Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) has published a notification Regarding ASRB Recruitment 2021 for appointment in 65 Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer vacancy
So, The Candidates who are citizens of India and completed all eligibility criteria. They can Apply ASRB Recruitment 2021 Online Application form before the last date.
ASRB Recruitment 2021 Details
[☑] Administrative Officer (AO)
No of posts: 44 [UR-17, EWS-04, SC-07, ST-02, OBC-14]
Educational Qualification: Candidate must be a Graduate of a recognized University securing not than 55% mark in the final degree examination or equivalent and must have a working knowledge of computer.
Pay: Pay Level 10 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix [Pre-revised PB-3 Rs 15600-39100 + Rs 5400 (Grade Pay)].
[☑] Finance & Accounts Officer (F&AO)
No of posts: 21 [UR-13, EWS-02, SC-02, ST-00, OBC-04]
Educational Qualification: Candidate must be a Graduate of a recognized University securing not less than 55% mark in the final degree examination or equivalent and must have a working knowledge of computer.
Desirable Qualification: Specialization in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce as the Post Graduation level or professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS.
Pay: Pay Level 10 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix [Pre-revised PB-3 Rs 15600-39100 + Rs 5400 (Grade Pay)
Other Criteria of ASRB Recruitment
Age Limit: The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must have not attained the age of 30 years as on 23.08.2021.
Age Relaxation: The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:-
- SC/ST: Upto a maximum of five years.
- OBC: Upto a maximum of Three years.
- PWD: Upto a maximum of Ten years.
Application Fees of ASRB Recruitment
The candidates seeking admission to the examination must pay to the Board a fee as follows:
For Administrative Officer post only:
Category of candidate | Examination fee (₹) | Registration fee (₹) | Total (₹) |
UR / OBC / EWS | 480/- | 20/- | 500/- |
Women/ Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability | NIL | 20/- | 20/- |
For Finance & Accounts Officer post only:
Category of candidate | Examination fee (₹) | Registration fee (₹) | Total (₹) |
UR / OBC / EWS | 480/- | 20/- | 500/- |
Women/ Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability | NIL | 20/- | 20/- |
For both AO and F&AO posts:
Category of candidate | Examination fee (₹) | Registration fee (₹) | Total (₹) |
UR / OBC / EWS | 960/- | 40/- | 1000/- |
Women/ Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability | NIL | 40/- | 40/- |
ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTE/ SCHEDULE TRIBE/ PERSON WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY ARE EXEMPTED FROM PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE. THEY HAVE TO PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE ONLY.
How to Apply for ASRB Recruitment
Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria. they can read the Official Notification then fill up the online application forms by following the steps indicated below,
- Scroll down and check The Important Link ‘s section.
- Click on Online Application Link.
- Enter your all-asked information and upload your ask all documents.
- After that submit your application and keep computer generated application for future reference.
Important Dates of ASRB Recruitment
Submission of online applications starts on | 23rd July 2021 (11.00 AM) |
Last date and time for receipt of online applications | 23rd August 2021 (05.00 PM) |
Last date and time for making an online fee payment | 23rd August 2021 (05.00 PM) |
Date of online objective type examination – Tier-I (CBT) | 10th October 2021 |
Date of descriptive type examination – Tier-II | To be notified later |
Date of Structured Interview/Personality Test | To be notified later |
Important Link of ASRB Recruitment
Online Application Link: | CLICK HERE |
Download Official Notification: | CLICK HERE |
Selection Process
Tier-I Exam
Objective multiple-choice paper of 200 questions of one mark each of three hours duration containing the following Section:
Section – A | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
Section – B | General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | 50 Questions |
Section – C | Arithmetical & Numerical Ability | 50 Questions |
Section – D | Language Comprehension (Hindi or English) | 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 the 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 vacancies are available.
Tier-II (Descriptive) Exam (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 | 100 Marks |
Paper-IV | Commerce & Business Economics | 200 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)
Tier-III (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)
STRUCTURED INTERVIEW / PERSONALITY TEST
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:
(a) Essential Educational Qualifications (Total) 05 (Maximum) (60% and above: 05) (55% and above but below 60%: 04)
(b) Highest or Desirable Academic/ Professional Qualification/ Experience: 05
(ii) Extra-Curricular Activities : | 05 |
(iii) General Awareness/ General Knowledge : | 10 |
(iv) In-depth knowledge of the subject studied : | 20 |
(v) Personality : | 20 |
(vi) Working Knowledge of Computers : | 20 |
(vii) Aptitude and Suitability : | 15 |