Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission 2021 Jobs Recruitment Notification.TNPSC inviting applications for the positions of Assistant Agricultural Officer & more. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions.
Last Date for Submission of Application is on 4th March, 2021.
No.of Posts and Vacancies :-
Assistant Agricultural Officer - 122 Posts
Assistant Horticultural Officer - 122 Posts
Agricultural Officer - 365 Post
Assistant Director of Horticulture - 28 Posts
Horticultural Officer - 169 Posts
Qualification Details:
Applications are invited only through online mode up to 04.03.2021 for Direct Recruitment to the posts of Assistant Agricultural Officer in Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service and Assistant Horticultural Officer in Tamil Nadu Horticultural Subordinate Services as follows
a. Name of the Post and Code No.: 1. Assistant Agricultural Officer (Post Code No.3101)
b. No. of vacancies: 106+16* (Carried Forward vacancies)
c. Scale of Pay: Rs.20600-65500 (Level-10) (Revised Scale)
d. For The Post Of Assistant Agricultural Officer:
(i) Must have passed Higher Secondary (plus two) Examination.
(ii) 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.
e. Note:
1. Candidate who have not possessed the two year Diploma in Agriculture are not eligible for the post of Assistant Agricultural Officer even though they possess Higher Qualification.
2. Diploma in Agricultural Technology (3 Years Course) is not the prescribed Educational qualification as per the special rule for the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service.
Age:
Minimum Age (Should have completed): SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(OBCMs), BCMs and DWs of all Castes - 18 years.Maximum Age: No Maximum Age limit, “Others” [i.e. Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(OBCMs) and BCMs]: 18 years, Maximum Age: 30 Years (Should not have completed)
Application Fee:
Written Examination fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only), is payable by online through Net Banking / Credit card / Debit card or it can be paid offline at SBI / HDFC Bank within two days from the date of submission of online application by choosing the option in the online application
General Instructions :
(A) The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to this recruitment.
(B)Person Studied in Tamil Medium
(i) As per Section 2(d) of the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential basis in the services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010, as amended by Act 35 of 2020, Person studied in Tamil medium means a person who has studied through Tamil medium of instruction upto the educational qualification prescribed for direct recruitment in the rules or regulations or orders applicable to any appointment in the services under the State.
(ii) Candidates claiming to be Persons studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) must upload / produce evidence for the same in the form of SSLC, HSC, Transfer Certificate, Provisional Certificate , Convocation Certificate, Degree Certificate, PG Degree Certificate, Mark Sheets, Certificate from the Board or University or from the Institution, as the case may be, with a recording that he/she had studied the entire duration of the respective course(s) through Tamil Medium of instruction.
(iii) Candidates must upload / produce documents as evidence of having studied in the Tamil medium, all educational qualification upto the educational qualification prescribed.
Example: If the prescribed educational qualification is Degree, then the candidate should have studied the SSLC, Higher Secondary Course and Degree through Tamil Medium of instruction. If the prescribed educational qualification is Post-Graduate Degree, then the candidate should have studied the SSLC, Higher Secondary Course, Degree and the Post-graduate degree through Tamil medium of instruction
(iv) If no such document as evidence for „PSTM‟ is available, a certificate from the Registrar / Principal / Head Master / Controller of Examinations / Director of the Educational Institution, as the case may be, in the prescribed format must be uploaded / produced, for each and every educational qualification up to the educational qualification prescribed.
(v)Failure to upload / produce such documents as evidence for „Persons Studied in Tamil Medium‟ for all educational qualification up to the educational qualification prescribed, shall result in the rejection of candidature.
(vi) Documents uploaded / produced as proof of having studied in Tamil medium, for the partial duration of any course / private appearance at any examination, shall not be accepted and shall result in the rejection of candidature.
(C)The selection for appointment to the said posts is purely provisional subject to the final orders in the writ petitions, if any, pending on the files of the Hon‟ble High Court of Madras and its Madurai Bench.
(D) As per Sections 26 and 27(c) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, reservation of appointment to Destitute Widows and Exservicemen will not apply to this recruitment.
(E) Persons With Benchmark Disability : As per G.O. (Ms.) No. 20, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP.3.2) Department, dated 20.06.2018, the said posts have been identified as suitable for differently abled persons with the following disabilities – LV, HI, HH, LD, LC, DF, AC. [LV- Low vision, HI- Hearing impaired, HH- Hard of hearing, LD- Locomotor disability, LC- Leprosy cured, DF- Dwarfism, AC-Acid attack victims,].
(F) Persons with Benchmark Disability should submit / upload a copy of Disability Certificate in the format prescribed in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] and issued by the competent authority defined in GO Ms. No. 28, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.1), dated 27.07.2018.
(G) If no qualified and suitable women applicants are available for selection against the vacancies reserved for them, those vacancies will be filled by male applicants belonging to the respective communal categories. (Section 26(5) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016).
