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 "National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the ICAR Entrance Examinations [AIEEA (UG), AIEEA (PG), & AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D)]-2022 for admission to the Undergraduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral Degree Programs of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (lCAR) for the academic session 2022-23."

ICAR AIEEA Application Form 2022: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the registration process for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Entrance Examinations-2022. Interested candidates can apply online through the Official website, icar.nta.nic.in.

According to the official announcement the last date to fill out the ICAR 2022 application form is August 19, 2022. "National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the ICAR Entrance Examinations [AIEEA (UG), AIEEA (PG), & AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D)]-2022 for admission to the Undergraduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral Degree Programs of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (lCAR) for the academic session 2022-23." For More Details Read the Official Notification.

ICAR AIEEA 2022: Important Dates

• Submission of Online Application Form through Official Website: 19 July to 19 August 2022

• Last Date of Pay Exam Fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI: 19 August 2022

• Correction in Details of Application Form through Official website only*: 21 August to 23 August 2022

• Exam Date: Will be announced later on the NTA website 

Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT Mode)

Paper Language

English and Hindi for AIEEA-(UG)

English only for AIEEA (PG) and AICE JRF/SRF (Ph.D.)

Time Limit

150 minutes for AIEEA (UG)

120 minutes for AIEEA (PG) AICE JRF/SRF (Ph.D.)

How to Apply for ICAR AIEEA 2022?

• Visit the official website - https://icar.nta.nic.in/

• Click the registration link on the webpage that matches your course.

• Then click on the Registration link for ICAR AIEEA (UG) - 2022 page for undergraduate courses.

• Register by filling in the necessary information.

• Login again using the application number and password generated by the system.

• Complete the AIEEA application.

• Upload the required scanned documents.

• • Fill out the application and pay the fee.

  • Download the ICAR AIEEA application form and take a hard copy after for your future records.

  Note: Candidates can contact the NTA Help Desk Number 011-40759000/011-6922770 or send an email to icar@nta.ac.in for any queries or clarifications.

 The Indian Council of Agriculture Research is the governing body for the coordination, guidance and management of agricultural research and education across the country under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare.

The results of the ICAR 2021 UG, PG and PhD entrance exams are likely to be published at the end of this week. This exam will be held on 7,8 and 13 September 2021.

However, the ICAR PG 2021 entrance exam will take place on 17 September 2021. Applicants can check the results on the official website.

ICAR 2021 Results Dates can be announced one or two days before the results are announced. While the results of the UG will likely be announced soon. Applicants should note that these dates are provisional only.

ICAR Scorecard will only be released on their official website. In this form, the candidate will be able to check their overall achievement rating and the category ranking which the candidate will ensure will be published.

Candidates must use their personal login account to verify their results. Candidates will need their application number and password to check it. After that, the counseling process will begin which is the last round for students to enter.

ICAR exam for AIEEA UG, PG takes place in September. The UG exam takes place from 7 to 9 September and the PG exam from 17 September 2021.

The exam takes place in CBT mode, following the COVID19 safety protocol. Keep a check here and on the official website for more updates on ICAR Result 20 

ICAR AIEEA Exam UG & PG:

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:

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.

The exam will consist of a single paper as per details given below:

 Date(s) of exam: 

• AIEEA(UG)-7,8 and 13th September 2021 
• AIEEA(PG) and
•  AICE -JRF/SRF(Ph.D)-17th September 2021 

Mode of exam Computer Based Test (CBT Mode) Pattern of exam Objective Type comprising Multiple Choice Questions.

Mode Duration 

• 150 minutes for AIEEA –(UG) 
• 120 minutes for AIEEA-( PG) and AICE- JRF/SRF (Ph.D) 

Language of the paper:

•  English and Hindi- for AIEEA-(UG),
•  English only for AIEEA-( PG) and AICE JRF/SRF (Ph.D) 

Exam Centres: At 178 cities across India for ICAR AIEEA-(UG ) At 89 cities across India for ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE JRF/SRF-(Ph.D) 

Submission of online application forms and payment of exam fee From 25.07.2021 to 20.08.2021

Apply online at https://icar.nta.ac.in only during the period from 25.07.2021 to 20.08.2021 and also pay the applicable fee, online, through the payment gateway using debit/credit cards, net banking, UPI or Paytm.