ICAR AIEEA UG PG 2020: NTA has been announced the ICAR AIEEA 2020 exam dates. ICAR AIEEA 2020 online registration shall start from on 1st March 2020. NTA is conducting the ICAR AIEEA 2020 entrance examination for admission in UG, PG, and Doctoral (ICAR AICE – JRF/SRF) level agricultural programmes. NTA ICAR AIEEA 2020 UG/PG entrance examination will be conducted on 1st June 2020. ICAR AIEEA is a national level entrance examination.
Interested and eligible candidates may apply via ICAR AIEEA UG/PG application form 2020 at https://ntaicar.nic.in. Students can get the ICAR AIEEA 2020 admission for the agricultural courses into various agricultural colleges and universities across the country. Here candidates can get more details about ICAR AIEEA 2020 entrance examination such as application form, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, etc.
Summary of ICAR AIEEA 2020
Examination Name | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA) – 2020 |
Exam Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Examination Level | National Level |
Offered Courses | UG, PG, and Ph.D Agricultural Courses |
Frequency of Examination | Once in a year |
Official websites | https://nta.ac.in, https://icar.org.in, https://ntaicar.nic.in |
Helpline Numbers | 911123382629, 911123386711 |
Exam Dates of ICAR AIEEA UG & PG 2020
Events | Dates |
Starting Date of Online Application Form | 01st March 2020 |
Closing Date for Submission of Application Form | 31st March 2020 |
Last Date of Successful Transaction of Fee | 01st April 2020 (tentative) |
Online Correction in Particulars of Application Form | 2nd or 3rd Week of April 2020 |
Printing of Admit Cards | 25th April 2020 |
Date of Examination | 01st June 2020 |
Centre, Shift of Examination | As indicated on the Admit Card |
Display of Recorded Responses & Answer Keys | To be announced later |
Submission of Answer Key Challenges | To be announced later |
Announcement of Result | 15th June 2020 |
Schedule of Online Counselling | To be announced by the ICAR on https://icar.org.in after the announcement of the result |
ICAR – AIEEA UG, PG, JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020
All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA) – UG will be conducted for providing the admission to the bachelor degree programmes in the fields of Agriculture and the Allied Sciences (other than veterinary sciences) at Agricultural Universities only 15% University seats. Not more than 40% of candidates from any one state will be admitted in any agricultural university/subject. Students for 25% of seats in accredited Master degree programmes in the accredited colleges of accredited Agricultural Universities are admitted through ICAR-AIEEA (PG). The centralized admission to 25% of the seats of Ph.D degree programmes is in the universities under the ICAR Agricultural University.
Note: There is no direct nomination through the ICAR in any UG, PG, and Ph.D degree programmes without qualifying in the ICAR-AIEEA 2020 examination.
Offered Courses of ICAR-AIEEA UG, PG, Ph.D
Entrance Examinations | Offered Courses |
ICAR-AIEEA UG 2020 | In the academic session 2020-2021, there are totally 11 Bachelor degree programmes (B.Sc/B.F.Sc/B.Tech) with four-year duration are available to the Indian Nationals according to the merit list in ICAR-AIEEA UG – 2020. |
ICAR-AIEEA PG 2020 | In the academic session 2020-2021, Master degree programmes are offered in 95 sub-subjects under 20 major subject-groups. Candidates should have to select one major subject-group from the available courses based on his/her graduation level. |
ICAR-AICE JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020 | In the academic session 2020-2021, Agricultural University is offered the Doctoral programmes in 16 major subject-groups i.e., based on the eligibility with their subject areas at the post-graduation level. |
Eligibility Criteria of ICAR AIEEA UG 2020
Students who wish to participate in the undergraduate programmes at Agricultural University through the ICAR-AIEEA UG 2020 entrance examination should fulfill the below mentioned eligible qualifications.
Age Limit
Candidates with 16 years of age are eligible to appear in the ICAR-AIEEA UG 2020 examination. No relaxation will be provided regarding the minimum age limit.
Qualifying Examination
Students should have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education of a recognized board/university with securing a minimum of 50% marks for General, OBC (NCL), UPS, EWS categories and which is 40% marks for SC/ST/Transgender/PwD.
