ICAR AIEEA (UG) - Bachelor Degree Programme in Agriculture admission 2021

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of DARE, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

The ICAR-AU System of India has 74 Agricultural Universities comprising 63 State Agricultural, Veterinary, Horticultural and Fisheries Universities (SAUs), 4 ICAR-DUs, viz. IARI, IVRI, NDRI and CIFE, 3 Central Agricultural Universities (CAU, Imphal, Dr. RPCAU, Pusa and RLB CAU, Jhansi), 4 Central Universities (CUs) having Faculty of Agriculture (BHU, AMU, Viswa Bharati and Nagaland University).

 ICAR AIEEA (UG) - is All India Entrance Examination for(a) admission to 15% seats in Bachelor Degree Programme in Agriculture and Allied Sciences ( Other than veterinary sciences) at Agricultural Universities (100% seats at NDRI Karnal, RLBCAU Jhansi & DR. RPCAU PUSA) and (b) award of National Talent Scholarship in Agriculture & Allied Science subjects (other than Veterinary Science).

General Eligibility Criteria to appear in AIEEA (UG)- 2021:

In order to appear in AIEEA (UG) 2021, Indian national candidates must have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education or any other examination within scope and standard found to be equivalent to the Senior Secondary Examination of a recognized Indian Board/University, with minimum prescribed marks/grade, after a period of 12 years of study. The medium of instruction in the admitting University will be English

Age Limit

Indian Nationals of at least 16 years of age as on 31.08.2021 are eligible to apply for the examination. No relaxation is admissible regarding the minimum age limit.

Degree Programmes for Admission through AIEEA (UG) 2021 :

During academic session 2021-22, admission to 11 Bachelor degree programmes of four years duration

1. B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture 
2. B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture 
3. B.F.Sc. 
4. B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry 
5. B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science 
6. Food Nutrition and Dietetics
7. B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture 
8. B. Tech. Agricultural Engineering 
9. B. Tech. Dairy Technology 
10. B. Tech. Food Technology 
11. B. Tech. Bio- Technology

Applying Online and Submission of Application Form :

• Candidates can apply for AIEEA (UG)-2021“Online” on the website : https://icar.nta.ac.in
• The Application Form other than online mode will not be accepted.
• Candidates must ensure that e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form are their own as all information/ communication will be sent by NTA through email on e-mail address or SMS on given Mobile Number only

Syllabus for the Test:

 The Questions in the test shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the ICAR, which is available at the website https://icar.org.in/content/icar%E2%80%99s-aice-jrfsrf-pgs-2020-examination. 

Important dates and websites:

Online submission of Application Form	25.07.2021 to 20.08.2021 (upto 05:00 PM)
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI	20.08.2021 (upto 11:50 PM)
Correction in particulars of Application Form on website only (No corrections shall be allowed after 26.08.2021)	23.08.2021 to 26.08.2021
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA website	To be announced later
Date of Examination	7 th, 8th & 13th September 2021
Duration of Examination	150 minutes (2 ½ hours)
Timing of Examination and Centre, Date and Shift of Examination	As indicated on Admit Card
Display of Attempted Question Paper and Provisional Answer Keys	To be announced later
Websites	http://www.ntaicar.nic.in/ https://www.nta.ac.in/
Schedule for Online Counselling	To be announced by the ICAR on www.icar.org.in, www.icarexam.net after the declaration of result

Application  Fee Payable by candidate:

General/Unreserved                                                     : Rs. 770/- 

Other Backward Classes (OBC)- (NCL)*UPS/ EWS-: Rs. 750/- 

SC/ST/PwBD/ Transgender                                         : Rs. 375/- 

Processing charges & GST are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable

Instructions for filling Online Application Form :

Download Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form in https://icar.nta.ac.in/ website . Read these carefully and apply. 

 Follow the 4 steps given below to Apply Online: 

Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using unique Email Id and Mobile No. 

Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No. 

Step-3: Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb - 200 kb), Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4 kb – 30 kb) and Thumb impression (file size: 3 kb-30 kb) in JPG/JPEG format.

 Step-4: Pay fee using SBI/Canara/HDFC/ICICI/Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated. 

**All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times

The final submission of Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step 3 and Step 4 are not completed. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.

Note: Carefully read the Official Notification, Full Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form in https://icar.nta.ac.in/ website and apply.