OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer

Odisha PSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer — needs an Agriculture Engineering degree

📖 OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer Guide — Pattern, Syllabus, Cut Off & Salary

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📋 OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer — Official Syllabus

As per official notification (opsc.gov.in).

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2 hours per paper

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ELIGIBILITY FIRST: OPSC Advt. 08 of 2026-27 requires a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture Engineering and says outright that no other equivalent qualification will be accepted — a Civil Engineering degree does NOT qualify for this post. Questions are of Bachelor's-degree standard, 1 mark each, with 25% of the marks deducted for every wrong answer and zero for unattempted. OPSC has not published how the 100 questions of each paper split between that paper's two sections; the notification leaves it to the Commission, so no section-wise weighting is shown here. The written exam is on 1 November 2026 at Cuttack/Bhubaneswar, and the fee is refunded only to candidates who appear in BOTH papers.

📋 Paper-I · General Engineering + Farm Machinery & Power

13 subjects

Fundamentals of Computing

Programming Fundamentals (Flowcharts, Algorithms, C Basics) · Computer Fundamentals & Organization · Memory & Operating Systems · Hardware, Software & I/O Devices · DBMS, Cloud & AI Basics

Basic Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing Processes (Welding, Casting, Forging, Machining) · Engineering Materials & Mechanics Basics · Power Transmission (Gears, Belts, Chains) · Simple Machines & Thermodynamics Basics

Basic Electrical Engineering

Power Factor & Measuring Instruments · DC & AC Fundamentals · Electrical Wiring, Earthing & Safety · Generation, Transmission & Distribution

Agricultural Statistics & Land Use

Agricultural Statistics of India & Odisha · Land Distribution, Land Use & Holding Sizes · Major Crops, Production & Productivity · Farm Power Availability & Machinery Population · Water Resource Availability & Irrigation Potential

Engineering Mathematics

Probability & Statistics · Linear Algebra · Algebra, Matrices & Determinants

Surveying

Chain & Compass Surveying · Levelling · Contouring · Areas & Volumes · Theodolite and Traversing · Tacheometry · Plane Table Surveying

Building Materials

Cement · Bricks and Tiles · Building Stones · Timber and Wood Products · Aggregates, Mortars & Concrete · Masonry and Plaster Work · Roofs and Roof Covering · Building Planning & Foundations

Estimating & Costing

Principles of Estimating · Quantity Estimation · Earthwork Calculation · Rate Analysis & Specifications · Detailed & Abstract Estimate · Measurement of Works

Agricultural Structures & Greenhouse

Greenhouse Types & Components · Greenhouse Site Selection & Design Criteria · Greenhouse Construction, Repair & Maintenance · Agricultural Structures & Farm Buildings

Farm Machinery

Farm Mechanization & Classification of Implements · Tillage & Seed Bed Preparation Machinery · Seeding & Planting Equipment · Fertilizer Application & Plant Protection Equipment · Harvesting Machinery · Threshing & Post-Harvest Machines · Testing of Farm Machines & Test Codes · Farm Machinery Management & Cost Analysis · Human Engineering, Ergonomics & Safety · Precision Agriculture

Farm Power & Tractors

Sources of Farm Power · IC Engines & Engine Components · Engine Systems (Fuel, Cooling, Lubrication, Electrical) · IC Engine Fuels & Lubricants · Tractor Transmission Systems · Tractor Mechanics, Stability & Weight Transfer · Tractor Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Renewable Energy Engineering

Biomass Conversion & Biogas Plants · Gasifier Technology · Bio-diesel & Bio-ethanol Production · Solar Energy Fundamentals & PV Systems · Solar Thermal Systems · Wind Energy Conversion Systems

Construction Management

PERT and CPM · Project Management and Network Theory · Crashing and Resource Allocation · Engineering Economics

📋 Paper-II · Agricultural Processing + Soil & Water Conservation

8 subjects

Agricultural Processing & Food Engineering

Engineering Properties of Food Materials · Cleaning, Grading & Separation of Grains · Size Reduction Principles & Machinery · Rice Milling & Parboiling · Wheat, Corn & Pulse Milling · Oilseed Milling & Oil Extraction · Material Handling Equipment

Drying & Storage of Crops

Moisture Content, Water Activity & EMC · Psychrometry & Drying Theory · Drying Methods & Grain Dryers · Storage of Food Grains & Causes of Spoilage · Storage Structures, Bins & Silo Design · Hermetic, CAP & Warehouse Storage

Horticultural Produce Processing

Fruits & Vegetables Processing · Cold Storage & Refrigeration Load · Controlled & Modified Atmosphere Storage · Food Packaging Technologies · Thermal Processing & Evaporation · Freezing & Freezing Equipment · Food Laws & Standards (FSSAI, BIS, Codex)

Hydrology & Irrigation

Hydrological Cycle & Precipitation · Rainfall-Runoff Analysis · Hydrographs · Infiltration & Evaporation · Floods & Flood Routing · Irrigation Methods & Drainage · Irrigation System Design · Canals & Canal Design · Cross Drainage Works · Water Requirement of Crops · Reservoirs & Dams · Spillways & Energy Dissipators

Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

Soil Erosion, Gullies & Universal Soil Loss Equation · Terraces, Bunds & Their Design · Gully Control Structures (Drop, Chute, Pipe Inlet) · Wind Erosion & Control Measures · Sedimentation in Reservoirs & Streams · Land Use Capability Classification · Grassed Waterways & Water Harvesting · Farm Ponds & Small Earth Embankments · Watershed Characteristics & Management

Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics

Fluid Properties · Fluid Statics · Buoyancy & Floatation · Kinematics of Flow · Bernoulli's Equation · Flow Through Pipes · Open Channel Flow · Dimensional Analysis · Hydraulic Machines · Flow Measurement

Drainage Engineering

Objectives & Types of Surface Drainage · Sub-surface Drainage Systems · Drain Spacing Equations (Hooghoudt, Ernst) · Design of Drains & Drainage Structures · Drainage Materials & Envelopes · Salt Balance & Reclamation of Saline-Alkaline Soils

Ground Water Engineering

Well Hydraulics · Pump Tests · Recharge Methods · Aquifers & Wells · Groundwater Flow · Tube Wells

Source: opsc.gov.in

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