Educational Qualifications for UG Degree Programmes
P – Physics C – Chemistry B – Biology
M – Mathematics A – Agriculture
Code No. | Programmes | Candidate’s subjects at 10+2 Examination | Subjects to be attempted in ICAR-AIEEA UG 2020 examination |
1 | B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture | PCB/PCMB/PCM/Inter-Agriculture | PCB/PCM/PCA/ABC |
2 | B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture | PCB/PCMB/PCM/Inter-Agriculture | PCB/PCM/PCA/ABC |
3 | B.F.Sc. | PCB/PCMB/Inter-Agriculture | PCB/PCA/ABC |
4 | B.Sc. (Hons) Forestry | PCB/PCMB/Inter-Agriculture | PCB/PCA/ABC |
5 | B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science | PCB/PCMB/PCM | PCB/PCM |
6 | Food Nutrition and Dietetics | PCB/PCMB/PCM | PCB/PCM |
7 | B.Sc. (Hons) Sericulture | PCB/PCMB/PCM | PCB/PCM |
8 | B.Tech Agricultural Engineering | PCB/PCMB | PCM |
9 | B.Tech Dairy Technology | PCB/PCMB | PCM |
10 | B.Tech Food Technology | PCB/PCMB | PCM |
11 | B.Tech Bio-Technology | PCB/PCMB/PCB | PCM/PCB |
Eligibility Criteria of ICAR AIEEA PG 2020
Age Limit
Candidates with not below 19 years of age are eligible to appear in the ICAR-AIEEA PG 2020 examination. No relaxation will be provided regarding the minimum age limit.
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate must have passed Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% marks for General, OBC and UPS categories whereas for the categories of SC/ST/PwD is 50% marks.
- Candidates must have completed the B.V.Sc. & A.H with internship before the date of admission for the admission in the M.V.Sc.
Eligibility Criteria of ICAR AICA JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020
Age Limit
Applicants with 20 years of age are required to apply the entrance examination of AICE-JRF/SRF (PSG). No relaxation is permissible regarding the minimum age limit.
Educational Qualifications
- Indian Nationals who have passed Master’s degree programme with a minimum of Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) from any recognized university in India or abroad will be eligible to appear for the AICE – JRF/SRF (PGS). It can be mentioned as follows.
Minimum OGPA Marks for AICE – JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020
OGPA | Marks | |||
Categories | 10 Point Scale | 5 Point Scale | 4 Point Scale | 100 Point (Percentage) |
General/OBC (NCL)/UPS/EWS | 6.5 | 3.25 | 2.6 | 60 |
SC/ST/PwD | 5.50 | 2.75 | 2.2 | 60 |
Candidates should have completed Master’s degree in any one of the sub-subjects from specific Major subjects such as Horticulture, Crop Science, Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Diary & Food Technology, Home Science, Fishery Science, Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Management.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 UG, PG Application Form
Students can apply the online application form for the UG, PG, And Ph.D courses via the official page of the National Testing Agency. Before that, All the candidates are advised to ensure the eligibility criteria as per the selected entrance examination for the courses in the level of UG, PG, and Ph.D
Instructions for filling ICAR AIEEA 2020 Application Form
Applicants are advised to keep in mind the below-mentioned instructions at the time of form filling.
- Apply online registration https://icar.org.in or https://ntaicar.nic.in and note down the system generated Application Number.
- Fill the remaining part of the application form
- Upload the Scanned Photograph and Signature
- Pay the examination fees using payment gateway and keep the proof of fee paid
- Finally, download the confirmation page
Important Documents needed for filling Application Form
Students should keep the original documents in their hands during filling the online application form. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application forms submitted by a candidate will be rejected.
- Candidate’s clear photograph and signature in the format of JPG/JPEG
- A valid Email id, Mobile Number
- Aadhar card
- Type of Identification – Bank A/c Number, Passport Number, Ration Card, etc.
- Bank Account Details for payment of a fee
ICAR AIEEA 2020 application form process has four steps to complete the entire sections of its. All these sections are mentioned below as follows.
