Rajasthan Gram Vikas Adhikari Syllabus, Exam Pattern

All questions carry equal marks and a wrong answer loses a third of its value. Skipped questions must be marked with option E; an unmarked question costs a third too, and leaving more than 10% unmarked gets you disqualified.

• Hindi: sandhi, samas, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitution, word and sentence correction, idioms, technical terms. English: grammar at Senior Secondary level and comprehension.
• Maths: decimals and fractions, percentage, ratio, average, interest, profit and loss, discount, time and distance, partnership, instalments, growth and depreciation, factorising polynomials, linear equations in two variables, mean deviation, quadrilaterals, circles, constructions.
• Geography: world regions, India's environment and ecology, Rajasthan's landscape, climate, soils, population problems, drought and desertification, minerals, forests, water, livestock, energy.
• Agriculture and economy: Rajasthan's crops, agro-industries, irrigation projects including the Indira Gandhi Canal, industries, handicrafts, tribal economy, cooperatives, and panchayati raj under the 73rd Amendment.
• History and culture: medieval background, social life, freedom movement, integration, dialects and literature, music and dance, saints and folk deities, handicrafts, fairs, dress and customs.
• Computer: hardware and software, memory, operating systems, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Full text: VDO 2025 advertisement (PDF), paragraph 22.

From the 2025 advertisement:

• A graduate degree or an equivalent the government recognises.
• A computer qualification: DOEACC/NIELIT "O" Level or higher, COPA or DPCS under NCVT/SCVT, a diploma in computer science or applications from a university or recognised institute, a polytechnic diploma in computer science and engineering, or RS-CIT from VMOU Kota.
• Working knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari and of Rajasthani culture.
• A qualifying CET Graduation score that is still valid.
• Age 18 to 40 on 1 January 2026 for the 2025 cycle. Widows and divorced women have no upper limit; ex-servicemen go up to 50. Serving panchayat secretaries and contract staff under department schemes get extra relaxation.

Final-year students could apply if they produce the qualification before the exam.

1. Qualify CET Graduation Level.
2. Apply for the VDO recruitment and sit its written exam.
3. Document verification by the Panchayati Raj Department, about twice the vacancies (1,995 candidates in 2025).
4. Final selection list, then district allotment by merit and the district preference you gave in the form.

The 2021 recruitment was different: a preliminary on 27 and 28 December 2021, then a separate main exam in 2022. It was the last one held before VDO moved under CET.

The post is at Pay Matrix Level 6 of the 7th Pay Commission. For the first two years you're a probationer trainee on a fixed monthly amount set by the state, with no HRA, DA or other allowances. The Level 6 pay starts after you finish probation, pass the post-training test and are confirmed.

VDO 2025

No 2026 VDO recruitment has been advertised. It will follow the CET Graduation 2026 result.

Final cut-offs out of 200, non-scheduled area, from the result of 24 June 2026:

In the scheduled area the General line was 148.8949 (women 141.7391) and ST 124.4384.

• Clear CET Graduation well. Without a valid score you can't even apply.
• Rajasthan geography, economy and history are 90 of the 200 marks. Panchayati raj and the 73rd Amendment come up under economy.
• The maths list goes past basic arithmetic into polynomials, linear equations and geometry. Don't skip those.
• Cut-offs sit above 160 for most open categories, so accuracy decides it. Practise with the Board's master paper of 2 November 2025.

• RSSB Advertisements
• VDO 2025 detailed advertisement (PDF)
• Merit list and DV cut-off order, 19 December 2025 (PDF)
• Final result and cut-offs, 24 June 2026 (PDF)
• Results and Old Papers
• Rajasthan CET Graduation Level

Do I need CET to apply for VDO?

Yes. VDO is in the CET Graduation Level group, and only CET-qualified candidates can apply.

How many posts were there in 2025?

850: 683 non-scheduled and 167 scheduled area. 828 were finally selected.

What computer qualification counts?

RS-CIT, O Level or higher, COPA/DPCS, or a computer diploma.

What is the pay?

Level 6, after a two-year probation on fixed pay.

Is VDO the same as Gram Sevak?

Gram Sevak is the post's older name. The Board's own exam lists show a Gram Sevak exam in 2016 and VDO recruitments from 2021.