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Directorate General Agriculture Extension KP Jobs 2026 — 35 Field Assistant Posts Through ETEA

Directorate General Agriculture Extension, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (all districts)

By Muhammad Younus, Editor Posted: 15 Oct 2026 Updated: 29 Oct 2026 13 min read

The Directorate General Agriculture Extension, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has announced 35 Field Assistant posts in BPS-09, and applications are invited online through the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA). The online application window opened on 15 October 2026 and closes on 5 November 2026, so applicants should apply well before the last day rather than waiting for it. Field Assistants are the front line of the province's agriculture extension service: they work directly with farming communities, carry modern farming advice from the department to the field, help collect crop data and support government agricultural welfare projects across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The required qualification is a Diploma in Agriculture Sciences (DAS) or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Board of Technical Education. Two honesty flags apply to this advertisement and are stated plainly in this article: the reproductions differ on the age limit, and one detailed reading describes all 35 posts as falling under the 5% minorities quota while another summary describes them as open to KP domicile holders generally, so applicants must check the ETEA project listing before applying.

About Directorate General Agriculture Extension, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Directorate General Agriculture Extension is the arm of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Department that takes agricultural knowledge out of offices and research stations and into farmers' fields. Agriculture is the livelihood of a large share of the province's population, from the irrigated plains of Peshawar, Mardan and Swabi to the rain-fed hills of the merged districts and the southern districts of Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu, and the crops, water availability and pest pressures differ sharply from one area to another. The extension service exists to bridge that gap: its officers and field staff demonstrate improved seed varieties, advise on fertiliser use and pest control, run farmer field schools and demonstration plots, and feed information about crop conditions back to the department so that policy and input supply can respond to what is actually happening in the fields. Field Assistants are the lowest rung of that professional ladder and also its widest reach, because they are the staff a farmer is most likely to meet in person. Recruitment to these posts is handled by ETEA, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's testing agency for public-sector recruitment, which runs the online application, the screening test and the roll number slip process for the department.

Vacant Positions — Post-Wise Details

All 35 posts are for a single designation, Field Assistant, in BPS-09, posted across the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The table below gives the post with the qualification and age conditions as stated in the reproductions of the advertisement, including the points on which those reproductions differ.

• Field Assistant: Field Assistants work with agricultural communities, farmers and extension officers to promote modern farming techniques, manage pest control advice, assist in crop data collection and support government agricultural welfare projects across KP. Both male and female candidates who meet the conditions are eligible.

Eligibility Criteria — Who Can Apply

• Diploma in Agriculture Sciences (DAS) or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Board of Technical Education, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Valid domicile of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (or the relevant merged districts where applicable), as stated in the advertisement.
• Age within the limit stated on the ETEA project listing: the reproductions differ, giving 19-32 years in one reading and 18-30 years in another, with KP Government age relaxation rules applicable, so the ETEA listing itself is the final authority.
• Both male and female candidates who fulfil the mandatory physical and educational conditions are eligible to apply.
• Quota note: one detailed reproduction describes all 35 posts as falling under the 5% minorities quota and not as general open-merit vacancies; another summary describes them as open to KP domicile holders generally. Check the ETEA project listing for the quota position before applying.
• A verified CNIC, through NADRA e-Sahulat, which is mandatory before creating or updating a profile on the ETEA portal.
• An active mobile number in the candidate's own name and a working email address, because ETEA communicates roll number slips and test information by SMS.
• Government or semi-government employees must apply through the proper channel and produce a no objection certificate at the interview stage.

The qualification is specific, and it is the first thing to check. A general science degree is not what the advertisement asks for: it asks for a Diploma in Agriculture Sciences, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Board of Technical Education or the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Candidates holding an agriculture diploma from a recognised technical board should therefore confirm that their diploma is the one the advertisement means, and candidates whose qualification is in a neighbouring field, such as a general agriculture degree, should check the ETEA project listing rather than assuming equivalence, because equivalence decisions in ETEA recruitments follow the advertisement's own wording. The second condition to get right is the age limit, and here honesty requires stating a conflict. One detailed reproduction of the advertisement gives the age limit as 19 to 32 years, while another gives it as 18 to 30 years with KP Government age relaxation rules applicable. Both cannot be right, and this article does not choose between them: the ETEA project page for this recruitment is the authority, and any applicant whose age falls near either boundary should read that page before paying the fee. The third condition is domicile and quota. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa domicile is required in every reading, and the merged districts are mentioned as applicable, but the quota question is genuinely unresolved between the reproductions: one states plainly that all 35 posts fall under the 5% minorities quota and are not general open-merit vacancies, while the other presents them as ordinary KP domicile posts. That distinction decides who can apply at all, so it is flagged here and in the FAQs rather than smoothed over, and applicants should verify it on the ETEA listing before applying. Finally, the CNIC verification step is not optional: ETEA requires NADRA e-Sahulat verification before a profile can be created or updated, and applications without it are not accepted.

