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ICAR AIEEA (PG) 2020 – All India Entrance Exam Notification

Information Bulletin for ICAR AIEEA (PG)-2020 ICAR’s All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Master Degree Programmes has been released. For more details on the important dates, the eligibility, the overview, the application fees, the mode of payment and more, check details below:

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATES AT A GLANCE

1. Fee details and Important Dates:

 

Online submission of Application Form (upto 05:00 pm of 31 March 2020 30.04.2020 31.05.2020 15.06.2020 30.06.2020) 01.03.2020-31.03.2020 30.04.2020 31.05.2020 15.06.2020 30.06.2020
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/NetBanking/ UPI (upto 11:50 pm on 31 March, 2020 30.04.2020 31.05.2020 15.06.2020 30.06.2020) 01.03.2020-31.03.2020 30.04.2020 31.05.2020 15.06.2020 30.06.2020
Fee Payable by candidates

General/Unreserved, Other Backward Classes (OBC)-(NCL)* & UPS**/ EWS***

Rs. 1100/-
SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender Rs. 550/-
Processing charges & GST are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable
Correction in particulars of Application Form on website only
(No corrections shall be allowed after 02.05.2020)
25.04.2020-02.05.2020
Downloading of e-Admit Cards from NTA website 08.05.2020
Date of Examination 01.06.2020
Duration of Examination 120 minutes (2 hours)
Timing of Examination 2:30 p.m – 4:30 p.m
Centre, Date and Shift of Examination As indicated on the e-Admit Card
Display of attempted Question Paper and Provisional Answer Keys To be announced later
Websites www.nta.ac.in, http://www.ntaicar.nic.in/
Declaration of Result on NTA website 15.06.2020
Schedule for Online Counselling To be announced by the ICAR
on www.icar.org.in after the declaration of result

 

*Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in. Only the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General/Unreserved.
** Candidates of Remote and Underprivileged States must check their eligibility before applying.
***As per the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the OM No. 12-4/2019-U1 dated 17.01.2019 as well as the Letters No 35-2/2019-T.S.I dated 21.01.2019, 01.02.2019, 04.02.2019 and 15.02.2019 of MHRD Department of Higher Education regarding the implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for admission in Central Educational Institutions.

2. Candidates can apply for AIEEA (PG) 2020 “Online” on the website http://www.ntaicar.nic.in/.

3. The Application Form other than online mode will not be accepted.

4. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate.

5. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on NTA website www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.

6. Candidates must ensure that e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form are their own as all information/ communication will be sent by NTA through e-mail on the e-mail address or SMS on given Mobile Number only.

7. Instructions for filling Online Application Form:

  • Download Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form. Read them carefully to ensure your eligibility.
  • Follow the 4 steps given below to Apply Online:
    Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using unique Email Id and Mobile No
    Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.
    Step-3: Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb – 200 kb) and Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb) and Thumb impression (file size: 3kb-30kb) in JPG/JPEG format.
    Step-4: Pay the fee using SBI/Syndicate/HDFC Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and the amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated.
  • All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times.

Note:

1. The final submission of the Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step-2 and step-3 are not completed. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.
2. No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances.
3. The entire application process of AIEEA (PG) 2020 is online, including uploading of scanned images, Payment of Fees, and Printing of Confirmation Page. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation Page to NTA through Post/ Fax/ by Hand.
4. Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA website regularly and to check their e-mails/SMS for the latest updates.
5. The candidate shall appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the date and shift indicated on their Admit Card issued by NTA.
6. Any request to change the Examination Centre, Date, Shift and Subject provided on the Admit Card will not be considered under any circumstances.

AIEEA (PG) 2019

Students for 25% seats in Master degree programmes in AUs are admitted through AIEEA (PG). All (100%) seats of the four ICAR-DUs namely, IndianAgricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) and Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) are also filled up through the same examination.

ICAR AIEEA (PG)-2020 examination for the academic session 2020-21 will be conducted at 88 cities (Annexure-I) all over the country enabling participation of a large number of candidates seeking admission in Master degree programmes in AUs in different disciplines of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Veterinary, Animal Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Community Science (erstwhile Home Science), Fisheries, Dairy Science and other allied sciences. For postgraduate studies, ICAR-PG Scholarship, shall be awarded to 600 candidates based on merit in this examination as per their overall merit-rank and seat availability in different disciplines. The remaining admitted students will be awarded NTS (PGS).

Candidates declared eligible for registration and choice filling for counselling by ICAR will only be considered for allocation of the subject and the Agricultural University. There is no provision of direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any Master degree programme without qualifying in ICAR AIEEA (PG).

2.1  Major Subject Groups and Sub-Subjects for Degree Programmes

Master degrees are awarded by Agricultural Universities in about 96 sub-subjects under 20 major subject-groups (Annexure-III). Candidates should select one Major Subject Group among the subjects given in for appearing in the Entrance Examination, based on the compatibility with their own subject area at graduation (UG) level Annexure-IV. The sub-subject choices, within the Major Subject-Group in which the candidate qualifies the entrance examination, will be available at the time of online counselling.

2.2 University-Wise and Subject–Wise Number of Seats Available for Admission

The numbers of ICAR seats and ICAR PG Scholarship/NTS (PG) in various subjects/Sub-subjects for the Academic Session 2020–21 will be displayed on ICAR website www.icar.org.in at the time of counselling.

2.3 Schedule of AIEEA (PG) 2020

Schedule for important examination related activities has been given below. However, candidates are requested to keep themselves updated about the schedule through NTA and ICAR websites www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in and www.icar.org.in.