(H) Wherever vacancies are reserved for Arunthathiyars on preferential basis, even after filling the vacancies reserved for SC (Arunthathiyars) on preferential basis, if more number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available, they shall be entitled to compete with the Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-semerit among them and if any posts reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified applicants, it shall be filled by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars. (Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016).
(I) Evidence for all the claims made in the online application should be uploaded / submitted in time when documents are called for. Any subsequent claim made after submission of online application will not be entertained. Failure to upload / submit the documents within the stipulated time limit will entail rejection of application.
(J) Suppression of following material information in the online application regarding (i) free chances availed (ii) Employment in the Service of the Indian Union or a State in India or in the employment of Local Bodies or University or Quasi Government Organization or Public Sector units constituted under the authority of the Government of India or of a State in India in regular service or temporary service (iii) Wilful suppression of criminal cases / disciplinary action pending / punishments if any, against the applicant (iv) violation of undertaking given by the applicant in the online application etc,. may invite suitable penal action including debarment for a specific period as decided by the Commission for various recruitments/ selections conducted by the Commission, besides rejection of application.
(K)Correct and true information regarding arrest, convictions, criminal or any disciplinary proceedings initiated / pending or finalised, debarment / disqualification by any recruiting agency, participation in agitation or any political organisation, candidature in election for Parliament / State Legislature / Local Bodies etc, if any, should also be furnished to the Commission at the time of application. The details thereof, i.e. originals of the judgement / order / G.O. dropping further action in the departmental proceedings or any document that may prove the suitability of such applicants for appointment in such cases must be produced at the stage / time of certificate verification without fail. All such events that occur after the submission of application and till the date of his / her selection and appointment shall be reported to the Commission forthwith. Failure to report on the part of the applicant will be considered as suppression of material information and will attract suitable penal action.
(L) Incomplete applications and applications containing wrong claims or incorrect particulars relating to category of reservation / eligibility / age /gender / communal category / educational qualification / medium of instruction / physical qualification / other basic qualifications and other basic eligibility criteria will be summarily rejected.
(M) One Time Registration is not an application for any post / recruitment. Though the details/particulars have already been furnished by the applicants under One Time Registration system, the claims made in the online application for this recruitment alone will be taken into consideration. The Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application for this recruitment.
(N) Refer Annexure-I of this notification regarding determination of community and reservation in employment for Transgender.
(O)Determination of Community for Transgender:
(i) The Transgender candidates, who do not possess any community certificate may choose to be considered under Most Backward Classes as per G.O.(Ms) No.28, Backward Classes, Most Backward Class and Minorities Welfare Department, dated 06.04.2015 or under „others‟
(ii) The Transgender candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar)/ Scheduled Tribe communities and possess community certificate as such, shall be considered as per their respective community.
(iii) The Transgender candidates who belong to the communities other than Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar) / Scheduled Tribe and possess community certificate as such are permitted to choose to be considered as belonging to their own community or as Most Backward Class whichever is advantageous to them, at the time of One Time Registration itself. Once the individual opts to be considered as a particular community, it shall be crystallized and this option shall not be changed in future.
(P) Reservation in Employment for Transgender:-
(i) The Transgender candidates who identify themselves as „Female‟ shall be considered against both 30% reservation for women as well as 70% reservation for the General category (both Men & Women).
(ii) The Transgender candidates, who identify themselves as „Male‟ or „Transgender‟, shall be considered against the 70 % reservation for General category (both Men & Women).
Important Dates :
1. Date of Notification 05.02.2021
2. Last date for submission of online application: 04.03.2021
3. Last date for payment of Fee through Bank (State Bank of India or HDFC bank 06.03.2021
4. Date of Written Examination
a. Paper – I (Subject Paper) 17.04.2021 10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M
b. Paper – II (General Studies) 17.04.2021 03.00 P.M. to 05.00 P.M
Other Important Instructions:
(a) Applicant should ensure their eligility for the examination. Before applying for/ appearing for the examination, the Applicants should ensure their eligibility for such examination and that they fulfil all the conditions in regard to age, educational qualifications, number of chances for free concession, etc., as prescribed by the Commission’s notification. Their admission to all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to the satisfying the eligibility conditions. (Refer Para 11 (B) (C) & (D) of ‘Instructions to Applicants’)
(b) The memorandum of admission (hall ticket) for eligible applicants will be made available in the Commission’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.net for downloading by applicants. The memorandum of admission will not be sent by post. The applicants must comply with each and every instruction given in the memorandum of admission. (Refer in Note (g) of Para 2 (V) of Instructions to Applicants))
(c) Online Correcepondence :- In case of any guidance / information / clarification regarding applications, candidature, etc., applicants can contact the Commission’s office in person or over the Commission’s Toll-Free No. 1800 425 1002 on all working days between 10.00 a.m. and 05.45 p.m. Queries relating to One Time Registration/ online application may be sent to helpdesk@tnpscexams.in. Other queries may be sent to contacttnpsc@gmail.com. (Refer Para 2(V) of (h)(i)(j) ‘Instructions to Applicants’)
(d) COMMUNICATION TO APPLICANTS: Applicants requiring clarification, can contact the office of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in person or over the Toll-Free No.1800 425 1002 on all working days between 10.00 am and 5.45 pm. Queries relating to One Time Registration/ online application may be sent to helpdesk@tnpscexams.in. Other queries may be sent to
contacttnpsc@gmail.com.
