MPPSC Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 17 Assistant Director and Assistant Director Fisheries Posts

Candidates often want to know exactly how many seats are reserved for their category before applying, and the tables below break this down post-wise for both notifications. The Assistant Director Fisheries post has 14 total vacancies, while the Assistant Director post under Higher Education has 3 total vacancies. Assistant Director Fisheries (14 posts) - Category-wise Vacancies Out of these, 1 post is reserved for divyangjan (hearing handicapped/HH category), and posts are also reserved for MP-domicile women candidates within the above categories. Assistant Director, Higher Education Department (3 posts) - Category-wise Vacancies No seats are separately reserved for women or divyangjan candidates under this notification, as per the published vacancy chart. Both notifications also clarify that OBC reservation is subject to the outcome of pending litigation (SLP 8764/2023, WP 5596/2024), a

Eligibility for these two posts differs significantly because they belong to different departments, so candidates should check the qualification requirement specific to the post they are applying for. Both posts, however, share the same age limit rule of 21 to 40 years, calculated as on 01.01.2027. Candidates applying for Assistant Director Fisheries must hold a Master's degree in Fisheries Science (M.F.Sc.) or a postgraduate degree related to Fisheries Science from a recognized university, along with a one-year Inland Fisheries Training course recognized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), or a pass in the Assistant Fisheries Officer level course from the Fisheries Training Institute, Naugaon, District Chhatarpur. In addition, candidates need five years of continuous work experience in Inland Fisheries development or research as an Assistant Fisheries Officer, Researc

The application fee depends on the candidate's category and state of domicile, and it must be paid online at the time of form submission. Candidates should note that the fee structure is identical for both the Fisheries and Higher Education Assistant Director posts.

Selection for both Assistant Director posts is primarily interview-based, though a written exam gets triggered if the number of eligible applicants for a post crosses a certain threshold. Candidates wondering how many people will be shortlisted for interview per post can refer to the table below. The interview carries a maximum of 100 marks, and candidates must secure a minimum of 41 marks (unreserved category) or 31 marks (reserved category and divyangjan) to qualify. If the number of applicants for a notified post exceeds 500, MPPSC will conduct a written exam first; candidates equal to 3 times the notified vacancies (based on merit, category-wise) will then be called for interview, and the final merit list will be prepared by combining written exam and interview marks - with no minimum qualifying marks required in the written exam itself. Selected candidates for both posts will serve

Both Assistant Director posts carry the same pay scale, though the nature of appointment differs between the two departments. The Assistant Director Fisheries post is temporary (Asthayi), whereas the Assistant Director post under Higher Education is permanent (Sthayi). The Assistant Director Fisheries post is a Gazetted Second Class (Rajpatrit Dwitiya Shreni) position responsible for the district office and disbursement authority over fisheries development, administration, and fish farming extension schemes. The Assistant Director (Higher Education) post is also a Gazetted Second Class position, handling administrative work of various branches at the directorate level.

Candidates who cannot submit documents by the regular deadline of 25.08.2026 can still submit them between 27.08.2026 and 03.09.2026 by paying a late fee of ₹3,000, and a further extension of up to 10 working days is available with a ₹25,000 late fee after the commission publishes a list of non-submitting candidates. Anyone using the late-fee route must additionally submit a signed consent declaration (Abhivachan-Patra) confirming they hold all required qualifications and experience as per the notification before their documents are accepted. Key documents required with the application include the attendance sheet, personal details form (1 original + 5 photocopies), declaration form, high school and higher secondary mark sheets, graduation/post-graduation mark sheets and degrees, the relevant experience certificate (per the prescribed Appendix-4 format), MP domicile/residence certificate