(Notification) ASRB : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (AO) AND FINANCE & ACCOUNTS OFFICER (F&AO) -2021



(Notification) ASRB : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (AO) AND FINANCE & ACCOUNTS OFFICER (F&AO) -2021



The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will conduct competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer in Pay Level 10 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix [Pre-revised PB-3 ₹ 15600-39100 + ₹ 5400 (Grade Pay)] at ICAR Research Institutes in accordance with the rules issued by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.  

VACANCIES: 

Name

of the post

No. of

vacancy

Number of vacancy

Reservation

for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

Eligible

category of PwBD*

Functional

Requireme nt**

UR

EWS

SC

ST

OBC

AO

44

17

04

07

02

14

01- Cat. a

01- Cat. b

Total- 02

a) B, LV

b) D, HH

S, ST, RW, C

F&AO

21

13

02

02

00

04

01- Cat. a

01- Cat. b

Total- 02

a) B, LV

b) D, HH

S, BN,

MF, RW, SE, C

(The number of vacancies given above are tentative and subject to change).

* Category Abbreviations Used:
B=Blind, LV= Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing  
** Functional Requirement Abbreviations Used:
S= Sitting, ST=Standing, BN=Bending, RW= Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing,
C=Communication, MF=Manipulation by Fingers 

ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:- 

a) For Administrative Officer:-

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 working knowledge of computer.
 
b) For Finance & Accounts Officer:-

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 working knowledge of computer.

Desirable Qualification:- Specialization in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce as the Post Graduation level or professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS. 

Application fee :

(i) For Administrative Officer post only: 

S. No.

Category of candidate

Examination fee 

Registration fee

Total 

1

UR / OBC / EWS

480/-

20/-

500/-

2

Women/ Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability

NIL

20/-

20/-

(ii) For Finance & Accounts Officer post only: 

S. No.

Category of candidate

Examination fee 

Registration fee

Total 

1

UR / OBC / EWS

480/-

20/-

500/-

2

Women/ Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability

NIL

20/-

20/-

(iii) For both AO and F&AO posts: 

S. No.

Category of candidate

Examination fee

Registration fee

Total

1

UR / OBC / EWS

960/-

40/-

1000/-

2

Women/ Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe / Person with Benchmark Disability

NIL

40/-

40/-

HOW TO APPLY:-

A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed online Application Form available on the website i.e. http:/www.asrb.org.in.

A candidate must read the provisions contained in this Notification carefully and shall abide by the same. A candidate must fulfill all the conditions of eligibility regarding age limit, educational qualification, etc. prescribed for applying for the examination.

The process of filling up of online application process will begin from 11.00 Hrs on 23.07.2021 upto 17.00 Hrs on 23.08.2021 after which the application link will automatically be disabled.

While filling his/her online application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the centre, medium of examination (which shall remain the same for whole examination, including Section-D of Tier-I Examination) and posts i.e. Administrative Officer or Finance & Accounts Officer or both. More than one application from a candidate will not be accepted in any case. In case multiple applications are received from a candidate, the latest application will be considered, ignoring all earlier one(s) received; without refunding/ adjusting any Examination/ Registration Fee received for the other application(s). 

Scheme and syllabus of Tier-II Exam (Paper-III & Paper-IV) of AO and F&AO are different and candidate may apply either for AO or F&AO or both. Tier-I Exam will be common for AO and F&AO.  

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission of online applications starts on

23.07.2021 (11.00 AM)

Last date and time for receipt of online applications

23.08.2021 (05.00 PM)

Last date and time for making online fee payment

23.08.2021 (05.00 PM)

Date of online objective type examination - Tier-I (CBT)**

10.10.2021

Date of descriptive type examination - Tier-II

To be notified later

Date of Structured Interview/Personality Test

To be notified later

 

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Courtesy : ASRB