In the latest notification released by the Irrigation Department, there are vacant posts for Grade IV positions. These posts are under several divisional offices of the Irrigation Department. Candidates, interested in applying for these posts, could easily apply online.
The Irrigation Department of Assam was established by the State Government. The Ministry of Irrigation and Flood Control were responsible for the works carried out in this department. The government came to the realisation of the importance of this department during the period of seventies. Hence, the year 1974 witnessed the establishment of an autonomous irrigation department.
The objective of this department is to utilise the available groundwater and surface water for better functioning in the agricultural fields. As such, the crops will get sufficient water for nourishment and growth resulting in good production in the end. This increases the potential of the agricultural fields.
The vacant posts are of Grade IV level. The vacant number of posts is 227. The divisional offices, where these vacancies are available, include- Jorhat, Bongaigaon, Sibsagar, Rangia, Golaghat, Tezpur, Nalbari, Mangaldai, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Guwahati, and Goalpara
The aspirants, who got selected after fulfilling all the necessary criteria, have to sit for an objective type examination. This test carries 100 marks and its time period is 2 hours, i.e., 120 minutes.
The entire test consists of the mentioned categories- General English, Assamese Language Skills, and General Knowledge.
The division of marks based on these categories are as shown-
The irrigation department has an individual recruitment portal for each district. Interested aspirants can visit the authorised online gateway of the concerned district and complete the application form online mode.
For the Irrigation Department of the Guwahati sector, the beginning date for filling the application form was 22nd February 2021, and the end date of filling it was 8th March 2021. In the notification, released by the department, there is a total vacancy of 94 posts for the Grade-IV level. These posts include Peon, Khalasi, and Chowkidar. These posts belong to the 19 different divisions of the Irrigation Department in Guwahati. The procedure of applying is entirely online.
Candidates do not need to pay any fee to apply for the posts under the Irrigation Department.
The applications have to appear for an objective written test after their applications get accepted. The date, time, and venue of the test will be mentioned on the admit card. The admit card will be available in the official portal of the department. The applicants have to download the same and sit for the test.
Candidates with no admit card will not be debarred from appearing in the examination. The total mark of the test is 100.
The applicants with qualifying marks will have to bring all the original certificates. In addition, for further verification, they have to submit a photograph that is self-attested. All these need to be submitted on the date and venue notified by the authority.
The merit list will be completely based on the marks that they scored on the test. The authority will release only one list for the posts, i.e., for Peon, Khalasi, and Chowkidar, and also for all the categories, such as SC, ST, UR, OBC, and so on.
The pay scale of Grade IV level ranges from INR 12,000 to INR 52,000, along with grade pay of INR 3,900.
The time period for the entire test is 150 minutes or 2 hours and 30 minutes. The total mark of the test is 100. It comprises only objective types of questions. There is no provision for descriptive types of questions. The division of subjects includes General English, General Knowledge, Language Skills in Assamese, and Aptitude.
The distribution of marks is as follows-
To be well-prepared for the test, interested aspirants must know the complete syllabus of the exam. This will help them to prepare a proper plan and study according to the requirements of the test. The aspirants, first, need to download or note down the syllabus for the Grade IV posts-
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In the notification released by the Irrigation Department of Nagaon, there are vacant posts for 29 Grade IV Khalasi, Peon, and Chowkidar. These posts are for the different divisions of offices in the district of Nagaon. Aspirants who fulfil all the eligibility criteria can apply for the same.
A total of 21 posts are vacant for Peon or Chowkidar.
A total of 8 posts are there for Khalashi.
Aspirants who score qualifying marks in the test, he/she will be appointed to the given vacant posts. These qualified applicants will be offered a pay scale of INR 12,000 to INR 52,000 along with grade pay of INR 3,900.
In the Irrigation Department of Tinsukia, there is a vacancy for three Grade-IV posts. These posts are in the Irrigation division of Tinsukia under the Executive Engineer Establishment. The beginning date for filling online application form was 20th February 2021. The end date for the same was 6th March 2021.
The South Goalpara Irrigation Department has a vacancy for ten Grade-IV posts. These vacancies are under the circle of South Goalpara.
There are six posts for Peon or Chowkidar and four posts for Khalashi.
The official notification released the beginning date for filling the online application form on 19th February 2021 and the end date on 5th March 2021. The number of vacancies in the North circle of the Nalbari Irrigation Department is 22. These posts belong to the Grade-IV level.
For the post of Peon, there is a vacancy for seven posts. Five posts belong to the Unreserved category, three posts belong to the OBC or MOBC category, one post belongs to each SC and STP category.
For the post of Khalashi, there is a vacancy for eleven posts. Four posts belong to the Unreserved category, three posts belong to the OBC or MOBC category, one post belongs to each SC and STP category, one post for each STP and EWS category.
For the post of APPO, there is one vacant post in the Unreserved category.
The release of the admit card will be notified in the portal of the Irrigation Department of Assam. Each candidate, after fulfilling all the necessary conditions, will receive their admit card making them eligible for appearing the test. The date, time, and venue of the test will be mentioned in the admit card. Failing to bring the admit card to the examination venue will result in being debarred from appearing for the test. To download the admit card, the applicant has to visit the online gateway of the irrigation department and click on the required link of admit card. There one has to enter the registration details and password to get access to the admit card and download it.