AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020: A total of 536 vacancies are there for Village Agriculture Assistant-Grade-II in A.P. Agricultural Subordinate Services under AP Grama Sachivalayam Recruitment 2020. Government of Andhra Pradesh is the conducting body for Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020. Selected candidates get Rs. 15000/- per month during the period of probabtion. After that, Rs. Rs. 14,600 – 44,870 is given to candidates. Here are complete details of AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 including syllabus, exam pattern, vacancies, eligibility.
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AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020
Notification, online form, hall ticket, result are published at gramasachivalayam.ap.gov.in. Candidates must satisfy eligibility criteria besides qualifying written exam.
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AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Notification
The official notification of AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 has been released by Government of Andhra Pradesh. You can see the first page below, and click on it to download the complete document as pdf.

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Vacancies
All the applicants who are willing to be appointed on the Post of Village Secretariats at various districts of Andhra Pradesh can check the vacancies detail from here
Name of District | No. of Vacancies |
Srikakulam | 63 |
Vizianagaram | 69 |
Visakhapatnam | 16 |
East Godavari | 118 |
West Godavari | 24 |
Krishna | 15 |
Guntur | 14 |
Prakasam | 15 |
SPSR Nellore | 150 |
Chittoor | 36 |
Ananthapuramu | 1 |
Kurnool | 9 |
YSR Kadapa | 6 |
Total | 536 |
Breakup of vacancies

AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check the eligibility criteria for AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 as given below:
Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have possessed one of the following qualification:
- Candidates must possess a 4 years B.Sc (Agriculture) degree.
- Candidate should have 4 Years B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering) degree from a recognized University.
- Must have a 2 years diploma in agriculture polytechnic (Seed technology/ organic farming) from Acharya N.G Ranga Agriculture university.
- Must have a 3 years diploma in agriculture polytechnic (Agriculture engineering) from Acharya N.G Ranga Agriculture University.
Age Limit
- Minimum age limit: 18 years (as on July 01, 2020)
- Maximum age limit: 42 years (as on July 01, 2020)
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, instructor in NCC | Service period + 3 years |
A.P State Government Employees | 5 years |
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 | 6 years |
Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried and not belonging to SC/ST category | 1 year |
AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Exam Pattern
Candidates can check the AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Exam Pattern from below:
Mode of exam: Written examination (Objective Type)
Type of questions: Multiple choice questions
Duration of exam: 150 minutes
Marking scheme:
- Correct answer: +1 mark
- Incorrect answer: 0.25 marks
Written examination (Objective Type) | No. of Qs | Max Marks |
Part-A General Studies and mental ability | 50 | 50 |
Part-B Agriculture Subject. | 100 | 100 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020 Syllabus
Check below the syllabus for AP Grama Sachivalayam Village Agriculture Assistant Recruitment 2020:
Part A (General Studies and Mental Ability)
- Mental ability and reasoning.
- Quantitative aptitude including data interpretation.
- Current affairs of regional, national and International importance.
- General English.
- General Science and its applications
- History & Culture of India with specific focus on AP.
- Indian polity and governance
- Society, Social justice, rights issues.
- Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
- Key welfare & development schemes of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Part B (Agricultural Subject)
- Principles and Practices of Crop Production
- Principles and practices of Soil Science and Management
- Principles of Agricultural Economics
- Fundamentals of Seed Technology
- Agricultural Extension Methods
- Fundamentals of Plant Protection
- Post-Harvest Technology
- Watershed Management
- Soil and Water Conservation Practices
- Farm Machinery, power and Agricultural Implements
- Environmental Science and Disaster Management
i completed my agriculture engineering from JNTUK,is that iam eligible for village agriculture assistant
?JNTUK has no ICAR recognization
jntuk students are eligible for village agriculture assistant jobs?
Yes eligible
UGC students are also eligible or not
Remaining posts of village agricultural assistant??
Iam completed diploma in agriculture can I eligible to VAA
UGC students are also eligible or not
Sir is that UGC students are eligible for VAA exam, I’m the student of DR.BR Ambedkar affiliated college, of Agra can you plz reply me sir
Sir is UGC recognised students are eligible for VAA exam . Im the student from sunrise university Rajasthan no ICAR recognition Please reply me sir.