MPPSC Recruitment 2026 - 17 Assistant Director and Assistant Director Fisheries Posts

Candidates often want to know exactly how many seats are reserved for their category before applying, and the tables below break this down post-wise for both notifications. The Assistant Director Fisheries post has 14 total vacancies, while the Assistant Director post under Higher Education has 3 total vacancies. Assistant Director Fisheries (14 posts) - Category-wise Vacancies Out of these, 1 post is reserved for divyangjan (hearing handicapped/HH category), and posts are also reserved for MP-domicile women candidates within the above categories. Assistant Director, Higher Education Department (3 posts) - Category-wise Vacancies No seats are separately reserved for women or divyangjan candidates under this notification, as per the published vacancy chart. Both notifications also clarify that OBC reservation is subject to the outcome of pending litigation (SLP 8764/2023, WP 5596/2024), and until final judgment, selection will be declared in two parts - 87% main result and 13% provisional result - as per General Administration Department order dated 29.09.2022.

Selection for both Assistant Director posts is primarily interview-based, though a written exam gets triggered if the number of eligible applicants for a post crosses a certain threshold. Candidates wondering how many people will be shortlisted for interview per post can refer to the table below. The interview carries a maximum of 100 marks, and candidates must secure a minimum of 41 marks (unreserved category) or 31 marks (reserved category and divyangjan) to qualify. If the number of applicants for a notified post exceeds 500, MPPSC will conduct a written exam first; candidates equal to 3 times the notified vacancies (based on merit, category-wise) will then be called for interview, and the final merit list will be prepared by combining written exam and interview marks - with no minimum qualifying marks required in the written exam itself. Selected candidates for both posts will serve a probation period of 2 years.

Both Assistant Director posts carry the same pay scale, though the nature of appointment differs between the two departments. The Assistant Director Fisheries post is temporary (Asthayi), whereas the Assistant Director post under Higher Education is permanent (Sthayi). The Assistant Director Fisheries post is a Gazetted Second Class (Rajpatrit Dwitiya Shreni) position responsible for the district office and disbursement authority over fisheries development, administration, and fish farming extension schemes. The Assistant Director (Higher Education) post is also a Gazetted Second Class position, handling administrative work of various branches at the directorate level.

Candidates who cannot submit documents by the regular deadline of 25.08.2026 can still submit them between 27.08.2026 and 03.09.2026 by paying a late fee of ₹3,000, and a further extension of up to 10 working days is available with a ₹25,000 late fee after the commission publishes a list of non-submitting candidates. Anyone using the late-fee route must additionally submit a signed consent declaration (Abhivachan-Patra) confirming they hold all required qualifications and experience as per the notification before their documents are accepted. Key documents required with the application include the attendance sheet, personal details form (1 original + 5 photocopies), declaration form, high school and higher secondary mark sheets, graduation/post-graduation mark sheets and degrees, the relevant experience certificate (per the prescribed Appendix-4 format), MP domicile/residence certificate, caste certificate (for reserved category, issued by the competent Sub-Divisional Officer/Revenue authority), EWS certificate (financial year 2026–27), divyangta certificate (if applicable, issued after 01.06.2021 or via the UDID portal), and a live employment exchange registration certificate where applicable.

Many candidates lose out on selection not due to lack of qualification but because of avoidable errors during the application process, so it helps to be aware of these pitfalls in advance. Double-checking each of the following points before final submission can save significant time and money later.