AIEEA-UG-PG-2013 Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Education Division, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
Website www.icar.org.in
Admission Notice-2013
AIEEA-UG-2013, AIEEA-PG-2013, SRF-PGS-2013
ICAR’s 18th All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Bachelor (AIEEA-UG-2013), Master (AIEEA-PG-2013) Degree Program, SRF (PGS) for Pursuing Ph.D in Agriculture and Allied Sciences at Agricultural Universities for 2013-14
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) invites applications from Indian Nationals, in the prescribed format, for ICAR’s 18th AIEEA-UG-2013 and AIEEA-PG-2013 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 2013-14
Bachelor Degree Programme
B.Sc Ag/B.Tech/B.F.Sc etc are in the subjects of Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Forestry, Home Science, Sericulture, Biotechnology, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Food Science, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation
This examination does not include admission to bachelor degree programmes in Veterinary Sciences
Master Degree Programmes
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agri Engineering, Home Science, Biotechnology, Physical Science, Social Sciences, Dairy Science, Fisheries Science, Veterinary Science and other allied sciences
Based on the results of AIEEA-UG-2013 examination, National Talent Scholarships (NTS) will be awarded to bachelor degree students whereas based on the merit-rank in AIEEA-PG-2013 examination, 475 ICAR Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) will be awarded to Master degree students
Likewise, based on merit in All India Competitive Examination for SRF (PGS)-2013, 202 Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) for pursuing Ph.D degree will be awarded in different disciplines
The procedure for online application has been described in the respective examination 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 receiving application online, a provision has been kept to deposit the application fee either through bank challan of Syndicate Bank or credit/debit card using payment gateway of Syndicate Bank or NEFT
Additional details can be seen in the respective Information Bulletins/ICAR website
Eligibility Criteria
Age: AIEEA-UG-2013, between 17 and 23 years as on 31st August 2013 (must have been born between 01st September, 1990 to 01st September, 1996)
Upper age limit will be relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST/PH
AIEEA-PG-2013, not less than 19 years as on 31st August 2013 (must not have been born after 01st September, 1994)
SRF-PGS-2013, between 21 and 30 years as on 21st April, 2013, the date of examination
Upper age limit will be relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/PH, 3 years for OBC categories
For in-service candidates, as specified, maximum upper age limit will be 45 years
Qualifying Examination
AIEEA-UG-2013: Must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate for admission under General/UPS/OBC categories or 40% marks in aggregate for admission under SC/ST/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 percentage marks at the time of counseling
Pass in English in 10+2 examination is essential for admission in some of the universities
AIEEA-PG-2013: Bachelor’s degree or appearing in final year examination, in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Horticulture, Home Science, Sericulture, Dairy Technology, Forestry, Agri Marketing and Cooperation, Food Science, Biotechnology, 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/UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PH 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/UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PH, the requirement is 50% marks (equivalence between OGPA and percentage 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
The in-service candidates, seeking admission to ICAR-deemed-to-be universities, should see the respective university’s website for further details
SRF-PGS-2013: Indian Nationals must have passed master degree in the concerned discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent OGPA from any recognized university in India or abroad
SC/ST/PH candidates, the minimum percent of marks will be relaxed by 5% or equivalent OGPA
