National Testing Agency, (NTA) and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has released notification for NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024 through All Indian Entrance Examination for Admission to Doctoral Degree Programs & award of JRF / SRF (Ph.D).
The ICAR is the Apex Body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Considering the importance of agricultural education, the University Education Commission (1948) chaired by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan recommended the establishment of Rural Universities in the country. As a result, the first State Agricultural University (SAU) was established in 1960 at Pantnagar on the pattern of the Land Grant Colleges of the United States.
No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted for NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024 .The number of vacancies advertised is tentative and may decrease or increase.
To access further details regarding the recruitment, such as the syllabus, age criteria, qualifications, salary scale, and any additional information, please review the advertisement thoroughly before proceeding with your application.
Indian Council of Agriculture Research AICE JRF / SRF / (Ph.D)-2024
Important Dates
- Application Begin : 11/04/2024
- Last Date for Apply Online : 23/05/2024 UPTO 11:50 PM (Re-open)
- Last Date Online Payment : 23/05/2024 UPTO 11:50 PM (Re-open)
- Correction Date :
13 to 15 May 2024 - Advanced Exam City Available : Before Exam
- Admit Card Available : Before Exam
- Examination Date : 29/06/2024
Examination Fee Details
- General / Unreserved : 1900/-
- OBC (NCL) / EWS /UPS : 1800/-
- SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender : 975/-
- Pay the exam fee through Debit/Credit Cards, UPI, Net Banking, E-Challan etc.
- Service charges of the concerned Bank / Payment Gateway Integrator are to be paid by the candidate extra, as applicable
Age Eligibility : As on 31/08/2024
- Indian Nationals of at least 20 years of age as on 31.08.2024 are eligible to apply for the examination.
Educational Eligibility : NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024
| Examination Name | Educational Eligibility |
| ICAR-AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024 | Passed/ Appearing in Master’s Degree with minimum 60% from recognized university of India. |
* Please read the notification for more details. Click here
Examination Structure : NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024
Test would consist of three Sections:-
Subtest / Section A – First 20 MCQs will be common to all the 72 specialized Subjects. The questions
assess the level of candidate’s awareness about the environment and its application to the society.
The questions are based on general knowledge in the domain of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry,
Dairying, Fisheries and Allied Sciences, etc. including current events and matters of everyday
observation and experience.
Subtest/Section B – 50 MCQs will be from the Core Group (refer Table 1) containing the specialized
Subject opted by the candidate for pursuing Ph.D.
Subtest/Section C – 50MCQs will be from one of the specialized Subjects(Table 3)in Masters Degree
opted by the candidate for pursuing Ph.D.
| Examination Subjects | Max Marks | No Of Questions | Duration |
| General Awareness / Reasoning | 20 | 80 | 02 hours |
| Specialized Subjects (Core Group) | 50 | 200 | |
| Specialized Subjects | 50 | 200 | |
Total | 120 | 480 |
- The test of AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) has a single paper of 02 hours duration.
- Examination will be Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
- 4 marks for each correct response.
- -1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring).
Syllabus of the examination : NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024
The Question Papers for the test shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the ICAR, which is available at the website. Click here
Subjects for NTA ICAR AICE JRF SRF PhD 2024
Candidates must ensure their subject or discipline-specific criteria before selecting subject or discipline for admission as given in notification. Click here
| Before applying online, it’s important for interested candidates to carefully read through the entire notification. www.vacancyboard.in |
Links for Online Application Form
| Registration Re-Open Notice | Click here |
| Apply Online | Click Here |
| Download NTA Notification | Click Here |
| Download Notification Bulletin | Click Here |
| NTA ICAR JRF /SRF / Ph.D Official Website | Click here |
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