Union Public Services Commission Recruitment in Agriculture Ministry

To examine the livestock imported into India from other countries, keep and observe the livestock in quarantine and later release the animal.

HQ: Any field office of Animal Quarantine & Certification Services (Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai) with liability to serve anywhere in India.

2. One Instructor (Oceanography & Marine Meteorology) re-designated as Senior Instructor(Oceanography & Marine Meteorology) in Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training(CIFNET), Cochin, a subordinate office under the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

Qualifications: Essential:

A. Educational:

M.Sc in Oceanography or Meteorology from a recognized University or equivalent.

B. Experience: Two years' practical experience in Oceanography/Meteorology including shipboard experience.

Desirable: Experience of imparting training in the relevant field.

Duties: Faculty member for training Oceanography & Marine Meteorology subjects of various training programs.

Liaison with the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) and Space Application Centre (SAC) with relation to fishing.

3. One Deputy Superintending Horticulturist in Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture.

The post is also suitable for Physically Handicapped [Orthopaedically Handicapped/Locomotor Disability or Cerebral palsy (One Arm Affected – R or L-(a) Impaired reach ; (b) Weakness of grip; (c) ataxia)] candidates.

Qualifications: Essential:

A. Educational: Master’s degree in Agriculture with specialization in Horticulture or Master’s degree in Horticulture (including Floriculture, Olaricultures) from a recognized University or equivalent. OR B.Sc degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or Botany with Post-graduate diploma in Land-scape architecture/Horticulture from a recognized University or equivalent.

B. Experience :

1. Five years’ experience in Horticulture including Ornamental gardening ranging over various fields of Horticulture in a Government, Semi-Government Department or in a private firm of repute.
2. Administrative experience.

Desirable: Doctorate degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or Botany from a recognized University/Institution.

Duties : To function as administrative head of the Division exercising such of the administrative and financial powers as delegated to him from time to time and to function as technical head of the Horticulture Division and provide technical guidance to the lower staff and to prepare annual programme of execution of Horticulture works and maintenance of nurseries for plants and maintenance of workshops for repair of tools and plants and machinery and designing and lay-put of gardens and lawns including land scaping etc.

HQ : Liable to serve anywhere in India(Archaeological Survey of India).

Union Public Services Commission Recruitment in Agriculture Ministry