UKSSSC Uttarakhand 188 Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Recruitment

UKSSSC invited online applications for filling up the following 188 Vacancies of Assistant Agriculture Officer or सहायक कृषि अधिकारी (Grade-3) in Uttarakhand Agriculture Department. All eligible candidates can apply online for the Krishi Vibhag Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO) Vacancies through the official website from 05 October to 18 November 2021. UKSSSC Uttarakhand Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Recruitment 2021-2022 as vacancy details, eligibility, salary, online application form, selection process, exam syllabus etc is given below.

Uttarakhand Assistant Agriculture Officer Vacancies

Post Name and Nature – सहायक कृषि अधिकारी वर्ग-3 (Non-Gazetted, Permanent and Contributory Pensionable) under Group C.
Department – कृषि विकास शाखा (कृषि विभाग)
Post Code – 490/434/38/2021
Pay Scale (Salary) – Rs 25500-81100 (Level-04)
Age Limit – 21 to 43 years as 01.07.2021 (Relaxation in upper age limit will be applicable as per Govt rules). Relaxation of 01 year has been provided in the upper age limit for the selection year 2021-2022 for the posts of Group C.
Educational Qualification – B.Sc Agriculture from any recognized University/ Institution.

In order to apply for direct recruitment of Group C Posts, candidate must have passed High School and Intermediate or equivalent level of examination from recognized institutions located in Uttarakhand State.

Assistant Agriculture Officer Vacancy Details

Total Number of Vacancies – 188 Posts
SC Category – 12 Vacancies
ST Category – 01 Vacancies
OBC Category – 23 Vacancies
EWS (आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर वर्ग) – 06 Vacancies
General Category – 146 Vacancies
See official notification (vigyapan) for Category wise सहायक कृषि अधिकारी vacancy details.

Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Selection Process

The recruitment process will consist of Objective Type written exam of 100 Marks. The Question paper will be of 02 Hours duration and will consist of 100 Objective Type Multiple Choice questions based on subjects related to B.Sc Agriculture. Minimum 45 marks for Gen/ OBC and 35 marks for SC/ST are required to qualify in the written exam. Negative marking of ¼ marks will be applicable for every wrong answer given by candidates. For selection, merit will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in the written examination. In the case of obtaining similar marks by two or more candidates, the merit will be determined on the basis of higher age.

The written exam is scheduled to be held during the month of March 2022 (tentative). Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) is now preparing for the online exam along with the offline exam. Therefore, this exam may be conducted either offline or online.

Syllabus for Assistant Agriculture Officer (सहायक कृषि अधिकारी)

Online Application form, Important Dates and Notification

Eligible and interested candidates will have to go through the UKSSSC OTR (One Time Registration) process to apply for the group c recruitment. You will have to keep ready scanned images of recent passport size photograph, signature and left thumb impression (maximum 50 KB each) to upload online. After OTR, you can submit online application form for the Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Uttarakhand Vacancies through the website sssc.uk.gov.in or uksssconline.in from 05 October to 18 November 2021. You are advised to read the official advertisement (vigyapan) carefully and follow all the instructions given for submission of online application form.

Application fee:
General/ OBC Category – Rs 300/-
EWS/ SC/ ST/ PH Category – Rs 150/-
The requisite fee can be remitted by using Net Banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ CSC Centre.

Important Dates:
Commencement of submission of online application – 05.10.2021
Last date for submission of online application – 18.11.2021

Last date for payment of application fee – 20.11.2021
Exam date (tentative) – March 2022 (Check updates)
Exam Updates: UKSSSC Exam Date Sheet, Admit Card, Answer Key and Result

Register and submit the online application form by visiting at the direct link provided below (available from 05.10.2021). For more details about the UKSSSC Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Recruitment 2021-2022, download official advertisement or notification (Vigyapti) 38/UKSSSC/2021 in pdf format.
Sahayak Krishi Adhikari Recruitment Notice
Register and Submit Online Application
Krishi Vibhag Uttarakhand Official Website

Syllabus for Assistant Agriculture Officer (सहायक कृषि अधिकारी)

Syllabus provided by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) for the Assistant Agriculture Officer (Sahayak Krishi Adhikari) Grade-3 exam is as follows:

UNIT-1 Syllabus:
Definition and scope of Agronomy, Classification of field Crops, general principles of Crop production: Climate, soil, soil preparation, seed and sowing, tillage, water management, nutrient management, plant protection management, harvesting, threshing and storage, mixed and inter-cropping, manure and fertilizers, cultivation of common crops- Cereal Crops: Wheat, Barley, Oat: oilseed Crops: Rapeseed and mustard Linseed, Sunflower; Pulse crops: Chick pea, field pea, Lentil, Rajmah, Fodder Crops : Oat, Berseem, Lucerne; Cash Crops; Potato, sugarcane, recommended varieties, seed rate, time and method of sowing, irrigation, manure and fertilizer, weed controls, insect-pests and diseases, harvesting, processing and yield.

Soils- origin and classification loam, silt, clay, sandy loam, physical and chemical properties of soil. Use of fertilizers, essential nutrients- nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, organic and inorganic fertilizers and their effects on crops and soil, FYM and green manauring, water requirement of crops, measurement of water discharge, prevention of loss of water, different methods of irrigation – flooding, basin method, border /strip method, sprinkler and drip irrigation. Disadvantage of excess moisture, prevention of formation of acidic and alkaline soils and their management.

