Junior Rural Development Officer 2025 Prelims Test & Screening Test will be held on March 29, 2025. The Junior Rural Development Officer (JRDO) recruitment exam is an opportunity for candidates who want to be Junior Rural Development Officers. The JRDO 2025 Prelims/Screening Test is scheduled to take place on March 29, 2025. The Exam has been scheduled timing is 10:00 am – 12: 00 PM in Shillong and Tura Centres. Through this recruitment process, a total of 35 JRDO positions will be filled up.
This examination serves as the first stage of the selection process, and candidates must qualify in the prelims to proceed to the next phases of recruitment.
Junior Rural Development Officer 2025 Exam Overview
The Junior Rural Development Officer (JRDO) 2025 Prelims/Screening Test to assess candidates’ Technical Knowledge of concepts and programs across community & rural Development, health, social welfare, education, and others.
JRDO 2025 Prelims & Screening Test
| Subjects | Marks | Duration |
| Community & Rural Development | 100 | 2 hours |
JRDO 2025 Main Exam Pattern
The JRDO 2025 Prelims/Screening Test follows a multiple-choice question (MCQ) format. Below is the expected pattern:S. No. Subjects Section Maximum Marks 1 Technical knowledge of concepts and programs across community & rural development, health, social welfare, education and others A 100 Marks 2 Problem-solving scenarios B 100 Marks
JRDO 2025 Passing Marks Percentage
To qualify for this exam candidates must have passed 40%. The Exam Duration is 3 hours.
JRDO 2025 Personal Interview
Only Those candidates who are declared to have passed the Prelims/ Screening Test and Mains (Written) Examination shall be eligible to appear for the personal Interview.
The total duration of the exam is 160 minutes, and each question carries one mark. There may be negative markings for incorrect answers, so candidates should answer carefully.
Junior Rural Development Officer 2025: Prelims Syllabus
Legislations and Policies Related to Community & Rural Development
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005
- Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017
- MOTHER – Meghalaya’s State Health Policy
- Meghalaya Youth Policy
- Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Policy
- Meghalaya State Education Policy and Meghalaya School Education Act, 1981
Community and Rural Development Programs and Projects
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) or Housing for All Mission
- National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
- Dean Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
- National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)
- Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)
- Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) and Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP)
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) – Gramin
- Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
- State Schemes
Community Institutions and Their Role
- Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)
- Village Employment Council (VEC)
- Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC)
- Village Organization (VO)
- Village Health Council (VHC)
Concepts of Rural Development
- Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
- Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)
- Sustainable development and SDGs
- Poverty, in particular, multidimensional poverty
- Human Development and HDI
- Unemployment ○ Gender equality and empowerment
- Social Audits ○ Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
- Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
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