Spices Board Trainee Recruitment 2026 — 21 Posts, Apply by 19 Oct (SC/ST)

Spices Board, the statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has released Notification No. 12/2026, dated 01 October 2026, for 21 Trainee (Development) posts at 21 Spices Board unit offices across four regions: Gangtok, Sakleshpur, Guwahati and Other Regions. The selection is exclusively for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Botany, Microbiology or Biotechnology, aged up to 35 years on the date of the written test. Candidates can apply online at spicesboard.in/recruitment until 19 October 2026, and the walk-in written test is on 22 October, 28 October or 31 October 2026 depending on the unit office. Selected trainees will work at spice-growing and nursery units, including field offices, divisional offices, regional offices and departmental nurseries, for a training period of two years from the date of joining. The selection process for Spices Board Trainee 2026 is a walk-in written test at 11:00 AM with certificate verification at the venue from 10:00 AM, and a rank list valid for one year is kept for filling vacancies from non-joining or early exit. The stipend is ₹20,000 per month, travel allowance is paid for travel to spice fields, and no application fee is mentioned in the notification. Candidates for Spices Board Trainee Recruitment 2026 must apply online at spicesboard.in/recruitment on or before 19 October 2026, choose their preferred unit office, and then appear for the written test on the date and at the centre for that unit with original documents and one set of self-attested copies. Candidates must read the official notification at indianspices.com before applying, since the training is not linked to regular appointment in any circumstance and cannot be regularised at any stage, and since candidates who report after the specified time or who do not submit the online application are not allowed to take the test.

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Botany, Microbiology or Biotechnology from a recognised university or institute, with working knowledge of computers. The selection is open exclusively to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Candidates who have not yet received the final degree certificate need not appear for the test, but they must obtain the original degree certificate within two years from the date of issue of the provisional degree certificate, and candidates who have not done so within this period are not eligible to apply. Candidates who have undergone training in any office of Spices Board earlier need not apply again, whether or not they completed that training. The notification does not state a minimum percentage, and candidates should confirm any marks requirement in the official notification.

Maximum 35 years as on the date of the written test; age relaxation not mentioned in the summary reviewed

• Trainee (Development) (21 posts, one at each of 21 unit offices) — Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Botany, Microbiology or Biotechnology, with working knowledge of computers
• Eligible categories: Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates only
• Age: Not exceeding 35 years as on the date of the written test
• Degree certificate: The original degree certificate must be obtained within two years of the provisional certificate, and candidates awaiting the final certificate need not appear for the test
• Earlier trainees: Candidates who have undergone training in any Spices Board office, whether completed or not, need not apply again
• Stipend: ₹20,000 per month for two years, with travel allowance for travel to spice fields and 1 day of leave per month
• Application Fee: Not mentioned in the notification
• Job Type: Two-year training, not linked to regular appointment and not regularisable at any stage
• Gangtok region units: F.O. Sukhia Pakhari, D.O. Kalimpong and F.O. Geyzing, with one trainee each
• Sakleshpur region units: F.O. Vanagur, Departmental Nurseries Yeslur, Beligeri and Bettadamane, F.O. Sirsi and F.O. Madikeri, with one trainee each
• Guwahati region units: D.O. Aizawl, F.O. Senapati, F.O. Dimapur, F.O. Ziro and F.O. Roing, with one trainee each
• Other region units: R.O. Guntur, R.O. Nizamabad, F.O. Jagadalpur, F.O. Koraput, R.O. Mumbai, F.O. Paderu and F.O. Patna, with one trainee each
• Written test dates: 22 October 2026 for Sakleshpur units, D.O. Aizawl, F.O. Senapati, F.O. Ziro, R.O. Nizamabad and F.O. Patna; 28 October 2026 for Gangtok units, F.O. Dimapur, R.O. Guntur, F.O. Jagadalpur and R.O. Mumbai; 31 October 2026 for F.O. Koraput
• The number of trainees is provisional and may vary at the time of selection, and the post-wise breakup within SC and ST is not given in the summary reviewed

Not mentioned in the notification

Stipend ₹20,000 per month for two years of training, with travel allowance for travel to spice fields and 1 day of leave per month

1. Check that you are an SC or ST candidate with the required Bachelor's degree and that you are not above 35 years on the test date.
2. Visit the official notification page on indianspices.com and read Notification No. 12/2026.
3. Open the online application at http://spicesboard.in/recruitment/ and fill in your details and preferred unit office.
4. Submit the application online on or before 19 October 2026.
5. Note the written test date and test centre for your unit office from the schedule in the notification.
6. Reach the centre at 10:00 AM for certificate verification, and take the written test at 11:00 AM.
7. Carry original documents covering identity, age and educational qualification, with one set of self-attested copies of each.
8. Watch your registered email and mobile number for updates, and check indianspices.com instead of third-party websites.