OPSC AEE Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 48 Assistant Agriculture Engineer Posts

Passed Middle School Examination with Odia as a language subject; or | Passed Matriculation or an equivalent examination with Odia as the medium of examination in a non-language subject; or | Passed Odia as a language subject in the final examination of Class VII from a School or Educational Institution recognised by the Government of Odisha or the Central Government; or | Passed a test in Odia at Middle English School Standard, conducted by the School & Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha, or the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. | Must be a citizen of India. | Must be of sound mental condition and bodily health, free from any physical or mental defect likely to interfere with the discharge of duties (this provision does not apply to physically handicapped candidates); every selected candidate will be examined by a Medical Board. | A candidate with more than one living spouse is not eligible unless exempted by the State Government for good and sufficient reasons. | Serving Government servants (temporary or permanent) are eligible if they meet the age and qualification criteria, but must inform their Head of Office in writing and furnish a No Objection Certificate at the time of document verification. | Candidates debarred by OPSC, another State PSC, or UPSC from appearing in any examination/interview for a specific period are not eligible to apply during that period.

Category Age Limit All Candidates 21 to 42 years as on 1 January 2026 Date of Birth Range Not earlier than 2 January 1984 and not later than 1 January 2005 Age Relaxation Category Relaxation SEBC / SC / ST / Women / Ex-Servicemen 5 years Persons with Disabilities (40% or more permanent disability) 10 years PwD candidates belonging to SEBC/SC/ST Cumulative 15 years Note: A candidate falling under more than one relaxation category is eligible for only one benefit — whichever is most beneficial. Age relaxation is not allowed to PwD candidates with less than 40% permanent disability. Only the date of birth entered in the HSC (or equivalent) certificate will be accepted by the Commission.

1. Both papers are Objective Type (MCQ) with OMR-based evaluation; each question carries 1 mark.
2. Negative marking: 25% of the marks allotted to a question is deducted for each wrong answer; unattempted questions receive zero marks.
3. The Commission will fix qualifying marks for each paper and/or in aggregate, category-wise.
4. Candidates meeting the qualifying marks are shortlisted for the Personality Test in a ratio of about 1:2 of the advertised vacancies (category-wise), subject to a minimum of 5 candidates per category.