Public Notification 2022

+ Fee details and Important Dates

Online submission of Application Form		20.07.2022 to 19.08.2022 (upto 05:00 P.M.)
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit / Debit Card / Net-Banking / UPI		19.08.2022 (upto 11:50 P.M.)
Fee Payable by candidates	General/Unreserved	Rs. 1,850/-
	Other Backward Classes (OBC)-(NCL)* / UPS** / EWS***	Rs. 1,820/-
	SC / ST / PwBD / Third Gender	Rs. 920/-
	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 23.08.2022)		21.08.2022 to 23.08.2022
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA website		Will be announced on NTA website later
Date of Examination		Will be announced on NTA website later
Duration of Examination		120 minutes (2 hours)
Timing of Examination		As indicated on Admit Card
Centre, Date and Shift of Examination		As indicated on Admit Card
Display of Attempted Question Paper and Provisional Answer Keys		be announced later, on NTA website
Websites		www.nta.ac.in, https://icar.nta.nic.in
Declaration of Result on NTA website		Will be announced on the NTA website later
Schedule for Online Counselling		Will be announced by the ICAR on www.icar.org.in, www.icarexam.net 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 implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for admission in Central Educational Institutions or as per Govt. of India’s latest notification to this effect.

+ Scheme of Examination

The Test of AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) will have a single Paper of 2hrs duration. Details of the Test are as given below:

Mode of Examination	LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test)
Duration	120 minutes (2 hours)
Number of Questions	120 (20 + 50 + 50) • 20 – Part A (General knowledge/reasoning ability) • 50 – Part B Core Group (refer Table-1) containing the specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D. • 50 –Part C Specialized Subject opted by the candidate for Ph.D.
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice with 4 options
Scoring	• 4 marks for each correct response • -1 mark for each incorrect response (negative scoring) • 0 for non-attempt
Medium of Paper	English only

Test would consist of three Sections:

• Subtest / Section A – First 20 MCQs will be common to all the 70 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 - 50 MCQs will be from one of the specialized Subjects in Masters Degree opted by the candidate for pursuing

Table 1: Core Groups for Section-B of AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) Examination

Core Group	Subjects for examination
01 Crop Sciences-I	1.1 Genetics & Plant Breeding
	1.2 Seed Science & Technology
	1.3 Plant Genetic Resources
02 Crop Sciences- II	2.1 Plant Pathology
	2.2 Nematology
	2.3 Entomology
	2.4 Sericulture
03 Crop Sciences- III	3.1 Biochemistry
	3.2 Plant Physiology
	3.3 Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
	3.4 Microbiology
04 Horticulture	4.1 Vegetable Science
	4.2 Fruit Science
	4.3 Floriculture & Landscaping
	4.4 Plantation, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops
	4.5 Post Harvest Management
05 Veterinary and Animal Sciences-I	5.1 Animal Genetics & Breeding
	5.2 Animal Nutrition
	5.3 Livestock Production Management
	5.4 Livestock Products Technology
	5.5 Poultry Science
06 Veterinary and Animal Sciences-II	6.1 Veterinary Parasitology
	6.2 Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
	6.3 Veterinary Microbiology
	6.4 Veterinary Pathology
07 Veterinary and Animal Sciences-III	7.1 Veterinary Medicine
	7.2 Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
	7.3 Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics
	7.4 Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
	7.5 Veterinary Anatomy
08 Veterinary and Animal Sciences-IV	8.1 Veterinary Physiology
	8.2 Veterinary Biochemistry
	8.3 Veterinary Biotechnology
09 Dairy Science, Dairy Technology & Food Technology	9.1 Dairy Chemistry
	9.2 Food Processing Technology*
	9.3 Dairy Microbiology
	9.4 Dairy Technology
	9.5 Dairy Engineering
10 Agricultural Engineering and Technology	10.1 Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
	10.2 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
	10.3 Processing and Food Engineering
	10.4 Renewable Energy Engineering
	10.5 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
11 Community Science (Formerly Home Science)	11.1 Resource Management and Consumer Science
	11.2 Apparel and Textiles Science
	11.3 Human Development and Family Studies
	11.4 Food and Nutrition
	11.5 Extension Education and Community Management
12 Fishery Science-I	12.1 Fisheries Resource Management
	12.2 Fish Processing Technology
	12.3 Fishing Technology & Engineering
	12.4. Aquatic Environmental Management
13 Fishery Science-II	13.1 Aquaculture
	13.2 Aquatic Animal Health Management
	13.3 Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology
14 Fishery Sciences-III	14.1 Fish Genetics and Breeding
	14.2 Fish Biotechnology
	14.3 Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
15 Natural Resource Management – I	15.1 Forestry**
	15.2 Agricultural Meteorology
	15.3 Agricultural Physics
16 Natural Resource Management – II	16.1 Agronomy
	16.2 Soil Sciences
	16.3 Agricultural Chemicals
17 Agricultural Economics & Agri-Business Management	17.1 Agricultural Economics***
	17.2 Agri-business Management
18 Agricultural Extension	18.1 Agricultural Extension Education****
19 Agricultural Statistics	19.1 Agricultural Statistics
	19.2 Bioinformatics
	19.3 Computer Application

