Who can apply?
Minimum qualification
Four-year BFSc
Eligibility conditions
Indian citizens with a four-year Bachelor of Fisheries Science degree from a fisheries college under an agricultural university recognised by ICAR, New Delhi. Required supporting certificates must be issued by 23 October 2026 and uploaded with the form. Reserved benefits require eligible Bihar domicile and prescribed category evidence. Relevant contractual service is optional for experience weight and specified age relief, not an entry requirement. The notification includes a historical-age concession covering 1 August 2020 through 1 August 2026; this must be checked separately.
Age and cutoff
At least 21 on 1 August 2026; ordinary maximum UR men 37, UR women/BC/EBC 40, SC/ST 42. Historical-age and other expressly notified concessions can apply. · Cutoff: 2026-08-01
Experience / licences
Relevant same-post contractual service in Bihar government or notified eligible public institutions attracts up to 25 marks, normally 5 marks per year with proportionate part-year credit. Experience weight is calculated through 24 September 2026. The separate service-length age-relaxation cutoff is 1 August 2026. A prescribed salary-payment certificate from the competent fisheries authority is required; unclaimed experience is not credited.
Category, domicile and PwBD
UR 96; EWS 23; SC 35; ST 2; EBC 41; BC 27; BC women 7 = 231. The table’s 77 women and PwBD/freedom-fighter-descendant allocations are horizontal and already included. Bihar reservation concessions require Bihar domicile and the prescribed evidence.
Read all post-specific conditions in the original notice. A discovery tag or this summary is not an authority-issued eligibility decision or a selection guarantee.
Age relaxations and exceptions
Cutoff 1 August 2026: minimum 21; ordinary maximum UR men 37, UR women 40, BC/EBC men or women 40, SC/ST men or women 42. The notice permits 10-year disability relaxation; qualifying regular Bihar government service gives 5 years; eligible same-post contractual service can give service-length relaxation. Ex-servicemen receive military service plus 3 years subject to actual age not above 57 on application. Clause 2(v) covers candidates within the notified maximum age during 1 August 2020–1 August 2026 or who became over-age during that interval. Only one of the special relaxations listed in clause 2(ii)–(vii) may be used. A generic maximum-age check must not reject someone without considering the applicable clause.
Important dates
- Official publication
- 24 Sep 2026
- Application opens
- 24 Sep 2026
- Application closes
- 23 Oct 2026
- Fee payment deadline
- 23 Oct 2026
An application extension does not automatically change the age or qualification cutoff. Date-only deadlines do not imply that the authority published a midnight closing time.
Post-wise vacancies / seats
| Post / programme | Region / campus | Category / allocation | Vacancies / seats | Vertical / horizontal / total | Required qualification | Official evidence URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | UR | 96 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | EWS | 23 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | SC | 35 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | ST | 2 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | EBC | 41 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | BC | 27 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
| Fishery Extension Officer | Bihar | BC women | 7 | vertical | Four-year BFSc from the notified ICAR-recognised university route | Source ↗ |
Horizontal allocations may overlap other categories. Rows are not automatically added together.
Salary or benefit and conditions
Pay Level 7
Selection / assessment process
CBT weight 75; qualifying same-post contractual experience up to 25; document verification.
Exam pattern / marking scheme
CBT has 100 bilingual objective questions, 100 marks and two hours. Correct answer +1; incorrect answer −0.25; minimum qualifying score 30%. Normalisation applies where examination is held in multiple shifts. CBT score is weighted to 75 and eligible experience contributes up to 25; document verification follows.
Documents to prepare
This is a local preparation checklist, not an upload or official document acceptance.
How to apply, step by step
- Open BTSC’s official Pariksha application gateway.
- Select Candidate Registration and Advertisement 28/2026 Fishery Extension Officer.
- Register, pay ₹100 plus applicable bank charges, and complete Submit Application Form.
- Upload required qualification and claimed category/experience certificates, photograph and signature.
- Submit by 23 October 2026 at 23:55 IST and retain the full application plus fee receipt. Merely registering/paying does not complete the application.
Use the authority’s own application flow. Never share passwords, OTPs or payment PINs with us. Official application fees are separate from optional form-help charges.
Important instructions
No post-submission correction is promised in this advertisement. Keep originals, self-attested copies and submitted form for document verification. Photograph should be recent (within three months), clear, against white background and without glasses; preserve at least five extra copies. Registration, fee payment and final form submission are separate required stages.
Official helpdesk
18003456221, 10:00–18:00; btssc-bih@gov.in.
Official notification and action links
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Change history
Applications open: BTSC Fishery Extension Officer Recruitment 2026 — 231 Posts