The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has recently announced the official notification of OPSC ASCO Recruitment 2024 on their website. The notification contains details related to this year’s recruitment in th position of Assistant Soil Conservation Officer (ASCO) in Class II. The job-position falls under the category of Group B personnel. Those who are interested to take the exam can get information on the official website. However, this article aims to guide the aspirants for the same.
OPSC ASCO Recruitment 2024
The State Public Service Commission of Odisha has recently made a notification announcing the OPSC ASCO Recruitment 2024. This recruitment drive invites candidates who are proficient in Odisha language and has qualified Secondary Education (10th) with Odisha as a language. An Assistant Soil Conversation Officer is responsible to execute various Soild Preservation projects planned out by State or Central Government. For the convenience of the candidates aspiring to pursue this role, all necessary details related to OPSC ASCO Recruitment 2024, like – vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, salary and application process are discussed here.
OPSC ASCO Notification 2024 Overview
OPSC ASCO Notification 2024 has been made public by the State Commission on 6th July, 2024. OPSC has confirmed 81 vacancies in the position of Assistant Soil Conversation Officer in this ongoing financial year. Application process has already started on 16th July and is to continue till 16th August. Candidates are, however, advised not to delay the application process to avoid technical issues on the days approaching the last date due to heavy traffic. Here, an overview related to the application process is provided in the following table.
| OPSC ASCO Recruitment 2024 | |
| Recruiting Organisation | Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) |
| Job Title | Assistant Soil Conservation Officer (ASCO) |
| Date of Application | From 16th July to 16th August |
| Vacancies | 81 |
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| Salary | Range Rs. 9300/- to Rs. 34,800/- |
| Official Website | Click Here |
OPSC ASCO Vacancies 2024
As per the notification, OPSC ASCO 2024 Vacancy is distributed among all the categories in the following manner.
- For the Unreserved category – 45 vacancies.
- For the Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) category – 11 vacancies.
- For the Scheduled Class (SC) category – 08 vacancies.
- For the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category – 17 vacancies.
Total vacancies = 81
Eligibility Criteria
Those who are thinking about taking the exam should ckeck the following table consisting of OPSC ASCO Eligibility Criteria 2024 carefully. Apart from the educational qualification, OPSC has also cleared the age-related speficifations.
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OPSC ASCO Exam Pattern 2024
Selection procedure comprises of two stages – one is a written offline test and the next is an interview process.
OPSC ASCO 2024 Exam Pattern :- The exam is of 200 marks in total. It is to be held offline. Aspirants have to preapare for two papers for this written exam. The questions will all be of MCQ type, each carrying 1 mark. There will be no negative marking. Time duration for the exam is 90 minutes (1 hr. 30 mins.).
Papers :- There will be two papers, each carrying 100 marks. Both Paper I and Paper II deal with subects like – Horticulture, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Science Forestry. For detailed information about the syllabus, candidates are advised to follow the official notice.
Salary
Following the official notification, OPSC ASCO Salary follows the following structure –
| Monthly Basic Pay-Scale (As per the pay level of 10 of the Pay Matrix) | From Rs. 9,300/- to Rs. 34,800/- |
| DA (Dearness Allowance) and Other Allowances | Rs. 4,600/- |
Application Process
Apart from being attentive to the job description and exam patterns, it is also necessary for the students to take a good look at the OPSC ASCO 2024 Application Process as detailed below.
- Candidates must ensure that they have their own phone number and a valid email id. Because, all the necessary documents from the authority will be sent to this email id.
- Going to the official website, the candidates, at first, must register themselves by clicking on the ‘Apply Online’ tab using their own unique phone number and email id. They will be directed to create a user id and password.
- After the registration is complete, they have to login to their registered account with the newly created user id and password. After that, they can apply.
- Candidates need to fill out all the essential details asked by the authority.
- At last, they need to complete the application process by providing some identification proof, such as recent photograph, signature and thumb impression.
- Students are advised to note down their unique ‘Permanent Public Service’ account number after submission.
Important Links
Here are some important links provided in the table for the convenience of the candidates.
| Application Link | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
The candidates are hereby being reminded to follow the official website of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to get updated. For further relevant contents related to Government jobs, the candidates are suggested to go to our homepage.