The equivalence of OGPA to percent marks, where needed, will be certified by the Registrar of the concerned university and must be produced by the candidates
Candidates appearing in the final semester would also be eligible provided they complete the post graduate degree in all respects by the date of examination and produce the degree completion certificate from the Registrar to this effect
The candidates who have already joined Ph.D and completed more than two years as on the date of examination, are not eligible to apply
The above conditions will also apply to in-service candidates
Scholarship/Fellowship
National Talent Scholarship (NTS): National Talent Scholarship will be awarded to those candidates, selected through AIEEA-UG-2013 examination, who join an Agricultural University located outside their state of domicile
ICAR-JRF (Post Graduate Studies): Based on the merit in the AIEEA-PG-2012 examination about 475 ICAR Junior Research Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies ICAR-JRF-(PGS) in 20 major subject groups will be awarded for two years in Agricultural Universities including State Agricultural Universities, CAU and CUs with agriculture faculty, SHIATS Allahabad and ICAR-DUs, provided their bachelor degree is not from the same AU (except NDRI, Karnal)
That means JRF will be given to only those candidates who join the master degree programme in the university other than from where he/she has obtained his/her bachelor’s degree except at NDRI, Karnal where admissions for 100% seats are made on All India basis through ICAR entrance examination
Candidates, currently studying for their master’s degree in 1st year, can also appear in AIEEA-PG-2013 examination for securing ICAR-JRF-(PGS)
However, if ICAR-JRF-(PGS) holder seeks fresh admission, entire amount of fellowship received by him/her shall have to be refunded with interest and he/she will not be entitled for fresh ICAR-JRF-(PGS)
ICAR-SRF (Post Graduate Studies): Based on the merit in the All India competitive examination for Senior Research Fellowship, 202 Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) for pursuing Ph.D degree will be awarded in different disciplines
The award of ICAR-SRF-(PGS) can be availed within a period of one year from the date of issue of the award letter for seeking admission in Ph.D programme in the qualifying subject at any Agricultural University (AU)
The fellowship will be tenable only for a period of three years at the university/institute where Ph.D programme consists of both course work and research
If already registered as full time Ph.D Scholar, he/she should not have completed two years on the date of examination
The fellowship will not be available for admission in any university other than the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), deemed-to-be-universities,IARI (New Delhi)/IVRI (Izatnagar)/NDRI (Karnal)/CIFE (Mumbai)/SHIATS (Allahabad), Central Agricultural University (Imphal, Manipur), and Central universities having faculty of agriculture,Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Viswa Bharati, and Nagaland University, herein-after referred to as the Agricultural Universities (AUs)
Fellowship would be granted only when the candidate gets eventually admitted and pursues Ph.D degree from an Agricultural University (AU) other than the Agricultural University (AU) of completing M.Sc/ M.V.Sc/ M.E./ M.Tech degree, except for ICAR-deemed-to-be-universities
In case of in-service candidate, the fellowship would be admissible only if the awardee joins/has joined the university/institute other than where he/she is working
In case of an in-service candidate, who is in receipt of full/partial leave salary from his/her parent organization, the amount of ICAR-SRF shall be limited to Rs 3,000/- p.m. in addition to the research contingency as available to fresh candidates
Reservation: 15% seats in all subjects are reserved for candidates belonging to SC and 7.5% for ST; horizontal reservation of 3% for PH, and 2% for under privileged states (UPS) category (for UG/PG only) is also available
Reservation for OBC in Central Educational Institutions/Universities will be as per Govt of India/Hon’ble SC directives/university rules
Reservation in PH/UPS categories will be horizontal across all categories, (such candidates would draw their seat from the SC/ST/OBC/General categories to which they may belong)
Application Form: AIEEA-UG-2013 Rs 500/- for General/OBC/UPS categories and Rs 250/- for SC/ST/PH categories