*For admission includes	: Food Process Engineering
**For admission includes	: Silviculture and Agroforestry
	: Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
	: Forest Products and Utilization
	: Forest Resource Management
***For admission includes	: Fisheries Economics
****For admission includes	: Veterinary Extension Education
	: Fisheries Extension

+ Subject-wise Eligibility Qualifications for Admission through AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D.) 2022

Code No.	Subject of specialization	Additional Eligibility Qualification at Bachelors level for IARI/NDRI
01	Genetics & Plant Breeding	Genetics and/or Plant Breeding.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
02	Seed Science & Technology	Seed Science & Technology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
03	Plant Genetic Resources	Plant Genetic Resources / Botany / Agricultural Botany.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
04	Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology/Plant Protection with specialization in Plant Pathology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
05	Nematology	Nematology/Plant Protection with specialization in Nematology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
06	Entomology	Agricultural Entomology/  Entomology/Plant Protection with specialization in Entomology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
07	Sericulture	Sericulture/Agricultural or Horticultural Entomology.
08	Biochemistry	Plant Biochemistry/Biochemistry.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
09	Plant Physiology	Plant Physiology/Crop Physiology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
10	Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	Agricultural Biotechnology / Biotechnology / Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
11	Microbiology	Agricultural Microbiology / Microbiology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
12	Vegetable Science	Vegetable Science / Olericulture / Horticulture with specialization in Vegetable Science.
13	Fruit Science	Fruit Science / Pomology / Horticulture with specialization in Fruit Science.
14	Floriculture & Landscaping	Floriculture & Landscaping / Floriculture & Landscape Architecture / Agriculture or Horticulture with specialization in Floriculture and Landscape Architecture.
15	Plantation, Spices, Medicinal &Aromatic Crops	Spices, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants / Agriculture or Horticulture with specialization in Spices / Plantation Crops / Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
16	Post Harvest Management	Post-harvest Technology with specialization in Horticultural Crops.
17	Animal Genetics & Breeding	Veterinary Science with specialization in Animal Genetics and Breeding.
18	Animal Nutrition	Veterinary Science with specialization in Animal Nutrition.
19	Livestock Production Management	Veterinary Science with specialization in Livestock Production Management. For NDRI Karnal only: M.Sc. (Dairying) Livestock Production & Management / Animal Genetics & Breeding / Animal Nutrition / Animal Physiology / M.V.Sc. Livestock Production & Management / M.V.Sc. Livestock Production Management / M.Sc. Livestock Production Management / M.V.Sc. Animal Sciences / Animal Production M.Sc. (Ag.) Animal Husbandry M.Sc.(Ag.) Animal Husbandry & Dairying
20	Livestock Products Technology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Livestock Products Technology.
21	Poultry Science	Veterinary Science with specialization in Poultry Science.
22	Veterinary Parasitology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Parasitology.
23	Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Public Health / Vety. Public Health & Epidemiology / Vety. Epidemiology.
24	Veterinary Microbiology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Microbiology / Bacteriology / Virology / Immunology.
25	Veterinary Pathology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Pathology.
26	Veterinary Medicine	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Medicine / Preventive Veterinary Medicine / Veterinary Clinical Medicine.
27	Veterinary Toxicology & Pharmacology	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology / Veterinary Pharmacology.
28	Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics	Veterinary Science with specialization in Vety. Gynaecology & Obstetrics / Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics
29	Veterinary Radiology & Surgery	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Surgery & Radiology / Veterinary Surgery.
30	Veterinary Anatomy	Veterinary Science with specialization in Veterinary Anatomy / Veterinary Anatomy & Histology.
31	Veterinary Physiology	Veterinary Science withspecialization in Veterinary Physiology.
32	Veterinary Biochemistry	Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Vety. Biochemistry.
33	Veterinary Biotechnology	Veterinary Sciences with specialization in Animal Biotechnology.
34	Dairy Chemistry	For SAUs/CAUs, etc. Dairy Chemistry / Veterinary / Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Chemistry. For NDRI only Dairy Chemistry / Veterinary / Animal Sciences with specialization in Livestock Products Technology / Chemistry.	NDRI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
35	Food Processing Technology*	Food Science / Food Technology / Food Science and Technology / Post Harvest Technology.
36	Dairy Microbiology	For SAUs/CAUs, etc. Dairy Microbiology / Veterinary / Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairy Microbiology. For NDRI only Dairy Microbiology / Veterinary / Animal Sciences with specialization in Dairying / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Medical Microbiology / Industrial Microbiology / Food Safety and Quality Assurance.	NDRI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
37	Dairy Technology	For SAUs/CAUs, etc. Dairy Technology / Dairy Science / Dairy Engineering / Livestock Products Technology / Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology. For NDRI only Dairy Technology / Dairy Engineering / Livestock Products Technology / Food Technology with specialization in Dairy Technology. Candidates must have 4 years B.Tech. degree.