- Filling the Application Form
- Uploading Photograph and Signature
- Pay the Application Fees
- Print Confirmation Page
Step 1: Fill the Application Form
Applicants should provide the basic details such as the full name, email id, mobile number for registering purpose. After submitting the valid details, the application number and password will send to the registered email address and mobile number. Candidates should log in with valid application number has generated at the time of registration. In this stage, applicants should fill their personal details such as their name, mother and father name, gender, DOB, Category, and also have to fill the educational details like qualifying degree. All the details are should be verified by the candidate before submitting the entered details. If once submitted, it cannot be changed in the application forms. So, candidates are advised to fill carefully with valid details during filling the application form.
Step 2: Upload the Necessary Documents
After filling the personal and education details in the application form, candidates should have to upload their images of photograph and signature. The candidate’s photograph and signature should be scanned in the format of JPG/JPEG. The photograph should be colored or black/white (clear contrast).
- The size of the scanned candidate’s photograph should be between 10kb to 200kb.
- The size of the scanned candidate’s signature should be between 4kb to 30kb.
Step 3: Pay the Application Fees
Mode of Fees Payment:
There are two ways to pay the application fees for ICAR AIEEA 2020 examination.
- Online Mode – Credit/Debit/Net Banking
- Offline Mode – SBI Challan (Cash Deposit through e-challan at SBI/Syndicate Bank)
Candidates are confirmed only after the successfully paid the application fees in the online or offline mode. Students can choose any one of the listed payment gateways as listed on the screen and pay the application fees as per their category wise.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Application Fees
Category | UG Fees | PG Fees | Ph.D Fees |
General/Unreserved/OBC (NCL), UPS, EWS | Rs. 700/- | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 1700/- |
SC/ST/Transgender/PwD | Rs. 350/- | Rs. 500/- | Rs. 850/- |
Note: Service and Processing charges & GST should be paid by the candidates during the transaction of payment of fees.
Step 4: Print Confirmation Page
Students should print the confirmation page once the payment has successfully paid. Applicants are considered for participate in the ICAR AIEEA examination that only candidates who have received the confirmation page after payment of fees. Students can check their confirmation of payment transaction at NTA official website. In case the confirmation page is not generated after payment of application fees then the transaction is canceled, and the amount will be refunded to the concerned candidate’s account.
Note: Candidates are advised to retain the 3 copies of the confirmation page of the online application, 3 identical copies of recent passport size photograph same as uploaded on the application form, and a copy of proof of payment of application fees.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of ICAR AIEEA is based on the candidate’s selected programmes under the graduation level of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral.
ICAR-AIEEA UG 2020 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of ICAR AIEEA UG 2020 entrance examination is mentioned below.
Examination Mode | LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
Question Paper Language | English & Hindi |
Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
Time Duration | 2:30 Hours |
No. of Questions | 150 |
Marking Scheme | Correct response: 4 Marks
Incorrect response: -1 Mark Non-attempt: 0 Marks |
Maximum Marks | 600 |
ICAR-AIEEA PG 2020 Exam Pattern
The ICAR AIEEA PG 2020 examination pattern to the PG programmes as mentioned below.
Examination Mode |
LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
Question Paper Language |
English Only |
Type of Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
Time Duration |
150 Minutes (2:30 Hours) |
Number of Questions |
160 |
Marking Scheme |
Correct response: 4 MarksIncorrect response: -1 MarkNon-attempt: 0 Marks |
Maximum Marks |
640 |
ICAR-AICE JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of ICAR’s All India Competitive Examination (ICAR AICE – JRF/SRF) 2020 entrance examination is mentioned below.
Examination Mode | LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test) |
Question Paper Language | English Only |
Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
Time Duration | 3:00 Hours |
No. of Questions | 200 |
Scheme of Questions | GK and Reasoning Ability – 20 Questions
Major Subjects – 180 Questions |
Marking Scheme | Correct response: 4 Marks
Incorrect response: -1 Mark Non-attempt: 0 Marks |
Maximum Marks | 800 |
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Syllabus
ICAR AIEEA syllabus may vary from the candidates applied for courses in the level of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level. Here we have mentioned the UG, PG, and Doctoral degree course’s syllabuses as follows.
ICAR AIEEA UG 2020 Syllabus
ICAR AIEEA UG syllabus is based on the education pattern of 10+2. Most probably the questions will be asked from the subjects of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and agriculture. There are some important topics from the above mentioned subjects are listed below.
