INDIAN FARMERS FERTILISER COOPERATIVE LIMITED

IFFCO Sadan, C-1, District Centre, Saket Place, New Delhi-110017

IFFCO requires Agriculture Graduate Trainee (AGT) for its Field Offices located in the States
of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu & Kerala.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. The candidate should possess Four Years B.Sc. (Agriculture) Full Time Regular Degree but
those candidates whose final semester results are expected by September, 2019 can also
apply.

2. General/OBC candidates should have secured a minimum of 60% marks in each semester
and SC/ ST candidates should have secured a minimum of 55% marks in each semester in
B.Sc (Agriculture) degree. Those candidates who have CGPA score in B.Sc (Agriculture)
degree should convert into percentage while filling the application form.

3. The candidates who have passed B.Sc. (Agriculture) degree in 2016 and thereafter can
only apply.

4. The candidate having Two Years Full Time Regular Degree in M.Sc. (Agriculture) can also
apply, provided they fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed for B.Sc. (Agri.) qualification given
above.

5. The above qualifications should be from the UGC recognized University/Institute.

UPPER AGE LIMIT: 30 years, as on 1st September, 2019.

Upper Age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST category.

Upper Age limit is relaxable by 3 years for OBC category not belonging to creamy layer.

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE:

Candidate must be well versed with reading, writing and speaking knowledge of the regional
language of the State for which application is made (Knowing one or more than one language
will be preferred). Knowledge of Hindi is desirable.

TRAINING PERIOD: The selected candidates will undergo Training for a period of one year.

COMPENSATION:

Stipend and other benefits will be paid as per rules of the Organisation during the training
period. Presently, the stipend is Rs. 33,300/- p.m.

On successful completion of one year’s training and subject to requirement of IFFCO, the
AGTs may be absorbed at the basic pay of Rs.37000/- p.m. in the regular Pay Scale of
Rs.37000-70000, and allowances/ benefits as per rules of the Organisation.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Eligible candidates will be required to appear for preliminary Computer Based On-Line Test in
open environment by using their own resources, computer/laptop with internet facility.
Only the short-listed candidates based on the performance in the Preliminary On-Line Test,
will be called for Final On-Line Test in the controlled environment at the designated Centres at
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Nagpur, Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar,
Guwahati, Patna, Raipur, Rajkot, Surat & Varanasi, Chandigarh, Indore, Dehradun, Pune,
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Cochin.

Candidates are required to opt any two Test Centres in order of their preference out of the
aforementioned centres. Efforts will be made to allot the test centre in order of choice given by
the candidates.

Request for change in the test centre, once opted, will not be entertained. IFFCO reserves the
right to cancel any of these centres and in that eventuality; the candidates will have to appear
in the centre as decided by the Management.

Only those candidates who will be short-listed on the basis of their performance in Final On-
Line Test will be called for personal interview.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION :

After personal interview, shortlisted candidates will be medically examined as per IFFCO’s
medical standards before final selection.

PLACE OF POSTING :
Notwithstanding the selection and placement of AGTs for training, the selected candidates on
absorption can be posted in any of the States/Projects/Establishment(s) of IFFCO in India.

SERVICE BOND:
On appointment, the Trainees belonging to General/ OBC category would be required to
furnish a service bond of Rs. 80,000/- and SC/ST category a service bond of Rs. 20,000/-.

GENERAL:
The nature of duties and responsibilities of the incumbents in IFFCO involve extensive touring
in Rural areas. Only such candidates having aptitude and willingness to work in field should
apply.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested and eligible candidates may apply on-line in the prescribed Application Form
available thru the link "Click to apply on-line" given below till 05/09/2019 only. Any
application sent through any other modes will not be entertained.

Click to apply on-line

Last Date to apply 05/09/2019

PLEASE NOTE:

1. The applicant must fill ‘His/Her Name and Father's Name’ exactly the same as appearing in
their educational qualification certificate(s) and therefore, they should keep their 10th class
and all their desired educational Qualification Certificates ready with them, while filling up the
Application Form on-line.
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2. The applicant who is subsequently found to have filled incorrect information will be
disqualified for test/interview and/or the employment in IFFCO.

3. All communications to the candidate will be sent through E-mail or through SMS. The
Candidate should not change his E-mail ID and Mobile No., filled in the Application Form, and
keep the same active.

4. The candidate must save his duly filled Application and take a print of the same for future
reference.

IFFCO has sole right to accept or reject any and/or all applications.

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