38	Dairy Engineering	For SAUs/CAUs, etc. M.Tech. (Dairy Engineering / Dairy Technology). For NDRI only M.Tech. / M.E. (Dairy Engineering / Dairy Technology / Agriculture Process & Food Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Dairy & Food Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Electronics and Communication Engg. / Post-Harvest Process & Food Engineering / Food Technology.) Candidates must have 4 years B.Tech. / B.E. degree.
39	Farm Machinery and Power Engineering	Agricultural Engineering / Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power / Renewable energy.
40	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water/Soil and Water Conservation / Civil Engineering / Irrigation and Drainage Engg. / Water Resources / Water Science and Technology.
41	Processing and Food Engineering	Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Agricultural Processing Engineering / Processing and Food Engineering / Food Process Engineering / Dairy Engineering / Post-Harvest Technology (with specialization in Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology) / Renewal Energy Engineering
42	Renewable Energy Engineering	Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Renewable Energy / Farm Machinery and Power Engg. / Processing & Food Engg.
43	Irrigation & Drainage Engineering	Agricultural Engineering with specialization in Soil and Water / Soil and Water Conservation / Irrigation and Drainage / Hydrology / Water Resources / Water Science and Technology.
44	Resource Management and	Home Science with specialization in Family Resource
	Consumer Science	Management.
45	Apparel and Textiles Science	Home Science with specialization in Clothing and Textiles / Textiles and Apparel Designing.
46	Human Development and Family Studies	Home Science with specialization in Child Development / Human Development and Family Studies
47	Food and Nutrition	Home Science with specialization in Food Science and Nutrition
48	Extension Education and Communication Management	Home Science with specialization in Home Science Extension / Home Science Extension and Community Management.
49	Fisheries Resource Management	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fisheries Resources (and) Management / Fishery Biology.
50	Fish Processing Technology	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fish Processing Technology / Harvest & Post-Harvest Technology.
51	Fishing Technology & Engineering	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fisheries Engineering / Fisheries Engineering (and) Technology / Fishing Technology and Fisheries Engineering / Harvest & Post-Harvest Technology.
52	Aquatic Environmental Management	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Aquatic Environment Management.
53	Aquaculture	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Aquaculture / Inland Aquaculture / Mariculture.
54	AquaticAnimal Health Management	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Aquatic Animal Health / Aquatic Animal Health Management / Fish Pathology and Health Management / Fisheries Microbiology / Fish Pathology and Microbiology.
55	Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fish Nutrition Feed Tech. / Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology / Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry.
56	Fish Genetics and Breeding	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fish Genetics & Breeding.
57	Fish Biotechnology	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fish Biotechnology / Fisheries Biotechnology.
58	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	M.F.Sc. with specialization in Fish Physiology and Biochemistry / Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry.
59	Forestry**	Forestry / Agroforestry / Agronomy / Horticulture with specialization in Agroforestry.
60	Agricultural Meteorology	Agricultural Meteorology / Agricultural Physics with specialization in Agricultural Meteorology.
61	Agricultural Physics	Agricultural Physics / Physics / Bio-physics / Agricultural Meteorology / Soil Science / Environmental Science / Remote Sensing / Geo-informatics.	IARI-B.Sc.  (10+2+3 system)
62	Agronomy	Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy / Soil Water Management / Forage Production / Water Science and Technology.
63	Soil Sciences	Agriculture / Horticulture with specialization in Soil Sciences / Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry / Agricultural Physics with specialization in Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation / Water Science and Technology.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
64	Agricultural Chemicals	Agricultural Chemicals/Chemistry.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
65	Agricultural Economics***	Agricultural Economics / Dairy / Animal Husbandry Economics /  Veterinary Economics / Fisheries Economics.
66	Agri. Business Management	Agribusiness Management / Agricultural Marketing &Co-operation / Agricultural Economics / Business Management with specialization in Agriculture.
67	Agricultural Extension Education ****	Agricultural Extension / Extension Education / Communication / Veterinary Extension / Dairy Extension/Fisheries Extension.
68	Agricultural Statistics	Agricultural Statistics / Statistics / Biostatistics / Mathematical Statistics / Applied Statistics.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
69	Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics / Molecular Biology / Biotechnology / Computer Science / Computer Application / Agri-informatics / Agricultural Statistics / Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Biostatistics with Bioinformatics as a subject.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)
70	Computer Applications	Computer Science / Computer Application / Information Technology / Post-graduate degree in any specialization of Computer Science.	IARI-B.Sc. (10+2+3 system)

