Bank of Maharashtra has recently released the 2021 recruitment notification for the Agriculture Field Officer Scale-I post. Here we are sharing the Important information about the latest notification about the Number of vacancies, Exam Pattern, and Syllabus for Bank of Maharashtra Specialist Officer: Agriculture Field Officer Scale-I according to the latest pattern.
Number of Vacancies
100
Important Dates
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Particular |
Dates |
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Commencement date of online application |
1st September 2021 |
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Last Date of the online application |
19th September 2021 |
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Date of Online Examination |
31st October 2021 |
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Date of GD / Interview |
Will be informed separately. |
Eligibility Criteria
Education Qualification
- 4-year Degree (Graduation) in Agriculture / Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture / Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking / Agro-Forestry / Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology / Food Science / Agriculture Business Management / Food Technology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering / Sericulture with a minimum required marks of 60% in aggregate of all semesters / years and 55% in aggregate of all semesters / years for SC/ST/OBC/PwD.
Age Limit
- Minimum 20 and Maximum 30 years. Relaxation for reserved categories shall be applicable as per Govt. guidelines).
Minimum Bond Period
- Three years from the date of Joining the Bank.
Probation Period
- 2 years
Exam Pattern
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Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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Professional Knowledge |
50 |
100 |
60 minutes |
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Total |
50 |
100 |
60 minutes |
Syllabus for Agriculture Field Officer Scale-I
Professional Knowledge
1. Agriculture in India- Agriculture in India
- Types of Cultivation
- Major Crops of India
- Irrigation in India
- Agriculture based Research Institutes in India
- Animal Husbandry in India
- Genetically Modified Crops, etc.
- Soil preparation
- Sowing
- Manuring
- Irrigation
- Weeding
- Harvesting
- Storage
- Amateur horticulture
- Commercial horticulture
- Horticulture fruits and vegetables
- Short-term Loans
- Medium/Long-terms Loan
- Crop Loan and Kisan Credit Card
- Agricultural Term Loan
- Land Development
- Minor Irrigation
- Farm Mechanisation
- Finance to Horticulture
- Land Purchase
- Lead Bank Scheme
- Agriculture Advances
- Advance Against Warehouse
- Receipts, Produce Marketing Scheme
- Crop Insurance Scheme
- Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana
- Financing of combine harvesters
- Financing of Tractors and Old Tractors
- Advance against Gold//Silver ornaments
- River Lift Irrigation Schemes
- Forums for Co-ordination
- Service Area Approach
- State Level Banker’s Committee (SLBC)
- Preparation of Credit Plan
- Cultivation Techniques and Practices
- Harvesting Techniques and Practices
- Post-Harvest Technology
- Tillage, Nutrient deficiencies
- Fertilizer and fertilizer consumption
- Soil Types and characters
- Indian soil
- Type of facts soil-related fact
- Green manure
- Basics of Agriculture Economics
- Agriculture cost and scheme
- Lift Irrigation
- Drip Irrigation
- Sprinkler Irrigation
- Introduction
- Need Structure and Functions of Self Help Group
- Self-Help Groups and SGSY Scheme
- Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
- Million Wells Scheme (MWS)
- Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
- Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP)
- Urban Women Self-Help Programme (Revolving Fund)
- Skill training For Employment Promotion Amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP)
- Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
- Urban Community Development Network (UCDN)
- Community Structures Urban Programme for Poverty Reduction amongst SCs and STs (UPPS)
- Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
- Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
- Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers (SLRS)
- Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
- Basics of Seed Science
- Different Seed Tests
- Plant Pathology
- Entomology
- Rearing of animals
- Agricultural Machinery
- Dairy Science
