ICAR ASRB NET - Introduction

Indian Council of Agricultural Research
National Eligibility Test
ICAR NET
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 The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) is an independent recruitment agency. ASRB’s
mandate includes executing recruitment processes for various posts and services of the Indian Council
of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and providing assistance, assessment and advice in personnel matters
to ICAR.
 National Eligibility Test NET is conducted by the ASRB.
 NET is a qualifying examination for determining eligibility for the position of Lecturer or Assistant
Professor in the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and other Agricultural Universities (AUs).
 NET certificates will be issued by the ASRB to the qualified candidates to enable them to apply against
vacancies to be notified or advertised by the State Agricultural Universities/Agricultural Universities.
SAUs/AUs will satisfy themselves with regard to fulfillment of prescribed eligibility condition/criterion
for requisite posts of Lecturers/Assistant Professors.
Introduction Eligibility Selection Process Exam Pattern
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Age
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years. There is no upper age limit for the National Eligibility
Test.
Educational qualification
A candidate must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent in the concerned Discipline and specialization
from any Indian University or he/she must have qualification from a foreign University recognized as
equivalent by the Government of India.

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Candidates are required to apply online using the application form link available on the ASRB website.
The online Application process for ICAR NET (II) 2018 started on 09 Nov 2018 and ended on 29 Nov 2018.
Application fee
The ICAR NET (II) 2018 examination fee was as follows:
Category of candidate Amount (in Rs.)
Unreserved (UR) 1,000
Other Backward Class (OBC) 500
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Divyang/Women 250
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Admit card
The Admission Certificates can be downloaded from the ASRB website.
 The ICAR NET (II) 2018 Examination was conducted in Dec 2018. The result was declared on
12 Mar 2019.
 The ICAR NET (I) 2018 was conducted in Apr 2018. The result was declared in May 2018 and 7771
candidates qualified in NET (I) 2018 Examination.
 There is no restriction on number of attempts for appearing in the National Eligibility Test.

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Exam Schedule
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) conducted ICAR NET (II) 2018 Examination during
27 Dec 2018 to 29 Dec 2018 at 34 centres across India.
Pattern
The Examination is conducted in online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode at the designated Centres only.
There will be a single paper of 150 marks consisting of 150 objective type multiple choice questions to be
solved in 2 (Two) hours. Each question carries one mark and 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer.
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The questions are available in bilingual form, i.e., Hindi and English medium on the computer. In case of any
discrepancy between English and Hindi version of any question, the English version shall prevail and will be
treated as final. The answers are to be marked on the computer itself during the Examination.
The questions are derived from the respective discipline in which the candidate has opted to appear. The
standard of paper will be that of a Master’s degree issued by an Indian University in the relevant Discipline.
Minimum marks required for qualifying ICAR NET.
Category of candidate Minimum qualifying marks
Unreserved (UR) 75.00 (50%)
Other Backward Class (OBC) Non-Creamy layer 67.50 (45%)
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Divyang 60.00 (40%)

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Disciplines and Code no. for ICAR NET Examination.
Code No. Discipline Name
01 Agricultural Biotechnology
02 Agricultural Entomology
03 Agricultural Microbiology
04 Economic Botany & Plant Genetic
Resources
05 Genetics & Plant Breeding
06 Nematology
07 Plant Biochemistry
08 Plant Pathology
09 Plant Physiology
10 Seed Science & Technology
11 Floriculture & Landscaping
12 Fruit Science
13 Spices, Plantation & Medicinal &
Aromatic Plants
14 Vegetable Science

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15 Animal Biochemistry
16 Animal Biotechnology
17 Animal Genetics & Breeding
18 Animal Nutrition
19 Animal Physiology
20 Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology
21 Dairy Chemistry
22 Dairy Microbiology
23 Dairy Technology
24 Livestock Product Technology
25 Livestock Production Management
26 Poultry Science
27 Veterinary Medicine
28 Veterinary Microbiology
29 Veterinary Parasitology
30 Veterinary Pathology
31 Veterinary Pharmacology
32 Veterinary Public Health

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33 Veterinary Surgery
34 Aquaculture
35 Fisheries Resource Management
36 Fish Processing Technology
37 Fish Nutrition
38 Fish Health
39 Fish Genetics & Breeding
40 Agricultural Chemicals
41 Agricultural Meteorology
42 Agroforestry
43 Agronomy
44 Environmental Science
45 Soil Sciences
46 Agricultural Business Management
47 Agricultural Economics
48 Agricultural Extension
49 Agricultural Statistics
50 Home Science

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51 Farm Machinery & Power
52 Computer Applications & IT
53
Land & Water Management
Engineering
54 Bioinformatics
55 Food Technology
56
Agricultural Structure and Process
Engineering
57 Veterinary Anatomy

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