OFDC Recruitment 2023 for Field Assistant/Accounts Assistant | 355 Posts | Last Date: 12 December 2023

OFDC Recruitment 2023:- Odisha Forest Development Corporation has announced notification for the post of Accounts Assistant Grade-II, Assistant Grade-III, Executive Assistant, Field Assistant Grade-II & III. There are 355 vacancies are to be filled for this posts. Candidates with the qualification of Graduate/B.Com/B.Sc/12th are eligible to apply for this posts. Interested candidates can apply for these posts online on or before the last date. The detailed eligibility and application process of OFDC Recruitment are given below.

OFDC Recruitment 2023:

Job Role	Field Assistant/Accounts Assistant/Others
Job Category	Govt Jobs
Qualification	Graduate/B.Com/B.Sc/12th
Total Vacancies	355 posts
Experience	Freshers/Experienced
Salary	Rs. 17,200 – 35,400/-
Job location	Odisha
Application Starts	22 November 2023
Last date	12 December 2023

Detailed Eligibility:

Educational Qualification:

Accounts Assistant Grade-II:

• Must have passed +3 examination in Commerce or equivalent examination of a recognised university.
• Must have 2 years in line relevant post qualification working experience in any company/CA Firms/other organisations.
• Must have working knowledge in Computers and be able to work independently in accounting software

Assistant Grade-III:

• Must have passed +3 examination or equivalent examination of a recognised university.
• Must have 2 years in line relevant post qualification working experience in any company/CA Firms/other organisations.
• Must have working knowledge in Computers with computer hits of minimum 40 words per minute and be able to work independently.

Executive Assistant (In lieu of Jr. Stenographer)

• Must have passed +3 examination or equivalent examination of a recognised university.
• Must have 2 years in line relevant post qualification working experience in any company/CA Firms/other organisations
• Не must have stenography Certificate.
• Не must be able to take down dictation from a printed matter lasting for three minutes at the rate of 80 words a minute.
• Не must transcribe the dictated passage within 20 minutes.
• Mistake up to a maximum of 10% can be allowed.
• Must have working knowledge in Computers and be able to work independently.

Field Assistant Grade-II (Sectional Supervisor):

• Must be a Graduate in Science/Agriculture/Forestry from any recognised University/Board/ Institution/ Council

Field Assistant (Grade-III):

• Must have passed +2 Science from any recognised University/ Board/ Institution/Council

Probation: All appointment in the Corporation shall be on probation for a minimum period of two years from the date of joining which may be extended or curtailed on individual basis by the Appointing Authority. 

Age Limit(As on 30 June 2023): 21 – 38 Years

Age relaxation:

• By five years for candidates belonging to the categories of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Socially Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) and Women (up to 43 years)
• By 10 years for candidates of PwD category. (up to 48 years).
• By 5 years for PwD candidates belongings SC/ST/SEBC categories (including Women) and up to 53 years (38+10+5)
• Other as per Govt instructions

No of vacancies: 355 posts

• Accounts Assistant Grade-II: 9 posts ( SC- 5; ST-1; UR-3)
• Assistant Grade-III: 61 posts ( SC- 8; ST-6; SEBC-1; UR-46)
• Executive Assistant: 13 posts (ST-5; SEBC-0; UR-3)
• Field Assistant Grade-II: 47 posts ( SC- 15; ST-21; SEBC-11)
• Field Assistant Grade-III: 225 posts (SC- 11; ST-27; SEBC-39; UR-148)

Salary:

• Accounts Assistant Grade-II: Rs. 35,400/-
• Assistant Grade-III: Rs. 29,200/-
• Executive Assistant: Rs. 25,500/-
• Field Assistant Grade-II: Rs. 21,700/-
• Field Assistant Grade-III: Rs. 17,200/-

Note: Allowances shall be entitled to DA, HRA, Medical Allowance, RCM and other allowances as per rule.

Selection Process:

• The selection process will be based on Computer Based Recruitment Test followed by Practical Test and Document Verifications. (For Accounts Assistant Grade, Assistant Grade and Executive Assistant post) and 
• The selection process will be based on competitive written examination followed by Medical Test and Physical Endurance Test of Walking (For Field Assistant post) 

There shall be a Written Examination for 200 or 250 marks (MCQ type in CBT mode) and Practical Skill Test of 50 marks as follows:

Accounts Assistant Grade:

Subject	Marks
English	20
Accounts	40
Gen. Knowledge/ General Aptitude	40
Mathematics	50
Computer with tally test	50
Total	200

Accounts Assistant Grade & Executive Assistant

Subject	Marks
English	50
Gen. Knowledge/ General Aptitude	50
Mathematics	50
Basic Computer test	50
Computer Test/Computer Test with stenography	50
Total	250

Field Assistant:

Subject	Marks
General English	40
Odia	40
General Knowledge	40
Quantitative Aptitude	40
Logical Reasoning	40
Total	200

• The examination standard shall be equivalent to that of +2 or equivalent standard. Based on the marks secured in the written test, candidates @2 times the vacancies shall only be deemed to be qualified in the written test and called for the practical skill test.
• The Practical Skill Test shall be of qualifying nature. A candidate securing minimum 40% marks in it will only be deemed to be qualified but this score shall not be added to the total marks of recruitment examination.
• Medical test of the selected candidates after document verification shall be conducted by the OFDC Medical Officer/ OFDC’s approved Medical Professional/ CMO of a Public Sector Hospital or from a Government Doctor not below the rank of Chief Medical Officer. 
• The venue/date and time of Document verification/Medical test of the selected candidates will be displayed in OFDC web site. The candidates shall also be intimated through their respective email.

Application Fee:

• Rs.500/-
• Rs.200/- for SC, ST & PwD category

Application fees mode: Online mode

How to Apply for OFDC Recruitment 2023?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for these posts online from 22 November 2023 (10 AM) to 12 December 2023 (5 PM)

For More Details : Click here

To Apply: Click here (Opens on 22 November 2023)

Important Dates:

• Commencement of Online Enrolment and submission of online application: 22 November 2023 (10 AM)
• Last Date of Enrolment and Online submission of Application: 12 December 2023 (5 PM)
• Commencement of Admit Card Generation To be intimated through the Website
• Date of Written Test To be intimated through the Website
• Date of Practical Test To be intimated through the Website