# MP RAEO — Krishi Vistar Adhikari (Agriculture Extension Officer) Recruitment Test (MPESB) (MP RAEO) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: MP
- Questions: 200 · Total marks: 200 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 180 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: HI, EN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–40 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Horticulture, held on the application date.
- Approximate annual vacancies: 2,377
- Note: Live registration with an MP employment office and Aadhaar are mandatory. Candidates from outside Madhya Pradesh may apply only for unreserved posts, without reservation or age relaxation.
- Official portal: https://esb.mp.gov.in/ (Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB), Bhopal)

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked · REPORTED = announced, secondary source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced · "was expected — not confirmed" = the estimated date has passed and nothing was announced; do not treat it as having happened)
- 2026-07-02 — Rule book published — Krishi Vistar Adhikari Recruitment Test 2026 — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_RuleBook_2026_02072026.pdf
- 2026-07-03 — Notification released — expected — was expected — not confirmed
- 2026-07-03 — Online application opens — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_RuleBook_2026_02072026.pdf
- 2026-07-03 — Application start date — expected — was expected — not confirmed
- 2026-07-16 — Corrigendum: exam date changed to 5 August 2026 (later superseded) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_2026_Kisan_Revised_16072026.pdf
- 2026-07-17 — Online application closes (corrections until 22 July 2026) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_RuleBook_2026_02072026.pdf
- 2026-07-17 — Application closing date — expected — was expected — not confirmed
- 2026-07-27 — Corrigendum: posts revised to 2,377 — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_2026_RevisedRulebook_Page16_27072026.pdf
- 2026-07-31 — Corrigendum: exam moved to 17 September 2026 — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_2026_ExamDateExtended_Rulebookpage_1_28__31072026.pdf
- 2026-09-10 — Admit card released — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/tacs/tac_2026/Group2_SG1_Tac26/default_tac.htm
- 2026-09-17 — Exam — Krishi Vistar Adhikari (starts) (exam day) — OFFICIAL, notice: http://esb.mp.gov.in/home_n.html — in 1 days
- 2026-09-17 — Online exam begins — shifts 09:00–12:00 and 14:30–17:30 (end date not announced) (exam day) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/RB_2026/Group2_SG1_2026_ExamDateExtended_Rulebookpage_1_28__31072026.pdf — in 1 days
- 2026-10-05 — Answer key (expected) — expected — in 19 days
- 2026-11-15 — Result (expected) — expected — in 60 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-09-15 · last refresh check 2026-09-15 · this file generated 2026-09-16 (IST)
- Live tracker (all milestones, alerts): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/updates

## Exam week
- As of: 2026-09-16 (IST)
- Status: exam day is tomorrow — 2026-09-17 (official — conducting body's notice: http://esb.mp.gov.in/home_n.html)
- Answer key: not announced yet — the conducting body has not published a date; do not infer one
- Result: Result (expected) — 2026-11-15 (expected — estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced)
- Category-wise indicative cutoff (estimate from score bands, NOT official; the official cutoff comes with the result):https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/cutoff
- Exam tracker (every milestone with its source tier, free email alerts for official answer key / result): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/updates
- Last-minute checklist (exam-day timing with its source tier, what to carry, the marking scheme only when one can be stated for this sitting): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/checklist
- Exam-day page (the exam day with its source tier, a one-tap "how was the paper?" rating once the paper has started on an announced day, answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/live
- After-the-paper page (self-reported difficulty ratings, counts shown only from 10 ratings and never a cutoff prediction; answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/reactions
- Score estimator (marking-scheme arithmetic from the answer key: correct × 1 − wrong × 0.25; nothing stored, no prediction): https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/score-estimate
- Tier words: official = conducting body's own notice linked · reported = announced, cited via a secondary source · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced. Cite the tier with the date.
- Calendar file (.ics): the exam day(s), answer key and result dates the tracker holds, each with its tier word — missing dates are omitted, never invented: https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/exam-week.ics

