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. National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the ICAR Entrance Examinations [AIEEA (UG), AIEEA (PG) & AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D)] -2021 for admission to the Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral Programmes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (lCAR) for the academic session 2021-22. Check complete details about ICAR entrance exams from this page.
Latest: ICAR Entrance Exam 2021 Notification has been released. NTA will be conducting the ICAR Entrance Exams 2021. Check the notice below.
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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 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| ICAR AIEEA UG | 07 , 08 & 13 Sep 2021 |
| ICAR AIEEA PG | 17 Sep 2021 |
| AICE-SRF (PGS) | 17 Sep 2021 |
ICAR Entrance Exams 2021 Notification
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ICAR Entrance Exam 2021 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 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. https://icar.nta.ac.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: Computer Based Test (CBT Mode)
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 Objective Type comprising Multiple Choice Questions
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: ICAR AIEEA UG 2021 is of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Postgraduate Courses
Type of Examination: Computer Based Test (CBT Mode)
Language: The language of the paper is English.
Number of Questions: There are a total of 120 questions.
Type of Questions: All the questions of AIEEA PG 2021 is Objective Type comprising Multiple Choice Questions.
Total marks: Total marks for the test is 480.
Marking Scheme: Candidates get +4 mark for each correct answer and they lose -1 mark for each wrong answer.
Duration of the test: AIEEA PG 2021 is of 2 hours.
Ph.D. Courses
- Type of Examination: Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Language: The language of the paper is English.
- Number of Questions: There are a total of 120 questions.
- Type of Questions: All the questions of AICE-SRF (PhD) 2021 is of objective (MCQ) type.
- Total marks: Total marks for the test is 480.
- Marking Scheme: Candidates get +4 mark for each correct answer and they lose -1 mark for each wrong answer.
- Duration of the test: AICE-SRF (PhD) 2021 is of 2 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 |
| Part B Core Group Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D | 50 | 200 |
| Part C Specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D. | 50 | 200 |
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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