*For admission includes	: Food Process Engineering
**For admission includes	: Silviculture and Agroforestry
	: Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
	: Forest Products and Utilization
	: Forest Resource Management
***For admission includes	: Fisheries Economics
****For admission includes	: Veterinary Extension Education
	: Fisheries Extension

+ Syllabus for the Test of AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.)-2022

The Question Paper for the Test shall be based on the Syllabus of Subjects as prescribed by the ICAR, available at website: https://icar.org.in/content/icar%E2%80%99s-aice-jrfsrf-pgs-2020-examination

+ Mode of Payment of Fee / Service Provider and Bank Service Charges

After completing Step-3 of Online Application Form, candidates may remit the examination fee (Step-4) by choosing the following options:

Online Mode i.e. Debit / Credit card, Net Banking and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in HDFC Bank or Canara Bank or SBI Bank:
• Check the validity of the Debit / Credit Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make payment through Debit / Credit Card.
• Through Net Banking, check the balance in your account and keep all credentials ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should Login with his/her credentials of net banking and make payment through Net Banking.
Please select any Mode of Payment/Service Provider (Service/Processing charges per transaction & GST (applicable @18%) to be paid by the candidate):
Sl. No.	Mode of Payment	HDFC BANK			CANARA BANK		STATE BANK OF INDIA
1.	Net Banking	HDFC	NIL Charge		Canara Bank	NIL Charge	SBI	Rs 5.00 + GST
		Other Banks	4.00 + GST		Other Banks	5.00 + GST	Other Banks
2.	All Debit Card	HDFC or Other Banks	Transaction upto Rs. 2000/-	0%	Canara Bank or Other Banks	Only Rupay Card, No charge	Only Rupay Card, No charge
			Transaction above Rs. 2000/-	0%
3.	Credit Card	Domestic	0.40% of Fee + GST		Domestic	0.80% of Fee + GST	Domestic	0.80% of Fee + GST (Minimum Rs. 11/-)
		International	Nil Charge		International	2.35% of Fee+ GST	International	3.50% of Fee + GST (Minimum Rs. 11/-)
4.	Unified Payment Interface (UPI)	Nil Charge			Nil Charge		Nil Charge
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• If the fee is paid through credit/debit card and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the OK fee status.
• For cancelled transactions, the amount will, automatically, be refunded by the concerned Bank to concerned credit/debit card within 15 days of last date of submission of Application Form.