ICAR Entrance Exams – Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) looks after agricultural research and education in India. To ensure that only the deserving candidates get admission UG / PG / PhD agriculture courses, it conducts entrance exam and you can get details about it from this page. For agriculture UG admission, AIEEA UG is conducted, whereas, PG admissions are done on the basis of AIEEA PG exam. Earlier, ICAR used to hold both the exams but now the responsibility has been shifted to National Testing Agency (NTA). ICAR still conducts ICAR AICE SRF / JRF (PGS) exam which is for Ph.D admission and awarding of fellowship / JRF. Check complete details about ICAR entrance exams from this page.
ICAR Entrance Exams
We have created multiple pages, which are dedicated to each exam of ICAR. You can access the link below to check it or scroll down and know basic details.
ICAR Entrance Exam
Let us start by checking the dates for ICAR entrance exams. The dates for the exam this year are as follows:
| Entrance Exam | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ICAR AIEEA UG | 01 Jun 2020 |
| ICAR AIEEA PG | 01 Jun 2020 |
| AICE-SRF (PGS) | 01 Jun 2020 |
ICAR Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check the eligibility required to match the following criteria to appear for ICAR entrance exam below.
ICAR AIEEA UG eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be a citizen of India.
- Candidates must have attended 16 years of age.
- Candidates must have passed the H.Sc or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Mathematics as a subject.
ICAR AIEEA PG eligibility criteria
- Candidates are required to be an Indian national.
- Students must be of less than 19 years.
- Candidates are required to have passed their graduation with four / six (10+6 B.Sc. Ag.) / five years (B.V.Sc. & AH) degree program from any recognized university.
- For admission to M.V.Sc. course candidates must have completed B.V.Sc. & A.H. courses with internship before the date of admission in the allotted university.
ICAR AIEEA AICE SRF / JRF (PGS) eligibility criteria
- Candidates are required to be a citizen of India.
- Students are required to be passed in their master’s degree programme with a minimum of Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) from any recognized University.
- Candidates must be of 20 years of age as on July 01, of the year of admission.
ICAR (NTS) Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check the eligibility criteria for National Talent Scholarship (NTS) below.
- Candidates are required to have completed their studies in approved courses and takes admission in the Agricultural University located outside their State of domicile.
- Candidates must maintain merit and good conduct as certified by Head of the College / University / Institution.
- Candidates are not allowed to be absent without prior permission and do not participate in any agitation / strike etc. during the period.
- Candidates may not be doing any job or part-time job.
- Candidates must not accept any other financial assistance / scholarship during the undergraduate programme.
- Candidates may not leave their course of study within one month of the program.
- Candidates may change the initial subject allocated for which he / she has been awarded the NTS during their studies.
ICAR Entrance Exam Courses Offered
Candidates can check the list of the divisions under which ICAR offers its courses below.
- Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Agricultural Engineering
- Animal Science
- Fisheries Science
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Extension
Courses Offered for Undergraduate Programme
- B.Sc (hons) Forestry
- B.Sc (hons) Horticulture
- B.Sc (hons) Community Science
- B.Sc (hons) Sericulture
- B.Sc (hons) Agriculture
- B.Tech Agricultural Engineering
- BFSc
- B.Tech Food Technology
- B.Tech Bio Technology
- B.Tech Dairy Technology
- Food Nutrition and Dietetics
Courses Offered for Postgraduate Programme
- Food Technology/Food Science & Technology(M.Sc.)
- Food Safety & Quality Assurance (M.Sc.)
- Food Science & Nutrition (M.Sc.)
- Agri Business Management (MBA)
- Agri. Marketing & Cooperation (M.Sc.)
Courses Offered for Ph.D. Programmes
- Ph.D. in Crop Sciences
- Ph.D. in Horticulture
- Ph.D. in Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Food Technology
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering and Technology
- Ph.D. in Home Science
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Statistics
ICAR Entrance Exam Admission Process
Stage 1 – Candidates can check the admission process after ICAR examination below.
Stage 2 – At first candidates are required to apply from the official site i.e. ntaicar.nic.in.
Stage 3 – Then NTA calls all the applicants to appear for the AIEEA-UG, AIEEA-PG and ICAR AICE SRF/JRF (PGS) entrance test for UG, PG and Ph.D. courses respectively.
Stage 4 – Then as per the merit of the candidates in the entrance test NTA releases a merit rank list with the names of all the qualified candidates.
Stage 5 – All the qualified candidates are then required to appear for the counseling and at the time of ICAR online counseling the document verification of the candidates is done by the authorities.
Stage 6 – Lastly, candidates are required to report at their allotted colleges and submit the asked amount of the course fee.
ICAR Entrance Exam Pattern
Candidates can check the exam pattern for ICAR entrance examination below.
Undergraduate Courses
Type of Examination: LAN based CBT
Language: The language of the paper is English and Hindi.
Number of Questions: There are a total of 150 questions.
Type of Questions: All the questions of GUMAT 2020 is of objective (MCQ) type.
Total marks: Total marks for the test is 600.
Marking Scheme: Candidates get +4 mark for each correct answer and they lose -1 mark for each wrong answer.
Duration of the test: GUMAT 2020 is of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Postgraduate Courses
Type of Examination: LAN based CBT
Language: The language of the paper is English.
Number of Questions: There are a total of 160 questions.
Type of Questions: All the questions of GUMAT 2020 is of objective (MCQ) type.
Total marks: Total marks for the test is 640.
Marking Scheme: Candidates get +4 mark for each correct answer and they lose -1 mark for each wrong answer.
Duration of the test: GUMAT 2020 is of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Ph.D. Courses
- Type of Examination: LAN based CBT
- Language: The language of the paper is English.
- Number of Questions: There are a total of 200 questions.
- Type of Questions: All the questions of GUMAT 2020 is of objective (MCQ) type.
- Total marks: Total marks for the test is 800.
- Marking Scheme: Candidates get +4 mark for each correct answer and they lose -1 mark for each wrong answer.
- Duration of the test: GUMAT 2020 is of 3 hours.
Candidates can check the section wise distribution of marks and questions below.
| Section | No. of questions | No. of marks |
| General Knowledge / Reasoning Ability | 20 | 80 |
| Sub -subjects under the Major Subject chosen by the candidate | 180 | 720 |
List of Universities
Candidates can check below the list of the universities offering programmes under ICAR to the qualified candidates.
Central Agricultural Universities
- Central Agricultural University,P.O. Box 23, Imphal-795004, Manipur
- Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agricultural University,Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University,Pusa (Samastipur)
Deemed Universities
- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
- ICAR-Central Institute on Fisheries Education, Mumbai
State Agricultural Universities
- Click Here to check the list of State Agricultural Universities
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