OUAT Assistant Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline for 31 Posts

The notification states that candidates will have to appear for the written test at a venue and time that will be intimated in due course, so no exam date is available yet.

Essential qualification: Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university. Candidates must specifically indicate the percentage of marks obtained (calculated to the nearest two decimals) in the relevant column of the application form. Candidates must produce a certificate/document issued by the university evidencing the conversion formula (e.g., CGPA to percentage), if called for document verification. SEBC candidates must furnish a "Non-Creamy Layer" certificate for the current year. The candidate must have passed Odia as one of the subjects up to the 7th Standard. A certificate to this effect must be attached with the application.

The Assistant post carries the following pay scale as per the notification: Level-9, Rs. 35,400 - 1,12,400/- (as per 7th Pay Commission) Or, PB-2, Pay Rs. 9,300 - 34,800/- plus Grade Pay Rs. 4,200/- (pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay under 6th CPC) Or, as prescribed by the funding agency (ICAR) from time to time The notification clarifies that the pay and pay scale are subject to change based on revisions notified/communicated by ICAR or other funding agencies, applicable prospectively.

Candidates must attach a duly signed photocopy of the deposit receipt along with the application form. No other mode of payment for the application fee will be considered.

Selection is based on a written test only , followed by a qualifying skill test. Candidates will be called for the skill test at a 1:4 ratio from the merit list prepared on the basis of written test marks. The skill test evaluates proficiency in computer applications and office automation tools. It is qualifying in nature only - there are no marks for the skill test, and the final merit panel is prepared based solely on written test marks, subject to qualifying the skill test. Where two or more candidates secure equal aggregate marks, merit will be determined as follows: The candidate securing more marks in the written test is ranked higher. If written test marks are equal, the candidate senior in age is ranked higher. If both (a) and (b) are equal, the tie is resolved based on the percentage of marks secured in the Degree programme.

Written Test Pattern

Minimum Qualifying Marks

Duly filled application form (Annexure-II) with two recent passport-size color photographs affixed Self-attested copies of all certificates and mark sheets from H.S.C. (Matriculation) onwards Self-attested copy of Caste Certificate (for SC/ST/SEBC candidates, from competent authority) Self-attested copy of Non-Creamy Layer certificate (for SEBC candidates, current year) Self-attested copy of Disability Certificate (for PWD candidates, from competent authority) Declaration regarding marital status (that not more than one spouse is living, in case of married candidates) Documentary proof of experience, if any, with certificates/orders of previous/present employment Original counterfoil/duly signed photocopy of the application fee deposit receipt No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the employer, for in-service candidates Certificate of having passed Odia as a subject up to 7th Standard

Applications received after the due date and time will not be entertained. The university is not responsible for any loss or delay in postal transit. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected, and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard. KVK employees are Contractual Project Staff for as long as 100% funding from ICAR continues. KVK employees are not entitled to terminal benefits, and their service is coterminous with the central project, i.e., for as long as 100% funds are made available by ICAR. Neither the State Government nor OUAT will bear any liability pertaining to KVK employment. Transfer of KVK employees will be within the KVKs only. On appointment, the candidate must serve in the KVK for a minimum period of one year and may need to furnish an undertaking to this effect at the time of joining. To resign thereafter, the employee must give one month's prior n