UG, PG and SRFs in Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2014 @ ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is inviting applications for conducting All India Competitive Examinations i.e. AIEEA-UG-2014 for Undergraduate admissions, AIEEA-PG-2014 for Postgraduate programmes and SRF (PGS)-2014 for the award of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF-PGS) to pursue PhD Programmes in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sciences. Eligibility Criteria The candidate should have the following eligibility criteria: For AIEEA-UG-2014: The candidate must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks in aggregate for admission under General, Underprivileged State and OBC Categories or 40% Marks in aggregate for admission under SC, ST and PC categories in 10+2 examination or equivalent / Inter (Agriculture) with PCM/ PCB/ PCMB/ PCA/ PCH subject combinations. The age should be between 17 to 23 years for General Category candidates as on 31 August 2014. The upper age limit for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PC Categories would be relaxable by 5 years. For AIEEA-PG-2014: The candidate must have a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture, Veterinary, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Horticulture, Home Science, Sericulture, Dairy Technology, Forestry, Agriculture, Marketing and Cooperation, Food Science, Biotechnology, Basic and allied Sciences etc. under 10+2+5 or 10+2+4 or 10+6 Years Degree Programmes. The OGPA required is 6.60/10,3.25/5,2.60/4 for General, OBC and UPS Categories, whereas for SCI ST/PC Categories, the said requirement is 5.60/10, 2.75/5, 2.20/4 respectively. The age should not be less than 19 years as on 31 August 2014. For SRF (PGS)-2014: The candidates must have passed Masters Degree programme in the concerned discipline, securing OGPA of at least 6.50/10.00 scale, 2.60/4.00 scale for General and OBC Categories and 5.50/10.00, 2.75/5.00, 2.20/4.00 Scale for SC/ST/PC candidates respectively. The age should be between 21 to 30 years for General Category candidates as on 13 April 2014. The upper age limit for candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women/PC/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer as per the Central List of OBC) Categories shall be relaxable by 5 years. For in-service candidates, the maximum age limit shall be 45 years in all cases as per the extant norms and guidelines. How to apply? The candidate has to apply for SRF (PGS) online at www.icar.org.in. Applications for AIEEA-UG and PG can be submitted both online and offline. Cost of Information Bulletin with Application Form: AIEEA-UG-2014: The candidate has to pay a fee of Rs. 500 for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs. 250 for SC, ST and PC Categories. AIEEA-PG-2014: The candidate has to pay a fee of Rs. 600 for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs. 300 for SC, ST and PC Categories. Important Dates Last date for submitting Applications: 7 February 2014 For more details, please visit: http://www.icar.org.in/