Horticulture Development Officer : Job Vacancy Hppsc – 2025
More vacancies are now added to Post graduates of Agriculture and Horticulture and allied branches of Horticulture by Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) for the post of Horticulture Development Officer (HDO).Let’s take a look to the highlights of the official notice-
• Number of Post- 10
• Online Application starting from- 26/03/2025
• Last date for Online Application – 22/04/2025
• Last date for fee submission -22/0/42025
M.Sc. Horticulture / Agriculture in any one of the following disciplines
Age:
Between 18-45 years (As per 01/01/2025). The five-year waiver in the upper age restriction is only available to Himachal Pradesh’s bonafide S.C, S.T, O.B.C, W.F.F, and persons with disabilities. The age relaxation is only available to legitimate S.C. of H.P, S.T. of H.P, O.B.C. of H.P, W.F.F. of H.P, Persons with Disabilities of Himachal Pradesh, and Former Servicemen of H.P. provided a position is set aside for these groups.
Examination City : Shimla
Selection Pattern:
a)Paper- 1
An hour CBT Based Examination of 100 marks consisting of objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with Negative Marking.
General Knowledge of Himachal Pradesh – 30 Marks
General Knowledge of National and International Affairs- 30 Marks
Knowledge of Hindi Language – 20Marks
Knowledge of English Language – 20 Marks
b)Paper -2A descriptive Subject Aptitude Test (SAT) of three hours duration having 120 marks as per the syllabus to be decided by the Commission from time to time
Pay Scale: 10300-34800 (G.P. 5000)
Examination Fees :
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Male candidates of General and Candidates of Other States.
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600/-
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Male candidates of SC, ST, OBC and EWS covered under UR – BPL categories of HP
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150/-
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1. The Ex-Servicemen male candidates of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence Services, and the Blind and Visually Impaired male candidates of Himachal Pradesh are exempted from paying the examination fee.
2. Female candidates.
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No fee
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Scheme of Examination
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Stage
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Screening test and descriptive subject aptitude test
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Personality Test
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Applicants are advised to visit the Commission‘s website from time to time for updates in their own interest.
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