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RSSB Village Development Officer (Gram Vikas Adhikari) Direct Recruitment: syllabus and eligibility

Rajasthan VDO key facts
Conducting bodyRajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB). Official website ↗
PostsVillage Development Officer (Gram Vikas Adhikari), Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department
QualificationGraduation or an equivalent qualification, plus a computer qualification from the notification list, such as O level from DOEACC, COPA or DPCS, a computer science or computer applications diploma, or RS-CIT. Working knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari and knowledge of Rajasthani culture are also required.
Age limit18–40 years on 1 January 2026 (general category)
DomicileNot required
Selection stagesQualify the Common Eligibility Test (Graduation level). → Written exam of 160 objective questions.
Latest notificationVillage Development Officer Direct Recruitment 2025 (Advt. No. 03/2025) · 850 vacancies

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About Rajasthan VDO

The Village Development Officer works at gram panchayat level for the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. RSSB's 2025 notification has 850 posts: 683 in non-scheduled areas and 167 in scheduled areas. Like Patwari, it was open only to candidates who qualified CET (Graduation level) 2024.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: 18–40 years, counted on 1 January 2026.

Age relaxation

  • OBC: 5 years
  • SC: 5 years
  • ST: 5 years
  • EWS: 5 years
  • 5 years for general women; 5 years for SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS men who are permanent residents of Rajasthan; 10 years for women of these categories.
  • 3 extra years for all applicants in the 2025 cycle, because no VDO exam was held in the previous three years.

Qualification

Graduation or an equivalent qualification, plus a computer qualification from the notification list, such as O level from DOEACC, COPA or DPCS, a computer science or computer applications diploma, or RS-CIT. Working knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari and knowledge of Rajasthani culture are also required.

Other conditions

  • You must have qualified CET (Graduation level) 2024.

Selection process

  1. Qualify the Common Eligibility Test (Graduation level).
  2. Written exam of 160 objective questions.

Exam pattern

Written exam

Mode: Objective · Duration: 3 hours · Negative marking: 1/3 of the marks for each wrong answer

SUBJECTMARKS
General Hindi30
English20
Mathematics30
General knowledge (current affairs and general science)20
Geography and natural resources30
Agriculture and economic development of Rajasthan30
Rajasthan history and culture30
Basic computer10

Rajasthan VDO syllabus

Language

  • संधि, समास, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची-विलोम, शब्द शुद्धि, वाक्य शुद्धि, मुहावरे
  • English grammar at senior secondary level and paragraph-based questions

Mathematics

  • Decimals, fractions, percentage, ratio and average
  • Interest, profit and loss, discount, time and distance, partnership
  • Polynomials, HCF and LCM, linear equations in two variables
  • Measures of central tendency, circles and geometric construction

Geography and natural resources

  • World geography and India's environment and wildlife
  • Rajasthan's physiography, climate, soils and vegetation
  • Population, poverty, drought and desertification
  • Minerals, forests, water, livestock and energy resources of Rajasthan

Agriculture and economy of Rajasthan

  • Food and cash crops, agro-based industries
  • Irrigation and river valley projects, Indira Gandhi Canal
  • Handicrafts, tribal economy, cooperatives and small enterprises
  • Role of panchayati raj institutions after the 73rd Amendment

Rajasthan history and culture

  • Medieval background and socio-economic life
  • Freedom movement, political awakening and integration
  • Dialects, literature, music, dance and drama
  • Folk deities, saints, fairs, festivals, dress and ornaments

Basic computer

  • Characteristics and organisation of computers
  • Hardware and software

What they ask

The VDO paper has 160 questions for 200 marks in 3 hours, so each question is worth less than in the Patwari paper. Rajasthan carries heavy weight: geography and resources, agriculture and economy, and history and culture are 30 marks each. The maths section goes up to linear equations and central tendency, a little beyond pure arithmetic. A third of the marks is cut for each wrong answer.

How to prepare

  • Cover the three Rajasthan blocks (geography, agriculture and economy, history and culture) first; together they carry 90 of 200 marks.
  • Include the panchayati raj and 73rd Amendment topics, which tie directly to the job and appear in the syllabus.
  • Revise class 10 algebra and statistics along with arithmetic for the maths section.
  • Solve RSSB previous papers from the board's old papers page to get used to the question style.
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Previous papers and answer keys

Rajasthan VDO FAQs

160 multiple choice questions for 200 marks in 3 hours, with 1/3 negative marking.

Sources

Checked against official sources on . Rules change with each notification, so read the latest one before you apply.

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