Eligibility Criteria and Qualifications:

General Eligibility Criteria to appear in AIEEA (PG) 2020

In order to appear in ICAR-AIEEA (PG) 2020, an Indian national candidate must ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility requirements for the examination as well as admission as detailed in the Information Bulletin. Applying for AIEEA (PG) 2020, appearing in the examination and qualifying the same does not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility. The applicant for a particular Subject must satisfy the eligibility criteria as specified in this Information Bulletin (or its amendments/corrections).

  • No certificates are required to be uploaded along with the online application at the time of online submission.
  • The documents/certificates etc. shall be verified directly at the time of admission in the
    admitting university. In case the candidate is found not eligible at any stage, his/her
    candidature would be summarily rejected and admission will be cancelled.

Filling of ICAR quota seats in PG programmes in Agricultural Universities (under the ICAR-AU system) will be permitted only for the programmes, colleges and Universities accredited by the ICAR.

Candidate should note that for admission to Master’s degree programmes through the entrance examination conducted by NTA, only the candidates having passed graduation with four/six (10+6 B.Sc. Ag.)/five years’ (B.V.Sc. & AH) degree programme from any public-funded/Govt. institution will be eligible. Candidates passed out from private Agricultural Universities/Colleges not accredited by ICAR, even though affiliated to public-funded/Govt. are not eligible for admission through this examination. Only those candidates from Private Agricultural Universities/Colleges (accredited by ICAR) are eligible to appear in the examination who have completed their degree in programmes accredited by ICAR. Further, in case any degree from a particular college/university is not considered for admission by an Agricultural University or any particular college/university has been derecognized by VCI/UGC or due to any Court directives (present or future), ICAR will not be responsible for admitting students of that college/university in the Universities not willing to admit such candidates. The list of private Agricultural Universities/Colleges accredited by ICAR whose candidates are eligible to appear in the AIEEA (PG)-2020 examination is given at AnnexureV-B. The candidates having Bachelor’s degree with 3 years’ duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AIEEA (PG) 2020 in AUs under ICAR-AU system except in few courses at two ICAR-DUs, viz. IARI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the concerned ICAR-DU, including the admission of graduates having passed with 3 years’ degree, would prevail for admission.

The Candidate must have passed Bachelor degree examination securing Overall Grade Point
Average (OGPA) of at least 6.60/10.00 in ten-point scale, 3.25/5.00 in five-point scale,
2.60/4.00 in four-point scale for General, OBC, UPS and EWS categories whereas forSC/ST/Person with Disability (PwD) candidates, the said requirement is an OGPA of at least
5.60/10.00, 2.75/5.00, 2.20/4.40, respectively. In other cases, where grade points are not
awarded and only marks are awarded, the candidate must have secured at least 60% marks for General, OBC, UPS and EWS categories whereas for SC/ST/PwD categories the
requirement is 50% marks. (Please note that equivalence between OGPA and % marks will
not be acceptable). There will be no rounding-off of the OGPA/percentage of marks of
qualifying examination while deciding the basic eligibility of any candidate for admission e.g. if a candidate obtained 49.99% marks in his/her qualifying examination, then it will not be rounded-off to 50%.

For admission in M.V.Sc., candidates must have completed B.V.Sc. & A.H. with internship
before the date of admission in the allotted university.

Age Limit:

Indian Nationals not below 19 years as on 31.08.2020 (i.e., the candidate should not have been born after 01.09.2001) are eligible to appear in the examination. No relaxation is permissible regarding the minimum age limit.

Applying Online and Submission of Application Form:

The online submission of Application Form for AIEEA (PG) 2020, uploading of scanned photograph, signatures and Thumb Impression may be made at website www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in. The candidates should complete all the required details while filling up the online form. On submission of details and the required fee, a Confirmation Page with Application Number shall be generated. Candidates are required to take a printout of Confirmation Page and keep it for reference.

In order to appear in AIEEA (PG) 2020, the candidates are required to apply online as per procedure detailed below. Before filling and submitting the online form, candidates should download the Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form; and read them carefully. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on NTA website. Application Forms not complying with the instructions are liable to be rejected.

Candidates must keep the following information ready before filling online Application Form:-

  • Govt Identity Details like Aadhaar Number (last 4 digits)/Election Card (EPIC No.)/Passport number/Ration Card Number/ Bank Account Number/PAN Number/ Other valid Govt Ids.
  • Address for communication, Mobile Number, email id, etc.
  • Scanned images of latest Photograph (size of 10 kb to 200 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format only
  • Scanned image of Signature (size of 4 kb to 30 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format only
  • Bank Account details for payment of Fee, for uploading as part of the submission of online application.

Replica of Application Form or Format:

The replica of the AIEEA (PG) 2020 Application Form or Format is available at NTA ICAR website: https://icar.nta.nic.in (Annexure-IX)

Four Steps to Complete the Application Process:

Application Form may be submitted in four simple steps:

  1. Step 1: Apply for Online Registration using unique Email Id and Mobile No
  2. Step 2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.
  3. Step 3: Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb – 200 kb)
    Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb) and candidate’s thumb impression
    (between 3 kb to 30 kb) in JPG/JPEG format.
  4. Step 4: Pay the fee using SBI/Syndicate/HDFC Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net-Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and the amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated.
  • Download, save and print copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee and keep copies safely for future reference.
  • All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate times

Note:

  1. The final submission of the Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step 3 and Step 4 are not completed. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.
  2. No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances.
  3. There is no provision to upload any certificate/marks sheet etc., with the application.
  4. The entire application process is online. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation Page to NTA/ICAR through Post/ Fax/E-mail By Hand.

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