Subjects | Important Topics |
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ICAR AIEEA PG and ICAR PG Scholarship (PGS) 2020 Syllabus
ICAR AIEEA Postgraduate syllabus is based on the respective subject in the bachelor’s level education and candidate’s selected subjects in the list of major-subjects of the PG courses. The ICAR AIEEA PG entrance examination syllabus is under the 20 major-subject groups.
Major Subject Group | Sub-Subject Groups | Important Topics |
Plant Biotechnology |
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Physical Sciences |
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Entomology and Nematology |
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Agronomy |
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Social Sciences |
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Statistical Sciences |
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Horticulture |
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Forestry/Agroforestry & Silviculture |
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Agricultural Engineering & Technology |
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Water Science and Technology |
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Home Science (Community Science) |
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Animal Biotechnology |
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Veterinary Science |
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Animal Sciences |
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Fisheries Science |
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Dairy Science |
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Dairy Technology |
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Food Science Technology |
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ICAR AICE Ph.D and Award of JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020 Syllabus
Students who wish to apply the post of Ph.D or the award of JRF/SRF should follow the below mentioned syllabus under the 16 major subjects.
Major Subjects | Important Topics |
Crop Sciences – I |
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Crop Sciences – II |
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Crop Sciences – III |
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Horticulture |
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Veterinary and Animal Sciences – I |
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Veterinary and Animal Sciences – II |
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Veterinary and Animal Sciences – III |
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Diary Science, Diary Technology & Food Technology |
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Agricultural Engineering and Technology |
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Home Science (Community Science) |
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Fisheries Sciences |
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Natural Resource Management – I |
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Natural Resource Management – II |
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Agricultural Economics & Agri-Business Management |
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Agricultural Extension |
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Agricultural Statistics |
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ICAR AIEEA 2020 Admit Card
The ICAR AIEEA UG and PG admit card will be available in the official page of the NTA ICAR AIEEA. NTA will upload the admit card for students who have successfully submitted the online application form. All the applied candidates may get the ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (PGS) 2020 admit card by providing the valid details on the admit card downloading page. Students will not be permitted to the ICAR AIEEA 2020 entrance examination those who do not have the admit card on the examination day.
From the downloaded admit card candidates may know the examination schedule details about the ICAR AIEEA 2020 examination such as the examination timing, exam conducting centre, exam date and time, important instructions, etc.
If any problems occur when downloading the admit card or any other issues related to the admit card, candidates can approach the helpline between 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM from 25th April 2020.
How to download ICAR AIEEA Admit Card 2020
Aspirants should follow the below mentioned instructions for how to download the ICAR AIEEA UG/PG/AICE-JRF/SRF
- Go to the NTA ICAR AIEEA official page
- Check the official notification for download ICAR AIEEA 2020 Admit card
- Enter the necessary details and then submit it
- ICAR AIEEA Admit Card will open on the screen
- Take a printout for examination uses.
Printed details on the Admit card
Students must check and ensure that the printed details have been correctly presented in the ICAR AIEEA admit card. Applicants should have to check the below mentioned details on the admit card.
- Applicant’s name
- Candidate’s Photograph and Signature
- Register or Application Number
- Date of Birth
- Exam Centre
- Examination Timing, etc.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Mock Test
Candidates whoever wants the basic awareness about the examination and how to face the questions and how the questions will be asked can be known clearly from this type of Mock Test. If applicants prepare a number of mock test it will be led to get higher marks in the examination. Candidates can take and prepare themselves well to the examination as per their applied examination and its syllabus based.
Display of Answer keys and Recorded Responses
After the ICAR AIEEA 2020 examination, National Testing Agency will display recorded responses of the candidates. Candidates can check it from the NTA official page www.nta.ac.in, and NTA ICAR AIEEA official page https://ntaicar.nic.in. Approximately the recorded responses of candidates and answer keys will release before the declaration of the result of ICAR AIEEA.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Answer Key
After the examination concludes, the answer key will be announced by the exam conducting authority at the NTA official website. Students who are all participated in the ICAR AIEEA 2020 exam can check and download the answer keys. Approximately the provisional answer key will be released before the announcement of the result and also candidates’ responses. Candidates can download the ICAR AIEEA 2020 Answer Key pdf in the online mode of its official page.
