ICAR’S ALL INDIA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION (AIEEA-UG)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of DARE, Ministry of Agriculture, has been able to foster a countrywide arrangement with the AUs to set aside 15% of their seats for Bachelor degree programmes to be admitted through ICAR’s All India Entrance Examination so as to reduce academic in breeding, increase mobility among students, encourage national integration and infuse merit and uniform examination standards leading to improved overall quality of agricultural education.
DEGREE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FOR ADMISSION:
(i) Agriculture (ii) Horticulture (iii) Fisheries (iv) Forestry (v) Community Science (erstwhile Home Science) (vi) Sericulture (vii) Biotechnology (viii) Agricultural Engineering (ix) Dairy Technology (x) Food Technology is available to Indian Nationals based on merit-rank in ICAR’s All India Entrance Examination.
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Degree Programme
for Admission
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Subjects which the candidate must have passed in 10+2 Examination
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Subjects to be attempted in the Entrance Examination
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture
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PCB / PCMB / PCM / Inter-Agriculture
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PCB / PCM / PCA / ABC
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture
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PCB / PCMB / PCM / PCF / Inter-Agriculture
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PCB / PCM / PCA / ABC
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B.F.Sc.
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PCB / PCMB / Inter-Agriculture
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PCB / PCA / ABC
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry
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PCB / PCMB / Inter-Agriculture
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PCB / PCA / ABC
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science
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PCB / PCMB / PCM
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PCB / PCM
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture
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PCB / PCMB / PCM
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PCB / PCM
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B. Tech. Agricultural Engineering
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PCM / PCMB
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PCM
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B. Tech. Dairy Technology
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PCM / PCMB
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PCM
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B. Tech. Food Technology
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PCM / PCMB
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PCM
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B. Tech. Bio- Technology
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PCM / PCMB / PCB
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PCM / PCB
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Age and Nationality:
Indian Nationals of at least 16 years are eligible to apply for the examination.
2. Qualifying Examination:
- Candidate 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 after a period of 12 years of study. Besides, for admission in the Universities specifically located in non-Hindi speaking areas, candidate must have passed English as a core subject in 10+2 examination.
- Candidate must have passed any one of the qualifying examinations enumerated above securing not less than 50% marks in aggregate for General, OBC (NCL) and UPS categories and 40% marks in aggregate for SC, ST and PC categories.
- Candidate having a compartment / supplementary in any of the subjects will not be eligible unless proof of having cleared the examination with requisite percentage.
- Candidate appearing in the qualifying examination enumerated above, can also apply but would be required to submit evidence of having satisfied the conditions, latest by the counseling date / admission, as otherwise the candidature will be automatically cancelled.
- While submitting application, candidate must ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility criteria in entirety.