BTSC Fisheries Extension Officer Recruitment 2026 — 231 Posts, Apply by 23 Oct

Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC), Patna, has released Advertisement No. 28/2026, dated 24 September 2026, for 231 posts of Matsya Prasar Padadhikari (Fisheries Extension Officer), under the Directorate of Fisheries, Dairy, Fisheries & Animal Resources Department, Government of Bihar. Candidates aged 21 to 42 years, holding a 4-year B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) degree from an ICAR-recognised Agricultural University, can apply online at btsc.bihar.gov.in from 24 September 2026 to 23 October 2026. Selected Fisheries Extension Officers will support Bihar's fisheries development and extension activities across the state's Directorate of Fisheries network. The selection process is a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 100 questions worth 75 scaled marks, combined with up to 25 marks for relevant contractual work experience with Bihar Government or statutory bodies, for a final merit score out of 100. Pay for BTSC Fisheries Extension Officer 2026 is Level-7 of the pay matrix, with an application fee of ₹100, payable online only. Candidates for BTSC Fisheries Extension Officer Recruitment 2026 must visit btsc.bihar.gov.in, fill the online application, enter their reservation and work-experience details, upload the required certificates, pay the ₹100 fee, and submit before 23 October 2026. Candidates must read the complete official notification PDF before applying, since reservation benefits — including the 35% horizontal quota for women — apply only to permanent residents of Bihar, and no correction is permitted in the application after final submission. Bihar's Directorate of Fisheries has been steadily expanding its extension network to support the state's growing aquaculture sector, and this 231-post intake is aimed at strengthening field-level support for fish farmers across all districts, from pond management guidance to fisheries scheme implementation and farmer training programmes. The vacancy distribution spans Unreserved, EWS, SC, ST, EBC and BC categories, with 96 posts under Unreserved and 41 under Extremely Backward Class carrying the largest shares, and a 35% horizontal reservation reserved for women candidates who are domiciled residents of Bihar. Four posts are additionally earmarked for grandchildren or great-grandchildren of recognised freedom fighters, and a small number of posts are reserved across the four PwBD disability categories.

4-year Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc.) degree from a College of Fisheries under an ICAR-recognised Agricultural University.

21 to 42 years, varies by category (as on 01.08.2026)

Matsya Prasar Padadhikari / Fisheries Extension Officer (231 posts, Level-7) — 4-year Bachelor's degree in Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc.) from a College of Fisheries under an ICAR-recognised Agricultural University; candidate must be a citizen of India Age Limit — Minimum 21 years (as on 01.08.2026); Maximum: 37 years (Unreserved Male), 40 years (Unreserved Female/BC/EBC), 42 years (SC/ST) Age Relaxation — 10 years (PwBD); 5 years (in-service Bihar Government employees with 3+ years continuous service); equal to contractual service period (candidates who served on the same post in a Bihar Government/statutory institution); 3 years + military service, up to age 57 (Ex-servicemen); only one relaxation category admissible per candidate Category-wise Vacancy — Unreserved: 96 (34 for women); EWS: 23 (8); SC: 35 (12); ST: 2; EBC: 41 (14); BC: 27 (9); BC Women: 7; Total: 231, with 77 posts within the 35% horizontal women's quota Special Category Earmarking — PwBD: VH-3, HH-2, OH-2, MH-2; Freedom Fighter grandchildren/great-grandchildren: 4 posts (2% horizontal) Domicile Requirement — Reservation benefits, including the 35% horizontal quota for women, apply only to permanent (domicile) residents of Bihar; candidates from outside Bihar are not eligible for any reservation benefit Application Fee — ₹100, payable online only via debit/credit card/net banking/UPI; non-refundable Selection Process — Computer Based Test (100 MCQs, 2 hours, scaled to 75 marks) + Work Experience marks (up to 25, qualifying candidates only) = Final Merit Score out of 100; minimum qualifying marks: 30% in the CBT, for all categories; work-experience marks verified via Salary Payment Certificate (Annexure-I) issued by Fisheries Department authorities This recruitment gives B.F.Sc. graduates a direct route into Bihar's fisheries extension network, which supports pond-based aquaculture development, fish farmer training and fisheries scheme implementation across the state's Directorate of Fisheries jurisdiction. Certificate Requirements — SC/ST candidates must submit a caste certificate and a domicile certificate; BC/EBC candidates must additionally submit a creamy-layer exclusion certificate; EWS candidates must submit an income and asset certificate along with domicile proof; all certificates must be issued by a competent authority and must remain valid up to 23 October 2026, the closing date of the application window Exam Mechanics — The CBT is conducted in Hindi and English, with negative marking of −0.25 mark for each wrong answer and +1 mark for each correct answer; where the exam runs across multiple shifts, a normalization process is applied before preparing the final score card, so candidates across different shifts are assessed on a comparable scale. A candidate may claim only one relaxation category even when eligible under more than one, and reserved-category candidates who apply against an unreserved post do not receive their reserved-category relaxation for that specific vacancy.

Level-7 (Pay Matrix), Bihar Government pay scale

1. Visit the official BTSC website at www.btsc.bihar.gov.in.
2. Locate Advertisement No. 28/2026 (Matsya Prasar Padadhikari) and open the online application link.
3. Fill in personal, educational, category/reservation and work-experience details accurately — no corrections are allowed after final submission.
4. Upload a recent photograph (taken within the last 3 months, plain white background, no spectacle glare) and signature in the prescribed format.
5. Upload all relevant certificates — educational, caste/domicile/EWS, PwBD, freedom fighter, and work-experience — in the prescribed columns.
6. Pay the application fee of ₹100 online via debit card, credit card, net banking, or UPI.
7. Download and retain a hard copy of the final submitted application for Document Verification.
8. Note that printed, handwritten, incomplete, unclear, unsigned, or late applications submitted outside the online system will not be accepted, and the fee will not be refunded.