Bihar BTSC Touring Veterinary Officer Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 787 Posts

A B.V.Sc. (Bachelor of Veterinary Science) or B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry) degree from a university recognized by the Veterinary Council of India | The candidate must be permanently registered with the Bihar Veterinary Council

Category Age Limit Minimum Age (all candidates) 21 years (as on 01.08.2026) Unreserved (Male) 37 years Unreserved Women 40 years BC / EBC (Male / Female) 40 years SC / ST (Male / Female) 42 years Age Relaxation PwBD candidates: 10 years' relaxation in the maximum age limit In-service regular government servants (of Bihar Government) who have completed 3 continuous years of service: 5 years' relaxation for moving to a higher pay scale Veterinary doctors who worked on a contractual basis under Bihar Government or any non-private institution (Central Government/undertaking/corporation/board/autonomous body) in an equivalent post, including under Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department projects: relaxation equal to the contract work period, subject to a maximum age of 8 years above the prescribed limit, calculated as on the cut-off date 01.08.2026 Candidates who were within the age limit reckoned as on 01.08.2021 for the previous Touring Veterinary Officer/equivalent recruitment (per the 23.01.2006 provision), or who have since crossed the maximum age limit between then and 01.08.2026, remain eligible for this advertisement if they satisfy other eligibility conditions Ex-servicemen: 3 years plus the length of military service rendered, provided the candidate's actual age on the date of application does not exceed 57 years Only one relaxation category (from the above) is admissible to a candidate, whichever is most beneficial

1. 100 questions, all multiple-choice (objective), in both Hindi and English
2. Duration: 2 hours; total marks: 100 (later scaled to 75 for the merit formula, see below)
3. Syllabus based on the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree level, prescribed by the requisitioning department; the detailed syllabus is published separately on the Commission's website
4. Conducted in one or more shifts; results normalized across shifts where multiple shifts are held
5. Negative marking: +1 mark for each correct answer, –0.25 mark for each wrong answer
6. Written exam score (out of 100) is scaled to a maximum of 75 by multiplying the candidate's percentage marks by 0.75 (e.g., 60% in the written test = 60 × 0.75 = 45 marks)
7. Work experience marks (out of 25) are added to the scaled written-test score to arrive at the final merit score out of 100
8. Experience benefit is available only to candidates who qualify the written examination, and only for contractual work as a veterinary doctor with the Bihar Government or a non-private institution (Central Government/undertaking/corporation/board/autonomous body), including under Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department projects