BTSC Touring Veterinary Officer Recruitment 2026 — 787 Posts, Apply by 23 Oct

Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC), Patna, has released Advertisement No. 27/2026, dated 24 September 2026, for 787 posts of Touring Veterinary Officer (Bharamanshil Pashu Chikitsa Padadhikari) and equivalent, in the basic cadre of Bihar Veterinary Service under the Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department, Government of Bihar. Candidates aged 21 to 42 years, holding a B.V.Sc. or B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree from a Veterinary Council of India-recognised university with permanent Bihar Veterinary Council registration, can apply online at btsc.bihar.gov.in from 24 September 2026 to 23 October 2026. Selected Touring Veterinary Officers will provide mobile veterinary care and animal husbandry services across Bihar's rural and district-level livestock infrastructure, under the Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department. The selection process is a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 100 questions worth 75 scaled marks, combined with up to 25 marks for prior contractual veterinary work experience with government bodies, for a final merit score out of 100. Pay for BTSC Touring Veterinary Officer 2026 is Level-9 of the pay matrix, ₹53,100 to ₹1,67,800 per month, with an application fee of ₹100, payable online only. Candidates for BTSC Touring Veterinary Officer Recruitment 2026 must visit btsc.bihar.gov.in, fill the online application, enter their reservation category and Aadhaar-linked photo ID, upload a recent photograph and all relevant certificates, pay the ₹100 fee, and submit before 23 October 2026. Candidates must read the complete official notification PDF before applying, since reservation benefits apply only to domiciled residents of Bihar, work-experience marks are considered only for candidates who qualify the written exam, and no correction is permitted in the application after final submission. Bihar's Touring Veterinary Officer cadre plays a frontline role in the state's livestock health infrastructure, with officers typically posted at block or sub-divisional veterinary units and expected to travel across their assigned area to treat animals, run vaccination drives, and support the state's dairy and animal husbandry development programmes. The scale of this 977-post combined drive (787 Pool I plus 190 Pool II) makes it one of the largest veterinary recruitment exercises undertaken by any state commission in the current cycle, and reflects sustained demand for trained veterinary graduates across Bihar's 38 districts. For candidates who previously worked as contractual veterinary doctors under Bihar Government schemes or allied Central Government bodies, this recruitment offers a direct route to a regular Level-9 government post, since up to 25 of the 100 merit marks are reserved specifically for such experience — a significant weightage that rewards candidates who have already served in the field. The Commission has also built in age relaxation provisions tied to prior contractual service, recognising that many veterinary graduates spend years working on temporary postings before a regular vacancy opens up.

B.V.Sc. or B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree from a Veterinary Council of India-recognised university, with permanent registration from the Bihar Veterinary Council.

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

Touring Veterinary Officer & Equivalent (787 posts, Level-9, ₹53,100–₹1,67,800) — B.V.Sc. or B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree from a university recognised by the Veterinary Council of India, with permanent registration from the Bihar Veterinary Council; 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 servants with 3+ years continuous service); equal to contract period, capped at 8 years above the limit (veterinary doctors on contractual service with Bihar Government or non-private institutions); 3 years + military service, up to age 57 (Ex-servicemen); only one relaxation category admissible per candidate, whichever is most beneficial Domicile Requirement — Reservation benefits apply only to candidates who are permanent/domiciled residents of Bihar; the permanent address in the online application is treated as domicile for this purpose Application Fee — ₹100, payable online only via debit/credit card/net banking/UPI; non-refundable Vacancy Structure — Pool I: 787 posts (including 06+03 VH and 06+03 HH PwBD-earmarked); Pool II: 190 posts (including 05+03 OH and 05+04 MH PwBD-earmarked); 11 posts overall reserved for grandchildren of freedom fighters; 35% horizontal reservation for women, applicable only to Bihar-domiciled candidates Selection Process — Computer Based Test (100 MCQs, 2 hours, scaled to 75 marks) + Work Experience marks (up to 25, for qualifying candidates only) = Final Merit Score out of 100; minimum qualifying marks: 40% (Unreserved), 36.5% (BC), 34% (EBC), 32% (SC/ST/Women/PwBD); candidates from outside Bihar must meet the 40% Unreserved cut-off regardless of category; 50% relaxation in qualifying cut-off for graduates of Bihar-based veterinary colleges This is one of the largest single veterinary recruitment drives run by any Indian state in 2026, reflecting Bihar's push to strengthen its rural animal husbandry and dairy infrastructure through the Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department, which oversees mobile veterinary services across all districts of the state. Certificate and Document Timing — All certificates and mark sheets, including caste, EWS, domicile, disability, freedom-fighter-descendant relationship, and prior salary/service certificates (Annexure-I format), must be uploaded online and must be issued on or before 23 October 2026, the closing date of the application window Category-wise Reservation Notes — Bracketed figures in the SC/ST/EBC/BC vacancy columns of the official notification represent backlog vacancies carried forward from earlier recruitment cycles; a caste certificate alone is not sufficient for BC/EBC reservation, and a creamy-layer-free certificate must be submitted alongside it; transgender (Kinnar/Kothi/Hijra) candidates receive the reservation benefits available to Backward Classes, per applicable government resolutions Work Experience Verification — Only contractual veterinary service rendered with the Bihar Government or a non-private institution (Central Government department, undertaking, corporation, board, or autonomous body), including postings under Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department schemes, counts toward the 25 work-experience marks; this experience is verified only for candidates who have already qualified the written examination, at the document verification stage Carry-Forward Eligibility — Candidates who were within the age limit reckoned as on 01.08.2021 for the previous Touring Veterinary Officer recruitment cycle, or who have since crossed the maximum age limit between then and 01.08.2026, remain eligible to apply under this 2026 advertisement if they satisfy the other eligibility conditions.

Level-9 (Pay Matrix), ₹53,100 – ₹1,67,800 per month

1. Visit the official BTSC website at btsc.bihar.gov.in.
2. Fill out the online application form in the prescribed format between 24 September and 23 October 2026.
3. Indicate your reservation category clearly in the relevant column — no benefit is given if this is left blank.
4. Enter your Aadhaar number as the preferred photo ID; if unavailable, enter another photo ID number (PAN card, Driving Licence, etc.) instead.
5. Upload a recent photograph, taken within the last 3 months, meeting the specified requirements (full face and head visible, plain white background, no shadow, no spectacles).
6. Pay the application fee of ₹100 online via debit card, credit card, net banking, or UPI.
7. Upload all relevant certificates and mark sheets in the prescribed columns — applications with missing uploads are liable to be cancelled.
8. Download and retain a hard copy of the final submitted application for future reference.
9. Note that no correction or amendment is allowed in the application after final submission.
10. Candidates who previously applied under an earlier BTSC Touring Veterinary Officer advertisement and were within the prescribed age limit as on 01.08.2021 remain eligible to apply again under this 2026 advertisement, provided they meet all other conditions.