Application Fees & Charges

Candidate Category	Fee Amount (Inc. GST)
SC / ST / PwBD Candidates	₹175
All Other Categories (UR / OBC / EWS)	₹850
Form Modification Fee (2-Day Edit Window)	₹200

Official Registration Timeline

Online Registration Window	01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026
Online Payment Window	01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026
Preliminary Examination	August, 2026
Main Written Examination	November, 2026
Interview Phase Conducted By Nodal Banks	November / December, 2026
Provisional Allocation Allotment	January, 2027

Official 2-Tier Exam Pattern

Phase 1: Online Preliminary Examination

Test Section Name	No. of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
1. English Language	25	25	20 Minutes
2. Reasoning	25	25	20 Minutes
3. Quantitative Aptitude	25	25	20 Minutes
4. Professional Knowledge	25	50	20 Minutes
Total Composite	100	125	80 Minutes

* Sectional Timing: Individual cutoff runtime of 20 mins per block. Penalty: 0.25 negative marking.

Phase 2: Online Main Examination

Paper Framework Name	No. of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
1. English Language	30	30	25 Minutes
2. Reasoning	40	40	35 Minutes
3. Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	25 Minutes
4. Professional Knowledge (Objective)	50	100	40 Minutes
5. Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	25	30 Minutes
Total Structure	152	225	155 Minutes

Exhaustive Detailed Syllabus

1. Quantitative Aptitude

• Data Interpretation Foundations: Tabular charts, Bar graphs, Line metrics, Pie charts, Radar structures, Mixed charts, and Caselets.
• Arithmetic Core Topics: Percentage systems, Profit, Loss & Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership configurations, Averages, Mixture & Alligation.
• Commercial Math & Motion: Time, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns, Speed, Time & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boats & Streams.
• Calculative Accuracy: Missing and Wrong Number Series, Approximation, Simplification, and Quadratic Inequalities.
• Advanced Mathematics: Permutations & Combinations, Basic Probability, and Mensuration 2D/3D metrics.

2. Reasoning Ability

• Advanced Puzzles: Box setups, Floor matrices, Day/Month/Year chronological variables, Scheduling grids, and Category grouping puzzles.
• Seating Arrangements: Linear configurations (Single/Double row facing North/South), Circular arrays, Square/Rectangular setups (Inward/Outward orientations).
• Logical Reasoning Core: Direct and Coded Inequalities, Syllogisms (Only/A few layouts), Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding (Chinese/Conditional).
• Data & Analytical Operations: Data Sufficiency (2 or 3 statements), Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series, Input-Output machinery, and Statement-Assumptions.

3. English Language

• Comprehension Mechanics: Reading Comprehension passages (Inference, Theme, and Vocabulary questions), Cloze Test structures, Filler mechanics (Single, Double, and Sentence fillers).
• Grammar & Syntax Errors: Spotting the Error, Sentence Improvement, Phrase Replacement, Word Swap, and Word Rearrangement.
• Text Structuring: Para Jumbles, Paragraph Completion, and Coherent paragraph assembly.

Core Agricultural & Allied Disciplines

• Agronomy & Crop Production: Package of practices for Kharif, Rabi, and Zaid crops. Tillage systems, seed science, weed management, and advanced crop rotations. Irrigation scheduling, water-use efficiency, and micro-irrigation systems.
• Soil Science & Conservation: Physical, chemical, and biological properties of Indian soils. Essential plant nutrients, soil fertility evaluation, diagnostic deficiency symptoms, organic manures, bio-fertilizers, and chemical fertilizer application matrices. Problem soils (Saline, Alkaline, Acidic) and reclamation protocols.
• Horticulture & Forestry: Cultivation methods of high-value fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, and medicinal plants. Nursery management, propagation techniques, pruning, training setups, and post-harvest handling. Silviculture systems and Agro-Forestry practices.
• Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries: Prominent indigenous and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, and poultry. Care and housing systems for livestock. Composition, testing, processing, and preservation of milk and dairy products. Inland and Marine fish production, aquaculture setups, pond management, and economic fish species.
• Agricultural Engineering & Extension: Farm power machinery, tractors, tillage implements, and harvesting equipment. Protected cultivation setups and green-house technology. Extension teaching methods, rural development projects, and adoption processes.
• Economics, Marketing & Government Schemes: Agricultural finance paradigms, priority sector lending rules, crop insurance policies, NABARD funding operations, and KCC targets. MSP dynamics, e-NAM, PM-KISAN, PMFBY, and recent central sector agricultural schemes.

Last 5 Years Vacancy Trends

Year	Initial Notification Count	Final Allotment Status
2026	190	Process Ongoing
2025	310	310
2024	346	946
2023	500	500
2022	516	906

Official 5-Year Cutoff Trends

1. Preliminary Exam Cutoffs (Out of 125)

Year	UR / General	OBC (NCL)	SC	EWS
2025-26	50.13	50.13	50.13	50.13
2024-25	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
2023-24	36.88	36.88	36.88	36.88
2022-23	17.75	17.75	17.75	17.75
2021-22	21.25	21.25	21.25	21.25

2. Mains Written Exam Cutoffs (Out of 60)

Year	UR / General	OBC (NCL)	SC	EWS
2025-26	33.50	33.50	30.25	33.50
2024-25	17.00	17.00	12.50	17.00
2023-24	29.00	29.00	27.75	29.00
2022-23	27.50	27.50	27.00	27.50
2021-22	27.75	27.75	27.75	27.75

3. Final Weighted Allotment Cutoffs (Out of 100)

* Final metrics combined via 80:20 structure from Mains and Interview marks.

Year	UR / General	OBC (NCL)	SC	EWS
2025-26	70.33	69.00	61.27	67.33
2024-25	62.27	58.67	47.60	57.40
2023-24	66.67	65.33	58.27	64.33
2022-23	63.20	62.67	55.67	61.00
2021-22	63.87	63.47	56.67	62.00