APPSC HO Recruitment 2021: Andhra Pradesh public service commission, Vijayawada (APPSC) has recently advertised direct recruitment notification (12 /2021, Dt. 28/09/2021) to invite online applications from desirable applicants for the Horticulture Officer posts in AP. According to APPSC Horticulture Officer Vacancy notification, total 39 vacancies are allocated for the above post.
✅️ Vacancy Details : 39
• Horticulture Officer : 39
• The candidates must possess a Four year B.Sc. Degree/ B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Horticulture of a recognized University.
• Minimum Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Age: 42 Years
• Age Relaxation is applicable to the categories as detailed :
•SC, ST, BCs and EWS - 5Years
• For SC/ST CF. vacancies (Limited) - 10 Years
• Physically Handicapped persons - 10 Years
✅️ Salary / Pay Scale :
• AP Horticulture Officer Salary will commonly be paid for the Selected candidates is of Rs.35,120/- to Rs.87,130/- Per Month.
•General Candidate Rs.370/- (Application Processing Fee: Rs.250/- and Examination Fee Rs.120/-)
• SC/ ST/ BC/ Ex-Serviceman, White Card Holders Only Rs.250/- Towards Application Processing Fee.
• Written exam
• Interview
👉 Computer Based Exam Pattern :
1.General English (50 marks) &General Telugu (50 marks)
(to be Qualified in English & Telugu individually) : ( 100 Marks) - ( 100 Questions ) - (100 Minutes)
2. Paper-1 :
•General Studies & Mental Ability : (150 Marks) - (150 Questions) - (150 Minutes)
3. Paper-2 :
• Horticulture-I : (150 Marks) - (150 Questions) - (150 Minutes)
4. Paper-3 :
• Horticulture-II : (150 Marks) - (150 Questions) - (150 Minutes)
👉 The total number of questions will be 550 questions.
👉Each question will carry 1 mark.
👉 For each wrong answer, 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question will be deducted.
✅️ Important Dates :
• Notification Release Date : 28th September 2021
• Application form available from : 11th October 2021
• Application form last date : 2nd November 2021
✅️ APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus :
APPSC Horticulture Recruitment 2021 should attempt Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3
👉PAPER-I :
👉 General English :
• Substitution
• Sentence Arrangement
• Transformation
• Prepositions
• Fill in the blanks
• Para Completion
• Joining Sentences
• Error Correction (Underlined Part)
• Antonyms
• Spelling Test
• Synonyms
• Idioms and Phrases
• Passage Completion
• Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
• Spotting Errors
• Sentence Completion
• Active and Passive Voice
• Sentence Improvement
👉 General Telugu :
• APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus
• Synonyms & Vocabulary
Grammar
• Telugu to English meanings
• English to Telugu meanings
👉 General Studies :
• Events of national and international importance.
• Current affairs- international, national and regional.
• General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology
• A social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
• Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
• Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
• Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
• Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
• Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
• Data Analysis:
a) Tabulation of data
b) Visual representation of data
c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation
• Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and Legal Implications/problems.
👉Mental Ability:
• Verbal Reasoning
• Analogy
• Series Completion
• Verification of truth of the Statement
• Situation Reaction Test
• Direction Sense Test
• Classification
• Data Sufficiency
• Alpha- Numeric Sequence Puzzle
• Puzzle Test
• Blood Relations
• Coding- Decoding
• Assertion and Reasoning
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Operations of Mathematics
• Venn Diagrams
• Word Sequence
• Missing Characters
• Sequential Output training
• Directions
• Test on Alphabets
• Eligibility Test
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Dot Situation
• Identical figure groupings
• Forming figures and analysis
• Construction of squares and Triangles
• Series
• Analogy
• Analytical Reasoning
• Paper Folding
• Paper Cutting
• Cubes and Dice
• Water Images
• Mirror Images
• Figure Matrix
• Completion Incomplete Pattern
• Spotting embedded figures
• Classification
👉 PAPER-II :
Horticulture-i :
• Fruit Crops
• Vegetable Crops
•Commercial Floriculture, Ornamental Gardening And Landscape Architecture
• Medicinal, Aromatic, Spices, Condiment And Plantation Crops
• Dryland Horticulture And Watershed Management
• Post Harvest Management Of Horticultural Crops
• Preservation Of Fruits And Vegetables
• Farm Power And Machinery
• Greenhouse Management Of Horticultural Crops
👉 PAPER-III :
HORTICULTURE-II :
• Fundamentals Of Horticulture
• Plant Propagation And Nursery Management
• Plant Physiology
• Entomology
• Pathology
• Soil Science
• Introductory Agroforestry
• Extension Education
• Organic Farming In Horticultural Crops
✅️ How to Apply :
Step 1: Go to the official website.
Step 2: Click on the login button.
Step 3: Click on One Time Profile Registration.
Step 4: Click on the new registration button and enter all the personal details, educational details etc.
Step 5: Upload your recent passport size photograph. You can use the Testbook Cropping Tool which helps you to upload Your Image & Signature in specific dimensions.
Step 6: Pay the required fees and click on the submit button.
Step 7: Download and take a printout of the application form for future reference.
✅️ Download Official Notification & Apply Online Link for Recruitment 2021.
🔹Online Link : Click Here
🔹Full Notification : Click Here