AIEEA-PG-2013 Rs 600/- for General/OBC/UPS categories and Rs 300/- for SC/ST/PH 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 from COE (Edn)
SRF-PGS information bulletin will be available only online at www.icar.org.in from 26th December, 2012 onwards and a fee of Rs 1200/- for General/OBC and Rs 600/- for SC/ST/PH categories shall have to be deposited through any of the three modes of payment (Agricultural Universities, ICAR Institutions, Syndicate Bank), while submitting the application online
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 from 26th December, 2012 to 15th February, 2013
The information bulletins with application forms will be available for sale against cash payment from the
Offices of the Registrars of Agricultural Universities; AAU Anand (Gujarat); AAU Jorhat (Assam); ANGRAU Hyderabad (A.P.); AP Hort Univ Venkataramannagudem (A.P.); AMU Aligarh (UP); Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar); BAU Ranchi (Jharkhand); BCKKV Mohanpur, Nadia (W.B.); CAU Imphal (Manipur); CCSHAU Hisar (Haryana); CSAUA&T Kanpur (U.P.); CSKKVV Palampur (H.P); Dr BSKKV Dapoli (M.S.); Dr PDKV Akola (M.S.); Dr YSPUH&F Solan (H.P.); GADVASU Ludhiana (Punjab); GBPUA&T Pantnagar (Uttarakhand); Institute of Agriculture, BHU Varanasi (UP); IGKVV Raipur (Chhattisgarh); JAU Junagadh (Gujarat); JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.); KAU Thrissur (Kerala); KVAFSU Bidar (Karnataka); MA&FSU Nagpur (M.S.); MPPCVVV Jabalpur (M.P.); MPUA&T Udaipur (Rajasthan); MPKV Rahuri (M.S.); MAU Parbhani (M.S.); NAU Navsari (Gujarat); NDUA&T Faizabad (U.P.); OUA&T Bhubaneswar (Orissa); PAU Ludhiana (Punjab); PSB Sriniketan, Viswa Bharati (West Bengal); RAU Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar); RUVAS Bikaner (Rajasthan); RVSKVV Gwalior, (M.P.); SASARD, Nagaland University, Medziphema (Nagaland); SHIATS Allahabad (UP); SKDAU Sardarkrushinagar (Gujarat); SKRAU Bikaner (Rajasthan); SKUAS&T Jammu (J&K); SKUAS&T(K) Srinagar (J&K); SVBPUA&T Meerut (U.P.); SVVU Tirupati (AP); TANUVAS Chennai (T.N.); TNAU Coimbatore (T.N.); UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru (Karnataka); UAS Dharwad (Karnataka); UAS Raichur (Karnataka); UHS Bagalkot (Karnataka); UPPDDUPCVVVEGAS, Mathura (U.P.); UBKVV Cooch Behar (W.B.); WBUAFS Kolkata (W.B.); KUFOS, Kochi (Kerala); KVASU, Wayanad (Kerala)
These universities will not entertain any request for information bulletin to be sent by post
Syndicate Bank branches (on payment by cash through challan)
AIEEA-UG-2013; Andhra Pradesh (D.No 40-3-2, MG Road, Labbipet, Vijayawada; 5-9-246/1, opp Grammar School, Abid Road, Hyderabad); Assam (135, Motilal Nehru Road, Pan Bazar, Distt Kamrup, Guwahati); Bihar (23, Choti Kalyani Road, Near Kalyani Post office, Muzaffarpur; Capital Tower, Block-B, Fraser Road, Patna); Chandigarh (Shop No 236 Ekta Market, Sector-45 B, Burail, Chandigarh-160047); Chhattisgarh (Maurya Picture Complex, GE Road, Bhilai; 113, Smt Surjadevi Shukla Camp, Near Deshbandhu School, Station Road, Raipur); Gujarat (Samrudhi, GH-4, Sector–16, Gandhinagar), J&K (Sant Palace, Purani Mandi, Jammu; No-1, Exchange Road, Srinagar); Jharkhand (C-1, City Centre, Sector4, Bokaro Steel City); Karnataka (Karnataka University Campus, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad; 66, 9th Main Road, 3rd Block, Jaynagar, Bengaluru); Kerala (I-Floor, M.S. City Centre, Bank Road, Kasaragod); Madhya Pradesh (102/103, Kalachand Mansion, Berasia Road, Bhopal; Moti Market, Jayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior; 31-1, Nanda Nagar, Main Road, Indore); Maharashtra (Prakash Apartments, Plot No CIS-2410, SVP Road, Borivali West, Mumbai); Orissa (Ward No-14, Nandi Sahi, PO-Choudhary Bazar, Cuttack); Puducherry (Kannan Building, Maidan Road, Mahe); Punjab (Near Hotel Sky Lark, Model Town Road, Jalandhar City); Rajasthan (Jaipur Towers, MI Road, Jaipur; 68, Old Dhan Mandi, Sarovar Cinema Road, Kota); Tamil Nadu (Door No 24, 1st Floor, Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai); Uttarakhand (45, Rajpur Road, Dehradun; Shakti Motors Complex, Kaladhungi Road, Mukahani, Haldwani); Uttar Pradesh (Garib Manjil, Abad Nagar, Dodhpur Civil Lines, Aligarh; 167-A, Civil Lines, Bareilly; B-16-17, Sector-18, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar; 177/035 Zamir Mansion, Dr B.N. Road, Opp Gulmarg Hotel, Aminabad, Lucknow; Chandrasekhar Azad market, 1st Floor, Sardar Patel Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad; B-I-B, Officers Colony, Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur); West Bengal (1, Parcus Road, G.T. Road Cross, 1 WG, Burdwan; 42, G.T. Road (South), Howrah)
