RRS for the Post of STA

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08072026-274291 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 492] | NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026/ASHADHA 11, 1948 2 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) 1. Senior Technical Assistant | 25* (2026) | General Central Service, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted), Non-Ministerial. | Level-6 (Rs. 35400-112400). | Selection Post. | Not exceeding 30 years (Relaxable for Government Servants upto five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. (7) Essential: (a) Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Engineering from a recognised University or institute; and (b) Qualifying in Skill Proficiency Test. Note 1: The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if any, at stage of selection, the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. (8) | (9) | (10) Not applicable. | Two years for direct recruits and promotees. Note: For direct recruits there shall be a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks duration for successful completion of the probation as prescribed by the Central Government. | (a) forty per cent by promotion failing which by deputation; and (b) sixty per cent by direct recruitment. (11) Promotion: Technical Assistant in level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) in the pay matrix with six years' regular service in the level and have successfully completed two weeks of training in testing, operation or maintenance of tractors and agricultural implements or machinery from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research or Agricultural University or Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Note: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their seniors shall also be considered provided, they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade, alongwith their juniors who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service. Deputation: The officers under the Central Government or State Government or Union territory administrations, - (a) (i) holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) with six years' service in the level rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and (b) possessing the educational qualifications and experience as prescribed for direct recruits under column (7). Note 1: The period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceeding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily, not exceed three years. The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding fifty-six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications. Note 2: The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion. 4 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] (12) | (13) Group 'B' Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of: - | Consultation with Union Public Service Commission is not necessary. 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. Group 'B' Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: - 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) 2. Senior Technical Assistant (Instrumentation). | 03* (2026) * Subject to variation dependent on workload. | General Central Service, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted), Non-Ministerial. | Level-6 (Rs. 35400-112400). | Not applicable. (6) | (7) Not exceeding 30 years. (Relaxable for Government Servants upto five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). Note : The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. | Essential: 1. (a) Bachelors Degree in Electronics or Instrumentation Technology from a recognised University or institute; or (b) (I) Diploma in Electronics or Instrumentation Technology from a recognised University or institute; (II) two years experience in operation, installation, calibration and maintenance of electronic instruments for automatic measurement and control in a Government department or public sector undertaking or in a University or autonomous organisation or in a recognised research institution; and 2. Qualifying in Skill Proficiency Test. Note 1: The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if any, at stage of selection, the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. 6 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute- Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. [F. No. 13-2/2022-M&T (Admn)] S. RUKMANI, Jt. Secy. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd July 2026 G.S.R. 550(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) Technical posts Recruitment Rules, 2018, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the Group ‘B' (Non-Gazetted) Technical posts in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Technical, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) Technical posts Recruitment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Application. - These rules shall apply to the posts specified in column (1) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Number of posts, classification and level in the pay matrix. – The number of the said posts, their classification and the level in the pay matrix attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule. 4. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc. – The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said posts shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the aforesaid Schedule. 7 5. Disqualification. – No person,- (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with the person having a spouse living; or (b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any other person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said posts: Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule. 6. Power to relax. – Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 7. Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE Name of post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. | Whether selection post or non-selection post. | Age-limit for direct recruits. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) 1. Senior Technical Assistant. | 25* (2026) * Subject to variation dependent on workload. | General Central Service, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted), Non-Ministerial. | Level-6 (Rs. 35400-112400). | Selection Post. | Not exceeding 30 years (Relaxable for Government Servants upto five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. (7) Essential: (a) Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Engineering from a recognised University or institute; and (b) Qualifying in Skill Proficiency Test. Note 1: The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. 8 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] Note 2: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if any, at stage of selection, the Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. | Period of probation, if any. | Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/ absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods. (8) | (9) | (10) Not applicable. | Two years for direct recruits and promotees. Note: For direct recruits there shall be a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks duration for successful completion of the probation as prescribed by the Central Government. | (a) forty per cent by promotion failing which by deputation; and (b) sixty per cent by direct recruitment. In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation / absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation/ absorption to be made. (11) Promotion: Technical Assistant in level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) in the pay matrix with six years' regular service in the level and have successfully completed two weeks of training in testing, operation or maintenance of tractors and agricultural implements or machinery from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research or Agricultural University or Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Note: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their seniors shall also be considered provided, they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade, alongwith their juniors who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service. Deputation: The officers under the Central Government or State Government or Union territory administrations, - (a) (i) holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) with six years' service in the level rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in level-5 (Rs. 29200- 92300) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and (b) possessing the educational qualifications and experience as prescribed for direct recruits under column (7). Note 1: The period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceeding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily, not exceed three years. The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding fifty-six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications. Note 2: The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion. 9 If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. | Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission to be consulted in making recruitment. (12) | (13) Group 'B' Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of: - | Consultation with Union Public Service Commission is not necessary. 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. Group 'B' Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: - 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) 2. Senior Technical Assistant (Instrumentation). | 03* (2026) * Subject to variation dependent on workload. | General Central Service, Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted), Non-Ministerial. | Level-6 (Rs. 35400-112400). | Not applicable. (6) | (7) Not exceeding 30 years. (Relaxable for Government Servants upto five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). Note : The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. | Essential: 1. (a) Bachelors Degree in Electronics or Instrumentation Technology from a recognised University or institute; or (b) (I) Diploma in Electronics or Instrumentation Technology from a recognised University or institute; (II) two years experience in operation, installation, calibration and maintenance of electronic instruments for automatic measurement and control in a Government department or public sector undertaking or in a University or autonomous organisation or in a recognised research institution; and 2. Qualifying in Skill Proficiency Test. Note 1: The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if any, at stage of selection, the Staff Selection Commission or competent authority, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. 10 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] (8) | (9) | (10) Not applicable. | Two years. Note: There shall be a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks duration for successful completion of the probation as prescribed by the Central Government. | By direct recruitment. Note: Vacancies caused by the incumbent being away on transfer on deputation or long illness or study leave or under other circumstances for a duration of one year or more may be filled by deputation from officers under the Central Government, - (a) (i) holding analogous posts on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) with six years' regular service in posts in level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) in the pay matrix in the parent cadre or department; and (b) possessing the qualification and experience prescribed for direct recruits under column (7). (11) | (12) | (13) Not applicable | Group 'B' Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: - | Consultation with Union Public Service Commission is not necessary. 1. Director, Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Chairman; 2. Under Secretary (Mechanisation and Technology Division), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Member; 3. Administrative Officer or Head of the Office of the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute - Member. [F. No. 13-2/2022-M&T (Admn)] S. RUKMANI, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.