## Latest updates & news
- 2026-09-10 — **MP RAEO admit card released by MPESB for September 17 exam**: The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board released the admit card for the Krishi Vistar Adhikari Recruitment Test 2026 on September 10, 2026. Candidates can download their hall tickets from the official portal for the
  - Official/source notice: https://esb.mp.gov.in/tacs/tac_2026/Group2_SG1_Tac26/default_tac.htm
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/news/cmu2p80c70037ov8i4iuit81x
- 2026-07-31 — **MP RAEO exam date postponed from August to September**: MPESB revised the Group-2 Sub-Group-1 RAEO exam schedule from the originally planned early August dates to September 15-17, 2026. The exam will be conducted in two shifts daily across multiple centres in Madhya Pradesh.
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/news/cmu2p80ca0039ov8i8crjytlp
- 2026-07-17 — **Application window closed for 2,784 MP RAEO vacancies**: The online application process for the MP Rural Agriculture Extension Officer recruitment ended on July 17, 2026. MPESB received applications for 2,784 posts under Group-2 Sub-Group-1 during the two-week window.
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO/news/cmu2p80ce003bov8ioifrvnrg

## Syllabus outline
### General Knowledge (India & Madhya Pradesh) (weight 0.07)
Indian General Knowledge · Madhya Pradesh General Knowledge

### General Hindi (सामान्य हिन्दी) (weight 0.075)
हिन्दी व्याकरण (Hindi Grammar) · शब्द भंडार (Hindi Vocabulary) · हिन्दी साहित्य (Hindi Literature)

### General English (weight 0.075)
English Grammar · English Vocabulary · English Literature & Comprehension

### General Mathematics (weight 0.07)
Arithmetic · Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry · Statistics & Data Interpretation

### General Logical Ability (weight 0.07)
Series, Analogy, Coding & Blood Relations · Direction, Ranking, Syllogism & Statements · Non-verbal Reasoning

### General Science (weight 0.07)
Physics · Chemistry · Biology

### General Computer Knowledge (weight 0.07)
Computer Fundamentals · MS Office, Internet & Cyber Security

### General Agriculture (weight 0.05)
Agriculture in the National Economy

### Agronomy (weight 0.05)
Major Crops of MP & Their Agro-techniques · Farming Systems & Sustainable Agriculture · Agro-meteorology & Agro-climatic Zones

### Soil Science (weight 0.05)
Soil Composition & Properties · Essential Plant Nutrients · Integrated Nutrient Management & Problem Soils

### Soil & Water Conservation, Watershed Management (weight 0.05)
Soil & Water Conservation · Watershed Management

### Plant Physiology (weight 0.05)
Absorption, Translocation & Metabolism of Nutrients · Photosynthesis & Respiration · Growth, Development & Growth Regulators

### Crop Improvement (weight 0.05)
Genetics & Plant Breeding

### Horticulture (weight 0.05)
Package of Practices — Fruits, Vegetables, Spices, Flowers · Nursery Management & Propagation · Unfruitfulness, Fruit Drop & Physiological Disorders · Post-harvest Management & Value Addition

### Plant Protection (weight 0.05)
Insect Pests & Diseases of Important Crops · Integrated Pest & Disease Management · Spray Equipment, Rodent Management & Safe Pesticide Use

### Agricultural Economics (weight 0.05)
Principles of Agricultural Economics · Farm Planning & Resource Management · Agricultural Marketing & Prices

### Agricultural Extension Education (weight 0.05)
Philosophy & Principles of Extension · Extension Organisations · Communication, Farmer Organisations & Training · Rural Development Programmes in India

## Official previous-year papers and answer keys
Published by the conducting body on its own site; each line links its file. Shishya's own year-wise PYQ sets are practice questions freshly worded in that year's pattern, not these papers.
- 2023 · RAEO & SADO combined recruitment test 2023 — question bank, all four shifts (21–22 July 2023) (question paper with answer key, Hindi, English, PDF, 2.3 MB) — published by Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB): https://esb.mp.gov.in/Old_Question_Papers/QB_2023/Group1_2023_QB.pdf
- 2021 · Gramin Krishi Vistar Adhikari & Varishth Krishi Vikas Adhikari test 2020, re-exam (11 December 2021) (question paper with answer key, Hindi, English, PDF, 1.3 MB) — published by Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB): https://esb.mp.gov.in/Old_Question_Papers/OLD_Qestion_EDQT/KKRE/KKRE_2021_ALL.pdf
On the exam hub: https://shishya.in/exams/MP_RAEO#official-papers

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