AIEEA-UG-2013, AIEEA-PG-2013 (on payment by cash through challan)
New Delhi (1st Floor, Arunachal Building, 19, Barakhamba Road; Delhi Tamil Sangam Building, Sector-5, R.K. Puram; Institute of Hotel Management, Amar Colony, Near Guru Nanak Market, Lajpat Nagar; Pusa Campus Main Branch, IARI, Pusa)
These branches will not entertain any request for information bulletin to be sent by post
ICAR Institutions (by depositing bank draft only)
Information bulletin with application form can also be obtained, in person, by depositing an account payee bank draft from any scheduled bank of amount mentioned above and from the sale counters at the following ICAR Institutions
CARI, Port Blair; CIFE, Mumbai; IVRI, Izatnagar; NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad; NDRI, Karnal; ICAR, Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya; ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa; ICAR-Examination Cell (Education Division), Room No 216; ICAR, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi
Candidates can also obtain information bulletin with application form by sending a written request (on plain paper) along with an account payee bank draft and also an unstamped self addressed envelope (size 30cm x 25cm)
The request should be addressed to the Controller of Examination (Education), ICAR, Room No-216, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
No request for supply of information bulletin by post will be accepted after 10th February, 2013
Online application and downloading information bulletin visit www.icar.org.in
The A/c payee bank draft should be drawn in favour of ICAR Unit-Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi payable at New Delhi and candidate should write the details of his/her name and address on the back of the bank draft
It may be checked that the bank draft contains the name of the issuing bank and branch, signature of the issuing authority, amount in words, date of draft etc clearly
In no case, ICAR will be held responsible for non-receipt of the application and bank draft or delay in postage
Application form must be sent in original and duly completed in all respect
Photo/Fax copies of application and application on specimen copy of the form shall not be considered
Incomplete / unsigned / mutilated application form or / form without photograph / with unclear photograph / form having overwriting / without requisite fee amount or amount lesser than prescribed fee shall be rejected and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained
General / OBC / UPS category candidate applying on form meant for SC / ST / PH category shall be summarily rejected
The candidate is advised to retain a photocopy of the filled-in OMR application form (offline applications)/ computer generated confirmation page (online application), candidate copy of admit card, proof of payment of application fee and receipt of the speed/registered post
The last date for the receipt of applications in the office of Controller of Examinations (Education), ICAR, Room No. 216, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 for UG, PG and SRF (PGS) examinations is 15th February, 2013
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 H.P., A&N Island and Lakshadweep, the last date of receipt of applications, both through offline and online mode (hard copy of the computer generated confirmation page of application) will be 22nd February, 2013
The last date to receive the hard copy of the computer generated confirmation page of application form from SRF (PGS) candidates from remote areas will also be 22nd February, 2013
Important Dates
Sale of information bulletin/application form: 26th December, 2012 to 15th February, 2013
SRF-PGS information bulletin and application will be available only online
Dates of examination
UG: 20th April, 2013, Saturday, 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
PG: 21st April, 2013, Sunday, 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
SRF (PGS): 21st April, 2013, Sunday, (Paper-I 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.) (Paper-II 02.00 p.m. to 04.30 p.m.)
