ICAR AIEEA 2018 Application Form

• ICAR AIEEA application form 2018 will be available from first week of April 2018tentatively.
• While filling the online application form, candidates should upload the scanned copy of the signature, photograph, and thumb impression (his left/ her right hand).
• Candidates need not to required to submit any mark sheet/certificate along with the application.
• After filling the online application, a candidate needs to take the printout of the computer generated confirmation page.
• Enclose the confirmation page along with a copy of bank challan (duly stamped by the bank) and send it to the given address through registered/speed post.
• The last date for receipt of hard copy of computer generated confirmation page will be the last week of April 2018.
• The address for sending the hard copy of confirmation page along with fee payment receipt is given below:

Controller of Examinations (Agril. Education),
ICAR, Room No. 216,
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa,
New Delhi–1100

Application Fee:

Application fee can be paid by credit card/debit card using net banking of Canara Bank. Applicants also have the option to pay the fee through NEFT/bank challan of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ).

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ICAR AIEEA Exam Pattern 2018

Get details about the ICAR AIEEA 2018 exam pattern for UG and PG courses:

For AIEEA UG 2018:

• Mode of Examination: The entrance examination will be conducted in offline mode.
• Number of Questions: Total 180 questions of maximum 720 marks will be appeared in the test.
• Type of Questions: All the questions will be of objective type.
• Language: The question paper will be in Hindi as well as in English language.
• Exam Duration: Candidate has to complete the examination in 2 hours 30 minutes.
• Marking Scheme: Each correct answer will earn 4 marks.
• Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted from the total score in case of marking incorrect response.

For AIEEA PG 2018:

• Mode of Examination: The entrance examination will be conducted in offline mode.
• Sections: There will be 2 sections in the examination i.e. Section-A and Section-B.
• Number of Questions: Total 160 questions of maximum 650 marks will have appeared in the test. Section-A will carry 150 questions and rest of the 10 questions will be carried by Section-B.
• Type of Questions: The exam will have one question paper for each 20 major subject groups consisting 150 MCQ type questions & also 10 cross-matching type questions.
• Exam Duration: Candidate has to complete the examination in 3 hours.
• Marking Scheme: For MCQ type questions, 4 marks will be allotted & for cross-matching question, 5 marks will be given to the candidates.
• Negative Marking: For each incorrect MCQ type questions, one mark will be deducted. For each incorrectly answered cross-matching, 0.2 marks will be deducted from the total score in case of marking incorrect response.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the entrance examination of ICAR, it is mandatory for all the applicants to meets all the eligibility conditions as prescribed by the authority. The eligibility criteria for AIEEA UG and AIEEA PG is given below:

For AIEEA UG:

• Nationality: Applicant must be an Indian national.
• Age Criteria: Age of the candidate must be 16 years as on 31st August 2018.
• Qualifying Examination: Minimum qualification required is 10+2 from a recognized board. The last two years of 10+2 should be studied with Physics, Chemistry and any one of the subjects amongst Biology/ Mathematics/ Agriculture.
• Those studied intermediate with Agriculture and not with Physics and Chemistry may eligible for admission in some SAUs in the State of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
• Candidates who wish to opt stream-A in the entrance exam must have necessarily passed intermediate with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Agriculture/Home Science subjects. Stream-B aspirants have to pass the 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects.
• Intermediate with home science candidates would be eligible for admission into limited AUs.
• Minimum Marks: The qualifying examination should be passed with not less than 50% aggregate marks for General, OBC and UPS (40% aggregate marks for SC, ST and PC categories).
• Appearing Candidates: Candidates appearing the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply.

For AIEEA PG:

• Nationality: Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
• Age Criteria: The upper age limit is 19 years as on 31st August 2018.
• Qualifying Examination: Bachelor’s degree in a respective field from a recognized institution (under the pattern of 10+2+5 (B.V. Sc. & A.H.), 10+2+4 and 10+6 years). Those candidates who have passed bachelor’s degree in the pattern of 10+2+3 can only apply for IARI Pusa and NDRI Karnal in some courses.
• Appearing Candidates: Final year graduation appearing candidates may also apply.
• Minimum Marks: In graduation, candidates should not have marks less than 60% (50% for SC/ST/PC categories).