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Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) will be undertaking the exam for the recruitment of Assistant Horticulture Officer for the year 2022. The post of Assistant Officer Recruitment includes the job responsibilities of preparation of plans and estimates of horticulture projects, execution of government plans and layouts, management of accounts and funds provided by the state government, and guiding farmers as per the new norms and regulations of the horticulture industry and apt technical information. To clear the entrance examination, candidates will have to clear a three-step process starting from Written Test, Personal Interview, and Document Verification.

Latest Notification

The examination agency Karnataka Public Service Commission has not yet released the official notification about the examination. The expected releases regarding the important details about the exam have been aforementioned. Candidates can check the new updates on the official website of KPSC regularly for any new information.

Registration

The application process has been made relatively easy by the examination agency. The information candidates need to take care of before applying is keeping some documents handy such as their recent passport size photo and a scanned copy of their signature.

They can follow the steps mentioned below for applying successfully.

Candidates should visit the official website of the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
The notifications regarding the post of Assistant Horticulture Officer 2022 would be mentioned in the recent notifications section.
Candidates will be required their details accurately in their application forms.
They will have to upload their passport size picture and scanned signature to finalize their application.
After submitting their application, candidates will have to pay their application fees as per their categories.

Candidates are requested to crosscheck their personal information before submitting their applications. They should note down their application number and password so that they can download their admit cards and results later.

Syllabus

KPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment 2022: Syllabus of Paper-I

Indian History
Indian Geography
Social Sciences
General Mental Ability
General Knowledge
Current Events- National and International

Paper-II Syllabus

KPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment 2022: Syllabus of Paper-II

Sections	Topics
Scope and Importance of Horticulture and horticultural crops	Area and Production Imports and exports Nutritive value of Horticultural crops Agro Climatic Zones of India and Karnataka
Scope of Horticultural development in Karnataka	Factors limiting Horticultural crop production such as Climate, Soil, Water, and Drainage Planning, Layout, and Planting of Orchards Fencing Windbreaks Multitier Cropping Intercrops Mulching
Seed and Vegetative Propagation	Seed treatment Cutting Layering Grafting Budding Micropropagation Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, and Arid Zone Horticultural Crops Climate and soil Nutrient water and weed management Use of growth regulators Pre and Post-harvest practices Processing and Preservation
Types of Crops- Fruit, Spice, Plantation, Vegetable, Flower and Medicinal Plants	Mango, banana, grapes, citrus, papaya, amla, tamarind and Apple Black pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and fennel Coffee, tea, coconut, cocoa, oil palm, cashew, and rubber Tomato, brinjal, chili, Gourds, Pumpkin, Peas, Potato, Beans, Minor Tuber and Carrots Jasmine, rose, tube rose, Crossandra, marigold, China Aster, Aplinia and Tuja Ashwagandha, Coleus, Brahmi, Isabgol, Stevia, Shatavari, Safed Muli, and Noni
Dryland Horticulture and watershed management	Introduction to Dryland Horticulture farming Importance of horticultural crops in dryland Watershed management- development planning, land use capability soil, and water conservation Social and farm forestry Forests in India Forest Policy Social Forestry Afforestation on different afforestation programs Farm forestry Irrigation
Special Topics Organic Farming Seed science and technology Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry	Certification procedure and inspection of organic production of horticulture Use of biofertilizers Composting Precision farming Types of Seed Seed Multiplication Principles of seed production Importance of Soil Testing Soil sampling Functions and deficiencies of nutrients Fertilizers Problematic soils

Eligibility Criteria

To successfully apply for the post of Assistant Officer 2022, candidates must be at least 18 years of age. Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree in Horticulture from a university established by law in India. However, some relaxations are provided to candidates belonging to specific categories. Some of the relaxations are mentioned below:

Category	Maximum Allowed Age Limit
General	35 years
OBC	38 years
SC/ST	40 years
Category	Maximum Allowed Age Limit

Application Fee

The application fees have been divided according to the different categories candidates belong to. These details are mentioned below:

Category	Application Fees
General	Rs.600
OBC and SC/ST	Rs.300
Ex-Serviceman and Ex-Servicewoman	Rs.300
PwD	Nil

Exam Pattern

As mentioned above, the exam consists of two papers: Paper I and II. The total time duration of the test is 3 hours and 15 minutes. All the questions are multiple-choice questions and for each correct answer, candidates will be awarded 1 mark. Moreover, for every incorrect answer candidates will be subjected to a deduction of 0.25 marks.

Paper	Subject	Total Marks	Duration
Paper-I	General Paper	200	1 hour 15 mins
Paper-II	Subject Specific Paper	200	2 hours
-	Total	400	3 hours 15 minutes

The questions in both the papers following the topics they will be covering and marks weightage they carry are mentioned below as well.

Paper-I

Sections	Total number of questions	Total Marks
General Studies	40	80
Humanities	60	120
Total	100	200

Paper-II

Sections	Total number of questions	Total Marks
Animal Science	40	80
Horticulture Science	30	60
General Mental Ability	30	60
Total	100	200

Eligibilty Criteria