The Haryana Fisheries Department, Panchkula, has opened 20 Clerk (Group-C) posts — but this is not an open recruitment. These posts are filled on deputation, which means only employees who are already working as a Clerk (or in an equivalent post) on a regular basis in a Haryana Government department, board, corporation or authority can apply. If you are not already a government clerk in Haryana, this window is not for you — and that single condition is the catch most headlines skip.
The notification was issued on 23 October 2026 and applications close on 21 November 2026. The deputation is for one year, or until a Clerk is appointed through direct recruitment, whichever is earlier. There is no application fee mentioned in the notification summary.
At a Glance
| Detail | What the notification summary says |
|---|---|
| Department | Haryana Fisheries Department, Panchkula |
| Post | Clerk (Group-C) — on deputation |
| Vacancies | 20 |
| Notification issued | 23 October 2026 |
| Last date to apply | 21 November 2026 (confirm the exact cut-off time in the official notification — see the note below) |
| Pay scale | Rs. 21,700/- (FPL-3) |
| Tenure | 1 year, or until direct-recruitment appointment, whichever is earlier |
| Application fee | None mentioned |
| Mode | Offline, through the parent department |
Who can actually apply
Every one of these conditions comes from the notification summary, and all of them must hold:
- Already a regular government clerk: you must be working as a Clerk or in an equivalent post on a regular basis in a Haryana Government department, board, corporation or authority. The summary also lists the qualification as 12th passed with 2 years’ experience as a Clerk in State/Central Government service.
- SETC qualified: passing the State Eligibility Test in Computer (SETC) is mandatory, as prescribed by the Haryana Government.
- Strong service record: ACR/APAR grading for the last 10 years must be at least 70%. If you have served as a Clerk for less than 10 years, the grading for your total service in that capacity is considered.
- Clean vigilance record: your integrity must be beyond doubt, with no charge sheet or vigilance inquiry pending under Rule 7 or Rule 8.
- No withheld increment: no order withholding your annual increment for the previous five years should be in force.
- NOC required: selection is made only after your parent department issues a No Objection Certificate.
How to apply
- Prepare your application with bio-data and your verified ACR/APAR records for the last 10 years.
- Submit it through your parent department — not directly as a fresh applicant.
- Obtain the No Objection Certificate from your parent department; selection depends on it.
- Submit well before 21 November 2026, and check the official notification for the exact submission route and cut-off time.
Why this matters — and what to double-check
Deputation posts inside a state department are easy to miss because they are not advertised like open recruitments, yet they are one of the few ways a serving clerk can move into the Fisheries Department. For a Haryana government clerk with a clean record and SETC qualification, 20 posts in one department is a genuinely large deputation window.
One honest caveat: the details above follow the notification summary dated 23 October 2026 (the official website named there is harfish.gov.in). That summary itself carries two different cut-off times for 21 November 2026 — 5:00 PM in its dates table and 11:59 PM in its metadata — so this post deliberately gives the date only and does not state a time. Before you submit, confirm the exact cut-off time, the submission address and the prescribed form in the official notification itself on harfish.gov.in. Do not rely on any summary alone for a deputation application that also needs your department’s NOC and 10 years of ACRs.
Sources
- SarkariNetwork notification summary, “Haryana Fisheries Dept. Clerk Vacancy Form” (notification dated 23/10/2026, updated 25/10/2026, checked 26 October 2026): 20 Clerk (Group-C) deputation posts, Panchkula, FPL-3 Rs. 21,700/-, 1-year tenure, last date 21/11/2026, eligibility conditions (regular Haryana government clerk, SETC, ACR/APAR 70% over 10 years, integrity/vigilance clearance, no withheld increment in 5 years, NOC), application through parent department with bio-data and verified ACR/APAR records, official website harfish.gov.in.
- Note on sourcing: the official notification PDF itself was not directly re-verified in this run beyond the summary’s link to harfish.gov.in; the cut-off-time discrepancy in the summary is flagged above, and readers are directed to the official notification for confirmation.
Note: The images in this post are illustrations created for this article, not photographs of the Haryana Fisheries Department.