ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021 for 65 Vacancies. Check Eligibility, Selection Process, Exam Pattern, Salary, Syllabus and Notification details here.
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) has issued notification for a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer at ICAR Research Institutes. Eligible candidates may read the full notification to apply online within 23-08-2021 (5:00 PM). The online objective type computer-based test is proposed to be held on 10-10-2021.
Notification Summary – ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021
Important Information and Dates
Recruiting Agency | The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board |
No. of Posts | 65 |
Name of the Post | Administrative Officer and Finance & Accounts Officer |
Application Start Date | 23-07-2021 |
Last date for Registration | 23-08-2021 (5:00 PM) |
Last date of Fees Deposit | 23-08-2021 |
CBT Exam Date | 10-10-2021 |
Vacancy Details
Post Name | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
Administrative Officer | 17 | 04 | 14 | 07 | 02 | 44 |
Finance & Accounts Officer | 13 | 02 | 04 | 02 | 0 | 21 |
Essential Qualification
- For AO and F&AO: Bachelor Degree in Any Stream with Minimum 55% Marks.
- The candidate must have working knowledge of computer.
- Desirable Qualification for Finance & Accounts Officer:– Specialization in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce as the Post Graduation level or professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS.
- All candidates in the service of ICAR/ Govt.Service in any capacity or as work-charged employees, other than casual or daily rated employees, will be required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for this examination.
Age as on 23.08.2021
- Minimum Age: 21 Years
- Maximum Age: 30 Years
- Maximum age limit for ICAR’s regular employees holding the post in administrative (ministerial) category will be relaxable upto 45 years.
Age Relaxation
- SC/ST: 5 Years
- OBC: 3 Years
- PwD: 10 Years
- Bonafide displaced persons/repatriates of Indian origin/ Defence Services Personnel/ Border Security Force Personnel etc. as per the existing instructions of the Government of India.
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Salary (AO and F&AO)
- Level-10 (Pre revised PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay)
Application Fees
- For Single Post
- General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 500
- SC/ST/PH : Rs. 20
- All Category Women : Rs. 20
- For Both Post
- General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 1000
- SC/ST/PH : Rs. 40
- All Category Women : Rs. 40
- The fee must be paid online while filling the online application form.
- Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
- Payment of fee can be made through Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking/ UPI Payment from 11.00 hrs on 23.07.2021 till 17.00 hrs on 23.08.2021.
How to apply for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021 ?
- Candidates can apply online using the online application form link available on the website: http://www.asrb.org.in/ only.
- The online application process will be open from 11:00 Hrs of 23.07.2021 upto 17:00 Hrs of 23.08.2021
- The candidates should enter their valid and active e-mail id only in the Application Form since all the communication/ information/ update(s) for the ASRB AO FAO Recruitment Examination would be sent to this e-mail address only.
- Please keep the following ready bofore start of application form process:
- scanned copy of your recent passport size photograph without spectacles for easy identification(White background, maximum size of 150 KB in .jpg format
- scanned copy of Signature (taken in black/blue ink only on white paper) of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format
- scanned copy of Left Thumb Impression (taken in blue ink only on white paper) of a maximum size of 80 KB in .jpg format
Centres for Tier-I Exam
Centre Code | Centre | Centre Code | Centre | Centre Code | Centre |
1 | Anand/ Vadodara | 13 | Dharwad / Goa | 25 | Nagpur |
2 | Barapani / Shillong | 14 | Guwahati | 26 | Patna |
3 | Bareilly | 15 | Hyderabad | 27 | Port Blair |
4 | Bengaluru | 16 | Indore | 28 | Raipur |
5 | Barrackpore/ Kolkata | 17 | Jaipur | 29 | Rajkot |
6 | Bhopal | 18 | Jammu | 30 | Ranchi |
7 | Bhubaneswar | 19 | Jodhpur | 31 | Shimla |
8 | Chandigarh/ Mohali | 20 | Karnal | 32 | Srinagar |
9 | Chennai | 21 | Kochi | 33 | Varanasi |
10 | Coimbatore | 22 | Lucknow | 34 | Vijayawada |
11 | Dehradun | 23 | Ludhiana | ||
12 | Delhi | 24 | Mumbai |
Centres for Tier-II Exam
Centre Code | Centre | Centre Code | Centre |
1 | Bengaluru | 7 | Jammu |
2 | Bhubaneswar | 8 | Kolkata |
3 | Coimbatore | 9 | Mumbai |
4 | Delhi | 10 | Nagpur |
5 | Guwahati | 11 | Patna |
6 | Hyderabad | 12 | Varanasi |
Scheme of Exam for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021
- Tier-I Exam will be common for AO and F&AO.
- Scheme and syllabus of Tier-II Exam (Paper-III & Paper-IV) of AO and F&AO are different and candidate may apply either for AO or F&AO or both.
Scheme of Tier-I Exam (Common for AO and F&AO)
Section -A | General Knowledge | 50 Questions |
Section -B | General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | 50 Questions |
Section -C | Arithmetical & Numerical Ability | 50 Questions |
Section -D | Language Comprehension (Hindi or English) | 50 Questions |
- Negative marking of 1/3rd marks will be there for each wrong answer
- Tier-I exam will be only qualifying in nature.
- Exam Duration: 3 Hours.
Scheme of Tier-II Exam for AO
Duration of each paper: 3 Hours
Paper-I | General Awareness of Development of Economic, Social, Scientific & Cultural Fields, History & Geography of India and the World | 150 Marks |
Paper-II | Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice | 150 Marks |
Paper-III | Essay Writing-I (75 Marks) & Essay Writing-II (75 Marks) | 150 Marks |
Paper-IV | Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude | 150 Marks |
Total of Written | 600 Marks |
Scheme of Tier-II Exam for F&AO
Duration of each paper: 3 Hours
Paper-I | General Awareness of Development of Economic, Social, Scientific & Cultural Fields, History & Geography of India and the World | 150 Marks |
Paper-II | Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice | 150 Marks |
Paper-III | Essay Writing | 100 Marks |
Paper-IV | Commerce & Business Economics | 200 Marks |
Total of Written | 600 Marks |
Syllabus
Download syllabus for Administrative Officer
Download syllabus for Finance & Accounts Officer

Helpline
In case of any difficulty, candidates may e-mail to:
aofaoexam2021@asrb.org.in or
call: 011-25848172/011-25846166 during 0930 Hrs to 1700 Hrs (Monday to Friday, except Gazetted Holiday(s)).
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How many vacancies are there in the ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
There are 44 vacancies for Administrative Officer and 21 vacancies for Finance & Accounts Officer.
What is the last date of application for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
The last date for application is 23-08-2021
How to apply for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
Candidates should visit the official website of http://www.asrb.org.in to apply.
What is the salary of Administrative Officer in the ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
Level-10 (Pre revised PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay)
What is the age limit for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
21 to 30 Years as on 23-08-2021.
What is the application fees for ASRB AO FAO Recruitment 2021?
The non-refundable application fee is Rs. 500 for single post and Rs. 1000 when applied for both the posts.