OPSC Agriculture Engineer Advt 08 2026 — 48 Vacancies

OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer Recruitment 2026: Overview

Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) invites applications for Assistant Agriculture Engineer under advertisement 08 of 2026-27. The recruitment is for Class II, Group B of the Odisha Agricultural Engineering Service, under the Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment Department, Government of Odisha. Check the advertisement number when registering so that your application reaches the correct recruitment.

Service context: The advertised posts are permanent appointments in the agricultural engineering service. This is the Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment Department recruitment in advertisement 08. Applicants should distinguish it from the Civil Engineering AEE recruitment: the two services have separate qualification requirements and separate examinations.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Discipline restriction: The notice specifically requires Agriculture Engineering. A degree in another engineering branch, or a qualification described only as equivalent, does not satisfy this advertisement.
• Ex-servicemen: Applicants who already obtained regular state civil employment using ex-servicemen reservation cannot claim that reservation again; the notice separately permits admissible age relaxation for a higher post.
• Odisha reservation claims: The SC, ST and SEBC benefits specified in the advertisement apply to the eligible communities of Odisha. Your category claim in the submitted application is final, and the Commission may cancel a claim based on an invalid or subsequently cancelled certificate.
• Horizontal reservation: The notified provisions for women and other eligible groups operate within the category distribution. They are not additional seats. If suitable women are unavailable, the notice permits eligible men of the same category to fill those seats.
• SC/ST categories: The notification does not permit interchange of SC and ST reservation when suitable candidates are unavailable. The government may change the vacancy position according to public-service requirements.
• Serving applicants: Inform the head of your office before applying and produce the required No Objection Certificate at document verification. An online application does not replace your employer's service requirements.
• Provisional candidature: Admission to an examination remains provisional. Failure to meet the notified conditions can lead to cancellation when documents are checked, including after an examination or result.
• Appointment: Inclusion in a selection list does not itself create an entitlement to appointment. The government must be satisfied about your suitability and the other notified requirements.
• Fee refund condition: Where an examination fee is payable, the notice links its refund to applicants who appear in both papers of the Written Examination. Registration alone does not meet this attendance condition.
• Source document: Read advertisement 08 of 2026-27 on the official OPSC advertisement board. An accessible copy of the government notification PDF is also available. Use the official OPSC application service for submission.