Bachelor (AIEEA-UG-2012) and Master (AIEEA-PG-2012) Degree Programs: ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

Entrance test: ICAR's 17th All India Entrance Examination

Conducted by: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, ICAR (National Dairy Research Institute)

Programme: Bachelor (AIEEA-UG-2012) and Master (AIEEA-PG-2012) Degree Programs in Agriculture and Allied Sciences

Eligibility:
For AIEEA-UG-2012:

• Must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate for admission under General, UPS and OBC categories or 40% marks in aggregate for admission under SC, ST and PH categories in 10+2 examination or equivalent/Inter (Agriculture) with PCM/ PCB/ PCMB/ PCA/ PCH subject combinations. Candidate having a compartment/ supplementary in any of the subjects will not be eligible unless proof of having cleared the examination with requisite percentage is available. Candidate appearing for 10+2 examination can also apply but shall produce 10+2 pass certificate with required % marks at the time of counseling. Pass in English in 10+2 examination is essential for admission in some of the Universities.

For AIEEA-PG-2012:

• Bachelor’s degree (or appearing in final year examination), in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Horticulture, Home Science, Sericulture, Dairy Technology, Dairy Engineering, Forestry, Agri. Marketing Banking and Cooperation, Food Science & Technology, Biotechnology, Process & Food Engineering, Computer Science, Basic and allied sciences under 10+2+5 or 10+2+4 years degree programmes, (Few seats are also available for candidates having Bachelor degree with 10+2+3 year degree programme) with required Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of 6.60/10, 3.25/5, 2.60/4 for General, OBC and UPS categories whereas for  C/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) categories the said requirement is an OGPA of 5.60/10, 2.75/5, 2.20/4 respectively. In other cases, where grade-points are not awarded and only marks are awarded, the candidate must have secured at least 60% marks for General, OBC and UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PH the requirement is 50% marks (Equivalence between OGPA and % marks will not be acceptable). For admission in M.V.Sc. programmes, the candidate must have completed B.V.Sc./ B.V.Sc. & A.H. with Internship before the date of registration for admission in the concerned University. The in-service candidates, seeking admission to ICAR-Deemed universities, should see their respective website.

Age:

• For AIEEA-UG-2012: Between 17 and 23 years as on 31st August 2012. (UG Examination) (must have been born between 01.09.1989 to 01.09.1995).
• For AIEEA-PG-2012: Not less than 19 years as on 31st August 2012. (PG Examination) (must not have been born after 01.09.1993)

Reservation: 15% seats in all subjects are reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST). Horizontal reservation of 3% for Physically Handicapped (PH), and 2% for Under-Privileged States (UPS) category is also available. Reservation for OBC in Central Educational Institutions/ Universities will be as per Government of India/ Hon'ble SC directives/ University rules. Reservation in PH and UPS categories will be horizontal across all categories, i.e. such candidates would draw their seat from the SC/ST/OBC/GEN categories to which they may belong.

Cost of Information Bulletin with Application form:

• AIEEA-UG-2012: Rs. 500/- for General, OBC and UPS categories and Rs. 250/- for S.C., S.T. and P.H. categories.
• AIEEA-PG-2012: Rs. 600/- for General, OBC and UPS categories and Rs. 300/- for S.C., S.T. and P.H. categories

In addition, Rs. 25/- per Bulletin would be charged as handling charges plus service tax as applicable, in case of purchase against cash, whereas Rs. 50/- per Bulletin should be added in the Bank Draft amount towards postal expenses, if requested to be sent by post.

How to apply:

• Click here to apply online

                               or

• The forms can be obtained by cash payment from Registrars of Agricultural Universities or from the specified branches of Syndicate Bank and also from eight ICAR Institutions by payment through Bank Draft before February 15, 2012

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Important Dates:

• Application deadlie: February 15, 2012.

Dates of Examination:

• UG: Saturday, the April 14, 2012 during 10:00-12:30 hrs
• PG: Sunday, the April 15, 2012 during 10:00-12:30 hrs

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Address:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan - II, Pusa
New Delhi – 110 012

Website: www.icar.org.in