(e) After notification, during the process of recruitment till publication of final result, no information under Right to Information Act would be furnished.
(f) MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER ARTICLES BANNED : i) Except the permitted writing material (i.e. Black ballpoint pen Only), applicants are not allowed to bring cellular phones, electronic or any other type of calculators, watches and rings with inbuilt memory notes, recording devices either as a separate piece or part of something used by the applicant such as watch or ring etc or any other electronic devices and non - electronic devices such as P&G design data book, mathematical and drawing instruments, log tables, stencils of maps, slide rules books, notes, loose
sheets, rough sheets, hand bags etc., into the examination hall / room. ii) If they are found to be in possession of any such things or instruments, they will not be allowed to write the examination further, besides invalidation of answer paper and / or debarment. If it is considered necessary, they will be subjected to thorough physical search including frisking on the spot.
iii) Applicants are advised, in their own interest, not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping of the same cannot be assured.
(g) Unless specific instruction is given, applicants are not required to submit along with their application any certificates (in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualifications, physical qualification, community, physical disability etc.,) which should be submitted when called for by the Commission. Applicants applying for the recruitment should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility
conditions for admission to the recruitment. Their admission at all the stages of recruitment for which they are admitted by the Commission will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification at any time before or after the written examination / certificate verification, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the recruitment will be rejected summarily by the Commission.
(h) If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, it will lead to rejection of their candidature and suitable penal action including debarment.
(i) UNFAIR MEANS STRICTLY PROHIBITED: No applicant shall copy from the papers of any other applicant or permit his / her papers to be copied or give or attempt to give or obtain or attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.
(j) CONDUCT IN THE EXAMINATION HALL: No applicant should misbehave in any manner or create a disorderly scene in the examination hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such misconduct will be viewed seriously and penalised.
(k) For violation of Instructions to App licants in any manner, suitable penalty will beimposed as per the Instructions to Applicants or as deemed fit by the Commission.
Selection Process :
Based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the Written Examination, the tentative list of eligible candidates for certificate verification will be announced in the Commission’s website. After verification of the original certificates, the eligible candidates will be summoned for final selection through counselling method. (For details refer Para 18 (C) of Commission’s ‘Instructions to Applicants’).
Note:
1. First, the selection will be made for the carried forward vacancies. [Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016]
2. Secondly, the selection will be made for regular vacancies following the rule of reservation.
How to Apply :
The Online Application can be submitted upto 04.03.2021 till 11.59 p.m., after which the link will be disabled.
1. Applicants should apply only through online mode in the Commission’s Websites www.tnpsc.gov.in / www.tnpscexams.in
2. One-Time Registration (OTR) using Aadhaar is mandatory before applying for any post. Applicant should register only once in the One-Time Registration by paying Rs.150/- as Registration fee. Successfully registered One-Time Registration is valid for 5 years from the date of Registration. All the applications should be submitted using the One-Time Registration ID and password registered by the applicant.
3. For applying in One-Time Registration, the applicants should have a scanned image of their photograph, certificate wherever insisted and signature in CD/DVD/Pen Drive to upload the same as per the specifications given in the guidliness for scanning and uploading of photograph and signature.
4. No applicant is permitted to create more than one registration ID in One-Time Registration.
5. Applicants should enter the Unique ID and password to view the already available information and update them. They shall not share the ID with any other person or agency.
6. One-Time Registration is not an application for any post. It is just a collection of information from the applicants and giving a separate dashboard to each applicant to facilitate them to maintain their own profile. Applicant who wishes to apply for any post shall click Apply against the post notified in the Commission’s Website and use the same USER ID and PASSWORD given for ONE -TIME REGISTRATION.
7. Applicants should select the name of the post or service for which they wish to apply.
8. Applicants are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.
9. An Online application uploaded without the photograph, specified documents and signature will be rejected.
10. All the particulars mentioned in the online application including name of the Candidate, Post applied, educational qualifications, Communal Category, Date of Birth, Address, Email ID, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date specified for applying online. Since certain fields are firm and fixed and cannot be edited, applicants
are requested to fill in the online application form with the utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.
11. Print Option
a) After submitting the application, applicants can print / save their application in PDF format.
b) On entering user ID and password, applicants can download their application and print, if required.
c) Applicants need not send the printout of the online application or any other supporting documents to the Commission. The certificates will be verified only when the applicants come up for next stage of selection.
12. One -Time Registration will not be considered as an application for any post. (For further details refer para 2 of ‘Instructions to Applicants’)