UPSC to recruit Assistant Director (Agriculture)

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Job summary

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) invites Online Recruitment Applications for the post of Assistant Director (Agriculture) at Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Pusa New Delhi. The appointment is in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture.

Educational requirements include an M.Sc in Agronomy or related fields; desirable experience in Remote Sensing and GIS applications in agriculture.

Qualifications

• Educational: M.Sc in Agronomy or Crop Physiology or Agricultural Physics or Agricultural Meteorology from a recognized University.
• Desirable: One year’s experience in Remote Sensing and GIS Application in Agriculture.

Responsibilities

• (i) In season satellite data analysis for area estimation, change detection, data base compilation, inventory of image data, ancillary data , GIS data base, upgradation, stratification and sampling upgradation.
• (ii) Ground Truthing (GT) collection and Planning.
• (iii) Yield Forecasting using agromet and spectral models.
• (iv) Optimal combination of different source data.
• (v) Establish mechanism for data downloading and uploading.
• (vi) R&D activities related to remote sensing applications in agriculture.

Skills

Remote Sensing

GIS

Data Analysis

Education

M.Sc in Agronomy or Crop Physiology or Agricultural Physics or Agricultural Meteorology

Job description

UPSC to recruit Assistant Director (Agriculture)

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) for the recruitment by selection to the post of Assistant Director (Agriculture).

The Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) is to be done by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in

The Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) for the post ofAssistant Director (Agriculture) has been sought under the Reference Vacancy No.: 23112101311 ( Advertisement No.:21/2023 )

Current Openings:

The vacancy is for the post of : Assistant Director (Agriculture) in Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Pusa New Delhi, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Age: 35 years.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATIONAL: M.Sc in Agronomy or Crop Physiology or Agricultural Physics or Agricultural Meteorology from a recognized University.

DESIRABLE: One year’s experience in Remote Sensing and GIS Application in Agriculture.

DUTIES: (i) In season satellite data analysis for area estimation, change detection, data base compilation, inventory of image data, ancillary data , GIS data base, upgradation, stratification and sampling upgradation.

(ii) Ground Truthing (GT) collection and Planning.

(iii) Yield Forecasting using agromet and spectral models.

(iv) Optimal combination of different source data.

(v) Establish mechanism for data downloading and uploading.

(vi) R&D activities related to remote sensing applications in agriculture. HQ: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), PUSA, New Delhi with liability to serve in any part of India or abroad.

Closing Date for Submission of Online Recruitment Application (ORA) through ORA website https://www.upsconline.nic.in/ : 30-11-2023.

Last Date for Printing of completely submitted Online Application: 01-12-2023.

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

Formats of PRESCRIBED PROFORMA for various certificates have been made available in the Commission’s official Website http://www.upsc.gov.in. under Heading Recruitment followed by Forms of Certificates(link https://www.upsc.gov.in/recruitment) Candidates may download the same and fill up accordingly.