EXTENSION OFFICER GRADE-I (SUPERVISOR) JOBS IN A.P. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited online for recruitment to the post of Extension Officer Grade-I (Supervisor) in A.P. Women Development and Child Welfare Sub – ordinate Service for a total of 22 CF vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs.24,440/- to 71,510/- from candidates within the age group of 18 – 42 years as on 01.07.2021.

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The candidate shall apply online through Commission’s Website https://psc.ap.gov.in from 18/11/2021 to 08/12/2021 (Note: 07/12/2021 is the last date for payment of fee upto 11:59 mid night).

Only women candidates are eligible.

The details of vacancies are as follows:-

1. CARRIED FORWARD (CF) VACANCIES

Name of the Department

Zone wise vacancies

Total

III

Extension Officer Grade-I (Supervisor) in A.P. Women Development and Child Welfare Sub

Service.

The composition of Districts in each zone is as hereunder:

Zone-I: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. (SKM, VZM,VSP,) Zone-II: East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna. (EG, WG, KST)

Zone-III: Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore. (GNT, PKM, NLR)

Zone-IV: Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur and Kurnool. (CTR, CDP, ATP, KNL)

PARA-2: ELIGIBILITY:

She is of sound health, active habits and free from any bodily defect or infirmity rendering her unfit for such service:,
Her character and antecedents are such as to qualify her for such service:,
She possesses the academic and other qualifications prescribed for the post: and
She is a citizen of India: Provided that no candidate other than a citizen of India may be appointed except with the previous sanction of the State Government and except in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as they may be laid down. Such sanction shall be not be accorded unless the State Government are satisfied that sufficient number of citizens of India, who are qualified and suitable are not available.

PARA-3: EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate should possess the prescribed academic qualification as per the date of this notification. The date of this notification shall be the crucial date for calculating the experience including the practical experience. In respect of other than prescribed Educational Qualifications, claiming equivalence, the decision of the concerned department (Unit Officer) shall be final.

Note: If the applicant possesses an equivalence of qualification other than prescribed qualification in the Commission’s notification, applicant should produce a copy of the Government Orders to the Commission in advance within 10 days of last date for submitting applications, failing which their application will be rejected.

Name of the Post

Educational Qualifications

Extension Officer Grade-I (Supervisor) in A.P. W.D &

C.W. Sub Service.

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in

Home Science / Bachelor’s of Social Work.

Degree in Sociology,

B.Sc.,(Hons.) - Food Science and Nutrition,

B.Sc., - Food & Nutrition, Botany / Zoology & Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry,

B.Sc., -Applied Nutrition & Public Health, Botany

/ Zoology & Chemistry,

B.Sc., - Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics, Botany / Zoology & Chemistry,

B.Sc., -Applied Nutrition, Botany / Zoology & Chemistry / Bio Chemistry,

B.Sc., - Food Sciences & Quality Control, Zoology / Botany & Chemistry / Biological Chemistry,

B.Sc., - Food Sciences & Management, Botany / Zoology & Chemistry / Biological Chemistry,

B.Sc., - Food Technology &Nutrition, Botany / Zoology & Chemistry

B.Sc., - Food Technology & Management,

Botany / Zoology & Chemistry / Bio- Chemistry (Above 10 subjects included vide G.O.MS.No.14, DWCD& Senior citizens (ESTT-A2) Dept., Dt: 27.06.2013)

NOTE: The candidates with higher qualification only in Home Science / Social Work / Sociology /

Food Science & Nutrition are eligible to apply for this post.

“NOTE: The candidates belonging to SC, ST, BC, EWS & PH and who avails upper age

relaxation will also be considered for open category vacancies”

PARA- 7 AGE:

Minimum 18 years & Maximum 42 years as on 01/07/2021, as per G.O.Ms.No.105, GA (Ser-A) Dept., Dt.27.09.2021.

N.B.: No person shall be eligible if less than 18 years and is more than 42 years.

Age Relaxation is applicable to the categories as detailed below:

S. No.	Category of candidates	Relaxation of age permissible
1.	SC & ST	10Years
2.	BCs & EWS	5 Years
2.	Physically Handicapped persons	10 Years
3.	Ex-Service men	Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces / NCC.
4.	N.C.C. (who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.)
5.	Regular A.P. State Government Employees (Employees of Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible).	Allowed to deduct from his age the length of regular Service under State Government up to a maximum of five years for the purposes of the maximum age limit.
E X P L A N A T I O N : Provided that the persons referred to at Sl.Nos.3 & 4 above shall, after making the deductions referred to in sub Rule 12 (c) (i) & (ii) of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules not exceed the Maximum age limit prescribed for the post. The age relaxation for Ex-Servicemen is applicable for those who have been released from Armed Forces other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

PARA - 9: (a) FEE:

Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 80/- (Rupees eighty only) towards examination fee.

However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee Rs.80/- only.

SC, ST, BC, PH and Ex. service men.
Families having household supply white card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P.Government. (Residents of Andhra Pradesh)
Un-employed youth as per G.O.Ms.No.439, G.A (Ser- A) Dept., dated: 18/10/1996 should submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission.
Applicants belonging to the categories mentioned above (except Physically Handicapped Persons) hailing from other States are not entitled for exemption from payment of fee and not entitled for claiming any kind of reservation.
Candidates belonging to other States shall pay the prescribed fee of Rs.80/- (Rupees eighty only), along with processing fee of Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) through different channels as indicated at Para-8. Otherwise such applications will not be considered and no correspondence on this will be entertained.