Students can check their correct and incorrect answer from that answer key. Subsequently, the final answer key shall issue after some days from the announcement of provisional answer key. Candidate’s results will be finalized based on the final answer has been released by the exam conducted authority.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Challenging the Answer key
After the declaration of the provisional answer key, candidates can raise their hands for the answer to questions that they think are wrong. They can participate in the contest to provide their suggestions about that the answer the question with paying the applicable fees of Rs.1000 for each question within the stipulated time. The paid amount will not be refunded.
How to challenge the ICAR AIEEA 2020 Answer Key
Applicants who wish to participate in the event of challenging the answer key should follow the below-mentioned steps.
- Visit the NTA ICAR AIEEA official page
- Select the contest of challenging the answer key
- Provide your valid reason for that assumed answer to the question.
- Pay the application fees for that concerned questions
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Result
National Testing Agency will announce the entrance exam results of ICAR AIEEA 2020. Students who have participated in the ICAR AIEEA 2020 entrance examination in the variety of programmes in the level of UG, PG and Ph.D. ICAR AIEEA 2020 results will be released for the courses offered in a different manner like UG, PG, Ph.D, and award of JRF/SRF. After the announcement of results, the subject-wise merit list will be prepared as per the candidate’s performance in the entrance examination.
How to check ICAR AIEEA 2020 Result
Aspirants who want to know their result for the examination of ICAR AIEEA 2020 should follow the below mentioned steps. The results will be categorized as per the courses in the level of Undergraduate and Postgraduate.
- Go to the ICAR AIEEA official website
- Select Appropriate ICAR AIEEA 2020 Results (UG, PG, D) option
- Provide the valid details on the result page then submit it
- ICAR AIEEA 2020 (UG, PG, D) result will be displayed on the screen
- Take a printout for future references.
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Merit List
National Testing Agency will be prepared the overall merit list separately for each and every major subject-groups as per the candidate’s performance examination of the respective courses. The merit list will be announced on the official page of the NTA or ICAR based on the candidate’s category wise. Students shall be shortlisted for attending the counselling procedure according to the merit list and their category wise. Candidates can get the admission into a institutes/universities as per the candidate’s merit list according to reservation policy as follows.
Reservation Policy
ICAR AIEEA 2020 admission will be provided to the qualified candidates as per the reservation policy of Government of India. The different reservation of seats for candidate’s various category as follows.
Category | Reservation |
General | 50.5% |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 7.5% |
Person with Disability (PwD) | 5% from each category |
Qualifying Marks of ICAR AIEEA 2020
Students who have secured the minimum marks for getting admission in the agricultural university through the ICAR AIEEA 2020 entrance examination. Here we have mentioned the qualifying marks as follows for attending the counselling process.
Category | Qualifying Marks |
General/Unreserved/OBC (NCL), UPS, EWS | 50% |
SC/ST/Transgender/PwD | 40% |
ICAR AIEEA 2020 Counselling
Counselling will be organized for the qualified candidates in the ICAR AIEEA 2020 examinations. Students should attend the counselling in the mode of online. Candidates who meet the required eligibility criteria for appearing the counselling process will be called for the online counselling process. All the qualified candidates must register themselves for the counselling process via the official page of ICAR. The counselling and admission process is under the control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Students should have to pay the applicable admission fees to the allotted institution to ensure seat availability at the time of online counselling. Candidates are advised to report the allotted institution before the due date or else the seat will be cancelled and assigned it to another candidate.
Note: All the UG, PG, Scholarship, and fellowship will be granted only when the candidates getting admission via the counselling conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Documents needed for Counselling Process
- Candidate’s Photograph
- 10th and 12th Certificated and Mark Sheets
- Community Certificate
- Provisional and Degree Certificates
- Caste Certificate
- Transfer Certificate
- ICAR AIEEA Admit card
Shortlisted candidates will get a call letter from the counselling authority. Students should have to attend the counselling process in online mode. At the time of counselling candidates should keep the original certificates with them for verification purpose. The seat allotment will be based on the counselling.