ICAR ASRB NET - Introduction

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ICAR NET Introduction

Eligibility

Selection Process

Exam Pattern

 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.

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Eligibility

Selection Process

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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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Eligibility

Selection Process

Exam Pattern

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 Unreserved (UR)

Amount (in Rs.) 1,000

Other Backward Class (OBC)

500

Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Divyang/Women

250 Selection Process continues on the next slide…

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Eligibility

Selection Process

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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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Eligibility

Selection Process

Exam Pattern

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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Eligibility

Selection Process

Exam Pattern

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%) Exam Pattern continues on the next slide…

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Eligibility

Selection Process

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Disciplines and Code no. for ICAR NET Examination.

Code No. Discipline Name

Code No. Discipline Name

01

Agricultural Biotechnology

08

Plant Pathology

02

Agricultural Entomology

09

Plant Physiology

03

Agricultural Microbiology

10

Seed Science & Technology

04

Economic Botany & Plant Genetic Resources

11

Floriculture & Landscaping

05

Genetics & Plant Breeding

12

Fruit Science

06

Nematology

13

Spices, Plantation & Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

07

Plant Biochemistry

14

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Code No. Discipline Name

Code No. Discipline Name

15

Animal Biochemistry

24

Livestock Product Technology

16

Animal Biotechnology

25

Livestock Production Management

17

Animal Genetics & Breeding

26

Poultry Science

18

Animal Nutrition

27

Veterinary Medicine

19

Animal Physiology

28

Veterinary Microbiology

20

Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology

29

Veterinary Parasitology

21

Dairy Chemistry

30

Veterinary Pathology

22

Dairy Microbiology

31

Veterinary Pharmacology

23

Dairy Technology

32

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Code No. Discipline Name

Code No. Discipline Name

33

Veterinary Surgery

42

Agroforestry

34

Aquaculture

43

Agronomy

35

Fisheries Resource Management

44

Environmental Science

36

Fish Processing Technology

45

Soil Sciences

37

Fish Nutrition

46

Agricultural Business Management

38

Fish Health

47

Agricultural Economics

39

Fish Genetics & Breeding

48

Agricultural Extension

40

Agricultural Chemicals

49

Agricultural Statistics

41

Agricultural Meteorology

50

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Eligibility

Selection Process

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Code No. Discipline Name

Code No. Discipline Name

51

Farm Machinery & Power

55

Food Technology

52

Computer Applications & IT

53

Land & Water Management Engineering

56

Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering

57

Veterinary Anatomy

54

Bioinformatics

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