PARA-10: SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:-

The Scheme & Syllabus for the examination has been shown in Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE – I NOTIFICATION NO.21/2021

DETAILED VACANCY POSITION FOR THE POST OF EXTENSION OFFICER, GRADE-I(SUPERVISOR) IN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT

CARRIED FORWARD(CF) VACANCIES

CATEGORY	ZONE-1				ZONE-2				ZONE-3				ZONE-4				TOTAL				GRAND TOTAL
	OPEN ZONE		LOCAL		OPEN ZONE		LOCAL		OPEN ZONE		LOCAL		OPEN ZONE		LOCAL		OPEN ZONE		LOCAL
	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W
OC	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	02
BC-A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	01
BC-B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	02
BC-C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC-D	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	01	-	01	-	01	-	01	-	04	05
BC-E	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	-	-	01
SC	-	01	-	02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	-	01	-	03	04
ST	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	03	03
VH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*01	-	-	-	*01	-	-	-	02	02
HH	-	-	-	*01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*01	-	-	-	02	02
OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTAL	-	02	-	06	-	-	-	03	-	-	-	05	-	01	-	05	-	03	-	19	22

ANNEXURE – II NOTIFICATION NO.21/2021

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OFEXTENSION OFFICER GRADE-I (SUPERVISOR) IN A.P. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE SUB – ORDINATE SERVICE (FOR WOMEN ONLY)

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

(Degree Standard)

WRITTEN EXAMINATION

(Objective Types)

No. of Questions

Duration (Minutes)

Maximum Marks

Paper-1: General Studies

& Mental Ability

150

Paper-2: Common Paper

Home Science

& Social Work

150

TOTAL

300

NB: As per G.O.Ms. No.235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., Dt.06/12/2016, for each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

SYLLABUS Paper-1

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY 150 Questions 150 Marks

Events of national and international importance.
Current affairs- international, national and regional.
General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and information Technology
Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
Data Analysis:
Tabulation of data
Visual representation of data
Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation
Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and Legal implications/problems.

Paper - II HOME SCIENCE & SOCIAL WORK 150 Questions -150 Marks

Food Science and Nutrition:

Basic food group which will provide nutrition, requirement for normal health; body building goods, energy food and protractive foods - Cereals - millets, legumes, oilseeds, milk and milk products, flesh goods, egg, fish, vegetables, fruits - Nutritive Value; selection, storage, processing and cooking methods their effect on nutritive value and palatability - evaluation of food quality - subjective methods of measuring quality of products - products - preparation of score cards.
Food poisoning, food allergy - Biological function, food sources and deficiency signs of carbohydrates, fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals - Nutritional inter-relationships.
Food and Nutrient requirement in human life cycle - Adulthood pregnancy - lactation infancy – pre-school age, school age, preadolescence and adolescence - nutritionally vulnerable groups - factors effect in nutrient requirements.
Principles of meal planning - principle of diet in diseases. Therapeutic modification of normal diet during dietary deficiencies diseases - Anemia, PCM, Vit.A and other common diseases - Fever Diseases of gastre intestinal tract, obesity, Diabetes - Heart diseases and Renal diseases.
Assessment of nutritional status of communities and their interpretation-clinical Biochemical - Antrropemetry - Biophysical and Diet surveys.

Child Development:

Factors affecting growth and development of child prenatal care preparation for child birth - premature baby - causes postnatal care breast feeding v.s. bottle feeding weaning immunization, physical intellectual, and emotional development during infancy toddlerhood - childhood and adolescence developmental talks - physical and physiocological needs of young children - Learning types and effects importance of play
language growth - Habit of formation.
Creches and Balwadies - Importance of pre-school education needs and characteristics of pre-school child - Needs of Importance in the growth and development of children
Population education, Child and family Welfare services of State National and International Agencies. Demographic characteristics of child population, emerging philosophy of Child Welfare and emphasised in the Children's Character of Rights, Indian Constitution and other legislative provision.Children in need of special care, the disabled, the deserted and disturbed in the role of professional held and services available.
Agriculture productivity trends - Demand and supply of foods grain - Agriculture planning and Government policy - Credit and credit institutions in the agricultural sector - Agricultural marketing - Storages losses - Rural reconstruction - Community development and Panchayats - their principles and organisations.
Principles and methods of Extension work - Individual group and mass media. Audio visual aids in extension work. Programme planning - execution and evaluation in extension work. Developings leadership - organisation of woman in villages.
The Five Year Plan of Government of India - Principles of Rural reconstruction - Problems of Indian villages - Community development - National Programmes for rural women and children ANP, IRDP, SNP Adult literacy, ICDS - Family Welfare Programme - Social Welfare Boards etc.
Problems involved in improving nutritional status of Community, Nutrition intervention programmes - International agency involved in allovating malnutrition - UNESCO, ENICEF, WHO, FAO.

Social Work:

Concent, Scope and Nature of Social Work. Definition of the terms Social Welfare, Social Service, Social Reform and Social Action.
A historical review of social work in India and abroad. The philosophy of Social Work and its relationship to changing Indian Culture. Professional and ethical values of Social Work.
Methods of Social Work: Definition, Scope, Principles and values of casework, Group work and Community Organisation.
Fields of Social Work: Government and Voluntary efforts, difference between Government - Professional - Voluntary work in the various fields of Social Work practice such as: Youth Welfare, Labour Welfare, Correctional Social Work, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Rural and Urban Community Development - Local Self Government, Panchayati Raj.
Family and Child Welfare: Importance of Family and Child Welfare, Status, Problems of Women in India and Special Legislation relating to: Marriage, dowry, inheritance and maintenance of women, problems of working women, women inneed of special care.
State Women’s Welfare Department: Organisation, functions and Programmes.

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