The National Seeds Corporation (NSC) is a Mini ratna Category-I company. The company is under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It was established in March 1963 to undertake production of foundation and certified seeds. The company was incorporated to to promote and develop seed industry in the country. The NSC produce One Lakhs Tons of certified/quality seeds per year covering 600 varieties of 60 crops and hybrids of cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fodder, fibre and vegetables. The production and marketing of the seeds is done through its 10 Regional Offices, 5 Farms and 77 Area offices spread all over India. NSC has 5 Quality Control Laboratories, one each at New Delhi, Secunderabad, Bhopal, Kolkata and Pune. All the quality control laboratories check the the quality of seeds. The company has developed various hybrids of Maize, Bajara, Paddy, Wheat, Barley etc that can be seen on the official website of NSC. The company has undertaken various missions in order to increase the seed production ratio.
The NSC has also launched the National Seed Project (NSP) in 1974. It has contributed various State Seed Corporation under the NSP during seventies. It plays a key role in the fulfillment of various schemes of Government of India like integrated scheme for “Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil and Palm & Maize” (ISOPOM), “National Food Security Mission (NFSM)” and “National Horticulture Mission” (NHM). The National Seeds Corporation (NSC) also provide technical support to the seed producing agencies including State Seed Corporations. The company also exports the seeds across the world especially in SAARC and African countries. It releases various posts for Senior Trainee, Trainee Agriculture, Technician etc.
Ongoing Recruitment in NSC
The company will recruit the candidates for various posts in the company. Interested and eligible candidates will be able to apply for the concerned post from the official website. To be eligible, candidates must fulfill the eligibility norms for the prescribed post in the company.
| NSC Recruitment | Links | Last date to Apply |
| Assistant, Management Trainee, and other posts | Notification, Apply Online, Notice regarding online application, Corrigendum, PWD Posts, Duties & Responsibilities | 19 Aug 2020 |
Job Prospects with NSC
In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the company to benefit the country in terms of seed production, the NSC provides the job opportunities to the interested and eligible candidates for the various posts. The NSC gives various job opportunities in several fields such as Assistant, Management Trainee, Sr. Trainee, Diploma Trainee and many more. The applicants are invited to fill the application form on the official website of the company. The details regarding the recruitment such as eligibility norms, salary, posts, application date, examination or interview dates are notified NSC on the official website. Recently the candidates has been recruited at corporate and regional offices of the National Seeds Corporation (NSC). The company also invites the officials of Central / State Govt. Deptt., PSUs, Agri. Universities, Private Seed Companies and Seed Certification Agencies for the training programmes. The training programmes are organised to work on the Quality Control Arrangement on Seeds and Development and strengthening of Infrastructure Facilities for production and Distribution of Quality Seeds.
Ongoing Projects
The National Seeds Corporation (NSC) has done tremendous job in Seed production, Certification, Seed Quality Control, eed Processing, Handling and Packaging, Seed Marketing, Sales Promotion And Advertising for Seeds and various other project.
