Jharkhand Agriculture Department Crop Protectors Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 7 Posts

Sahebganj Crop Protectors Recruitment 2026 offers 7 honorarium-based posts of Crop Protectors (Crop Protector) at Plant Protection Centres in Sahebganj district, Jharkhand. The Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative (कृषि, पशुपालन एवं सहकारिता विभाग), Government of Jharkhand, has issued Advertisement No. 01/2026-27 dated 06.11.2026. Applications must go by registered post or speed post to the Office of the District Agriculture Officer, Sahebganj, and must be received by 5 PM on 30 November 2026.

Sahebganj Crop Protectors at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About Sahebganj Crop Protectors

The Crop Protectors posts are part of the Jharkhand Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative's effort to run crop protection and plant protection work effectively at the local level. The selection is conducted by a selection committee chaired by the District Agriculture Officer, Sahebganj, and the selected candidates will work at the Plant Protection Centres in different blocks of Sahebganj district.

Where and How to Send

The application must be sent only by registered post or speed post. Applications received after the last date will not be accepted. The application address is:

Office of the District Agriculture Officer, Sanyukt Krishi Bhawan, Sahebganj, PIN Code-816109

1. Use the application form (आवेदन पत्र) printed with Advertisement No. 01/2026-27.
2. Fill in every column of the form clearly and completely, including the details of the 5-day training and the order of preference for up to three blocks for posting.
3. Paste a recent, self-attested passport-size photograph in the box on the form.
4. Tick the certificates you have attached in the checklist on the form and sign the declaration.
5. Attach self-attested photocopies of all the required certificates; an application without them will be treated as incomplete.
6. Send the application by registered post or speed post so that it reaches the office by 5 PM on 30 November 2026.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

The 7 Crop Protectors posts are reserved as per the model reservation roster applicable to Sahebganj district. The number of vacancies may change as per administrative need and the decision of the competent authority.

The posts are at these Plant Protection Centres: Sahebganj, Borio, Taljhari, Rajmahal, Pathna, Barhait and Barharwa.

Essential Qualification

• Minimum Matric/Secondary (10th) pass from a recognised educational institution.
• At least one training of minimum 5 days under the Directorate of Agriculture and Horticulture, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative is mandatory. Candidates with longer training will get preference accordingly.
• Knowledge of the local language. It is a qualifying criterion and carries no merit marks.
• Proficiency in riding a bicycle and climbing trees.
• Preference to residents of the block concerned with the Plant Protection Centre.
• All candidates must submit a valid local resident certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format; candidates claiming reservation must submit a valid caste/category certificate in the prescribed format.

Candidates should check the official notification for the full eligibility conditions of the Crop Protectors post.

Age Limit

Age is counted as on 30 November 2026, and only the date of birth in the Matric marksheet/certificate is accepted. The minimum age is 18 years.

Ex-servicemen get an additional relaxation of five years in the maximum age limit, and must submit the ex-serviceman certificate in time.

Pay and Terms

• Monthly honorarium: Rs. 11,851/- only.
• The engagement is honorarium/remuneration based (मानदेय/पारिश्रमिक आधारित).
• Tenure: one year or until regular appointment, whichever is earlier.
• The appointment gives no automatic right to regular appointment, confirmation or service benefits like a regular government employee.
• The contract may be ended on regular appointment, abolition of the sanctioned post or administrative need.

Sahebganj Crop Protectors Job Description

• Crop survey.
• Spraying of pesticides.
• Farmer training and awareness.
• Other work assigned by the office from time to time.

Enclosures

Self-attested photocopies of these documents must be attached to the application:

• Matric/Secondary (10th) certificate and marksheet.
• Intermediate/10+2 certificate and marksheet, if available.
• Graduation certificate and marksheet, if available.
• Minimum 5-day training certificate and additional training certificates, if any.
• Local language certificate, if available.
• Valid local certificate issued by the competent authority, and the local resident certificate.
• Caste certificate, where applicable.
• Matric certificate as proof of date of birth.
• Identity card (copy of Aadhaar card; another identity card, if any).
• Any other certificate required by the advertisement or the competent authority.

A character/conduct certificate is not needed with the application, but it must be produced at final selection, document verification or joining, as decided by the competent authority.

Selection Process

All applications will be checked for eligibility and documents. Applications with missing details, without the required certificates, not meeting the essential qualification, or with false or misleading information will be rejected. Valid applications are then evaluated on a total of 100 marks.

• Training of less than five days is not counted in the merit list, and training days are counted as full days clearly written in the certificate.
• Where marks are in CGPA/grade, the percentage is worked out by the conversion formula of the board or university concerned.
• No extra marks are given for a postgraduate or higher qualification, or for more than one degree of the same level.
• Local language: the declaration in the application is accepted until the provisional merit list. No separate language test is held if the selectable and waiting-list candidates give sufficient proof; otherwise a language test may be held at the discretion of the selection committee/competent authority.
• Cycling and tree climbing: if the selection committee finds it necessary, a practical test may be taken after the provisional merit list. It carries no merit marks, and a candidate not found capable may be considered ineligible for final selection.
• A written or oral test may be held at any stage if the selection committee/competent authority finds it necessary.
• Original certificates of selected/provisionally selected candidates will be verified before final selection, in the format prescribed by the competent authority.

When two or more candidates have equal marks, the tie is broken in this order: higher Matric marks/percentage, a valid local language proficiency certificate, higher Intermediate marks/percentage, higher graduation marks/percentage, and higher age. A category-wise merit list will be prepared under the reservation rules, and the final list will be published at the prescribed place. The selection is conducted under the supervision of a selection committee formed by the competent authority.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• Plant Protection Centre/block allocation gives preference to the block in the candidate's local resident certificate and the preferences filled in the form; the final decision rests with the competent authority and may be changed later.
• Selected candidates must join within the prescribed period; otherwise the selection lapses and the vacancy may be filled from the waiting list.
• Eligibility and certificates may be re-checked at any stage; false information or fake certificates may end the contract even after selection, with action under the rules.
• A name in the selection list gives no automatic and irrevocable right to appointment.
• The competent authority may change the number of posts, workplace/PPC allocation or any stage of selection, and may postpone or cancel the advertisement; no candidate can claim appointment or compensation on that basis.
• Notices on selection, examination, result and document verification will be published through the authorised medium; candidates should keep checking published notices.
• Complaints or representations about the selection may be submitted to the competent authority within the prescribed period.
• The department is not responsible for any assurance or claim made by an unauthorised person.

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