DA&FW - Senior Agricultural Engineer Recruitment 2026

Two posts of Senior Agricultural Engineer (General Central Service, Group 'A', Level - 11, Rs. 67700-208700 in pay matrix) are to be filled on deputation (including short term contract) basis at the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Applications from eligible officers, routed through proper channel, go to the Under Secretary (M&T), Room No. 12A, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, and must be received within 60 days from the date of issue/publishing of the advertisement in the Employment News, which is about 21 November 2026 (60 days from 22 September 2026).

The official notification does not specify the application fee or the selection process.

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The Senior Agricultural Engineer posts are at its Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes: the Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute at Budni (Madhya Pradesh) and the Northern Region, Southern Region and North Eastern Region institutes at Hisar (Haryana), Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) and Biswanath Chariali (Assam).

The application must be routed through proper channel and sent directly to this address:

Under Secretary (M&T), Room No. 12A, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi -110001

1. Fill the Bio-data/Curriculum Vitae Proforma (Annexure-II) in triplicate. The proforma may be downloaded from www.agriwelfare.gov.in ↗ or from the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute websites cfmtti.dacnet.nic.in, nrfmtti.dacnet.nic.in, srfmtti.dacnet.nic.in and nerfmtti.dacnet.nic.in.
2. In item 17 of the proforma, state whether you are applying for deputation (including Short Term Contract), Absorption or Re-employment, and sign the declaration on qualification and work experience.
3. Sign the Declaration by Applicant (Annexure-IV).
4. Get the Certification by the Employer/Cadre Controlling Authority (Annexure-III) completed, countersigned and sealed.
5. Attach the documents listed under Enclosures below.
6. Submit the application to your employer, which forwards it through proper channel to the Under Secretary (M&T) so that it reaches within 60 days of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News.

The notice does not mention a postal mode or any text to write on the envelope. Advance copies of applications, applications received after the closing date and applications not accompanied by the required certificates/documents are liable to be rejected.

There are two posts of Senior Agricultural Engineer, classified as General Central Service, Group 'A' Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, in Pay Level - 11 (Rs. 67700-208700) in pay matrix. The number of vacancies is tentative and may be decreased or increased at the discretion of the Competent Authority.

Who Can Apply

Officers under the Central Government or State Governments or Union Territory administrations or public sector undertakings or agricultural universities or recognised research institutions or councils or semi-government or autonomous bodies or statutory organisations who are:

• (i) holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
• (ii) with five years' service in the level rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in Level -10 (Rs. 56100-177500) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; or
• (iii) with seven years' service in the level rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in Level -7 (Rs. 44900-142400) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department;

and who possess the educational qualification and experience below.

Essential Qualification and Experience

• Degree in Agricultural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from a recognised University or Institute; and
• Five years' experience in operation and maintenance of tractors, agricultural machinery and allied equipment's including teaching experience in any Government or private listed organisation; or five years' experience in handling independently testing and evaluation of farm machinery and agricultural implements in any Government or private listed organisation.

Desirable

• Post Graduate Degree in Agricultural Engineering from a recognised University or Institute.

Age Limit

The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation (including short term contract) shall not be exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications. The notice prints no age relaxation.

Who Is Not Eligible

• Departmental Officers in the feeder category who are in direct line of promotion will not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation.
• Deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion.

Candidates should check the official notification for the full eligibility conditions of the post.

• Curriculum vitae (in triplicate) in the Annexure-II proforma.
• Attested photocopies of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports for the last five years, attested by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary (Annexure-III also allows the CR Dossier in original).
• Vigilance Clearance/Integrity Certificate/Cadre Clearance Certificate.
• Statement giving details of major or minor penalties imposed on the officer, if any, during the last 10 years (Annexure-III).
• Declaration by Applicant (Annexure-IV).
• Latest salary slip showing basic pay, Dearness Pay/Interim relief/other allowances and total emoluments, when the applicant's organisation does not follow Central Government pay scales.
• A separate sheet, authenticated by signature, if the space for employment details or additional information is insufficient.

• The deputation will be initially for a period of one year, but is extendable as per DoPT's guidelines.
• The period of deputation will include deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately before this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department in the Central Government.
• The appointment will not give the appointee on deputation any claim for regular appointment.
• The deputation is subject to DoP&T circulars, especially the terms in DoP&T's OM No. 6/8/2009 Estt. (Pay II) dated 17.06.2010 and its subsequent amendments.
• Place of posting can be the Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute at Budni (Madhya Pradesh) or Hisar (Haryana) or Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) or Biswanath Chariali (Assam) or the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Hqrs).

• Only officers who can be spared immediately in the event of selection should be forwarded; the employer certifies that the officer will be relieved immediately if selected.
• Applications of officers already on deputation should be forwarded by the parent cadre/Department along with Cadre Clearance, Vigilance Clearance and Integrity certificate.
• As per the proforma, officers under Central/State Governments are only eligible for 'Absorption', and candidates of non-Government organisations are eligible only for Short Term Contract.
• Level in the Pay Matrix or Grade Pay granted under ACP/MACP should not be shown as the post's pay; only the pay of the post held on regular basis is to be mentioned.
• The information in the CV, supported by documents on essential qualification and work experience, will be assessed by the Selection Committee at the time of selection.
• By the Annexure-IV declaration, the applicant is liable to be repatriated to the parent organisation for any inaccuracies, contravention of deputation rules or any change in the recruitment rules.
• The Competent Authority reserves the right not to fill up any or all advertised posts and to cancel the advertisement in whole or in part at any stage.