AIEEA-UG-PG-2014 Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR

All-India Entrance Examination for UG and PG Admissions and SRF (PGD)

AIEEA-UG-2014, AIEEA-PG-2014, SRF-PGS-2014

ICAR’s 19th All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Bachelor (AIEEA-UG-2014), Master (AIEEA-PG-2014) Degree Program, SRF (PGS) to Pursuing Ph.D in Agriculture and Allied Sciences at Agricultural Universities for 2014-15

 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) invites applications from Indian Nationals, in the prescribed format, for ICAR’s 19th AIEEA-UG-2014 and AIEEA-PG-2014 on 100% seats at ICAR-deemed-to-be-universities (Bachelor degree at NDRI, Karnal only while Master degree at IARI, IVRI, NDRI and CIFE), and on 15% seats for Bachelor degree and 25% seats for Master degree at State Agricultural Universities, Central Agricultural University Imphal, Central Universities with Agricultural Faculty (Banaras Hindu University, Viswa Bharati, Nagaland University and Aligarh Muslim University (for PG only) and SHIATS Allahabad for the academic session 2014-15

Eligibility Criteria

Age:

AIEEA-UG-2014: Between 17 and 23 years as on 31st Aug-2014 (must have been born between 01st Sept 1991 to 01st Sept 1997)

The upper age limit will be relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST/PH

AIEEA-PG-2014: Not less than 19 years as on 31st Aug 2014 (must not have been born after 01st Sept 1995)

SRF (PGS)-2014: Between 21 and 30 years as on 13th Apr 2014, the date of examination

The upper age limit for candidates belonging to SC/ST Women PC OBC (non-creamy layer as per the central list of OBC) categories shall be relaxable by 5 years for in-service candidates the minimum age limit shall be 45 years in all cases as per the extant norms and guidelines

Qualification Examination:

AIEEA-UG-2014 (Other than Veterinary Sciences): Must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate for admission under General, UPS (Under Privileged State) and OBC categories or 40% marks in aggregate for admission under SC, ST and PC categories in 10+2 examination or equivalent Inter (Agriculture) with PCM/PCB/PCMB/PCA/PCH subject combination

AIEE-PG-2014: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Veterinary, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Horticulture, Home Science, Sericulture, Dairy Technology, Forestry, Agri., Marketing and Cooperation, Food Sciences, Biotechnology, Basic and allied sciences, etc. under 10+2+5 or 10+2+4 or 10-6 years degree programmes

Few seats are also available for candidates having Bachelor degree with 10+2+3 year degree programme with required OGPA of 6.60/10, 3.25/5, 2.60/4 for General, OBC and UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PC categories the said requirement is 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/PC, the requirements is 50% marks (Equivalence between OGPA and % marks will not be acceptable

The in-service candidates, seeking admission in ICAR Deemed-to-be-Universities, should see their respective website for further details

RF-PGS-2014: The candidates must have passed Master degree in the concerned discipline securing overall grade point average of at least 6.50/10.00 scale 3.25/5.00 scale 2.60/4.00 scale for General and OBC categories and 5.50/10.00, 2.75/5.00, 2.20/4.00 scale for SC/ST/PC candidates, respectively

In other cases, where grade-points are not awarded and only marks are awarded the candidates must have secured at least 60% marks for General/OBC Category

For SC/ST/PC candidates, the minimum percentage of marks will be 50%

The equivalence of OGPA to per cent marks, where needed, will be certified by the Registrar of the concerned university and must be provided by the candidates

Candidates in the final semester would also be eligible examination and produce the degree completion certificate from the Registrar to this effect

The candidates who have already joint Ph.D should not have completed two years as on the date of examination

The above condition will be also apply to in-service candidates

Cost of Information Bulletin with Application Form:

AIEEA-UG-2014: Rs.500/- for General, OBC and UPS categories and Rs.250/- for SC/ST and PC categories

AIEEA-PG-2014: Rs. 600/- for General, OBC and UPS categories and Rs.300/- for SC/ST and PC categories

SRF (PGS)-2014: The Information Bulletin along with Application Form and other details will be available on ICAR website www.icar.org.in and a fee of Rs.1200/- for General/OBC and Rs.600/- for SC/ST and PC categories shall have to be deposited while submitting the application Online

In addition, Rs.25/- per bulletin would be charged in case of UG and PG as handling charges plus service tax, as applicable, in case of purchase against cash (from the Registrars of Ag. Univ/specified branches of Syndicate Bank at specified places as given on ICAR website)

The forms can also be obtained from eight specified ICAR Institutions by depositing demand draft
To get the details regarding Information Bulletin with Application form and On Line Application, visit ICAR website www.icar.org.in

Application Form:

The procedure for online application has been described in the Information Bulletins

For SRF (PGS), the applications will be submitted online only. Applications for AIEEA-UG and PG can be submitted both Online and Offline

For submitting application Online, a provision has been kept to deposit the application fee either through (i) Bank challan of Syndicate Bank or (ii) Credit/debit card using Payment Gateway of Syndicate Bank or (iii) NEFT

The last date for the receipt of Applications in the office of “Controller of Examinations (Education), Room No. 216, ICAR, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012" for UG, PG and SRF (PGS) examinations is 07th Feb 2014

However, for UG and PG candidates belonging to certain remote areas like NE Region, J&K, Lahaul & Spiti district and Pangi Sub-division of Chamba district of HP., A&N Island and Lakshadweep, the last date for receipt of applications, both through offline and online mode (hard copy of the computer generated confirmation pages of application) will be 14th Feb 2014

The last date to receive the hard copy of the computer generated confirmation pages of application form from SRF (PGS) candidates will also be 14th Feb., 2014

Applications received after the last date shall be rejected and Education Division, ICAR will not be responsible for non-receipt of application within the time schedule due to postal delay or any other reasons
It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to check his/her eligibility for admission before applying. ICAR will not be held responsible for refusing admission to any non-eligible candidate at the time of Counseling (UG and PG) or later

All disputes relating to the conduct of these examinations or any matter connected with this advertisement shall be in the jurisdiction of DELHI COURT only

Important Dates:

Sale of Information Bulletin/Application Forms:
UG & PG (Online/Offline): 20th Dec 2013 to 07th Feb 2014
SRF (PGS) (Online only): 20th Dec 2013 to 07th Feb 2014

Dates of Examination:

UG: Saturday, the 12th Apr 2014 (10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)
PG: Sunday, the 13th Apr 2014 (10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)
SRF (PGS): Sunday, the 13th Apr2014 (10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.) Single paper

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Education Division, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012

Website www.icar.org.in