UNIT-2 Syllabus:
Study of horticultural crops including recommended varieties and their main features, suitability for different regions, time and method of sowing, manure and fertilizer, irrigation, diseases and pests and their control. Major vegetables like Potato, Brinjal, chillies, tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, knol khol, Onion, Watermelon, Okra, Radish, Carrot and Pea. Cucurbits, bittergourd, bottlegourd, muskmelon, ridge gourd, root crops-carrot, radish sweet potato, turnip, fruits vegetables-tomato, bringal, botanical Classification of vegetables and fruits, pruning and training of fruit plants, Unfruitfulness, Fruit drop, Polyembryony, Parthenocarpy and incompatibility.

Practices involved in the production of fruits: Mango, Guava, Kagzi lime, Banana, Grape, Litchi, Papaya, Loquat, Aonla, Ber, Jack Fruit, Apple, Pear and Peach, Production techniques of plantation crops: Coconut, Cashew nut, Tea Coffee and coca.

UNIT-3 Syllabus:
Type of iron and steel, wood, plastic and tin used in agricultural implements and their forms &, properties. Study of different types of ploughs- indigenous, chisel, rotary and disc plough, their management & cost, selection of prime movers, water lifting devices; discharge, command area, cost of different system; soil preparation, methods of ploughing, need for tillage, kinds of tillage, mechanical Power transmission through belts, pullies and gears, EC engine and its components. Classification of tractors, Elementary knowledge about main components of tractor and their functions such as steering, clutches, transmission gears, differential and final drive, Introductory agricultural economics-meaning and scope.

Production- meaning, factors of production such as land, labour, capital and management, properties of factor of production; law of returns; intensive and extensive agriculture, law of demand, relative prices and standard of living; Cooperation – meaning, principles of cooperation, land development banks: Agriculture-place in Five Year Plans; Extension Education, Extension Teaching and Learning. Extension and Rural Development Programmes: Including T and V system, National Demonstration, IRDP, Jawahar Rojgar Yozana.

UNIT-4 Syllabus:
Study of major breeds of cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, poultry and Pig; Physiology and anatomy of cow and buffalo; characteristics of good milch cow and buffalo, bulls and bullocks. Care and management of pregnant cow, poultry management. Principles of feeding of various classes of livestock and poultry. Clean milk production and maintenance of hygiene. Common medicines and vaccines used in treatment/prevention and control of animal diseases; handling of animals for treatment; castration. Operation flood, Milk and Milk products, Identification of Adult rated milk, Importance of farm’s livestock and poultry in agriculture and Indian economy, Pathogenesis disease and vaccination. The antigens, antibiotics, antiseptics, disinfectants, The milk and its synthesis in mammary glands. Composition of milk of different species and colostrum.

Details composition and physio-chemical properties of cow and buffalo’s milk. Factors affecting quantity and chemical composition of milk. Chemistry of milk constituents viz. lactose, fat, protein, enzymes and vitamins. Preservatives and adulterants of milk. Chemical changes occurring during storage of milk. Classification of common feeds and fodders, low-cost balanced feeds, Evaluation of energy and protein value of feed. Processing methods of animal feed stuffs. Processing of milk for filtration, clarification, bactofugation, standardization, homogenization, cream separation-centrifugation. Indigenous milk products- paneer, chhana, ghee, khoa, dahi. Other milk products- cream, butter, ice-cream, condensed milk, milk powder, cheese, dairy by products.

UNIT-5 Syllabus:
Mendel’s Law’s of heredity, Chromosomal theory of inheritance, meiosis and mitosis, Linkage and crossing over- types, mechanism and significance, Nucleic acid as genetic material- structure, replication, genetic code and translation, Mutation- spontaneous and induced, Sex chromosomes and its determination in man and droisophila, sex linked characters. Mean as measures of central tendency-Mean, Median, Mode, Geometric Mean, Harmonic Mean, Weighted Range, Quartile Deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation and Coefficient of variation. Chemistry of Carbohydrates- Glucose, fructose, Galactose, Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose, Starch, Cellulose. Ammo acids, Lipids and fatty acids. Vitamin A, D, E, K, Thiamine, Riboflavin and Nicotinic acid, Plant growth substances, photoperiodism and verbalization, Insect Anatomy: Digestive, Exeretory, Reproductive, Circulatory, Respiratory and Nervous systems of grasshopper, General introduction to Phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, Mode of reproduction in crop plants in relation to breeding techniques.

Genetic consequences of self and cross pollinated crops, Plant Introduction and exploration, Breeding self pollinated crops, population’s improvement, Mass selection, recurrent selection. Breeding cross pollinated crops mass selection, pedigree, bulk and back cross methods. Classification of plant diseases according to cause and occurrence. Plant Pathogens: Fungi (Albugo, Erysiphe, Ustilago, Claviceps and Puccinia). Diagnositic characters of the following genera: Phytophthora, Peronospora, Sclerospora, Ustilago, Sphacelotheca, Tolyposporium, Melampsora, Alternaria, Cercospora, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, pyricularia, Rhizoctonia and Colletotrichum. Preliminary knowledge of hazards related to pesticide use, MRL, ADI, Mammalian Safety Ratio. Basic concept of Integrated Pest Management.

Check the given link for Written Exam Syllabus and Pattern for the other Group C posts.
See also: UKSSSC Syllabus Group C (Samuh G) Exam Uttarakhand

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