBC/EWS | 480/- | 20/- | 500/- |
| 2 | ST/SC/Women/Person with Benchmark disability | NIL | 20/- | 20/- |
(ii) For Finance & Accounts Officer post only:
| Sl No. | Category of candidate | Examination fee | Registration fee | Total |
| 1 | UR/OBC/EWS | 480/- | 20/- | 500/- |
| 2 | ST/SC/Women/Person with Benchmark disability | NIL | 20/- | 20/- |
(iii) For both AO and F&AO posts:
| Sl No. | Category of candidate | Examination fee | Registration fee | Total |
| 1 | UR/OBC/EWS | 960/- | 40/- | 1000/- |
| 2 | ST/SC/Women/Person with Benchmark disability | NIL | 40/- | 40/- |
HOW TO APPLY:- application mode online.
A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed online Application Form available on the website i.e. http:/www.asrb.org.in
The process of filling up of online application process will begin from 11.00 Hrs on 23.07.2021 up to 17.00 Hrs on 23.08.2021 after which the application link will automatically be disabled.
Documents required:
- Matriculation or equivalent Certificate.
- Bachelor’s Degree Certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate and Year-wise Marksheets. or Master’s Degree Certificate / Doctorate Degree Certificate / Provisional Degree Certificate / Transcript / Marksheet, if available.
- Scanned copy of recent passport size photograph taken against white background only, of a maximum size of 150 KB in .jpg format only with the face covering at least 2/3rd of the total space and taken without spectacles.
- Scanned copy of signatures in Black/Blue ink on a white paper only, of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format only.
- Scanned copy of Left Thumb Impression in Blue ink on a white paper only, of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format only. (In case of any eventuality of left hand thumb being unavailable, right hand thumb impression may be used.)
While filling his/her online application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the center, medium of examination (which shall remain the same for the whole examination, including Section-D of Tier-I Examination), and posts i.e. Administrative Officer or Finance & Accounts Officer or both. More than one application from a candidate will not be accepted in any case. In case multiple applications are received from a candidate, the latest application will be considered, ignoring all earlier one(s) received; without refunding/ adjusting any Examination/ Registration Fee received for the other application(s).
official link visit https://www.asrb.org.in
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