Education Division, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
Website www.icar.org.in
Admission Notice-2013
AIEEA-UG-2013, AIEEA-PG-2013, SRF-PGS-2013
ICAR’s 18th All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Bachelor (AIEEA-UG-2013), Master (AIEEA-PG-2013) Degree Program, SRF (PGS) for Pursuing Ph.D in Agriculture and Allied Sciences at Agricultural Universities for 2013-14
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) invites applications from Indian Nationals, in the prescribed format, for ICAR’s 18th AIEEA-UG-2013 and AIEEA-PG-2013 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 2013-14
Bachelor Degree Programme
B.Sc Ag/B.Tech/B.F.Sc etc are in the subjects of Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Forestry, Home Science, Sericulture, Biotechnology, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Food Science, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation
This examination does not include admission to bachelor degree programmes in Veterinary Sciences
Master Degree Programmes
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agri Engineering, Home Science, Biotechnology, Physical Science, Social Sciences, Dairy Science, Fisheries Science, Veterinary Science and other allied sciences
Based on the results of AIEEA-UG-2013 examination, National Talent Scholarships (NTS) will be awarded to bachelor degree students whereas based on the merit-rank in AIEEA-PG-2013 examination, 475 ICAR Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) will be awarded to Master degree students
Likewise, based on merit in All India Competitive Examination for SRF (PGS)-2013, 202 Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) for pursuing Ph.D degree will be awarded in different disciplines
The procedure for online application has been described in the respective examination 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 receiving application online, a provision has been kept to deposit the application fee either through bank challan of Syndicate Bank or credit/debit card using payment gateway of Syndicate Bank or NEFT
Additional details can be seen in the respective Information Bulletins/ICAR website
Eligibility Criteria
Age: AIEEA-UG-2013, between 17 and 23 years as on 31st August 2013 (must have been born between 01st September, 1990 to 01st September, 1996)
Upper age limit will be relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST/PH
AIEEA-PG-2013, not less than 19 years as on 31st August 2013 (must not have been born after 01st September, 1994)
SRF-PGS-2013, between 21 and 30 years as on 21st April, 2013, the date of examination
Upper age limit will be relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/PH, 3 years for OBC categories
For in-service candidates, as specified, maximum upper age limit will be 45 years
Qualifying Examination
AIEEA-UG-2013: Must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate for admission under General/UPS/OBC categories or 40% marks in aggregate for admission under SC/ST/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 percentage marks at the time of counseling
Pass in English in 10+2 examination is essential for admission in some of the universities
AIEEA-PG-2013: Bachelor’s degree or appearing in final year examination, in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Horticulture, Home Science, Sericulture, Dairy Technology, Forestry, Agri Marketing and Cooperation, Food Science, Biotechnology, 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/UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PH 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/UPS categories whereas for SC/ST/PH, the requirement is 50% marks (equivalence between OGPA and percentage 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
The in-service candidates, seeking admission to ICAR-deemed-to-be universities, should see the respective university’s website for further details
SRF-PGS-2013: Indian Nationals must have passed master degree in the concerned discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent OGPA from any recognized university in India or abroad
SC/ST/PH candidates, the minimum percent of marks will be relaxed by 5% or equivalent OGPA
The equivalence of OGPA to percent marks, where needed, will be certified by the Registrar of the concerned university and must be produced by the candidates