Salary & Benefits

The advertisement prints no salary figure, and this article gives no rupee amount and no estimate. What is fixed is the grade: BPS-09, which is a provincial government basic pay scale, so pay follows the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government's pay structure for that grade, with the allowances that the provincial government notifies for BPS-09 posts and for the station of posting. Because the advertisement does not print a figure, any website, agent or social media post quoting an exact monthly salary for these Field Assistant posts is adding information the advertisement does not contain, and applicants should treat such figures as unverified. What can be said with confidence is that this is a regular provincial government post in the agriculture extension service, which carries the security and progression of government service rather than a short contract, and that Field Assistants who perform well can progress within the extension service as experience and further qualifications accumulate. No application fee figure is stated in the reproductions of this advertisement either, so the fee shown on the applicant's own ETEA deposit slip is the figure to pay, and no other figure should be trusted.

Selection Process

Selection runs through ETEA's standard online process. Applicants first verify their CNIC at a NADRA e-Sahulat franchise, then create or update their profile on the ETEA portal, enter personal information and educational qualifications including the Diploma in Agriculture Sciences with exact marks and percentages, and upload a recent passport-size photograph and a clear scanned image of the CNIC. They then select the Directorate General Agriculture Extension Field Assistant project from the active project list, submit the application, and download and print the system-generated deposit slip or fee token. The prescribed test fee is paid through the Easypaisa app, UBL Omni or any branch of United Bank Limited, and the stamped candidate copy of the deposit slip must be kept safely. No hard copies or deposit receipts are sent to the ETEA office. Roll number slips are announced by SMS and published on the ETEA website about 10 to 14 days before the test date, and the screening test date itself is announced after the application deadline. Candidates must bring their original CNIC and printed roll number slip to the test centre, and mobile phones and electronic gadgets are strictly prohibited inside the test hall. As preparation guidance, Field Assistant candidates should revise the agriculture diploma syllabus, especially crop production, pest and disease identification, fertiliser and irrigation basics, and the extension methods used to carry advice to farmers, because ETEA screening tests for technical posts normally test the diploma curriculum directly.

Documents Required

• Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), verified through NADRA e-Sahulat before registration.
• Diploma in Agriculture Sciences (DAS) certificate and detailed marks certificate or transcript.
• Matriculation certificate and result card.
• Domicile certificate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (or the relevant merged district, where applicable).
• Recent passport-size photograph with a light background.
• Clear scanned image of the CNIC for uploading to the ETEA profile.
• Printed ETEA deposit slip or fee token, with the stamped candidate copy kept safely.
• Minority certificate, if the applicant is applying under the minorities quota as described in the ETEA project listing.
• No objection certificate, for candidates currently in government or semi-government service, to be produced at the interview stage.
• Original documents for verification at the test or interview stage, including all educational certificates.
• Printed roll number slip and original CNIC for entry to the test centre.

Terms & Conditions

As is standard in ETEA recruitments, incomplete applications, or applications with incorrect CNIC numbers, missing documents or unpaid fees, are rejected automatically, and credentials and academic documents are thoroughly checked at the interview stage. Providing fake or falsified information leads to disqualification and legal proceedings. Government and semi-government employees must apply through the proper channel and submit a no objection certificate at the time of interview. No separate call letter is issued for the screening test: candidates are informed through SMS and must download and print their roll number slip from the ETEA portal. Test dates, times and venues are those printed on the roll number slip. No travel or daily allowance is admissible for appearing in the test or interview unless the advertisement states otherwise, and the decision of the appointing authority in all matters of this recruitment is final.

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