AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2019: Syllabus, Vacancies

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2019: A total of 6,714 vacancies are there for Village Agriculture Assistant-Grade-II in A.P. Agricultural Subordinate Services under AP Grama / Ward Sachivalayam Recruitment 2019. Candidates who get selection through it will come under pay scale  Rs 14,600–Rs.44,870. For them initial salary will be Rs 15,000 pm for duration of probation of 2 years. Here are complete details of AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2019 including syllabus, exam pattern, vacancies, eligibility.

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2019

Notification, online form, hall ticket, result are published at gramasachivalayam.ap.gov.in. Candidates must satisfy eligibility criteria besides qualifying written exam. 

Vacancies

Name of District	No. of Vacancies
Srikakulam	676
Vizianagaram	490
Visakhapatnam	292
East Godavari	818
West Godavari	477
Krishna	540
Guntur	627
Prakasam	709
SPSR Nellore	537
Chittoor	352
Ananthapuramu	282
Kurnool	590
YSR Kadapa	324
Total	6714

Breakup of vacancies

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualifications

Must have passed the 4 Years B.Sc, (Agriculture)

(OR)

4 Years B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering) from a recognized University in the State / any other University accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 

(OR) 

2 Years Diploma in Agriculture Polytechnic 

(OR) 

2 Years Diploma in Agriculture Polytechnic (Seed Technology) 

(OR) 

2 Years Diploma in Agriculture Polytechnic (Organic Farming) 

(OR)

3 Years Diploma in Agriculture Polytechnic (Agricultural Engineering) recognized by the ANGRAU 

(OR)

Serving MPEOs with B.Sc (BZC) degree are also eligible to apply as a one-time exemption for having worked as MPEO in the Dept. of Agriculture. On selection B.Sc (BZC) candidates should acquire a 2 year Diploma in Agriculture Polytechnic to get eligibility for further promotion.

Age Limit

No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if he / she is more than 42 years of age as on 01.07.2019 as per G.O.Ms.No.132,GA (Ser-A) Dept., dated:15.10.2018. Candidates should not be born earlier than 02.07.1977 and not later than 01.07.2001.

Age Relaxation is applicable to the categories as detailed below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST and BCs	5 years
Physically Handicapped	10 years
Ex. Service men	Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces/NCC
N.C.C (who have worked as instructor in NCC)	Same as above
A.P State Government Employees (Employees of APSEB, APSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities etc., are not eligible)	Upto a maximum 5 years based on the length of regular service
Retrenched temporary employees in the state Census department with a minimum service of 6 months	3 years
Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried and belonging to SC/ST category covered under 12 (b) (iii) of AP state and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 with reference to posts of Junior Assistants or less	Upper age limit is 48 years
Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried and not belonging to SC/ST category covered under 12 (b) (iii) of AP state and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 with reference to posts of Junior Assistants or less	Upper age limit is 43 years
Candidates who are working on temporary basis. (Working MPEOs/ATMs & BTMs of ATMA in Agricultural Department.)	Up-to a maximum of 5 years or length of service in years whichever is less.

Weightage of 10%

A weightage of 1.5 marks for every Completed period of 6monthsof satisfactory service rendered as MPEOs/ ATMs & BTMs of ATMA in Agriculture Department to a maximum of 15 marks. The Service Certificate should be issued by the Joint Director of Agriculture /Project Directors, ATMA of the concerned District. The service rendered for less than 6 months shall be treated as NIL.

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Exam Pattern 2019

Written examination (Objective Type)	No. of Qs	Duration in minutes	Max Marks
Part-A General Studies and mental ability	50	50	50
Part-B Agriculture Subject.	100	100	100
Total	150	150	150

Marking scheme: For each correct answer 1 mark will be awarded and each wrong answer will carry 0.25 negative mark.

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Syllabus 2019

PART-A

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY

1. General Mental ability and reasoning.
2. Quantitative aptitude including data interpretation.
3. General English.
4. Current affairs of regional, national and International importance.
5. General Science and its applications to the day to day life, Contemporary development in science and Technology and information Technology.
6. History & Culture of India with specific focus on AP.
7. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, 73/74th Amendments, public policy, reforms and Centre – State relations with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
8. Society, Social justice, rights issues.
9. Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
10. Key welfare & development schemes of Government of Andhra Pradesh.

PART-B

1. Principles and Practices of Crop Production
2. Principles and practices of Soil Science and Management
3. Principles of Agricultural Economics
4. Fundamentals of Seed Technology
5. Agricultural Extension Methods
6. Fundamentals of Plant Protection
7. Watershed Management
8. Soil and Water Conservation Practices
9. Farm Machinery, power and Agricultural Implements
10. Environmental Science and Disaster Management
11. Post-Harvest Technology

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