Candidates appearing in the final semester would also be eligible provided they complete the post graduate degree in all respects by the date of examination and produce the degree completion certificate from the Registrar to this effect
The candidates who have already joined Ph.D and completed more than two years as on the date of examination, are not eligible to apply
The above conditions will also apply to in-service candidates
Scholarship/Fellowship
National Talent Scholarship (NTS): National Talent Scholarship will be awarded to those candidates, selected through AIEEA-UG-2013 examination, who join an Agricultural University located outside their state of domicile
ICAR-JRF (Post Graduate Studies): Based on the merit in the AIEEA-PG-2012 examination about 475 ICAR Junior Research Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies ICAR-JRF-(PGS) in 20 major subject groups will be awarded for two years in Agricultural Universities including State Agricultural Universities, CAU and CUs with agriculture faculty, SHIATS Allahabad and ICAR-DUs, provided their bachelor degree is not from the same AU (except NDRI, Karnal)
That means JRF will be given to only those candidates who join the master degree programme in the university other than from where he/she has obtained his/her bachelor’s degree except at NDRI, Karnal where admissions for 100% seats are made on All India basis through ICAR entrance examination
Candidates, currently studying for their master’s degree in 1st year, can also appear in AIEEA-PG-2013 examination for securing ICAR-JRF-(PGS)
However, if ICAR-JRF-(PGS) holder seeks fresh admission, entire amount of fellowship received by him/her shall have to be refunded with interest and he/she will not be entitled for fresh ICAR-JRF-(PGS)
ICAR-SRF (Post Graduate Studies): Based on the merit in the All India competitive examination for Senior Research Fellowship, 202 Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) for pursuing Ph.D degree will be awarded in different disciplines
The award of ICAR-SRF-(PGS) can be availed within a period of one year from the date of issue of the award letter for seeking admission in Ph.D programme in the qualifying subject at any Agricultural University (AU)
The fellowship will be tenable only for a period of three years at the university/institute where Ph.D programme consists of both course work and research
If already registered as full time Ph.D Scholar, he/she should not have completed two years on the date of examination
The fellowship will not be available for admission in any university other than the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), deemed-to-be-universities,IARI (New Delhi)/IVRI (Izatnagar)/NDRI (Karnal)/CIFE (Mumbai)/SHIATS (Allahabad), Central Agricultural University (Imphal, Manipur), and Central universities having faculty of agriculture,Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Viswa Bharati, and Nagaland University, herein-after referred to as the Agricultural Universities (AUs)
Fellowship would be granted only when the candidate gets eventually admitted and pursues Ph.D degree from an Agricultural University (AU) other than the Agricultural University (AU) of completing M.Sc/ M.V.Sc/ M.E./ M.Tech degree, except for ICAR-deemed-to-be-universities
In case of in-service candidate, the fellowship would be admissible only if the awardee joins/has joined the university/institute other than where he/she is working
In case of an in-service candidate, who is in receipt of full/partial leave salary from his/her parent organization, the amount of ICAR-SRF shall be limited to Rs 3,000/- p.m. in addition to the research contingency as available to fresh candidates
Reservation: 15% seats in all subjects are reserved for candidates belonging to SC and 7.5% for ST; horizontal reservation of 3% for PH, and 2% for under privileged states (UPS) category (for UG/PG only) is also available
Reservation for OBC in Central Educational Institutions/Universities will be as per Govt of India/Hon’ble SC directives/university rules
Reservation in PH/UPS categories will be horizontal across all categories, (such candidates would draw their seat from the SC/ST/OBC/General categories to which they may belong)
Application Form: AIEEA-UG-2013 Rs 500/- for General/OBC/UPS categories and Rs 250/- for SC/ST/PH categories
