Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

No. of Posts:	175 Vacancies
Name of the Posts:	Assistant Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Officer & Various Posts
Job Location:	Tamil Nadu
Selection Procedure:	Written Exam, Interview
Application Apply Mode:	Online
Official Website:	www.tnpsc.gov.in
Starting Date:	25.10.2018
Last Date:	10.12.2018 (Last Date Extended)

Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:

TNPSC Invites Applications for the Following Posts

SI No	Name of Post	No. of Post
1	Assistant Director of  Horticulture	74
2	Horticultural Officer	101
Total		175

Educational Qualification:  (As on 25.10.2018)

SI No	Name of Post	Qualification
1.	Assistant Director of Horticulture	Must possess a degree in M.Sc. (Horticulture)
2.	Horticultural Officer	Must possess a degree in B.Sc. (Horticulture)

Age Limit: (As on 01.07.2018)

Category of Applicants	Maximum Age
For both posts: SCs, SC (A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all castes.	No age limit
‘Others’ [i.e. applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs].
For the post of Assistant Director of Horticulture	Should not have completed 30 years
For the post of Horticultural Officer	Should not have completed 30 years [Persons holding a post graduate degree or Ph.D in Horticulture should not have completed 32 years]

Note:

Others’ [i.e. applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] who have put in five years and more of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit. (For further details refer para.5 of “Instructions to applicants” and Section 3(r) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016)

Explanation: No maximum age limit shall mean that the applicants should not have completed 58 years of age either on the date of notification or at the time of selection /appointment to the post. (For further details, refer to para. 5 of the “Instructions to Applicants” and Section 20(8) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016)

AGE CONCESSION:

For Differently Abled Persons:

Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed.

(Section 64 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016)

For Ex-servicemen:

a) The maximum age limit for ex-servicemen is 48 years.

(Section 63 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016)

b) The above mentioned age concession will not apply to the ex-servicemen applicants who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.

(Section 3(j) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016)

Salary Details:

SI No	Name of Post	Pay scale
01	Assistant Director of Horticulture	Rs. Rs. 56100 - 177500
02	Horticultural Officer	Rs. Rs. 37700-119500

Application Fee/Exam Fee: 

Name of the Community	Fee Details
REGISTRATION FEE: For One-Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide G.O. (Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M) Department, dated 01.03.2017). Note: i. Applicants who have already registered in one time online registration system and are within the validity period of five years are exempted from payment of registration fee.	Rs.150/-
WRITTEN EXAMINATION FEE: Note: The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the concessions noted below.	Rs.250/-
Pay the Examination Fee through Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or Pay Offline

Horticulture Officer	Subject paper- Horticulture (Degree standard)	12.01.2019	10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
	General studies (Degree standard)	12.01.2019	02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M.
Assistant Director of Horticulture	Subject paper- Horticulture (P.G. Degree standard)	13.01.2019	10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
	General studies (Degree standard)	12.01.2019	02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M