Assam Public Service Commission invites application from Indian Citizens as defined in Articles 5 to 8 of the
Constitution of India for the under-mentioned posts under Assam Government in the scale of pay as indicated below and
carrying usual allowances as admissible under Rules of the Govt. of Assam.
- Name of the Post: – Fishery Development Officer & Allied Cadre under Fishery Department.
- No. of Posts: – 32 (Thirty Two) Nos.
Reservation as per draft advertisement received from Govt. against total numbers of posts in the cadre. - Scale of Pay: – Pay scale + Grade Pay + Other allowances as admissible to the Assam State Government
employees from time to time (per month). - Educational Qualification :-
B.F.Sc. Degree from any College/University recognized by I.C.A.R. or D.F.Sc. or Master of
Science (Fisheries) from C.I.F.E., Mumbai or any other institute of I.C.A.R.
(Upload necessary documents.) - Eligibility Criteria:-
(i) The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
(ii) The candidates must produce PRC issued in Assam for educational purpose/ Voter ID/ Employment
Exchange Registration Certificate as proof of residency along with application form. - Age:- The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on
01/01/2022. The upper age limit is relaxable :
By 5 years for SC/ST candidates, i.e. upto 43 years.
By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years as per Govt. Notification No. ABP. 6/2016/9
dated Dispur the 25th April 2018.
Persons with benchmark disability (PWBD) 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and UR Category of
candidates as per Govt. Memorandum No. ABP 180/2017/105 dated Dispur the 7th January, 2019.
The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation / HSLC Admit Card or
Pass Certificate issued by a recognized Central/State Board/Council and no other document shall be accepted in lieu of
the mentioned documents.
(Upload necessary documents.)
The Advertisement has been issued as per the Service Rule.
Name of the
Service/Post
Open
category
Reserved
for
OBC/MOBC
Reserved
for
SC
Reserved
for
STP
Reserved
for
STH
Reserved for
EWS
Grand
Total
Post reserved
for PWBD &Type of
Disability
Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW No. of Posts Fishery
Development
Officer & Allied
Cadre under
Fishery
Department
13 04 09 03 02 01 03 01 02 00 03 01 32 10
01
(Blindness
and Low
Vision)
Pay scale Grade Pay Pay band
Rs. 30,000/- to 1,10,000/- Rs. 12,700/- PB- 4
(i) STARTING DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION : 22-08-2022
(ii) CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION : 22-09-2022
APPLICATION FEES: Under the Digital India initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),
Government of India, APSC has decided to launch its Online Recruitment portal with the help of CSC-SPV, a MeitY
approved organization, which will charge a processing fee of Rs. 30.00/- + 18% tax = Rs.35.40/- from each candidate.
The Application Fee is as per Govt. Notification No. FEG.32/2016/8-A dated Dispur the 28th October, 2016
communicated vide letter No.ABP.60/2014/11 dated 2nd February 2018 and Govt. Memorandum No. ABP 180/2017/105
dated Dispur the 7th January, 2019. for persons with benchmark disabilities (PWBD) candidates.
(i) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation
against such rejection would be entertained.
(ii) Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fees be held in reserve
for any other examination or selection.
EWS candidates must produce Income & Assets certificate of the family issued by the officer not below the rank
of Circle Officer as per provision of Para 5 of Govt. OM No.ABP.07/2019/4, dated 10-04-2019. Kindly, refer to
the Govt. OM No.ABP.07/2019/16 dated 31-12-2019. Candidates may download the specimen copy of EWS
Certificate from www.apsc.nic.in under “Forms & Downloads”. Income & Asset certificates (to be
produced by the EWS category candidates) should be based on the income for the financial year prior
to the year of application i.e. the certificate must be valid for the year 2022-2023 based on the income
for the financial year 2021-2022 and not for the same year 2022-2023.
Candidates are advised to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the candidates belonging to EWS.
Available in APSC’s website.
LAST DATE FOR PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE: 24-09-2022
PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY
Physically Handicapped (PH) Persons or Persons with disabilities, as indicated against various item(s) in
the VACANCY DETAILS, can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them but has been
identified as Suitable. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of
merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation
and other relaxations as permissible under the rules. Thus, Physically Handicapped (PH) persons can avail benefit:
(i). Reservation and other concessions and relaxation as permissible under the rules only when degree of
physical disability is 40% or more and the posts are reserved for PH candidates.
(ii). Other Concessions and Relaxations as permissible under the rules only when degree of physical disability is
40% or more and the posts are suitable for PH candidates.
HOW TO APPLY
- Applicants are required to apply online through APSC’s recruitment website. No other means/ mode of
application will be accepted and the Application will be summarily rejected. - Applicants who have not registered yet, in Online Recruitment Portal of APSC are first required to go to the
APSC’s recruitment website https://online.apscrecruitment.in and register themselves by clicking on ‘Register
Here’ link and complete the One Time Registration(OTR) process by providing basic details.
Sl.
No Category Application fee
(Rs)
Processing Fee
Charged by
CSC-SPV (Rs)
Taxable amount on
processing fee
(@18%)
Total Amount
(Rs) - General/EWS 250, 30, 5.40, 285.40
- SC/ST/OBC/MOBC 150, 30, 5.40, 185.40
- BPL Nil 30, 5.40, 35.40
- PWBD Nil 30, 5.40, 35.40