AIEEA-PG-2013 Rs 600/- for General/OBC/UPS categories and Rs 300/- for SC/ST/PH 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 from COE (Edn)
SRF-PGS information bulletin will be available only online at www.icar.org.in from 26th December, 2012 onwards and a fee of Rs 1200/- for General/OBC and Rs 600/- for SC/ST/PH categories shall have to be deposited through any of the three modes of payment (Agricultural Universities, ICAR Institutions, Syndicate Bank), while submitting the application online
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 from 26th December, 2012 to 15th February, 2013
The information bulletins with application forms will be available for sale against cash payment from the
Offices of the Registrars of Agricultural Universities; AAU Anand (Gujarat); AAU Jorhat (Assam); ANGRAU Hyderabad (A.P.); AP Hort Univ Venkataramannagudem (A.P.); AMU Aligarh (UP); Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar); BAU Ranchi (Jharkhand); BCKKV Mohanpur, Nadia (W.B.); CAU Imphal (Manipur); CCSHAU Hisar (Haryana); CSAUA&T Kanpur (U.P.); CSKKVV Palampur (H.P); Dr BSKKV Dapoli (M.S.); Dr PDKV Akola (M.S.); Dr YSPUH&F Solan (H.P.); GADVASU Ludhiana (Punjab); GBPUA&T Pantnagar (Uttarakhand); Institute of Agriculture, BHU Varanasi (UP); IGKVV Raipur (Chhattisgarh); JAU Junagadh (Gujarat); JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.); KAU Thrissur (Kerala); KVAFSU Bidar (Karnataka); MA&FSU Nagpur (M.S.); MPPCVVV Jabalpur (M.P.); MPUA&T Udaipur (Rajasthan); MPKV Rahuri (M.S.); MAU Parbhani (M.S.); NAU Navsari (Gujarat); NDUA&T Faizabad (U.P.); OUA&T Bhubaneswar (Orissa); PAU Ludhiana (Punjab); PSB Sriniketan, Viswa Bharati (West Bengal); RAU Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar); RUVAS Bikaner (Rajasthan); RVSKVV Gwalior, (M.P.); SASARD, Nagaland University, Medziphema (Nagaland); SHIATS Allahabad (UP); SKDAU Sardarkrushinagar (Gujarat); SKRAU Bikaner (Rajasthan); SKUAS&T Jammu (J&K); SKUAS&T(K) Srinagar (J&K); SVBPUA&T Meerut (U.P.); SVVU Tirupati (AP); TANUVAS Chennai (T.N.); TNAU Coimbatore (T.N.); UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru (Karnataka); UAS Dharwad (Karnataka); UAS Raichur (Karnataka); UHS Bagalkot (Karnataka); UPPDDUPCVVVEGAS, Mathura (U.P.); UBKVV Cooch Behar (W.B.); WBUAFS Kolkata (W.B.); KUFOS, Kochi (Kerala); KVASU, Wayanad (Kerala)
These universities will not entertain any request for information bulletin to be sent by post
Syndicate Bank branches (on payment by cash through challan)
AIEEA-UG-2013; Andhra Pradesh (D.No 40-3-2, MG Road, Labbipet, Vijayawada; 5-9-246/1, opp Grammar School, Abid Road, Hyderabad); Assam (135, Motilal Nehru Road, Pan Bazar, Distt Kamrup, Guwahati); Bihar (23, Choti Kalyani Road, Near Kalyani Post office, Muzaffarpur; Capital Tower, Block-B, Fraser Road, Patna); Chandigarh (Shop No 236 Ekta Market, Sector-45 B, Burail, Chandigarh-160047); Chhattisgarh (Maurya Picture Complex, GE Road, Bhilai; 113, Smt Surjadevi Shukla Camp, Near Deshbandhu School, Station Road, Raipur); Gujarat (Samrudhi, GH-4, Sector–16, Gandhinagar), J&K (Sant Palace, Purani Mandi, Jammu; No-1, Exchange Road, Srinagar); Jharkhand (C-1, City Centre, Sector4, Bokaro Steel City); Karnataka (Karnataka University Campus, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad; 66, 9th Main Road, 3rd Block, Jaynagar, Bengaluru); Kerala (I-Floor, M.S. City Centre, Bank Road, Kasaragod); Madhya Pradesh (102/103, Kalachand Mansion, Berasia Road, Bhopal; Moti Market, Jayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior; 31-1, Nanda Nagar, Main Road, Indore); Maharashtra (Prakash Apartments, Plot No CIS-2410, SVP Road, Borivali West, Mumbai); Orissa (Ward No-14, Nandi Sahi, PO-Choudhary Bazar, Cuttack); Puducherry (Kannan Building, Maidan Road, Mahe); Punjab (Near Hotel Sky Lark, Model Town Road, Jalandhar City); Rajasthan (Jaipur Towers, MI Road, Jaipur; 68, Old Dhan Mandi, Sarovar Cinema Road, Kota); Tamil Nadu (Door No 24, 1st Floor, Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai); Uttarakhand (45, Rajpur Road, Dehradun; Shakti Motors Complex, Kaladhungi Road, Mukahani, Haldwani); Uttar Pradesh (Garib Manjil, Abad Nagar, Dodhpur Civil Lines, Aligarh; 167-A, Civil Lines, Bareilly; B-16-17, Sector-18, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar; 177/035 Zamir Mansion, Dr B.N. Road, Opp Gulmarg Hotel, Aminabad, Lucknow; Chandrasekhar Azad market, 1st Floor, Sardar Patel Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad; B-I-B, Officers Colony, Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur); West Bengal (1, Parcus Road, G.T. Road Cross, 1 WG, Burdwan; 42, G.T. Road (South), Howrah)
AIEEA-UG-2013, AIEEA-PG-2013 (on payment by cash through challan)
New Delhi (1st Floor, Arunachal Building, 19, Barakhamba Road; Delhi Tamil Sangam Building, Sector-5, R.K. Puram; Institute of Hotel Management, Amar Colony, Near Guru Nanak Market, Lajpat Nagar; Pusa Campus Main Branch, IARI, Pusa)
These branches will not entertain any request for information bulletin to be sent by post
ICAR Institutions (by depositing bank draft only)
Information bulletin with application form can also be obtained, in person, by depositing an account payee bank draft from any scheduled bank of amount mentioned above and from the sale counters at the following ICAR Institutions
CARI, Port Blair; CIFE, Mumbai; IVRI, Izatnagar; NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad; NDRI, Karnal; ICAR, Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya; ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa; ICAR-Examination Cell (Education Division), Room No 216; ICAR, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi
Candidates can also obtain information bulletin with application form by sending a written request (on plain paper) along with an account payee bank draft and also an unstamped self addressed envelope (size 30cm x 25cm)
The request should be addressed to the Controller of Examination (Education), ICAR, Room No-216, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
No request for supply of information bulletin by post will be accepted after 10th February, 2013
Online application and downloading information bulletin visit www.icar.org.in
The A/c payee bank draft should be drawn in favour of ICAR Unit-Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi payable at New Delhi and candidate should write the details of his/her name and address on the back of the bank draft
It may be checked that the bank draft contains the name of the issuing bank and branch, signature of the issuing authority, amount in words, date of draft etc clearly
In no case, ICAR will be held responsible for non-receipt of the application and bank draft or delay in postage
Application form must be sent in original and duly completed in all respect
Photo/Fax copies of application and application on specimen copy of the form shall not be considered
Incomplete / unsigned / mutilated application form or / form without photograph / with unclear photograph / form having overwriting / without requisite fee amount or amount lesser than prescribed fee shall be rejected and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained
General / OBC / UPS category candidate applying on form meant for SC / ST / PH category shall be summarily rejected
The candidate is advised to retain a photocopy of the filled-in OMR application form (offline applications)/ computer generated confirmation page (online application), candidate copy of admit card, proof of payment of application fee and receipt of the speed/registered post
The last date for the receipt of applications in the office of Controller of Examinations (Education), ICAR, Room No. 216, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 for UG, PG and SRF (PGS) examinations is 15th February, 2013
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 H.P., A&N Island and Lakshadweep, the last date of receipt of applications, both through offline and online mode (hard copy of the computer generated confirmation page of application) will be 22nd February, 2013
The last date to receive the hard copy of the computer generated confirmation page of application form from SRF (PGS) candidates from remote areas will also be 22nd February, 2013
Important Dates
Sale of information bulletin/application form: 26th December, 2012 to 15th February, 2013
SRF-PGS information bulletin and application will be available only online
Dates of examination
UG: 20th April, 2013, Saturday, 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
PG: 21st April, 2013, Sunday, 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
SRF (PGS): 21st April, 2013, Sunday, (Paper-I 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.) (Paper-II 02.00 p.m. to 04.30 p.m.)
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